Telegram-herald., 1889-06-04
SWIFT VENGEANCE.
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D1ng Ins Dead
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tA-t part x t1e cisy kn0Su- - tie felHs
discovered party ~ Huns lo0uax LAe
houses aud zooDing ths bodice or tbs dead
TIE p4rlos Aad 10 gus with tAs4 bat
n DICK cse1ed his revolver AZ 0le of the
plonderets and shot Aln. dead lie ieli into
Tie river, sAd no further attention was
pad u he remains IAe city = guarded
b svsr S-O speclal OriceTs
JoHssroSs. IA June -E2 Mayor Dick
drove seven HUngsTians into the Cone
InAugh river al hsFnyille, and Kept them
there gntil al were dronned They had
been caught stealing from the dead bodies
ana looting private bUldings M Dick
says that he viii stand uO more nonsense
of the KIND and vii shoot hang OF drown
every Hun II Cambria County but that he
will pat a stop 10 their nendish lawlessu-ss
". {. Hsgan, OF Pittsburgh, has just shot
Il Hun caught roobing - corpse The
lyuchlngs, sho0tipgs and drowning OF these
nenGs reach the total or sixteen since sun
day
Saturday would have been payday al the
Cambria Iron works The money. $50 40
was drawn from the bank on Friday and
was placed Ia the vaults of the compsnY's
oi1ce. IL Is still there, and Is a constant
temptation 10 the many profession
a. and amateur thieves who are on the
ground On Sunday night an attempt was
made 10 rob tho First National Bank all OF
which except the vaults had been destroyed
The thieves were discovered by the citi-
GEMS patrol, and lively chase ensued six
OF the scoundrels were shot but il is not
known whether any were killed or not, a.
their bodies would have been washed away
immediately If such had been the case.
JoHNsTowNs APPEAL ron AID
PITTsBURGH, Pa, June a-The following
touching appeal Tor aid has been sent out
from the nearest telegraphic point to
JOhnstOwn:
"HoOyERSyILLE, Pa, June Please notify
The country that our bankers have been APP
pointed L committee 10 receive subscriptions
They should DC sent 10 G u. Lewis. chairman.
Ne soreiy need food, clothing and money. We
ere putting ourselves together and will not
ask for help too long, but must have some now
or many VIII starve. Words can not depic.
the truth OF the disaster"
anu Major
Sanger have assumed entire charge of
JohnstOwn. One effect OF this systematic
work is making itself felt The town is
guarded by company OF the Sixth Regi-
ment, Lieutenant Leggett in command New
members were sworn in by him and they
are making excellent soldiers. Special
police are being enrolled and the regula-
tions are so strict that even the smoking of
a cigar IS prohibited General Hastings ex-
presses the opinion that more troops are
necessary
AID FOE THE SURVIVORS
JoHNsTowN, Pa, June "A train of
five cars came in from Cumberland,
Md, loaded with provisions and tho
ty men TO help clean up the debris.
The general undertaking rooms are
opened and about sixty collins containing
bodies OF unknown people were piled up
on the station and platform The relief
train from Pittsburgh over the Baltimore
& Ohio road reached here at o'clock
a III. after an exciting ride All along
the road, at each town, contribt.-
uons We're made 10 the already we'll
filed cars of provisions McKeesport
added two TO the three taken from Pitts
more were added at Paddock. three at
West Newton. and SO on all the way to
Johnstown, until, when the latter place
was reached and the train had ten loaded
cars.
When Johnstown was reached every one
was anxious TO get to work TO assist in the
work of rescue. A party was made up and
started for the lower part Of town. The
path was covered with trees rocks, fences,
parts of houses and every imagin-
able thing. Bureaus. teds sideboards
and furniture Of all kinds was strewn from
bill 10 hill The whole valley of Stony
creef, for miles up from JOhnstown, il
filed with debris Of all kinds. The line of
the Baltimore 4 OHIO has been cleared OF
debris and it Is piled up on each side as
high as the top OF the cars
When the lower part OF the town was
reached the scene presented was beyond
description. Half has not been told.
and never viii be, as 10 the extent
OF the awful wreck From the Penn
sylvania railroad to Main street there
is nothing standiag but the stone
church and the large brick school house.
The Mansion House is gone, and over 100
people We're lost there From the
Baltimore depot one can see for blocks
in every direction. and between the
depot and the point there is standing only
part OF the Morrell block and two small
brick ofhces that were protected by the
Morreu building The town was at rest
early in the morning Every one was
thoroughly exhausted with the terrible
strain and the work Of the last two days and
nights The town is under martial law.
and every one who goes about the place il
challenged and required TO give an account
Of himself
THZ PRESIDENT HEARD FROM
NAsHSGEoS. juno 3.-The President has
sent a telegram 70 The mayor Of John-town.
Pa expressing his sympathy for the people
q that ethyl in their recout calamity audsay-
ing tla, The Secretary - War Is considering
means Tor their relief De also made s con
tTibuti0n 20 tie reheffgnI
General sohofeld Acting Secretarv ~
War. has asked Governor Beaver bv telo-
graph what the War Department can DO G.,
sid the sufferers lie saTs the depart
ment has no tents. 81 the extra oues
having been sent 70 Charleston during tie
earthquake aud have never been returned
GOVERNOR TossKEns ACTON
CoLUNBrs, O. June B Governor Foraker
rent telegram 70 GENERA, s.ui-- -
Beaver. st Harrisburg. rendering ths uFs
C tents, gp IS high ss 100 for the
sufferers AZ Tohnstown Th- Governor las
issadd proclamation requesting ne mayor
Ct each city and town IN the ~tste 70 = So
tbe necessary steps 20 secure from he pe0-
pc Such contributions of money food ard
clothing a. tber aalt-T. generosity sd
sympathy nav prompt tlem -o make Hon.
William q nassier O. lc.lr1ous r. ap-
pointed FL rscstve ard forward TIE sane in
TIE name and on behalf cf The contri hutors
e. zoe prorer reasf committee in PenrsyI-
ra~fa