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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-05
NO WHOLESALE IYECHISG.
General Hastings Authorizes n Correction
oESensAtionnl storiss-Distributing oloth-

behernl huAthkA AuthOFlEeb y OOFESclnn
OF Sensational Stories Distributing oloth-
ing,
JouNsTowN, June 4,-Adjutant Gem
eral Hastings in IN interview this morn.
ing stated that he.wlshed to deny stories
published in certain newspapers to the
effect that there had been some whole.
sale lynchlng and rioting here since Sun.
day, Said he: "These reports are utter
ly devoid Of truth and will only injure
the papers that published them. Any
one here knows there Is no truth In
these statements, but the people away
from here have no means OF obtaining
Information only through the newspa.
pers, | think there Is enough truth TO
tell hero without publishing false and
sensational stories."
More persons have applied for assis.
tance to-day than at any previous time.
Tho amount OF women's clothing issued
was especially large and tho scenes at
the several distributing depots were un.
usual and pathetic. One woman whose
appearance and manners bore testimony
to her refinement, appeared to the dis.
tributing agent at the Pennsylvania
railroad station. stating that she had
hesitated before to apply, being re.
strained by deliCacy, but that her ex.
tremity had driven her to the step
to-day. She was attired in IN inCongru.
Gus but scanty garb, every garment
of which was entirely too large or too
small that had been contributed by peo,
pie who found her alone and almost
naked in one OF the food wrecked
houses. There she had been without
food and without clothing from Friday
till Sunday night, when she left 1t and
sought shelter with some people near.
by, who had favored better than she and
who shared-with her their scanty stock
OF clothing. She gives her name as
Eberling, and said she had lost mother
and brother iA the mad rush Of the wa.
ters, and everything Of value she pos
sessed, ID
Aljutant General II. A. Axline, Of
Ohio, is doing yeoman service. Several
members OF his staff arrived yesterday,
bringing 800 wall tents for tho shelter ol
the victims, and $500 houseless and
homeless people are thus provided with
shelter. General Axline ia rendering
valuable assistance to General Hastings,
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AsEMBLANON ON MILITARY RULE.
Alleged Dlssatl tlsfaotlon with the GoyeFnOTs
Aatlons-.AIa be Taken with Salt.

AHpBeu DlAAntiatRotlpn WIN tue GoHeFnorl
AetlOuu-,AIay bs Taken with salt.
YOUNGSTOWN, PAn June 4,-To'day
Adjutant General Hastings revived
comments very uniayorable to Cover
nor Beaver by ordering QUIT Four
teenth regiment, Chairman Moxham, OF
the Citizens Committee, isquOted as say
ing that there would have been n popular
uprising against the failure OF the Gov.
ernment TO provide military protection
had not the community been so heavily
weighted down with lis woes, Appeals
have been followedbyprotests, and later
protests gave way to strong demonstra-
tions OF indignation against the inactivity
OF the Government, Battery B was ut
first brought up from Pittsburgh
and II was during Its stay that tho regard
for law or decency was shown by GER
tain element. RapIne and plumber was
as common as the suiFerings OF the
victims. Captain James Jones,
the indeiatigable Superintendent OF
the National Tube Works at McKees.
port, is given credit for inducing the
Adiutant General to himself order the
militia to-day, There Is also consider.
able comment upon the fact that the
Fourteenth Regiment was called when
the Eighteenth had previously volun.
teered its service, raised over 400 men
inside Of two hours and was then ordered
back, The Fourteenth Regiment Is on
the ground tonight, aud there is q sem
blance Of military rule in the Conc
maugh valley.
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West virginia Pensions.

pPtVIuI DISpUEeN 70 Uls INltHI1tNcF'
WARRINGTON, D. g.. June 4.-west
Virginia pensions have been. granted as
follows; Original invalid, Wilhelm Bree
m57!er, 57!, Thomas b. Winters (leceased),
Vim. B. Beatty, Abraham B. Manst'
VIM. II. Baugh, John Peacock (deCeas.
edl, Henry o. Helm tdeceasedj, Jeniier
Hill. Increase, Nathaniel Coleman, Pres
ton, Ringer, Jonathan 9. Gillespie, Perry
Gatewood, Gabriel Bean, Gottieib Fuss.
James A. Farrell. Original widows, &C.,
Martha j., widow Of John Peacock.
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IMPORTATION BUREAUS,
Means Taken 10 Identity tue IlVlnE aud
thS'Dsdd.

JonSsTowS, Pa, June 4.-ASit is i'm.
poSSlblstOge complete list Of tho dead,
General Hastings haS decided 10 get a.
al ~ possible, a liSt Of the living, lie
has established thirLy.Six registration
Offices In aud about The aooded distriCts
ana the people are Registering Al q lively
fate. VptllG12i91 to-day, 5000 had regis.
Tired, and II 10 probable that nearly all
the Names oi Tho llylng can DO secured.
Az each place where food 10 given oul
there are several men taking Tie names
Of the people who receive aid. Already
the registration offices have beOome oI
greatservlCe. There are large crowds form
IN front Of each 6iiiue eahdfndulfies comC
ID thick and fat Until lliIB morning
was Impossible Tor the survivors O
The mood 70 get near their homes, AMI
consequently isy people ate able 10 tel
whether their friends and relatives al
a
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MANY DEEDS or IlgROIsM.
The Sad Story OF tile Conemnugh Not with.
out Its Noble Deeds- Quo Man Who Saved
a0Ilyau

out Its Noble Deeut-Onu man WHO saved
2a Lives.
JonSsrowS, Juno 4,-Thc sad story Of
the Qonemaugh 10 not without It's deed,
Of heroism, Tho appalling scenes ol
horror often developed daring courage
where least expected, while every day
heroes in tho midst OF tho terrifying
scenes usually degeperatgd into arrant
towards. Those who viewed the fright.
iul scenes OF fire and flood, agree that
tho hopelessness oi the situation was
fret fully fealized by women and that
by the tender sex was exhibited that
dhuntless courage which iS born oil
resignation. Mothers Coolly sacrificed
themselves 10 the fury Of the flood OF
fire, " save tho lives Of their children
and loved ones. Not inirequently some
pale.iaced woman, clinging with hel
child 10 floating debris and realizing
that the support vaa too frat ior two
would bp seen 10 lllt her precious bur,
den high Upon the floating debris and
with a haBty kiss Of farewell TO all thai
bound her 10 the world, sink beneath
the inky loAveS.
A REAL HERO.
Edward @, willisa young iolndrynRt
Of Cambria, W years old, whom no ont
ever suspected OF possessing more thar
ordinary courage. When tho food wa
at ilB height and people were hoAtinI
down the rushing torrent Id hundreds
| viii rushed 10 his boat, and Benselees II
tic pleadlngs OF bis wiio and relatives
showed his lrail craft far outin tie mgr,
current. p Gliding tapidly alonRslde
floating roof upon which 4 Woman anI
two children were kneellng With blanCt
4 cd faces and stony stare; he skilliull
| eyaded tho obsttugtlohe that eyety tnir
ule Threatened 10 cynIh hls Gotkle che
Htait, ahd lifting the terroriSSd creature
10 hls boat, shot across the current baC
10 the bank from Whence, 10 game, I
shout pl applause gWellel from III
Lhtona that lined The banks but, tit
moved BY plaudlls, young VIII fepeate
bis peFilouS Journey, not once, but Beve
times, until twenty-five lives had bee
saved by bis indominAtable energy. I'll
next day, when most Of johnsloWn vi
. suil Under water, VIII aecenlel III
. stream 10 the desolAte city and again dl
tlhgnibhed himself by many acts
hefoism and endurance, No tribute X
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COLLECTORS TO Be APPOINTED,

Arranging the LiSt-nlr. White Decided OH
for West Virginia.
Special Dtspalehto TO he Iattlligmer.
WAsmNaroN, D. O., June 4.-Com-
missioner Of Internal Revenue Mason
was closeted nearly all this afternoon
with Secretary Window, arranging the
slate of appointments Of Collectors Of
Internal Revenue, whichit is expected
will be announced tomorrow. It has
been officially decided that Mr.. A. i.
White will be the West Virginia COL
lector, and his appointment, together
with eight or ten others, Is looked for
tomorrow afternoon.
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THE TRAIN TIIAT Twas CAUGHT.
From Twenty to Forty People Believed to
Have Perisled,

From Twenty to Forty People believed to
Have Perishcd.
JoIISsTowN, Pa, June Alt Is now
definitely settled that at least from twen-
ty to forty people were lost on the two
sections Of the day express that left Pitts
bureh at s a, IN. Friday morning and the
Joinstowp accommodation that was
about to leaye Johpstown that afternoon.
There haye been numerous and con.
ficting reports about how many trains
were caught in the flood, but from most
reliable sources 1t has been ascertained
that three trains were caught by the
water. Mr.. Edward Mccullough, Of the
WesLmoreland Coal Company, was
among the passengers on the day ex-
press east on Friday morning. He states
positively that there were two sections
OF the day express aud the Johns
town accommodation caught in the food,
Said he; ut is my opinion that at least
twenty people were drowned from the
trains. In fact, / can count that many
lulbbIuB ul9bSlit Huu tue Hehtu lufp luAg
20 as high as forty. There was one par.
Tor car aud three sleepers on the express
and several other cars. We did not
know Of the food until about thirty
seconds until II was upon us. We heard
the whistling Of the engines and all who
could ran to the hills.
AFATAL DELAY.
Among the passengers weretwo young
ladies, ono think lived in Pittsburgh
and others who kal been visiting in
Pittsburgh, lived in New Jersey. They
heard the warning and ran out Of the
car, but II was muddy and they went
back for their oyenhoes and before they
could get away, they were caught by
tho water and drowned. The next
morning, we found both Of them cold IN
death, The lady from New Jersey had .
bouquet which She brought from Pitts
hurgh and II was laying beside her
The colOred porter and one woman were
/ last from ono Of tho sleeping cars. The
porter tried 10 save tho woman, anL
they were both drowned. In another
car an old gentleman was lost, and II
the paflor car woman lost her husband
and sister, and another lady passenger
aud her three children were lost, Thu
Wonhb malo o desperate effort 10 Oayl
tho children, but II was useless 10 try d
. the odds were 10 great againat her. a
woman named Christian, who lives II
J MiggibslDbi, was lost from Cnb of lhI
cars, andtwelyo passengers In the day
; coach are missing. The Pullman car
, took iire and were totally destroyed
| One OF Days theatrical companies wa
} on ohs Of the tTains, but | do not thlnl
/. any Of the members were lost. II 1
, said that al least eleven OF the peopl
3 lost from tho train were Pitlabufgherl
I but II ID impossible 10 ascertain an
a names. The railroad company hay
0 some names Of the missing, but reiuB
4 positively 70 give theln out until the
arc certain tho people have been lost.
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living or dead. At the Fourth ward
Railroad house in Johnstawn, the citi-
gems have established u headquarters for
information, and every AyO minutes a
list Of the people Of the ward who are
supposed 10 be lost is read, In this way
many persons have been able to ascer-
tain news about their friends, When
name is read and anyone knows any
thing about the person, he gives the in
formation, which 10 placed In a book Tor
that purpose, This manner Of obtaining
news has been very satisfactory.
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A TOUCHING STORY.

There are bodies OF stalwart men be
side the remains Of dainty ladies', many
OF whom are still decked with costly ear
rings and jewels on the fingers, Ricl
and poor throng through these quarters
and gaze with awestruck faces at the
masses OF mutilated in the hope oil re
cognizing a missing one so as to accord
the body decent burial.
A wealthy young Philadelphian named
0gle recently became engaged 10 q
Johnstown lady, Miss Carrie Dishl,
They were 10 be welded in the middle
OF June and both parties were prepar.
ing for the ceremony. Tho lover heard
OF the terrible flood but knowing that
the residence OF his dear one was up In
the hills felt little fear for her safety,
10 make sure, however, he started for
Johnstown, arriving to-day. Near the
Fourth street morgue he met Mr.. Diehl.
"Thank God, you are saie," he ex.
claimed then added, us Carrie we'll ~
"She was visiting in t6e-valley when
tho wave came" was the ihournful reply.
Then he beckoned the young man to
enter the chamber OF death. A moment
later Mr., 0gle was kneeling besides q
rough bier and was kissing the cold
white face. From the lifeless finger he
slipped a thin gold ring and in its place
eput one Of his own, Then he stole
quietly out, one OF the thousands made
to mourn by the bursting OF the South
Fork dam.
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The Death List at JohHtsVn Growing Very Rapidly and II
is Nov Thought that
OVER TEN THOUSAND WERE DROWNED,
Some Conservative Estimates Place the Number Of Dead
as High as t6,0OO,,
SUFFERING AMONG THE LIVING

In Danger Of Very Long Addition the list OF Identified Dead
Hundreds Hurled Marked "UnknOwn-Dds Of 0s-AOrO
Pathetic sccAes Homeless at WampOr-Reef
r. Coming from All Quarters.
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SOAN'f eat q thing" Hoods s.n0ps.
~ 5,ila sa wonderful medicine iot creating
giving strength. 'S'''O N
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graves, This morning there have been
at least fifty funeral professions passed
the Associated Press headquarters, Il
was not an unusual sight TO see two OF
three Cottins going along one alter an
other followed by numbers OF 'mouFners
all in the same family, II is impossible
70 secure wagons or conyeyances Of any
kind consequently all the funeral pro-
cessions are on foot.
William GalIney, an insurance agent
at this place, had pitiul duty TO per,
form this morning, On his fathers and
wife's aide he lost fourteen relatives,
among them his wife and family, This
morning be got q man 10 take his de.
ceased relative 10 the graveyard, and he
had the mourniul duty to perform Of
digging his wiie's and Chlldren's grave
and burying them, In speaking OF the
matter this morning he said; " never
thought / could perform such q sad duty,
but / had to do It, and l did II, No one
has any Idea Oi the feelings Of man
who acts as undertaken, graYe'dlgger and
his own family"
a SAD SIGHT.
The saddest sight to be seen on the
river bank this morning was the case OF
Mr., Gilmore, who has lost his wife and
family OF five children, Ever since the
this old man has been seen on
the river bank looking for his family,
lie insisted on the tlremen playing a
stream Of water on the place where the
house formerly stood, and where he sup
posed the bodies oiEis family lay, The
iremeu, recognizing his feelings, played
The stream on the place forseveral hours
his morning, and at last the rescuers got
70 the place the old gentleman said his
house formerly stood. ~ know the
bodies arc there aud you must find
,hem." On went the resCuers after this
llea, when at last one OF the men picked
Up a burned, Charred skull, ofevidently
hat OF child, This stirred the old
nan up and he exclaimed, "that Is my
,hild, there'lles my family, 60 on and
,et the rest Of them"
The workmen continued and In o few |
minutes they came to the remains Of the
mother and three other children. The
reads were completely burned of, but
here was enough Of their clothing left
o recognize them by. What was left
vas picked up and placed in collins, the
I'D gentleman followingclosel the men
vho were carrying the collins.
There was u scene OF considerable ac-
ivity at the headquarters OF Adjutant
hastings on tho east side early this
morning. The Sheriff at this place made
request on General Hastings to call out
mo regiment Of then. G. P. He stated
hat he did not want them called out on
ccount Of any trouble, but to guard
gainst anything that might happen.
ieneral Hastings Immediately tele.
raphed Colonel Parchment to order out
he Fourteenth Regiment, They have
lot yet answered, but when they do they
viii be stationed in Johnstown proper
o guard the buildings from the acts OF
hieves.
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CORPS TO indicate at what points bodies
had been located, As itgrows dark the
flags are still up, and another day will
dawn upon the imprisoned remains
People who had lost friends and sup
posed they had drifted into this fats
place peered down into the Charred mass
In vain endeayor 10 recognize beloved
features.
The retentive eye Of the amateur pho
tograph camera is gazing from every
hill, There are no commonplace scenes
about Johnstown, and the little camera
improves that fact, The artists and
their paraphernalia may be seen travel
ing about together absorbing all the esun-
light and all the scene. There will be
no lack of pictures OF the Johnstown
flood horror,
AT THE MoRdURs,
Six Borgues are in Johnstown and
the bodies arc held until decomposition
renders II unsafe to keep them longer,
These temporary places for the dead are
In churches and school houses, the
largest one being thu Fourth ward school
house, where planks have been laid over
the tops OF desks and ON them remains
areplaced, ACorpseis dug from the bank;
It is covered with mud, It Is taken to the
ante room Of the school, where 1t Is
placed under q hydrant aud the mud
and slime washed Of. With the clasp
Of q knife the clothes are ripped open
and an attendant searches the pockets
for yaluables or papers that would lead
to Identification. Four men lift the
corpse on rude table, and there 1t Is
washed aud IN embalmlng
fluid injected into the arm, Then with
other grim bodies, the corpse lies in a
larger room until It Is identified or be-
comes offensive, In the latter case It is
hurried to the large grave, q grave that
will hereafter have a monument over II
bearing the legend, unknown dead"
The number Of the latter Is growing
hourly, because pestilenCe 1talks in
Johnstown and the bloated, dislgured
masses Of flesh cannot be held much
longer,
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SAD RHcOuNlTIoSs,


mamma, mamma" cried n child.
She had recognized a body that no one
else could and in moment the corpse
was ticketed, boxed and delivered to
laborers who bore 1t away to Join The
long funeral procession,
A mother recognized q baby boy.
Keep 1t few minutes" she asked the
undertaken In charge. In few moments
she returned carrying In her arms lit
10 white casket. Then she hired two
men to bear It to cemetery.
No hearses are seen in Johnstown
Relatives recognize their dead, secure
the collins, get them carried tho best
way they can to the morgues then to
the grave yards. A prayer, some tears
and a few more OF tho dear Thousands
are buried in mother earth.
INSANE WITH GRIEF.
A frequent visitor at these horrible
places Is David John Lewis. All over
Johnstown he rides Qua powerful horse,
and to each one he meets whom he
knows be exclaims, "Have you seen my
sister,.
Hardly waiting for a reply llc gallopl
away, either to seek ingress 10 q morguC
or 70 ride along the river bank. One
week ago Mr.. Lewis was worth 100000
his all being invested In a large com
mission business. To-day he owns
tho horse he rides, tho clothes on hit
back, and that is all. In the fierce
wave were buried Ave Of his near rela
tiyes; his sisters Ann and Lizzie and
Maggie. Tho latter was married and hel
little boy and babe were also drowned
They were all dearly loved by the mer
chant who, crased with grief and mount
ed on his horse, Is o conspicuous figure
lin. the ruined city.
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what Is most needed to-day. Some Of
the uniortunates who could not go to the
relief trains endeayored to obtain lour
from the wrecked stores In Johnstown.
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The dove that has come, has no green
leaf Of promise, for liz wings are dfNpcd
With The hue Of mourning and dOsola.
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About olplopk this evening the
body Of a young Rompn Wap unC6yefCl
a short distance above the stone bridge,
On her finger was found 4 slender gold
ring, on one plate Of which were en-
graYcd the initials X, j. u, She wore a
sIfiped woolen dress and black Under
skirt, The body was taken 70 the Fourth
Ward school house. Several yellow 1Ags
we're rotlcgd sticking Up from ille black
WfeCkage above Tie Bldhe bridge, Till
! was q new plan adopted BY the sanitary
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uhANh DluokiW NkepAH'
What Is needed here to-day more than
anything elSe 10 grave digsots, This
morning hundreds Of bodies wCrC lying
around and there WAS no ono to DIFF
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lconiiuu'd on Fourth page,l
Huntsville gazette., 1889-04-06
LYNCHED.
John Wolfenbarger Hanged to
a Tree
The Death OF Sheriff creenIee. o
Granger County, Tennessee-
Ayen%ed.

MoRRIoTowS, Tenn. April 5th.-The
death OF Capt s. ?. Greenlee, sheriff OF
Granger county, who was shot and in
stantly Killed last Tuesday night while
attempting to arrest John Wolfenbarger,
an escapll ,'antiary convict, on a
warrant for whipping his wife, has been
avenged. Wolfenbarger was captured
Wednesday and taken to the Rutledge
Jail. Last night he was taken out of Jail
by mob of only six men, it is said, ard
hanged by the neck to the limb i tree
wLere his body was still tansling at the
time my informant left Rntledge this
morning. Sheriff Greenlee was univer-
sally beloved by all who knew him. He
WAS an efficient officer and the SEQUEL TO
his death is not surprise to anyone
here. Wolfenbarger died game. De-
clared that it was Beeler's shot that
killed Greenlee, and that he, Wolfen-
barger, was innocent Of what he was
about to be hanged for
Huntsville gazette., 1889-04-06
A DEADLY COLLISION.
On the Decatur Division Of the
L. & N. Road Yesterday.
TWO FRIGHT TRAINS CRASH
And Both locomotives and
Sixte 9n Cars are Wrecked
TWO Men Instantly Killed.

NASHVILLE, April "A terrible collis-
sion OF two freigh trains occurred at 8:53
o'clock this morning at Browns cross
road on the Nashville ani D. catur di-
visions of the Louisville & Nashville
railroad two or three miles south OF the
city.
NJ. L. Eby, front brakeman on The
south bound train, No. II, snG ernest q.
Green, brakeman on the north bound
train, No. IA, were instantly killed.
Albert Finch, fireman on the north
bound train, was injured in the back but
will probably recover.
The trains at the time Of the accident
were running at from fifteen to twenty
miles per hour, and it seems each was
not sighted by the other until too late to
stop.
Robert Moran, engineer Of the south
bound train, and James t. Oakley, en-
gineer of the north bound train, both
jumped before the engines struck, and
escaped without any real injury
Huntsville gazette., 1889-04-06
THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.
She Will Give a Democratic MajorI-
ty Of Twelve Thousand.

LITTLE Rock, ak April 5-The re
turns are coming in very slowly from the
state election, owing, doubtless, to the
little interest taken in it. There was
less than half vote polled, but the in
dications are that the majority OF the
democratic candidates for associate Jus
tices will be much larger in proportion
to the votes cast than it was in the state
election last September. The Wheelers
have come back to the democratic party
is the reason. The democratic majority
will be over $4,000. This was the most
orderly election ever held in any state
So far not a jar has been reported.