Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-13
Fac from ENCOURAGING.

Sickness ora the gncreAse aud
am epidemic Not Improbable
STORES Opening and tho Cambria
Iron Works Rapidly Preparing 10
Resume Work.
YOUNGSTOWN, June 11.-Adiutant. gem
eral Hsstings was the busiest man in
JohnstoTn to day, and even at the supper
table he was interrupted not less than
half dozen times to read and reply to
kilograms. He has taken charge of the
city, or rather will be in command to-
morrow morning, and James B. Scott,
the director since the disaster, will step
out. A commission will be appointed by
the governor to supervise matters. All
the men have been discharged, and will
be paid tomorrow. This work will re-
quire day, and it may be two or three
days before the work of clearing away
the ruins will be resumed. General
Hastings. in an interview this
afternoon, said; 1.-THE work OF
cleaning up the city will be done by
contract, and negotiations will be opened
at once with leading contractors. Sew
oral may be employed, but I cannot say
who will get the work at this time.
contractors, and will likely get some of
/
tor at Altoona who will likely get some
of the work. l do not remember his
name, and this matter has not been
definitely decided upon and will not be
until the governor appoints the commits
sion. / have recommended to him the
appointment of Ex-Governor Robert e.
Pattison, James B. SCOTT OF Pittsburg,
Colonel jennings of Harrisburg, Thomas
Oochrene Of Philadelphia Until the
commission is appointed, Mr.. Scott has
volunteered his services and will render
me all the assistance in his power"
THE SPIRIT OF RECOVERY.
The spirit of recovery took firm
hold on Johnstown's citizens to day.
Everywhere owners Of property seemed
to have regained their senses after this
terrible disaster and were hard OF work
cleaning out their cellars, drying carpets
and bedding and inaugurGting general
renovation. The women labored bTRvely
with water and brush, and soon began to
see their floors for the first time in IL
days. The mud is caked all over the
walls end furniture and most Of the
carpet is utterly useless, but 1t will have
to be used until something better can be
secured. At the general offices of the
Cambria Iron Company every clerk and
department manager was at work. The
books, maps, deeds, sheepskin land
patents and other valuable papers. which
were thoroughly soaked, were spread out
on tables and lines and fires built in the
CRATES to aid in drying them. 1t will
take about three weeks to finish this
work and then business in the Offices
will go on as usual.
A number OF the proprietors of stores
are hnrrying to get their places Of bust
ness in order and open up.
aELP STILL NEEDED.
There are no stores hero doing any
business, the neighboring country fur.
, nishes little or nothing and it looks as
though the outside world will have to see
that the sufferers are fod for some time.
All here deserve what they cat and wear
from the generous things supplied by the
! outsiders, and the scenes at the various
, relief stations from daylight till long
, after noon are touching. Old men past
the meridian OF life, guided by an infant
: scarcely years old, dear old lady,
whose silver locks shade her fearful eyes
Young men and maidens who have nc
, Thought but to be fed and clothed, oil
stand before the big pile Of boxes waiting
for their turn TO come when they will bS
served. OF course there are some caseE
where tho applicants for clothing are moi
entitled to receive any, but, as genera
thing, all are very deserving and are vel
cared for. There are many persons, how
ever, whose false pride restraints then
from pushing to the front to secure pro
visions, but they generally manage to be
found out and the false feeling catered t.
I in as kindly a manner as possible.
{ From interviews with the citizens herr
? find but few who are In any way dis
r posed to leave the place. They CLAIM
t that their interests, whatever they are
, are centred here and they expect that b!
I outside aid and the needed assistance
. from the state they will soon be on thei
feet again. The Johnstown street GA
railroads will begin operations in fey
. days and will give work to the old hand
I that escaped the food ss well as man.
: new ones.
! Vioe-president T. Powell Staokhous'
' said to-day that the Cambria iron work
will be turning out steel rails before tn
1 month is out, and this means the earl.
{ rebuilding OF the Gautier works, which
a are devoted solely to the manufacture o
! specialties in steel. The men of thes
! works, in fact, STATED fires \
q one Of the shops of the Cam
! bria iron works to-day, while tn
= boiler hands began operations this morn
!. ing. The property in the desoiated por
y tions of the city will be used for the sam
y purposes as formerly and the same mum
= nav ~ narsons will ba REQUIRED for tn