The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-06-06

ing towns are sending IN $500 donations
each in response to tho Governors procla-
nation.
Five hundred tents arrived from Ohio
Sunday night In charge Of Adjutant- General
Axline. Sixty five have been put up on the
hillside and are now occupied by families.
TALKS OF DEATH BRIEFLY TOLD.
NEW FLORENCE, Pa, June 3-Judgtn8
from the number of women and children
found in the swanps of Nineveh the female
portion of the population suffered the most
Mr.. OConnor was at Sang Hollow when
tho Hood began. He remained there through
the afternoon and night, and he says that
there was q fatal tree on IN island, against
which . number of dOaters were dashed and
instantly killed. Their bodies were almost
tied in a knot, doubled over the tree BY the
force of the current Mr.. OC0nnor says
that the first man who came down had his
brains knocked out against this obstruc-
ton In fact, those who hit the tree met
the Same fate and were instantly killed end
their bodies left under the pile of drift
wood collected there. He could give NO es-
innate of the number lost at this point but
he makes he'fgures large.
More than one brave man risked his life
in trying to save those in the flood Every
hour details of soma heroic action are
brought to light In many instances the
doaters displayed remarkable courage, and
gave their chances for rescue to friends
with them. Sons stood back for mothers,
and were lost while the parents were taken
out Many boy went down to . watery
grave that sister or father might be saved
Such instances of self-sacrifice in the face
of fearful danger were numerous
A young boy Just from school took rope
and swan out into the stream at Johns
town. He succeeded in saving a mother
and her daughter. Twice he entered the
flood with his rope and each time was re-
warded
J. G. GA and thirty-five men started in
wagon to 60 up the mountain from Johns
town, and all were drowned by the torrent
which overlook them. Gus McHugh, an
engineer on the Pennsylvania railroad, who
lived In Conemaugh, was asleep when the
torrent rushed down the valley. His wife
was away from home at the time. Her
husband and four children were drowned
Mrs. Ogle, the manager OF the Western
Union Telegraph Office at Johnstown, who
died at her post will 60 down in history as
heroine of the highest order. Notwith-
standing the requested notifications which
she received to get out of reach of
the approaching danger she stood by the
instrument with unflinching loyalty and un-
daunted fearlessness sending words of
warning to those in danger in the valley
below. When every station in the path Of
the coming torrent had been warned she
wired her companion at South Fork:
This Is my last message" and as such it
shall always be remembered as her last
words on earth, for at that very moment
tho torrent engulfed her and bore her from
her post ON earth to her post of honor In
the great beyond
mother and her little son were floated
past Sang Hollow. A rope was thrown out
to them, but there was no chance for only
one of them to be saved The little boy
grabbed the rope, but he turnd to his
mother and gave it to her. The woman
was pulled through the water to the banks
to see her son disappear around bend in
the river: Fortunately he, too, was res
cued at New Florence, and mother and SOD
were reunited.
TEMPORARY HosPITALs,
dispensary under Drs Wakefield, of
the Cambria Medical Society; Stewart, of
the Allegheny society, and Milligan, of the
Westmoreland society, is doing good
work. DR.. Milligan says that they
treated 800 patients Sunday: They
are at Napoleon street, in Kearns-
vile. No surgical instruments could
be procured in the city until o'clock Sum
day afternoon. Among their 800 patients
the doctors have many with fractured
skulls, and nearly all have broken bones
One man had heavy iron bar driven
through his leg beneath the knee,
separating the two bones. A thigh
amputation was made. A woman had her
knee and the lower part of her leg crushed
out of all shape. thigh amputation was
that seventy-six bodies had been taken out
at Kearnsville and eighty-five above tho
silk works
TRAVELLED OVER THE ROOFS
Miss Fulton, daughter of Manager John
Fulton, of the Cambria Iron Works, to-
gether with FIVE or six others, had a
thrilling experience. They were at the
First National Bank building and were
driven to the roof. At last the build
ing moved and the ladies leaped to
another root. This was moving down
stream, and they leaped to another and
then another, avoiding all danger with the
rarest good Judgment and GOODNESS They
Travelled almost the entire length of Main
street on the top of roofs and finally landed
safely at Vine street
FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, June 3.-The scenes at
supper-time shows that hunger is begin
ming to drive the sufferers to desperation.
They surrounded the freight cars
that had been fitted up to feed
the hungry and shouted for bread.
At first those in charge tossed the pro-
visions into the crowd and an awful
scramble followed Children were trampled
under foot and women were unable to get
food, though they need it the worst
Finally the Allegheny and Pittsburgh police
stopped the throwing of food and forced
the crowd to pass in single file before the
car doors. Then there was no more trouble,
though little children were crying for
bread.
The Hungarians and negroes are causing
the most trouble All day long they were
filling up with the whisky taken from the
river on Saturday, and they are in danger
GUS mood. The negroes in Johnstown
were selling hams sacks Of -four and dress
goods for whisky.
tJohnstown, until overtaken BY the disaster. |
was one Of the most hourishng and prosperous
manufacturing towns in the State. It had not
been incorporated Is city, but Is still gov
crned under borough charter. Including it,
prosperous suburbs, which are really .
part OF the town, Johnstown has near
~ ii not quite $1,000 inhabitants. Its
site is picturesque and beautiful. 1t is situated
at the confluence Of the Conemsugh river and
Stony creek. 1t is we'll paved. has electric
lights, street-cars and . hne water.works sys.
tenn. 1t contains many handsome business
blocks and stylish residences. Besides the
Pennsylvania railroad, which passes through
1t, Johnstown is the terminus Of the Som
orset & Cambria road. q branch of the Balti-
more Ohio. The greatest iron and steel
manufacturing company in the United States,
tho Cambria Iron Company. has it, works In
Johnstown. In its numerous blast furnaces.
Bessemer steel works, rolling.mills and mines