The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-06-18

their private car. President Roberts ex-
pressed himself as agreeably surprised at
the progress made In repairing the damage.
He was assured that trains would be rum
ming over the viaduct bridge tomorrow.
Vice President Thompson said he could
give no estimate OF the company's loss, but
said this was the hardest blow the Penn
sylvania road ever received. He thinks it
will soon recover, however, as the work of
repair is going on with remarkable rapid
ty. The ruin is equally great to the Cum
berlsnd Valley and Williamsport branches,
while on the middle division il is some
thing appalling.
Johnstown, Pa, June 12.-Order is COM
ming out of chaos. Military discipline has
shown its effects at the end of the first days
of Adj. Gen. Hastings reign, and Johns
town has decided to nestle under the wing
of the Commonwealth until she is strong
enough TO take care Of herself. AT citi-
zens meeting this afternoon a resolution
was passed, bidding Gen. Hastings god
speed, and ordering the city officers to keep
hands off Gen. Hastings has his large
staff In working order tonight, and aside
from slight tronble regarding teams for the
commisSary department, there has not been
a jar in To. days proce edings. As fast as
the money is handed out the paymaster's
window at the Baltimore and Ohio depot,
the workmen boarded the trains on which
their picks and carts were loaded and left
Johnsto%n without any expressed regrets.
Work upon the ruins has been at a
standstili all day, but tomorrow morning
Gen Hastings expects to haye $500 men
at work. They will be under the snpervis-
ion Of Contractor James Mcknight, OF
Pittshurg, and are furnished by Booth Il
Coburn & Stewart, OF Altoona, and Nc
Lean & Co., from Eastern Pennsylvania.
The new plan of canvassing the city aud
systematizing the distribution of supplies
is meeting with general favor. Provisions
and supplies continue TO come in freely.
There is little change in the health stu
alton. Ten bodies were recovered by the
small force of mer working.
a meeting was held in Alma Hall by
the citizens of Johnstown to-day, at which
the leading business men who survived the
food were present. Col. L. p. Linton pre-
sided. Remarks were made by several of
those present touching the great work be-
fore them and the necessity of united and
Individual action to rebuild the town and
fortitude to bear up u: der the burdens and
grief SO suddenly thrust upon them.
4 series of resolutions were proposed and
adopted thanking James 3. Scott for his
un,iring efforts to bring order out of chaos,
the people of Pittsburg in particular and
The citizens of the United States generally
for their prompt and generous assistance.
They pledge united support to the state
officials in every way 10 their power in the
work now undertaken 10 the end that the
work may be expedited.
There were some sharp, animated dis
cussions over Gov. Beaver for tardiness of
action regarding the great disaster, which
has rendered thousands Of people home
less, and his seeming attempt to belittie
the matter in favor of Williamsport and
other Susc johanna Valley towns which
have been inundated. These expressions
were received with manifestations of dis
approval and the matter was dropped.
The official canvass of food survivors
was commenced this afternoon. There
have been several partial lists returned to
headquarters, but nothing official. The
people who fed to the surrounding hills
are returning very slowly, and those not
yet here are hard to reach. 1t is expecteu
the canvass will be finished in about two
days.
ONLY TEN BODIES.
But ten bodies were recovered In all to-
day-the smallest record for any one day.
This is accounted for by the fact that but
few men were working to-day.
II took all day to pay the men who have
so far been at work, and not over 100 to
125 were doing anything. When it was
found that few men intended to remain to
work for the state at $50 day and board
hasty consultation was held,
and il was thought best to yield point
before the men left, as it would be difficult
to induce them to return. 1t was announ-
ced therefore that they would be paid Sl.50
and would be furnished rations as before.
The notice was too late, however, aud but
few remained.
The bureau of registration reported to-
day that 5,67S survivors have registered.
Many registered twice, and some half a
dozen times, which caused the list to run
up to 2I,000. For the past twenty-four
hours there have been very few names reg
istered, scarcely more than a score, show
ing that the work is approaching compile
ton. The number of bodies recovered is
1892, of which 62S have been identified.
At o'clock this morning Gen. Hastings
took charge, and soldiers were placed on
guard duty at all the commissary stations
and morgues. A slight rain fell all the
and the city presented most dis
NAL apps arance. Everything was turmoil
and confusion, and little or no work was
done. For the first time since the work
has commenced the men seemed tagged out
and were not in hurry to get to work.
However, all the men at the morgues and
The relief committees were still hard at
work. The sufferers were at the
cemmissary stations as early as
usual this morning, and stood
around in the rain for several hours before
they were served. They have the same
distressed look as they have had ever since