Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-10

Father 10 unite parents and children than [,
send them away from Johnstown. slthoug.
the little ones viii be provided for IL theii
parents cannot be found. Plenty OF Johns
town people will adopt these children ami
bring them up As citizens OF Johnslown. in
stead Of sending them TO as, llms where they
will become State paapers.
Miss Maggie Brooks is the only resident
member Of the aid society not dro~ned She
is school teacher and knows every child
and is parent in the city. She spenis her
time IN hunting every house for mics around.
The work of cleaning cellars and des;royin ing
dead animals was continued today. The
workingmen are disinfecsng themselves by
scattering e)pperas over their own clothing
aad bed clothing.
The registration OF the survivors of the
food goes steadily on. | p To this evening
about q 900 were registered and the list is
still Increasing The number Of those lost
is nov Fixed at j0oO by those who thought it
would reach 10000 week ago. \ eonserN-
alive estimate is between $500 and iOo0.
Up TO date 1900 bodies have been recovered
The TotteriHg Church Tower Destroyed
The tower Of ST Johns Roman Catholic
church was blown up this afternoon. The
church was burned on that eveu,ful Friday
night. The tower stood alone and was A
constant menace TO passers by. The author
tiles today ordered II demolished 4 charge
Of dynamite was placed under ii and the tall
tower was soon u heap of bricks and NOR
tar
An important meeting was held here today
at which were present Gov. Beaver, Col
SchOonmaker, W. MeCreery, W. Il. Ford,
Tbos Mccoy, Capt. W X Jones, Adiutant
Gen. Hastings and Sheriff McCandless
general discussion of the situation was had.
McCreery, the chairman of the relief com
mittee. made long statement, lie said he
thought il was time that the relief committee
had removed by the State the work of clear
ing away the debris
The Governor sail that all the necessary
means could be raised There were two
hundred men who would become responsible
for $1,000 each. lie would give bond to
the State treasurer for : 900 900. with those
two hundred men as bondsmen, aud the State
treasurer would then pay out 81 200 900 for
the necessary work When the legislature
met the money withdrawn from the treasury
could be appropriated. The money already
should be used entirely for the
relief of the sufferers, and the money from
The state treasurer used for restoring the Vi
cnity to its condition before the flood
The Governor has $3.50, 900 for the relief
fund. A committee of seven well known
men of the State is to be appointed to dis
tribute this fund The present relief COM
mittee is 10 continue the work of relief in the
meanwhile. Gov. Beaver saws in an utter
view tonight The funds which have come
into my hands will be expended wholly
and absolutely for the benefit of
sufferers, and no part will be ex-
pended in the work legitimately except in
he domain of the State and under its police
pOwers'
of the 5s bodies recovered today many
y hich were identified were not claimed. and
10 were buried Immediately by the under
akers. All bodies hereafter will be buried
rs soon as found. Among the recoverd was
'harles kimple, the city undertaken, who
lad a wallet in his pocket contain ing $50 900