The evening world., 1889-06-01
FINDING THE DEAD.
A Hundred Bodies at Ninevah and Many nj
New Florence.

New Florence.
IpPEcIAL TO THE EVENING woRLp.I
NEW FLORENCE, Pa, June 1.-One hun-
dred bodies have been recovered at Ninevah
and seventy-ive persons are known to have
been burned at Johnstown.
A train load of provisions left Pittsburg at
II O'Clock for the scene of the flood.
Edward Deck, a young railroad man of
Lockport, saw an old man floating down the
river on a tree trunk, with agonized face and
streaming gray hair.
Deck plunged into the torrent and brought
the old man safely ashore.
Scarcely had he done 30, when the upper
story of a house foated by on which Mrs.
Adams, of Cambria. and her two children
were both seen.
Deck plunged in again and while breaking
through the tin roof Of the house cut an
artery in his eft wrist, but, though weakened
with loss of blood, he succeeded in saving
both mother and children.
MIR. William Hayes, lust returning from
Johnstown, says the place is annihilnted.
John Mccarthy, who lives in YOUNGSTOWN,
reached here this morning.
He left YOUNGSTOWN at 4.90 yesterday and
says the scene when he left was indescribable.
The people had been warned early in the
morning to move to the heights, but they did
not heed the warning, although it was re-
peated a number of times up to 1 O'Clock.
when the water poured into the streets sew
eral feet deep.
The houses began rocking to and fro. and
finally the force of the current carried build
ings across streets and vacant lots and dashed
them against each other. breaking them into
fragments.
These buildings were freighted with the
poor wretches who so shortly before had
laughed at the danger.
In some cases Mccarthy said he counted as
many as fifteen persons olinging to buildings.
McCarthy's wife was with him.
They left the flooded district and went In
land along the country roads until they
reached here.
1t is said to be next to impossible to get to
YOUNGSTOWN proper to-day:in any manner ex-
cept by rowboat.
The only hope is to get within about three
miles by special train or by hand-car.
LATER-THE WATER REcEDTNG.
The waters are now receding az rapidly as
they rose last night, and as the banks I'M
cover the dead are showing up.
Already nine dead bodies have been picked
up within the limits of this borough since
daylight.
None of them has yet been recognized.
Five of those found are of women.
One woman, probably twenty-five years
old, had clasped in her arms babe about six
months old.
The dead body of a young man was found
In the branches of a tree. which had been
carried down stream.
OF the body of another woman, just dis
covered in the water here, only one foot was
visible above the water.
rope was fastened around il and tied to a
Tree, and assistance is now awaited to bring
the body ashore.
John Webber and wife, an aged couple;
Mike Metzgar and John Forney, were res
cued near here this morning.
They had been carried from their home in
cambria City on the roof of q house.
There were seven others on the roof when
1t was carried off by the water, but they were
all drowned.
The bank on each side of the river at this
place Is crowded with anxious watchers, and
win horrifying frequency their viglls are re-
warded by the discovery of a dead body.
Hundreds of people from Johnstown and
up-rlVer towns are hurrying here In search of
friends and relatives who were swept away.
report has just been received that twenty
persons are on an island near Ninevah and
enata numoer OF men and women are on q
partly submerged tree.
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