The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-06-07
Steel nails 81 90 per kec at buttons ,

steel nails 81 30 per keg at DuftOus.'
The wife of Abe BYers. formerly OF
Cambria township, Is among the lost.
Hon John Harmon and ais family, who
were previously reported lost, are now re-
ported all saved except his eldest daughter.
The aggregate Of food subscriptions re-
ported in Associated Press dispatches from
various sections uD To Tuesday night, is
SJ7l. COO. The aggregate reported Monday
uIght was SlO6. 600.
Court met on Monday with Judge
Johnston on the bench for the purpose o.:
continuing all business. owing to the
death OF District Attorney Rose, the Court
appointed Hon. John Fsnlon as district at
tornsy TO look after the interests OF the
Common wealth for the time being. All
business was continued.
Among those saved from the Goad who
were former residents OF Ebensburg are the
families Of Major Robert Li,zinger, Thomas
Davis, Wm. Fagen. David J. Jones. John
u. Brown. Milton Brown. Ras Smith, HaV-
~ Einkead. n. 7. Roberts Lon. Mason,
Dr. Evans, Dr. Zimmerman, Fred jones,
James or. Winfield Reese, Wm. Hum
phreys; also Steward Kinkead, Charlie
Linton, Mrs. Ellen Powell Miss Gussie
Linton, Miss Katie Rowland, Ous Lloyd,
Wm. Richardson. Wesley Esy.ou, Ella
8lscF, Nary Ann Owens. Hannah J. Evans.
Altoona sent a car load Of provisions TO
this place on Sunday morning f3- the Johns
town sufferers accompanied by o number OF
geDtlauGu who had been appointed as re
lief committee. Tho Altoona Tribune
says ''The party reached E5enS5ucg
about 10 o'clock with a car load OF provis-
ions aud we're met at the depot BY num-
Der Of the citizens Of E5ensburg They had
teleGvaphed ahead for convoyancss ard
found them ready. The committee ac-
KNOWLEDGE themselves specially Indebted to
ex Sheriff Blair and Alvin Evans Tor their
successful efforts 20 secure the teams. II
is also proper 70 state tha- no money was
taken for the uss or these teams for the re-
lief stores or for the use of the relief con-
mittee. The Ebensburg people positively
refused 70 accept any recUmpeuse."
Mr.. Joseph Noel and Thomas Hoover.
Of Cambria township, arrived In EDensburg
on sunday. They were on a passenger
train that m5t the 4 oad at SANG Hollow and
were taken back to New Floreucs. They
report the scene IS frighJful, The cries OF
men. wUn0n and children Gs they were
floating past on the wreckare was hsarlren-
ding. White TIC train was lying near
sang Hollow the passengers succeeded In
rescl.uE seven persons from the water by
throwing In ropes and pulling them 70 the
sro-a. Oac mNu with his wife and family
was uU q roof going down the stream when
a rope wns thrown TO him, which be caught
and held, but when he looked at has little
family aud seeing that he could save none
but himself. dropped the rope and bid the
rescueis good bye. Messrs. Hoover aud
Noel walked from New Florence 20 Johns
town on Saturday, getting into East Cone
maugh on Saturday evening az O'Clock.
AL along The river as they passed, peo-
pie were on the banks getting bodies out
from the debris. At one hole in the river
near NiUevah over one hundred bodies had
already been taken out and were lying on
tbs bank. After staying all night in East
C1neuaugh the two gentlemen walked to
EOensburg where their friends who knew
that they Intended coming home on that day
were anXInUsiy looking Tor them, and iear-
ing that they might have been OF the train
that vas struck oy The food at ConemaGgh.