Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 18??-????, 1889-06-06
It has A FUqURElI
JGHNOTOEE WILL REBUILD.
A Herald Correspondent Talks
TO Leading Citizens.

Our reporter, a Chairman Of the Commit
lee 20 hunt mp destitute women and ehil.
dren ct Johnstown. spent Tuesday in theiii-
lated and destitute place, and interviewed
many Of the leading men ofthe town. and
the Secretary Of the Cambria Iron Works,
M Paul Staekhouse. who came from Phila-
delphia the day before Following are some
Of the facts obtained by the interviews.
Mr. Moxhan president OF the new Steel
Rail Company, the Chairman of the Relief
Committee, said Somerset's offer 20 take des-
titue women and children aud provide for
them was among the most timely. generous,
and acceptable acts yet pTotiered-and one
that would greatly aid them in solving the
problem of minis,ering TO the wants Of the
suffering. And here word respecting Mr.
Moxham BE i small, delicate looking
man. OF highly sensitive, nervous tempera-
ment-full Of life and alert, as well as emf
nenty efficient, in discharging the duties OF
his responsible position. Every difficult and
delicate question pertaining to the work OF
bringing order ont Of " confusion worse con
founded is referred TO him, and his opinion
and advice are sought for by all other com
miitees. His Temporary Office is in radely-
CONSTRUCTED building. on which there is
chalked in large letters. the words Head
quarters Access TO it is exceedingly difi-
cult, in view OF tie scores constantly flock
ing there, who can only be kept back by two
stalwari Pittsburgh policemen. The Office
IS filled with telephones. telegraph instru-
ments, operators and clerks In the fifteen
minutes talk with him il was made cutie
evident that under ,he guiding hand ofsach
man Johnstown, with its nov suspended
industries, has future.
Il was leatned from such enterprising ciii-
zens as Mr. Wesley Rose. contractor, Dr.
Iowman, the TWO Drs Yeagiey, Or. swan.
Mr.. John Fulton, Superintendent Of the
Cambria Iron WORKS Cyrus Elder, Esq, So
liciior for tie Company, Mr. John Thomas.
merchant ifr. James \. McMiIiea. President
Of the First National Bank, and many 9th
ers, that steps would be taken Immediately
70 repair such buildings as were not beyond
reconstruction, and to put Up new ones II
is highly probable that within the next sixty
days thousands Of mechanics viii be
employed in the work OF building the waste
places Of the now ruined town
As to the great industries Of the town, il !.
mistake 10 think, much less to say, as
some do, tia; they are buried so deep as 10
be beyond the reach Of resurrection. The
great Nloxham Works, on the banks Of the
StonycreeS two miles above the town. stand
intact, and WORK will be resumed al once
The big mills. below the Pennsylvania Rail
road bridge, were not swept away, nor any
part Of Them bur have simply sustained
injury by being covered with water
In long talk with Mr. Paul Stackhouse
Secretary Of The Mammoth Company, who
has been in consultation with the
directors since last Saturday, it was
learned that work at the mills was
now being pushed in cleaning up and
repairing machinery, and that they would
be in operation within the next thirty
days What about the large Gautier Wire
Works was asked. To which answer was
made, that they would most certainly be re.
built, and on a mach larger scale.
These Positivs facts and assurances are well
calculated 10 inspire the utmost confidence
in . glorious and prosperous future for Johns
town on whose prosperity depends so largely
the interests OF Somerset county farmers.
On vending his way to what remains OF
the B. & 0. railroad station, .the only YES
tise Of bailding lef, from Washington
street back 20 the Conemaugh and from
Woodyale To the demoraiizad store Of Wood.
Morreil & Co. distance of mile and a
half cur reporter waded through mud six
inches deep in climbing up to the Dcaoaai
Office, where Editor Woodrulf sat amid the
wreck Of his Office. Il will be gratifying
news to hundreds 10 learn that the Deasecrai
viii be published assin, aad that, within
the uext weeS. Mr. George T. Sgaak, editor
OF the 7iibaRe, said the TliBHas will De ont
as son ss the side and end u the building
could be put in. Bat, on inquiriug for BIS
generous-hear,ed friend Nir Shubert editor
Of the German pepper, our reporter was
grieved TO learn he was among the lost
Just as our reporter wss leaving for home
he learned thar q meeting Of leading citi-
zens and distinguished men from Piitsburg
was 70 be held 20 effect a more thorough Or
eanizaiion for WORK aud protection. For the
time being il is probable the town wili be
put under kind OF despotic government to
banish and keep out all idiers and sight
secrs. which IS absolutely necessary.
The naked, unyarnished Truth in respect
TO scenes witnessed is sufficiently touching
and tragic without any adomments by pen
OF tongue, 50 that there is no excuse for re-
porting the idle tales told about retributiye
Justice in shooting and hanging people Al
ter careful inquiry not one solitary story Of
the kind could be verified. II recourse TO
mob law was resorted TO, not one Of the
leading men was aware Of II and much in
dignation was manifested over the bascless
and cruel reports.
Among other things connected with the
catastrophe thai IS beginning to be talked
about is with reference 10 fixing the respon-
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