The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-13
A MOURNING CITY.
THE PEOPLE OF YOUNGSTOWN
ATTEND DIVINE SERVICE,
HARD WORK AHEAD
For Busy Brain and Thousands
a.s Of Muscular Men,
THE GOVERNOR ARRIVES,
His COurao Severely Criticised on
All sidOa,
TO BURN THE DEBRIS,
THE GOVERNOR ARRIVES,
TO BURN THE DEBRIS,


sunday Contractor Filnn Of tho Opin'
ion That II Wiil Take 10000 Aien o
Mopth to Clear the Wreobdge and No
Mopey 10 10 II Wlth-nodles stln
noina eooyored-UoarlOg ~ the
streets aud Huruiug the Wreohpge,
A week and over has come and gone
since the waters came down the Conc
mauph Valley and caused so much de-
atructon TO lIio and property The
6ccnr of dcalluuun 6iIl remHIn8 pl
though helping hands have been busy
ever since clearing upol tho ulmut iu'
HurmOuuuNIu mU of debris piled Into
tho streets of lIe once beautiful and
THRIVING city, sunday was o dismal
day, NOT only for tho people who reside
there, but also fur tho soldiers, ui tho
duy wu given mp almost wholly 90 U5b
aud itw sadly needed by thetbououdr
who have boon wording there during
the wrtN Services were held iu dlllrr
emit sections mot Zoo chmchr, however
ub most of thHm were destroyed md
those thut w.lml0al tho llrao of thg
mighty avalanche of watr wn llIul
with % mass %. dirt thnt viii tuEo day.
% clean, but ont in tho vacant spaces.
Fcrypul prayers wore u.luwd up to thl
noble people throughout tho civilized
world lur thn b0uutilll supply of pro
visions, clothing and money contributed
by them, The day wa7 ono long 10 Dc
remembered hy those who were left
from tho Hood, PuupIo were brought
face 90 face for the first time since iH
day luHt, aud O mourulm appearance de-
piulod every cnmtonHngc, True, There
Woro lmIlIrg gathered whose ranks had
not been lrOkan, but thTo were many
other who hud lost not only one, hut iu
many cases, several, dear ones, whose
bodies perhaps were then lying on the
beautiful hillside In their narrow clay
home, or who were yet wcdgpd in the
undghtly pilog of dCbrIl In the river or
cast In some eddy tO rcmuin there for
some indefinite period, To people who
have never passed. through some dire
calamity, the accno that presented itself
ON the beautiful Sabbath day 20 tho
Thousands Of m0umom can hardly b0
realized, Unhddpn tears came 10 tho
stoutpst hearts whilo ministers wcd
talking OF the Gnd scenes around them,
The sermons cumo ag relief 10 the busy
minds aud tired limbs Of the masses, aud
were the means Of inspiring thcm 10 ro'
nowcd activity tpOccompliah tho mighty
work ahead Of them,
A Mountain Of Debris,
Standing on the Pennsylvania bridge
and looking up the river the eye looks
on vast pile of lumber, logs, boxes,
brol,on trunks, boilers, engines and ma'
chincry Of CvCry description, 70
distance Of perhaps thousand feet
Tho mass ig wcdgcd In ns tight as snr.
dimes In q box aud In most cases i3 i'm.
bcddCd In the earth In tho river several
inches, 10 that IN clearing Il away the
workman il compelled 90 tuk0 10 out
piece hy piece and when 10 is removed
IL moves OIL very slowly as the water rs
sluggish. with no porcCptiblo current
Powder Is used, but even that has but
little effect on the compact body. OIL Is
10 be- applied Tuesday In great quOnti-
ties and the stun burned, 10 Is the only
course left 0s II would take more men
0t the command OF tho committee for
weeks aud weeks 10 get % channel cut
through. Many bodies are certainly In.
tcrwoycn In the gorge, but ere this de-
composition has set In, and add 10 this
the fact that the majority Of the bodies
that have been recovered from the debris
have been 80 frghtrully cut and bruised
that 10 ia almost impossible 20 recognize
them To avoid u pcstilonco and the
death Of many people along the course
OF the stream Il IL believed that II Is
duty the state owes 10 rs subjects TO
burn the ruins,
Clearing tho Streets
The work Of cleaning the streets IL
going on all over tho city. Hundreds Of
men arc engaged, but tho work
is difficult one, and slow prog
ress is made. The wooden work
of demolished buildings IA carried
10 open spaces, piled In great heaps and
burned. While this Is being done other
gangs are shovoing brick and dirt into
wagons, which is taken TO distant
places TO fill up deep gorges caused by
water The heat from the immense piles
of burning rubbish 10 intense, but the
men continue with their work with all
possible speed. An idle man, Is an eX-
ception, although now and then sight.
seer Is found, A policeman, deputy
sheriff or soldier stand around all through
the wrecked city, and nm idle man has
got 20 have q good excuse for standing
there or he is rushed away in hurry.
Dangerous looking buildings aro demol-
ishcd and added 10 the ilamos. The
street Of the place Is the first
TO be cleared Off. A distance Of per-
haps 100 feet has been cleaned. As
rule the pavement and rails Of tho street
railway has withstood the fury of the
wnters, but In other instances the stones
and rails were torn up and carried, no
one can tell. Saturday afternoon men
were put at work clearing the rubbish
away from the partly demolished compa-
ny's store. 10 will take two or three
days 10 accomplish this task with the
OF men ut work. Already three
bodies have been taken from
the ruins. II ~ mere conjecture
to state how many moro unfor-
tunates will be unearthed. That many
more lie cold in death underneath is q
moral certainty
Merchants TO Resume business
A scene Of activity Is nresented around
that were left standing. The
cellars are first invaded by the men.
The floors are covered with mud, which
Ia slowly pitched out into the street and
carted away. Many cellars have already
been cleared and up TO the present no
bodies have been found as expected.
Tho merchants nre hopeful aud as cheer
ful as possible under the depressing cir
Some Of them will be able
10 throw the doors of their building open
10 tho public by Tuesday, but with
greatly diminished stock. In most cases
their standing in mercantile centers are
frst-class and they will be thus enabled
60 secure all the goods they can handle.
Many merchants not only lost their
and stock, but also members
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