Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-10
BEAVER TALKS.
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so in hearty terms, but, with one exception,
declined to talk about the meeting. They
referred the anxious correspoI Idents, who
had been kept out by guard C onsisting of
lieutenant colonel, a lieutenaI 1T and SEN
try, to Governor Beaver, who, 'grasping sew
eral he knew by the hand, sta .rted for Vice
President Kings private car, accompanied
by staff officer, an orderly nd represent
ative from each of the press associations To
a stenographer in the car he dictated
statement which was given. to each of the
latter.
j. B. Scott, dictator of Johnstown and
vicinity. told the CORES pondents that the
Governor would relieve The present director
ate and management Of its responsibilities
on Wednesday of the present week. He
said commission was to be appointed
which would take charge of the work of
clearing Johnstown. The commission will
be appointed under the provisions of law
that authorizes the State to provide for the
purity and publication of streams. As to
how the money is to be raised. he was unable
to state. The com mission, when appointed,
would have to decide that matter for ITSELF
Contributions would undoubtedly continue
to be needed. They certainly would be for
relief, and possibly for the sanitary work as
well.
No Special Session Mt All.
'No," Mr.. Scott said, with some en-
phasis, there will be no special session of
the Legislature" So said every one aI-
preached on the subject
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DISPATCH correspondent that after
Wednesday he would have complete charge
of Johnstown. Whatever commission may
or may not be appointed, he will be in
active command. ''There will be no martial
law he said, "as nothing of the kind is
provided for in the laws of Pennsylvania.
The military will continue to do guard
duty, aided by civil guards, merely as
police measure.
'I cannot say whether or not more troops
will be ordered here. That is for future
consideration. Ny first work will begin to-
morrow at the dam at the bridge, and will
gradually work in IRON that to full control
of not only the cleaning of the town, but of
the distribution of relief The commissary
and quartermaster's departments of the
National Guard will be used for this pur-
pose. They have been here since last week,
and are by this time familiar with the
ground and the conditions.
"There are $50 men at work on the dam
to-day. will soon have force equivalent
to 1900 men at work on it. and will have it
all cleared away within week. The force
will be principally in the shape of hoisting
engines. The additional men will not num-
Der more than 20, and will probably not ex-
ceed 175. The work, think, will progress
rapidly. 1 will do everything in my
power"
A Survey of the Dam.
General Hastings went on horseback this
evening, with Mr.. Finn, and took a survey
of the dam. The latter gentleman will with |
draw all his men on Wednesday. except |
those who may choose to remain here. and |
General Hastings will make his own ar
rangements for the necessary labor. Captain |
Jones, Mr.. Hartman and others will remove |
their own employees also. The camp, as at |
present arranged for the laborers, will be |
used by General Hastings for the men |
he employs. The tents are, for the most |
part, the property of Ohio. Such as are |
private property will be taken away with |
the withdrawal of the men.
The dining sheds, commissary sheds and |
stables will stand as at present. Cooking |
camps will also have to be supplied, but |
General Hastings may be able to make ar
rangements to keep those now here. With
the arrangement that will be made to SUBJ
stitute steam for muscle, the work will pro
gress much more rapidly, and it will not be
necessary to make such extensive camp pro-
vision. Two steam holsters are now at work
on the dam, and tomorrow there will be ad-
ditional ones.
There were present at the conference TO-
day Governor Beaver. Colonel Schoon-
maker. MeSsrs. William McCreery, S. S.
Marvin, H. L. Gourley, w. R. Ford, ]. B.
Scott, Thomas M. King, Mr.. Mccoy, Cap
tain W. R. Jones, Adjutant General Hast
ings, Reuben Miller and Sheriff McCan-
dless. A general discussion of the situation
was had.
The Governors Scheme.
The Governor INDUCED in long talk re-
viewing the situation and making many
suggestions.
Mr.. William McCreery, Chairman of the
Relief Committee, then made long state
ment, and said he thought it was time the
relief committees were relieved of the work
of clearing away the debris by the State.
The Governor said all the necessary
money could be raised; that there were
2O0 men who would become responsible
FOR Sc, 600 each: that he would give his bond
to the State Treasurer for s., 900, 900, with
those 200 men as bondsmen, and the
State Treasurer would then pay out the
81, ,000, 900 for the necessary work. When
the Legislature met the money withdrawn
from the Treasury could be appropriated.
He said that the money already subscribed
should be used entirely for the relief of the
sufferers, and the money from the State
Treasurer be used for restoring the vicinity
to its condition before the food.
All debts already contracted for
the removal of debris should be paid, but
All Money Paid Ont
for this purpose from the relief fund shall
be refunded, so that every cent subscribed
for relief of the stricken people shall be
used for that purpose alone. The Governor
has $3.50, 900 in his hands now for the relief
fund. A committee OF seven well-known
men OF the State will be appointed to dis
tribute the relief fund, and the present Re-
lief Committee is TO continue the work of
relief till the commission is appointed.
After the commission has been appointed
the future operations of the Pittsburg Re-