The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-06-21

Of citizens Interested ia Johnslown's fut.
ure assembled again ia mass meeting
yesterday afternoon. This time Adm
tant-Gencrnl Hastings took the initiative
ia the matter himself. and called GA the
business men % meet with linn III Ma
headquarters In tho Pennsylvania rail.
road freight dcpot:
General Hastings called the meeting. "a
order and said: II have called Ills ..spet.
ing OF interested business men f,r ia
/ purpose Of consultation about the fatare
of the Concmangh Valley"
| lie then outlined his plans for clearing
away the vast accumulation ~ debris
from the streets; whether the state would
authorize him to 50 further and clean oat
the cellars Of private citizens aud hp&i.
ness houses, he was unable To state. Tla
General assured his listeners TN, his
work would progress as vigorously AZ
possible. He then urged the bnSiAesx
men 70 look ahead to the prompt rc,unp-
lion or their business. III thcre ara
among you ;ness men here assembled
who desire 70 open business ana win a..
licate To me what will he necessary I.
assist % that end | will commuuis.,t.
with the proper people In order 10 ses II
We can't gct You that need II, put ou v,ur
feet again.
ne assured his listeners that there was
no necessity for any one now in the VAL
Icy 7" ierl hunger, or 10 20 shelterless. a.
me Organization for supplies. clothing,
ETC., IS a. near perfect as is possible ana
II any one suffers from any cause. IL is
their own fault. The General urged the
necessity 81 their reorganiziug their
municipal governments; the meeting ~
the City Council aud appointment, ~
police force for the protection Of private
interests that the military guard can not
undertake. The General added II
want you to 20 about Your daily ayoca-
tons as you did formerly
The speaker again invited them to
make their wants known, saying that he
would call upon certain parties 10 furnish
building material 10 erect structures
suitable for the transaction Of business.
"Pitt~bnrgh merchants are anxious to
provide you with stocks to set yon up in
business again, and there are gentlemen
IN this audience who have come here for
tho purpose Of taking Won by The hand
and saying 70 you that. if their aid Il de-
sired, they are willing 10 trust you and
wait on You until this CITY can take
some tangible shape. The lumber for
your buildings will be sent 10 yon in
train-loads entirely gratis"
General Hastings then asked for re-
marks and suggestions from the audi-
ence. His speech was received with
thunders Of applause. and men rushed
forward 10 grasp his hand. tears stream
ing from theireyes, speaking their thanks
with husky voices.
William Caldwell, the oldest business
man in the city. announced that he N arr
ranged 10 resume business Immediately.
Many others followed In brief talks. nrg-
ing upon themselves united actiuA M all
they did. II was then suggest that
Colonel Linton prepare set of resell ltlpns
rmbodying the views ~ the III. less
men Of the city. Colonel Linton rcspoad-
ed by saying that his office, tog stA'r with
his pens, ink and paper. was by this time
IN the Mississippi river. and he cuI.l no.
write resolutions or any thing else.
VIM. Seabright, General Hastings
>fcnogrnphcr, stepped 10 the front and
Colonel Linton dictated the following:
Restored. That the merchants and business
men 2: Johnsto~n. assembled here NJ the re-
quest Of General Hastings. VIII each one use
his best efforts to restore. by his own actions.
the condition az business ana prosperity OF tins
place prior 10 the Hood.
Essoired. That this meeting tenders It's heart
lest thun!s 10 General Hastings for his kindly
suggestions 20 offer aid.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted. Forty-.wo business firms were
represented.
\ Several stores were opened during the
day. and were throngcd with purchasers,
MANY OF the articles purchased were
for female wear, which they have de-
/ privcd themselves OF rather than accept
them for nothing IN a crowd Of scrarn-
bling mon and boys. There has been
system everywhere to-day, and great
Improvement is manifest. There y an
I excess of clothing. Money and food Is
the present great need. Two carloads o.
fresh meat, delayed by the way were
80 badly spoiled when they arrived
yesterday that their precious con'euts
had to be burned. The donations N. pro-
. visions can not he too extensive.
\ The Ala ~ Petroleum 10 he Invokcd'
I JoHxsrowx. Pa. June H. The intcn-
I tim tonight is to solve the raft problem
4 with petroleum and the torch. To-day,
\ FOR the third time. the drift was fired and
i burning fierccly. bnt II It is not de-
stroved fifty barrels ~ coal oil will be
4 emptied on II Tomorrow ana the Wh'se
mass will 20 ~ in a bonfire.
\ The citizens Of Cambria borough passed
resolutions tonight asking General
Hastings 10 furnish them lumber and
nails 10 enable them % put up temporary
houses. there being only forty houses g
shelter fifteen hundred people now home
less.
\ The new contractors ia charge of Inc
States work Ia clearing ont the lopu
debris from Johnstpwn md vicinity. did
not have all the men they wanted to-day
but The number was largely increased be-
fore night:all. and some very effective
work was performed.
Arcgnlar morguc corps ~ six men fol
lowed the workers in each district, aud a.
fast as bodies were uncovered, rclnoves
them TO the nearest dend-housc, wher'
they were quickly prepared for burial.
General Hastings was very much graft
fled this evening with the reports re
ccivcd from his engineer corps 81 IN
work done during the day.
Colonel Douglass, eugineer-in 81 ef
said this evening that he expected y has'
channel thirty feet IN width cut throug
m ~ raft by Saturday evening. Dyna
mite was used very extensively dnrinl
the day to loosen up the pile Of drift.
Four steam engines are expected - ar
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