The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-15


thought it was time the relief COM
mittees were relieved of the work of
clearing away the debris by the
State.
The Governor said all the neces-
sary money could be raised. That
there were 200 men who would be-
come responsible for Sc, 900 each that
he could give his bond to the State
Treasurer for S1.0O0,00O with these
200 men as bondsmen and the State
Treasurer would then pay out the
81 100000 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withdrawn from the Treasury could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 suf-
ferers, and the money from the State
Treasurer be used for restoring the
vicinity to its condition before the
flood. All debts already contracted
for the removal of the debris should
be paid, but all money paid out 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 S25O.00O 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 pres.
ent Relief Committee is to continue
the work of relief till the commission
is appointed. After the commission
has been appointed the future opera.
tons of the Pittsburg Relief Com
mittee rests with it.
JoHNsTowN. June 10.-One of the
greatest evils that has grown out of
the disaster is the irrepressible desire
of sensational newspapers to print
what are pronounced unqualified
falsehoods by the authorities here.
1t was published this morning that
some of the sufferers here were push
ed to such straits that they had taken
to eating the flesh of horses drowned
in the flood. This report led to a
flood of kilograms being sent to Booth
& Films men from relatives at
home commanding them to come
back, as they would never consent to
them living where such food was
given out.
Mr.. Finn said yesterday that these
reports had proved a great annoyance
and they were false in every particu-
lar, as far as he knew. The camp of
his men was one of the cleanest, best
regulated and best disciplined of any
he ever had anything to do with.
The food was plentiful and whole.
some. and great deal better than
the majority of the laborers were &C.
customed to at home.
Another prolific source of flakes"
is the disease feature of the valley.
of epidemics of diphtneria and pneu-
monia being imminent. A tour was
made yesterday afternoon of the
principal hospitals, by your cores
pendent, and there was everywhere
the most strenuous denial OF the re-.
ports. At the Bedford Street Hospi-
tai not a single patient remains. The
physicians stationed there devote
their attention to that neighborhood
where there are quite number of
sick people, but nearly all are suffer.
ing from nervous affection, caused by
the shock of the disaster. Not a
case of typhoid fever IS being treated
and but one case of pneumonia, and
that is a little girl, who is rapidly
growing better. There is not case
of diphtheria under the care of the
physicians, but several cases of sore
throat.
AT the headquarters Of the Red
Cross Society, of Philadelphia. Major
O'Neill. the surgeon, reported that
they had no cases of pneumonia and
that the diphtheria cases, of which
80 much ado was made, had turned
out to be nothing but simple sore
throat. There were no infectious
diseases.
The report of the awful and deadly
stencil, arising from the decomposing
bodies of human beings and animals,
and that the valley is one great char
mel house, is without foundation.
There is considerable smell about
the debris, above the stone bridge
but not enough to prevent men from
keeping at work on the pile. These
reports have had a demoralizing
effect on the men at work by fright
ening their friends at home.