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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-07
MENACES TO HEALTH,
Prompt Action by the Sanitary
Authorities Necessary.

Prompt Action by the Sanitary
Authorities Necessary.
JoHNsTowN, PA, June 6.-Two hundred
terday. Some were identified, but a great
majority were not. At the Fourth Ward
school house, where most of the undertak-
ing work is done, there was some slight
trouble over the question of liquor. Rev.
Mr. Beall, of the Presbyterian church.
has charge of this morgue, and
objected to the undertaken drinking
whisky. Inasmuch as man with
a cast iron constitution could not work
at anything in this place incessantly with
out stimulant of some kind the undertake
ers protested against Rev. Beall's pr ejudice,
it is said, and threatened TO cease attending
the bodies This had the effect of modify
ing Rev. Beall's temperance scruples.
AT THE HOSPITALS.
At the hospitals there are now but few
patients. Most of those at the KernviIle
Institution have been discharged, while on
Prospect Hill the number Is small Mother
Sebastian, mother superioress of the Mercy
convent in Pittsburg, came to Johnstown
yesterday morning to relieve the sisters
who had been nursing the sick up to date
Several Of these nuns left Johnstown last
night TO obtain much nee led rest
Burials go on apace. In addition to util-
izing the regular grave yards several farm
ers have given small plats of ground, and
these are gladly accepted.
Thirteen bodies were found in cluster
yesterday on Franklin street, and few
minutes afterward twelve more were
found.
EPIDEMIC POSSIBILITIES
DIR. Benjamin Lee the Pennsylvania
state board of health's representative, was
asked yesterday what, in his opinion, were
the prospects Of an epidemic in Conemaugh
valley. He said: "God only knows. No man
living can tell what will come out Of these
piles Of drift and wreckage. To-day we put
portion of our corps Of sanitary inspectors
into the thick of the debris and In a little
while the bodies of fifty dead animals,
mostly horses, had been removed and hauled
away for burial. If this percentage is kept
UP there is fearful amount Of decomposed
animal matter to be removed or counter
acted. But we will fight this thing to the
end" A house to house canvass was ordered
by the sanitary authorities to-day, and its
revelations as far as 1t went were startling
in the extreme. 1t was found that four,
and even six families were being crowded
into single house; that as high as fifty
slept in one room; that the doors and win.
dows were left closed to shut out the stencil
and dampness, and that as a result pneu-
monia prevailed. He ascribed its growing
prevalenee to the crowded rooms. damp
cellars and exposure. A 0old drizzle teaf
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A WALL OF SOLDIERS.
me Sanitary Question Now the Upper
most One of the Hour.

OAAO - S2O AACOAs
JoHNsTowN, Pa, June GA wall has
been thrown around Johnstown and nobody
can enter unless it is shown that he has
business in the city. The Pennsylvania
railroad has been making every effort to
keep out the crowd, but the Baltimore and
Ohio, which opened yesterday, brought in
Hood of people from Somerset this morn
ing. Gen. Hastings heard of it, and a con-
ference was held between himself, John b
Scott and Roger O'Mara of the Pittsburg
police forco. 1t was decided to send com,
pany of the Fourteenth regiment to Somer-
SET ior the pu' pose OF preventing any further
rush OF people this way. A committee
of citizens accompanied the militia. They
will stop off at all stations along the road
and demonstrate with the people against
coming to Johnstown. The crowd of Curl
GUS ones is constantly growing, much to the
hindrance of the work of removing bodies
and clearing away the debris. On tho
Pennsylvania railroad the side gates are
practically shut and it is hoped that this
move will have some effect on the Balti-
more and Ohio. There is but one bridge
across the Conemaugh, and nothing but a
pass from Adj. Gen. Hastings or MIR. Scott
will carry one over it.
REMOVAL OF BODIES.
MIA railroad are to-day cooperating in the
work of removing bodies from the debris
above the stone bridge. The sanitary oues-
ton is the paramount one of the hour. The
state board Of health is looked up to as a
more potent factor than the militia and
civic forces combined. This afternoon the
work of the board was distributed. DR.. Lee
taking a train to Pittsburg, with the inten-
tion of establishing headquarters in the CITY
hall. There force of sanitary inspectors
will be established, half of which will 60
up the river by boat, and the remainder
take construction crew up the railroad.
the latter have adopted cremation as
cry, and tomorrow night the desolaUe
valley will be lit up with bonfres of the
wreckage, which will be the pyre of hum
dreds of dead bodies. Dr. Morrell, deputy
chief of the state board of health, said to-
day: 1.-THE point has come to this horror
when sentiments should be laid aside. To
endanger the lives of the living, that the
dead may be identified, is no longer iusti-
fable Besides, the bodies are all past
being embalmed, and friends can scarcely
recognize the features any Logger. ldenti-
fcation is possible only by clothing or Jew
elry on the persons.n
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UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
Adjt. Gen. Hastings Orders the Soldiers
on Picket Duty.

on Picket Duty.
JoHNsTOwN, PA, June 6, Up. NAT
noon to-day the boroughs of Johnstown and
adjoining boroughs, or what is left of them,
practically passed under martial law.
AdJt. Gen. Hastings says he has not de-
ciared martial law, yet soldiers are on guard
ana no one is permitted between the lines
unless they have an order from the adju-
Uant general. Sight-seers are debarred
altogether, and the town is inaccessible,
except to newspaper men and other
people who have business there. Every
point Is guaoded and soldiers patrol
the dividing lines. They are very active
r 1uu deport themselves like old veterans
itney guard the approaches vigorously and
nave orders to stop any one who crosses the
me 1T is possible that the Eighteenth
4eglment will be ordered out from the fact
onat 1t takes so many soldiers to cover the
ground. A special guard will have to be
put at Kernville, Millvale and Cambria
telIy, and other points, aud this alone will
lake regiment of soldiers. The adjutant
general was ~ at first backward
az a. ordering out any troops, from the fact
mat 1t would naturally create the impress
slon that there was trouble here. The only
teaSon ~ for calling out troops is to relieve
sne Fittsburg and Johnstown police, who
A0 Ate11o VI NO sleep LOT several days.
IDENTIFYING THE DEAD.
:, Inc real work of ascertaining who the
nVing and dead of Johnstown are was
ldTteu this morning. A corps of clerks
unoer the direction of the relief committee
slslrped out this morning, and they will 20
70 every house in the vicinity and secure the
names names Of the living. Another corps of men
VIII endeayor to find out who the missing
gre, and IN this manner it can be nearly
sas 1saesllnliteiy known just how many were lost in
we Hood. Revision Of the registration
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CONTRIBUTIONS COMING IN.
Help Given by the Knights of Honor
Order.

Order.
PHILADELPHIA, June 6.-The supreme
dictator of the Knights of Honor, Hon. A.
R. Savage of Auburn, N. Y, has issued an
official distress call for aid for the food suf-
ferers in Pennsylvania. Lodges are di-
rected to forward contributions to j. w.
Branch, supreme treasurer, at st. Louis.
CASH CONTRIBUTIONS.
Cash contributions to the Johnstown re-
lief funds continue to pour in, and a con-
servative estimate Of the total amount so
far collected in this city places the grand
total at 100000, of which the banking
house of the Drexels holds 1866, 900. Dons-
tions of the necessaries Of life-clothing,
bedding, furniture, etc.-are also coming In
at rapil rate, and flfty-fve carloads Of
goods have already been started on their
errands Of mercy. As soon as
the pressing and immediate needs
of the hood-stricken sufferers can be salts
fed, a conference between the governor.
mayors Of Philadelphia and Pittsburg and
representatives of the relief committees of
New York, Boston and other cities will be
held, and def ite and systematic plan for
the distribution Of the money contributions
will be arranged. This meeting will proba-
bly, be held in this city on Saturday next.
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STEEL WORKS TO BE MOVED.
The Change Will Prove Serious Set
Back For Woodva1e,

JoHNsTowN, June 6-11:10 p. MI. D.
Smith, of the Gauter Steel Works at Wood
vale, issued an order requesting all his en-
ployes to report at the mill Office to-day.
The mill, which makes street railway sup
plies a speciality, is to be removed to Mox-
ham, another suburb of Johnstown. This
will leave only the wooden mill and
chemical works in Woodvale The
removal of the mill will be a serious
blow to the towns future prosperity.
The new site is located on Stony creek near
the Moxham steel works. The rubbish at
the old mill will be cleared up as quickly as
possible. Mr.. Smith will put all the men he
can secure at work Immediately. The new
mill will be built IN few weeks.
Capt. A. j. Logan at Morrellville I'M
loaded thirty cars of relief goods to-day.
He advises that all goods be consigned to
creates confusion. Drafts for the relief
funds should be addressed James B. Scott.
FIGHT FOR SUPPLIES.
A carload of supplies was unloaded on
the track in Johnstown to-day by the relief
committee. There was rush for the
goods. The strong overpowered the weak
and got the best. A fight occurred. A
carload of goods from Cleveland came to
hand to-day. 1t consisted of water buckets
containing bread, butter, coffee. etc. To
each bucket was tied big coffee pot.
Mr. Logan states that money is now
needed, and that ladies should be sent to
this point to attend TO the wants of women
At South Fork supply trains for Johns
town are stalled. The people have, it is
said broken SONS of the cars open and are
helping themselves to what they want, not
withstanding that they are not suffering.
At Ccusinaugh, Mineral Point and Wood
vale. provisions and clothing are still badly
needed.
A wooLEE MILL BURNED.
Byronis Kernviile woolen mill was de-
stroyed by fire to-day. AT one time it
looked as if the whole village would
be destroyed. The mill was a three
story brick building situated in
the midst of the wrecks of several houses
The ruins were on fire several times. but
were extinguished after hard fight by
bucket brigade. Mr.. Byron's handsome
residence near by was ruined by water.
The Kernyille people are being fed as fast
as possible.
In Cambria City and Minersville there is
immediate suffering.
A lad named Denny Fisher, whose
mother, sisters and brothers had lost their
lives in the food, to-day committed suicide
while in fit of despondency, by. hurting
himself from the top Of building and
drowning
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many portions the water was twelve feet
LOGS FLOAT AWAY.

LOGS FLOAT AWAY.
Booms gave way under the great pressure,
and millions Of feet Of logs ere taken adrift'
small houses and buildings were upset. and
the streets were filled with logs and other
foating drift, which, in many places, went
crashing through doors and windows The
Hood came so rapidly that there was no
chance to remove goods fr I'm stores, and
all the merchants have lost heavily. People
VINO hved In places where danger of drown
Ing was greatest were removed to the court
house in boats and for more than forty-
eight hours the greater part of the popula-
ton were compelled TO remain in the second
stories of their homes
INA TERRIBLE STATE.
The city is in terrible state. The houses
are all filled with mud from two to six
inches in depth, and all day Sunday nothing
was done but shovel, scrape and wash them
out with dirty water from the streets. The
streets themselves are blocked with huge
piles of mud and debris of all
sorts. Only one person is known
to have been drowned in Lock Haven, but
IN the country the list of dead numbers
twenty-e ght. Nearly all of the bodies of
these drowned have been recovered. The
farmers on the rich flats along the river
have suffered terribly in the loss of crops,
barns, houses and live stock. The damage
In the county, including Lock Haven, will
reach millions Of dollars. Business is at a
standstill.
WATER FAMINE IMMINENT.
Both reservoirs that supply water for the
city gave way and water famine seemed
imminent, but that danger is over, and
water is being turned into the main pines
from the stream itself. There is no gas or
electric lights, and desolation and destruc-
tion are seen everywhere throughout the
town.
The past since last Friday would seem
like some horrible dream were IL not for
the evidences of the great calamity visible
everywhere. The perseverance and energy
OF the people remain, however, and all are
hopeful The people are cheered to-day by
news that aid is offered and the sympathy
OF the country extended. Relief and sani-
tary committees have been organized a
commissary established aud contributions
Will he carefully distributed. Robert Flem-
ing Is treasurer of the relief fund.
DANGER OF SICKNESS.
Danger threatens now from sickness IL
the weather grows hot before the filth can
be removed from the city. All dead ami
mails were removed nt once, but in many
places the ground is covered several feet
deep with mud that emits sickening odor,
Dislnfectants have been ordered, and every
precaution will be taken TO prevent sickness
number of manufacturing establishments
which stood on high ground are running
again, but hundreds Of men who found em-
ployment in lumber manufacture are idle.
with no prospect of work for tnem.
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FATAL FIRE IN A HOTEL.
The Night Clerk and Two Servant
Girls Perish.

STEVENS POINT, Wis, June 6.-The st.
James hotel, with all its contents, was
totally destroyed by fire last night. Night
Clerk Charles Satball and two Of the girls.
Maggie Riley and one known as Nettie, are
missing and there is little doubt that
all three lost their lives. The t,so
first named we're on the second door when
the fire broke out. They came downstairs.
bat went back TO secure their wearing ap-
parel. All who escaped saved nothi.ss out
what they had on their persons. Ts.c sta
bles and adjacent bulldogs to the hotel
we're saved with hard work. A number of
travelling men lost their baggage and sam
pies The loss Is $4,000. with insurance OF
10000
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fell -intermitting yesterday added to the
gravity Of the situation.
ORDERED To SCATTrH

zen -intermltting yesterday added to the
gravity Of the situation.
ORDERED TO SCATTER
In all cases where families were found
huddled together and in ill-ventilated apart
ments they were told to scatter and, if pos
slble. abandon the ground floors altogether.
IL was found that many families had not
avalied themselves of the opportunity of
procuring warm clothing from the free
supply stands, and some were not aware
that such institutions existed. They were
instructed where to go for the garments they
neeoed. They were urged to keep fires
going continuously. As soon as fire engines
can be procured they will be put to work
pumping the water out of the cellars. But
the greatest of all the sanitary problems
confronting Johnstown is how to get the
dead bodies ont of the river bed and debris
before disease has followed their decomposi-
ton. Reasonable beings who walk through
miles of noisome desolation cannot keep
down the conviction that this is an impossi-
Dllity. Theimprovised hospitals are already
full of patients, and all the physicians in the
city are weak and nervous from sleepless
days and nights of labor
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wILLIAMsPoRT ALL RIGHT.
Food Enough on the Way to Last for
Several Days,

Several Days.
WHLIAMsPoRT, Pa, June 6.-The peo-
pie breathe little easier now that all appre-
hension as to further suffering and hunger
have been dissipated. Seven cars of sup
plies brought up yesterday evening by the
secretary Of the commonwealth are on
hand. The mayor this morning tele-
graphed the governor that enough provis-
sions are on the way to last the people here
several days. The relief committee has
been exceedingly busy and is constantly
finding cases Of suffering There is very
large class who are not applying tor relief.
but who have lost all their household goods
and all their clothing. These Include good
classes of people, many Of whom lived on
the principal streets Nearly every lawyer
who occupied first floor office has lost all
his books
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Washington Doing Wei.

lief Committee have s17 .457 in cash for the
benefit of the Johnstown sufferers, and con-
tributions are still coming in. The Post re-
lief fund amounts TO $500, the Star fund
to 50, 300 and amounts raised in depart
meats and other sources will bring the total
amount up to about $4,000. Six cars OF
clothing and provisions left for Johnstown
during the day,
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Hamilton Goes to tha soena.

WASHINGTON. June 6.-Surgeon General
Hamilton, of the marine hospital service.
left Washington tonight for Johnstown.
Pa, to confer with the state board of PENN
sylvania regarding the sanitary condition
of affairs in the flood -blighted districts. He
will also ascertain TO what extent, IL any,
the marine hospital service can cooperate
with the state health authorities In the
present emergency
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LOCK HAvEN's LOSSES.
Twenty Nine People Drowned and
Great Damage to Property.

Great Damage to Property.
LocK HAVEN, Pa. June 6.--The flood
from abovs reached here Friday evening,
and before midnight the river had over
flowed its banks and commenced to spread
all over the city, carrying devastation and
ruin into every home The whole city was
under water. and on Saturday mora
ing the only way 70 get fhroush
the streets wis in boats From mou tain
to mountain the waste Of waters spread OUT
like one vast ocean. The river as roaring
aud thuadeFing ou one side and {ai3 Eaki1
creek on the other II was nos mi no5a
q Saturday th1t fhe food feaete tha
highest pollft aud f9efe W aa*s
depth q tive Le1L y AlL Ralls S - .llz 1.
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list shows that only 10. 900 people had reg
stored up TO O'clock this afternoon at the
different registration stations. By this list,
1t Is apparent that large numbers of sur
vivors will not take the trouble to go and
register at one of the stations, and conse-
quently the plan of having the registers
make a canvass was adopted
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Forty Lives Lost.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 6.-Tele-
graphic communication was opened with
Bellefonte this evening. The Associated
Press correspondent there telegraphs:
"About forty lives have been lost in this
Center county. The damage to property
will reach 81 500, ,000.n
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SEATTLE FIRE-sWEPr.
Thirty-cne Blocks Destroyed and the
End Not Reached

hnu NOL hSaCneQ.
SEATTLE, w. T., June 6.-Fire broke out
at o'clock this afternoon In the Pontius
building, On Front street, and by 4:3O
o'clock was raging over district OF five or
six blocks with tremendous fury. The wind
was from the north and the direction of the
fire was along the water on Front
street and from the water
front to the big brick block between
Columbia and San Francisco streets.
The indications were that the whole busi-
ness portion of the city would be swept
away involving a loss of millions. The
magnificent San Francisco store and the
stores in that row were on fire and the
whole block seemed doomed The local
hremen were helpless in the face Of the
calamity and telegraphed in all directions
for aid
THROUGH THE HEART OF THE CITY.
At 4:30 o'clock the conhagratton was
rushing through the heart Of the city. To
add to the peril a smart breeze began blow
ing oR the bay, flaming the flames and
about the same time 1000 feet of hose was
caught Ia the advancing flames and de-
stroyed. The opera house block, the block
opposite, all the warehouses at the
foot Of Columbia street and
also great group'of buildings In the rear
Of the Post-Iateitigencer newspaper offics
were then burning. The people ia tbs
Yester block, occupied by the Western
Union telegraph Company and the POST
ISlteAigencer were moving out.
THIRTY-oNE BLOCKS BURNED.
At 9 o'clock tonight thirty-one blocks
had been burned in the very heart of the
city. and there is imminent danger of the
loss of about twenty more. The fire was
not under control, and had reached the
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GALvHsToN's oELnBRArroN.


GALVESTON. June 6.--The SENT Ceaten-
nial celebration opened Tuesday with about
800 regular troops from Gen. Stanley's
command at San Antonio ard eight
companies of the state militia, in
cludlng tito Walsh zpnsves Of ST. Louis,
Hale Xouaves OF Kansas City, Merchant
Kaueyes 0f Memphis, Hermitage Guards Of
AasIlviie and the Mccarthy Guards Of
Little Rock as interstate competitors TIE
drlilnz for interstate pr zes casnsnence8
yeslsFaay he first priza Is So. 600 "a eaSsz
The total yelae q tue prizes q ~, 300.
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. = FITTsBURE, June o. 1SSy.
To the Chamber of Commerce Relief Committee:

To the Chamber of Commerce Relief Committee,
Hon. W. Flynn, in charge OF our laborers at
Johnstown, reports that it will require 10 600
men thirty days. with all modern implements
to clear the wreck along the lines of destruo
tion, take out the corpses and carcasses of ami
mails, and to place the city in a sanitary condi-
tion. This will cost double the amount
now in the hands of the com
mittee. The destitute are brought to this
city and are clothed and housed and sent free to
friends all over the land. We ask that the gen
erous subscriptions which are coming from all
over the country be continued until sufficient
funds are provided to complete above work, of
which due notice will be given through the
press. WILLIAM McCRKERY.
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TOO MUCH CAN'T BE GIVEN.
A Statement as to the Need for Money
at JohnstoWn,

PITTsBURG, June 6.-Contributions are
coming in rapidly for the relief of the
Johnstowl sufferers. 1t is estimated at
the chamber of commerce that $500, 900 has
been subscribed. Among the heavy con-
tributors are: Andrew Carnegie, George
Westinghouse, and the Standard Oil Com
pany, who gave $1,000, SIS, 900 and $40, 900,
respectively.
Chairman McCreery, of the relief com
mittee, issued the following circular TO-
night:
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CHATTANOOGA, TENN, June 6.--The
Chattanooga fund for the Johnstown suf.
ferers has reacned $2,731.