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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05
cAMsRIA IRON WORKS GONE.
The Immense Plant q Total wreck-FIve
Million Dollars swept Away.

The Immense Plant a Total Wreck-FIve
Million Dollars Swept Away.
PHILADELPHIA, June IA dispatch re-
ceived at D. m. from Piitsburg states that the
Pennsylvania railroad people have succeeded
In getting temporary wire through from Sang
Hollow TO the western end OF the railroad
bridge which IS west of Johnstown. The deb
ris lodged against the bridge and piled UP 10
distance of probably forty feet is stated to be
still burning. Until the flames die out so as 10
admit OF passage across the bridge nothing can
be done toward repairing the heavy washout
between the bridge and Johnstown station.
The dispatch also states that the Cambria
iron cOmpany's plant on the north side of the
Conemaueh river at JohnstOwn 10 a complete
wreck. Until this dispatch was received it
vas not thought here that this portion of the
plant had been seriously injured. II was
known that the portion Of the plant located on
the south bank of the river was washed away,
and this was thought TO be the extent of the
damage 10 the property of that immense cor
p0ntion. The plant Is said 70 be valued &C
S5O000O0
Dispatches received at the Pennsylvania rail-
road Office this afternoon give the damage sus-
tanned by railroad property as follows: One
span OF the bridge crossing the west branch Of
the Susquehanna at Linden is gone, and I is
feared that the whole bridge will go. This
bridge was previously reported as being hal
lasted with a heavily-loaded freight train. The
Philadelphia & Reading railroad bridge over
the west branch OF the Susquehanna, which
was carried from Muncy down against the
Pennsylvania eOmpany's bridge at Mont
gomery, where it was lodged Tor a while,
worked its way under the latter structure and
swept down TO the Pennsylvania railroad
bridge at Lewisburg, carrying that bridge com
pletely away.
Additional information from the Philsdel-
phia & Erie branch is as follows: The four
span bridge across the Juniata river at Gran
vile. three miles west OF LewistOwn, has been
carried away. The water Is still rising in the
Juniata. Between Granville and TuscaroTa, a
distance Of forty miles, nothing is known OF the
condition of the road-bed or the bridges There
twenty bridges south Of Ralston on the
Northern Central branch. OF these FIVE are
washed away, aud all the rest are badly dam
aged with one exception. The Cumberland
Valley railroad lost a new iron bridge crossing
the Potomac river near WilliamspOrt Nd. The
bridge crossing Sinnemahoning creek at SHINE
mahoning is gone, and the bridge over the
same stream at Keating is badly damaged and
will also go. The railroad yard and tracks at
Emporium have been badly washed away
At Williamsport, Pa, the west branch of the
Susquehanna is said to be thirty feet high.
There is eighteen inches of water on the floor
OF the railroad station there. This would ind-
cate that nearly the whole city is Overdowed.
At Steelton two and half feet of water flows
over the Pennsylvania railroad tracks, and the
steel plant at that place is also submerged.
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Mr. Trump stated that if the passengers had
only remained where they were, instead OF
jumping into the water. the terrible loss Of life
would have been avoided.
After the people had deserted the cars, the
railroad officials state that the two Pullman cars
attached to the day express were set on fire
and entirely consumed.
Supt. Trump fully confirms the reports al.
ready sent out about the terrible disaster in
and near Johnstown. He says it will never be
known exactly how many lives were lost, but
the number will reach among the thousands.
After providing for the passengers who were
sent to Edensburg, Supt. Trump made his way
TO Blairsville junction, a distance of nearly
twenty-five miles, walking most of the way on
the north bank of the ConemaUgh river. On
reaching Blsirsville junction he telegraphed
the news of the awful calamity to his superior
officers.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05
THE PASSENGERS ESCAPED.
They Took to the Hills and All But Few
We're Saved.

We're Saved.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-Information was
received about II o'clock tonight at the Office
of the Pennsylvania railroad of frightful dis
aster to two OF the through trains from Pitts
burg. which have been supposed to be safe at
Conemaugh.
Asst. Supt Trump telegraphs from BIairsville
junction that the day express, east-bound from
Chicago to New York, and the mail train from
Pittsburg, bound east, were put on the back
tracks in the yard at Conemaugh when the
flooded condition OF the main tracks made
it apparently unsafe to proceed further.
When the continued rise OF the water made
their danger apparent, the frig htened passen-
gers fed from the two trains TO the hills near
by. Many in their excitement threw them
selves into the current and were drowned. IL
is supposed that about tifteen persons lost their
lives in this way.
When Suut. Trump reached Conemsugh he
Immediately gathered together the remaining
passengers OF the two trains and had them
conveyed to Edensburg by wagon, a distance
of about ten miles, These survivors are now at
that place. The conductors of the trains went
with the passengers TO Edensburg, and the
Pullman conductor who is supposed to have o
list Of those under his charge, is there also.
II is impossible to give the names OF any OF
those who lost their lives, but il is known that
Mr.. E. Mccullough of the Westmoreland coal
company and his whole family were saved.
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THE HALF HAS NOT BEEN TOLD.
The Suffering is Grest-Tents Badly Need ed
Ohio Offers One Thou~and.

The Suffering is Great-Tents Badly Needed
Ohio Offers One Thou%and.
COLUMBUS, O.. June 1.-Gov. Foraker this
afternoon sent telegram TO Gen. James A.
Beaver at Harrisburg rendering the use Of
tents up to as high as one thousand for the
sufferers at Johnstown. He sent a similar tel
egram TO General Manager James McCrea of
the Pennsylvania system. The governor also
sent telegram TO Gen. Beaver stating
that w. G. Deshler of this place had
suggested a call for help and pro-
posing to start a subscription with $500
from himself. General Manager McCrea has
answered the governor from Pittsburg. saying
that the tents will be badly needed; that st
least 500 are wanted, and that he will furnish
cars TO load them at Columbus, free of trans
portation. Mr.. McCrea asked the governor to
confer with the chairman of the Piltsburg re.
lief association at the chamber OF commerce
building, as the situation is most pitiable and
not the half has been told. The governor has
telegraphed William McCreery, chairman,
pittsburg, that Adjt-Gen. Axline will leave
here at midnight with 800 tents, and that more
can be furnished If needed.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05
SWEPT AWAY IN The RUSH OF WATERS.
ConcmRugh, Cambria City, JOhnstown, Col
Vile and Other Towns Utterly Wrecked.


SANG Hollow, June . a m.-The 6rst &C.
counts sent out of the Johnstown disaster are
far below the widest estimates placed upon
the extent of the calamity, and instead OF two
or three thousand. it is probable the death list
will reach 5000, many say 10000.
1t is now known that two passenger trains
two sections OF the day express on the Penn
sylyana railroad--have been thrown into the
maddened current and the passengers drowned.
These trains were held at Johnstown on Fri
day at IL q. NJ, and were laying on a siding be-
tween the Johnstown and Conemaugh stations.
The awful torrent came down the narrow de-
file between the mountains, distance of nine
miles, and with fall of 800 feet in that dis
tance sweeping away the villages OF South
Fork, Mineral Point Woodvale and Cone
maugh, leaving but one building standing, a
wooden mill, where but an hour before had
stood hundreds, and then dashing on with the
roar of a cataract and speed of the wind upon
the fair city at the foothills.
The plane in which but yesterday sat Johns
town sits in the mountains like a jewel in a
queens diadem. The great Gautier steel
works sat in this plane and the city below IL,
the railroad tracks bounding it at the base OF
the mountains on the north.
Here the trains were standing when the tide
with such resistless force that the heavy trains,
locomotives, Pullmans and all were overturned
and swept down the torrent, and were lodged
against the great stone viaduct. along with forty
one locomotives from the Jchnstown round
house, the heavy machinery and ponderous
framework of the Gautier MILL the accu-
mulated debris of more than a thousand houses,
furniture, bridges, lumber, drift and human
bodies.
The low arches of the stone viaduct choked
up Immediately and the water backed back
over the entire level of the valley upon which
the city stood to the depth of what from the
water-works. indicated about thirty-eight feet
In the great sea thus formed hundreds, per-
haps thousands, of people were struggling
for life.
The scene to-day is one of the most har-
rowing possible for the imsgi nation of man
TO conceive.
The accumulated drift gorged up at the
yiaduct TO hight of forty feet and then took
fire from the upsetting of stoves and lamps.
As the flames crackled and roared among the
dry tinder Of the floating houses, human bodies
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ALL WERE DROWNED.
Cambria City's CHIEF of Police Loses His
Entire Family,

CHICAGO. June Capt. J. E. Fitzpatrick
of the central police detail, received the follow
ing dispatch from his brother, Peter, who was
chief of police at Cambria City, located across
the river from Johnstown, Pa, the scene of the
terrible reservoir deluge last night
Rose, her husband and child. and my wife aud
three children were drowned. Some Of Bob's
children.
The persons referred 10 in the message are
Rose Brady, Capt. Fitzpatrick's sister; James
Brady, the husband; Ellen Brady, daughter;
Mary Fitzpatrick and her three children, two
boys and one girl. "B0b" refers 10 another
brother living there who had nine children.
Mr.. z. S. Bowman of this city says: IL have
every reason TO believe that my father, mother,
my married brother. with his wife and two chill.
dren and one unmarried brother and two sis
ters were oil lost in the Johnstown food.
have waited all morning for some word from
them, but have received none. Had they been
saved they would certainly have notified me-"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05
THE JuNIArA ovERFLowED.
Great Damage Done Rt Tyrone, Pa.-Two
Young Ladies Drowned.

TYRONE, Pa, May 3l.-The Junia,a river has
overfOwed its banks at this place and flooded
the entire southern portion OF the city, causing
great destruction TO property and the streets.
People living in the flooded districts had to be
removed from their homes in wagons to places
Of safety. Ali the railroads centering in this
place are greatly damaged by the foods. The
water was never known to be so high at this
place.
At Curwenville one man was drowned and at
Clear6ed two young ladies were drowned in
trying 10 escape from the flooded district The
Clearfeld and the entire place is under water
and all means of escape is cut of. Many
people have gathered in the courthouse and
Opera-house place of safety. This evening
il is still raining hard and the waters rising
rapidly.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05

She was floating on something not discernble,
and her cries we're heard until lost in the deaf.
ening roar. 1t is reported man went down
with the Blairsville bridge while he was ad-
lusting headlight.
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patches has been fairly maddening. The As
soelated Press expedition was the first on the
field and was ready with thousands OF words of
specials, but no wires could be had from IL
a. N. until almost p. N. No special trains
could be hired, no locomotives we're TO be
brought, and the situation can be appreciated.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-01-02
Y. P. s. C. E.

The semi annual meeting of the North
ern Ohio Young Peoples Society Christ
ian Endeavor was held on Thursday Of
last week at North Amherst and was a
meeting long TO be remembered. One of
the finest things on the program was a
paper "What Literature Shall We Read''
by Carl H. Rust, it was clear cut, we'll.
defined and replete with interest from
first to last 1t received many compli-
ments, prominent among which was re-
quest from the jennings Avenue Cong'l
Society OF Cleveland, for the loan of the
paper to be read before their society.
These meetings are we'll worth attending
Here gathers the best, the brightest, the
strongest and most earnest young Christ
ian workers of the country; by attending
them, one gains enthusiasm, inspiration
and knowledge and come home better
equipped for work in the Masters Vine.
yard. EVA.
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The Marriage Of Capt. MoxIey.

As per announcement in last weeks
issue the marriage of Capt. Moxley to
Major Sully was consumated at the opera
house Monday evening. The ceremony
was performed by Marshal Ballington
Booth, of New York, and they were then
pronounced man and wife by Rev. s. D
Gammell of this place. About six hun.
dred persons were present to witness the
ceremonies. The bride was neatly attired
in her church costume for the occasion.
Representatives were present from all
Of the neighboring posts. After the cere-
mony they repaired to their hall in body
where they held a watch meeting which
continued until nearly 8 O'clock Mrs.
Booth accompanied her husband and
favored the audience with some yery
fitting remarks. Marshal Booth remained
until Tuesday evening when they boarded
the 8 o'clock train for New York.
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Church Notes and Announcements.

The watchnlght services at the M. E.
church was greatly enjoyed by all who
were present, which was goodly number.
The remincences OF the old time were in.
teresting to the young people, and enjoyed
by the older ones. All unite in pronounc-
ing the matchmaking a success, and in
wishing tor many more.
Communion service at the NJ. +. church
next Sunday morning, The theme of the
sermon in the evening will be "The in
spiration Of the Bible shown by the full.
tillment of Prophecy a continuation of
the discourse of last Sunday evening.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
serve supper at their place of worship
Wednesday evening, Jan. 9, 1889, from 5
to Z o'clock and ask all to favor them with
their presence.
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Our mail list will be corrected for next
issue. Please observe the date on your
paper and see il proper credit has been
given.
Messrs. c. Sage 6 Co. and r. N. Good
win, insurance agents, are distributing
some beautiful calendars from the com
panies they represent
New subscribers and renewals have
been exceedingly satisfactory for the close
of the year. We have a number of good
friends whom have not yet called upon us
but we have every reason to believe they
will at very early date.
A. o. Miller's "Muzzle, or Over the
Hills" combination failed to materalize at
the Opera House Friday and Saturday
evenings as announced with flaming pos
ters, owing no doubt to the fact that the
walking was not very good and they were
"stuck" in the mud, financially speaking,
and could not even pull up the hills.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-01-02
PERSONALS.

Eugene Brink is at home this week
Sumner Sweet was in town last week
B. H. Lang spent New Years in Cleve-
land.
Walter Helman spent Tuesday in Nor.
walk
Will Comstock has gone 10 Whining
ton, Ohio.
j. B. Lang, of Cleveland, was in town
over Sunday.
Miss Ida VanCleef is visiting friends in
Springfield, o.
Mrs. Ada Harris visited friends in Mich
igan last week.
W. F. Stewart has gone to Cleveland 10
remain for time.
James Bearup left Monday Tor Ada, o.,
to attend school.
Miss Bastable spent the holidays with
her parents in Ada
Grandpa Perry is very feeble and under
the doctors care.
Miss Eta Leet and Mrs. Hill return to
Dayton to morrow.
Miss Blanche Johnson, of Cleveland, is
at home for few days.
W. F. Sawtelle, has gone to Hot Springs.
Ark, for his health.
F. L. o. Wadsworth, of Columbus,
spent Sunday at home.
A. R. Warner, of Cleveland, spent New
Years with his parents.
Mrs. Fidelia Howk expects to return to
Wellington to reside.
Don R. Williams, of Council Bluff, Neb.,
is home for a few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Cahoon, OF Elyria, were
the guests of Col. Couch yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Herrick entertained
their friends and neighbors Christmas.
Mrs. W. F. Sawtelle and SON, Eddie,
left for Wayland, Mich, Monday.
L. D. 0lney, of Watsrtown, N. Y, was
a gues: of @. A. Spicer for week past.
Mrs. Kinney and granddaughter, Of
Creston, are the guests of Mrs Slemmons.
DR.. 9. 3. Leland and wife, of Cleveland,
was the guest of ]. p Eidt over Sunday.
E.. 2. Garrett, OF Tifin, O., has been in
town few days shaking hands with old
friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. @, Wadsworth left Mon.
day :or Woodland, Mich, to be absent
two months,
Mrs. W. H. Townsend has rendered he,
resignation as organist at the Congrega-
tional church.
Mrs. 2, L. Coville and Miss Emma
Wood. Of Lorain, spent New Years in
town with friends
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Mrs. F. S. Case, of Belleiontaine, O., is
the guest of her tather-in.law, j. s. Case,
on Prospect street.
Mrs Monosmith, of Chicago, ILL.,, was in
town last week looking after the interest
OF her fathers estate.
D. NJ. Hall, OF Brighton, and ESQ Krebs,
of Penfeld, called to pay their regards to
US for the New Year.
Mrs, G. II. Bixie, of Norwalk, was the
guest OF Shubael Smiths last week; also
Mrs. Kinney, OF Creston.
Mrs. Wilkinson and Mr.. and Mrs. j. W.
-8herer, of Toledo, were the guests of C
FL. Horton for the past few days.
Messrs Hart s. Wooster are now the
general agents tor the State of California
for the Penn Mutual Lie Insurance Co.,
with headquarters at San Francisco
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-01-02
Notes Of Interest.

The sympathetic sketch of Emma Laz-
arus, published with the new addition of
her poems, is from the pen of her sister,
Miss Josephine Lazarus, whose gifts as a
prose writer will be appreciated by all
who read that touching tribute to the
dead poetess, Curiously enough, of a
large family of sisters the two 10 most
closely resemble each other in personal
appearance were Emma and Josephine,
who not only shared the same tastes, but
who were both gifted with the power of
the pen. The younger sister has not
written much yet, but she is likely to be-
come writer Of distinction.
For more than generation, Ayers Sar
saparilla has been before the public, and its
popularity was never greater than at PIES
ent. AS remedy for the various disurd.
>ers caused by constitutional taint, this
medicine has no equal. The demand for
ii is prodigious.
At the recent sale of old furniture in
Philadelphia the two highest bidders on
an antique Dutch plate rack were Mrs
Cleveland and Miss Clara Louise Kellogg
Miss Kellogg could not attend the sale,
and left her bid; Mrs. Cleveland put hers
in the hands of friend, and the coveted
article was knocked down to her. Neither
lady knew whom she was bidding against.
Will FL. Low, the artist, would like to
see women model their dresses upon the
old Greek costume, and the idea that they
may soon do so in the near future does
not seem to him at all visionary. Mr..
Lows objection to modern dresses is that
they are cut upon distinctly dress-mak-
er's idea Of what the human form should
be, and not upon what the artist knows 1t
to be.
When old Judge Jowler was tucked in
his little bed by Mrs Mouser he couldn't
sleep II wink until the excellent woman
had brought bottle OF DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup. Then he crossed his little hands
and sunk in sweet repose.
MIR. H. w. McVickar will hereafter
draw exclusively for the Harper publica-
lions. Readers of the Bazaar are already
famiar with the dainty drawings of this
young New York artist.
George Kennan, the journalist and au-
thor, lives in modest little house in
Washington, d. q. He is forty-three
years old, and has long, Thin face; his
mouth is concealed by heavy mustache ;
his eyes are large and dark, and his figure
is spare. Mr.. Kennan keeps himself in
condition by daily spin of ten miles on
his bicycle.
A well known citizen of Wetherdville.
Md Mr.. w. R, Graves, wriies:-I suffer
sometimes with acute rheumatism aud
your Salvation Oil gives me instantaneous
relief, and | reccomend it as a sure cure
for this terrible disease.
Major William H. Martin, member of
Congress from Texas, is six feet tall, thin,
and carries himself like soldier. His
hair is black and curly, his forehead low,
and his eyes near together. He wears
eyeglasses, and is usually seen with a big
cigar in his mouth. Major Martin is
sixty-five years old, the father of nine
children, and the owner Of ten thousand
head Of cattle and of ten thousand acres
oiranch land.
Miss Ethel Arnold, niece Of Matthew
Arnold, and sister Of Mrs. Humphry Ward,
y spending the.winter in New York with
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some American friends. It is probable
that her distinguished sister may join her
before the winter is over.
Gladstone's daughter, Mrs Drew, was
her fathers "right-hand man" for many
years before her marriage, and one of her
duties was to open all his letters, thereby
saving him no end Of trouble and annoy
ance.
DR.. Scott, the father-in-law of President
elect Harrison, is eighty-eight years of
age, and holds a $1,000 clerkship in the
Pension Office at Washington. DR.. Scott
comes of an old Virginia family, the same
from which General Winfield Scott was
descerded. He was at one time the
professor in the Miami University, Ok
ford, Ohio, and later was the principal of
a famous girls school In that town Not
withstanding his years, DR.. Scott is bright
and working, and it is needless to
say that he is looking forward with inter-
est to March 4th next.
For colds, coughs and lung diseases,
get Rhinehart's Cough Balsam. 25c. F.
d. Felt.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-01-02
Who Cares for EXPENSES.

The following missive was received at
this office few days ago, which shows
how some individuals will disburse money
when on a wedding tour without any re-
gard as to its intrinsic value. "EDIToR
ENTERPRIsE-I suppose that the minister
will hand in notice of my marriage this
week, if so, please send me four copies OF
the ENTERPRISE. Enclosed find ten
cents TO pay for same"