The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-12
WORK OR MEN And WOMEN
To got their Possessions Together
to Begin Life Again.
Tho Awful Stencil that Arises from the
CSacmaugh YalICy-BOdIes can no
Longer be IlentIIled-The
Actual Loss of Life may
Never DO Known.

town, tho exodus OF workmen and flood
survivors and tho steady rain have com,
bined to make Johnstown more quiet
to-day than at'any time since the flood
Atall the headquarters everything has
been narrowed down to the finest posi-
Bile calibre and n good many faithful
men arc getting the rest they needed
long ago. James b. Scott throws down
the rcins OF government with Il breath oil
relief and Adjutant General Hastings
undertakes the largest contract OF his
lie. At least 100000 will be paid out
to wOrkmen tomorrow morning, and
the majority OF It will leave the town
with the men who earned 1t. The new
leaders claim 10 have number OF pans
TO introduce by which the work Oi
clearing up the debris and caring for the
survivors will be greatly systemized and
simpliIled.
The military will be retained. Booth
and Finn viii retain large number ol
mon at 81 so per day. There will be
very few Americans among them, Dyna-
mite has been used in tho river below
the bridge to-day, but General Hastings
expects to dispense with 1t. Good pro.
grGss was made in cleaning out the chan
mel. OF the Conemaugh above the bridge
to-day, II number Of stationary engines
and long cables being used to pull out
the heavy timbers. Tho morgues are
about to be abandoned on account OF
the bad condition of bodies being reCov.
cred. Identification is almost impossi-
bic unless by personal effects found
upon the bodies. The State Board OF
Health still issues encouraging bulletins,
although isolated cases OF pneumonia,
diphtheriA and measles are reported,
generally from the suburbs.
THE SPIRIT OF RECOVERY.
The spirit Of recovery took a firm hold
on Johnstown's citizens to-day. Every
where owners Of property seemed to
have regained their senses after the ter
rible disaster and were hard at work
cleaning out their cellars, drying carpets
and bedding and inaugurating q general
renovation. Thewomen labored brave.
Nv, and with water aud brush soon began
to SEQ their floors for the first time in
twelve days. The mud Is caked all over
the walls aud furniture, and most OF the
carpet is utterly useless, but 1t will have
to be used until something better can be
secured.
At tho general offices OF the Cambria
Iron Company, every clerk and depart
ment manager was at work. The books,
maps, deeds, sheepskin land titles and
other valuable papers which were
thoroughly soaked, were spread out on
tables and fires built in the CRATES dry.
ing them. 1t will take about three
weeks to finish this work and then busi.
ness in the offices will 60 on as usual.
The Associated Press removed this
afternoon from their "ollice" In the dill
apidated old mill, to the second story ol
the Cambria Company's Office, where
much more comfortable, although
crowded, quarters were allotted them,
The Western Union are directly under
and the operators are greatly pleased by
their change from tho stuiy l2xl5 oil
house oitho Pennsylvania Company, tc
their present quarters.
Adjutant General Hastings was the
busiest man in Johnstown to-day, ant
even at tho supper table he was inter
rupted not less than half dozen times
to read and reply to kilograms. HI
has taken charge OF the city, or rather
will be in command, tomorrow morn
ing. A commission will DO appointed
by the Governor rs stated to supervise
matters. All the men have been dis
charged, and will be paid tomorrow
This work will require the entire do!
and II may be two or three days betorI
the work Of clearing away the ruins vii
DO resumed.
THE CONTRACTS.
General Hastings, in an interview thi
evening, said: "The work Of cleaning
up the city will DO done by contract ant
negotiations will bo opened at once will
leading contractors. There is a larg
contractor ut Altoona who will likel.
got BomD OF the work. do not remem
her his name, and this matter has no
been definitely decided upon, hay
recommended tho appointment on IN
commission with Ex-Governor Robert 1
Pattispn, james u. Scott, OF Plttsburgh
Colonel jennings, Of llarrisburgi Thom2
Cochrane, of Philadelphia"
This afternoon the body Of Miss Q. A
Chrlstman, tho foreign missionary frou
New Orleans, who was on the iated da,
oSprcss when the food swept II iron
thG track, was found. On her person wa
iound draft for 1915, a valuable golI
witch and small amount OF money.
OuarturmaBter Baker started out toli
man io.dayto canvass JOhnHlown propU
in order to classify those needing pro
visions, A. ,O
names and the city was not nearly al
visited. QuarlPrmaster Baker Elys
SnrnrlglnR amount OF need was uneaftt
ad. Clothing ID needed very generally
4 grent many ladies' were found who's
jahliira were really suffering, who haI
iSilni through q sense Of dellCaCy TO aT
nv iofAid, Tho humility Of seeking II
Iiei IA removed by tho system now bein
C6iSi Capley was stationed al the cor
miusary slpply house, near healq lArtel
in.dnv' Ile found whole iami lies, In "
i'm n RppliCanls, each member haViil
a CapauloGs basket There NO uouL
but That tho provisions have pOen Brea
iy mlsRppliel In this way,
n j, oliver, Of philadelphia, repr
senia the Pennsylvania drocefs ASS.
Cialion, and is In charge ol the sI9ii
houS0 established In the German Uall
nile Church, Twenty carloads q pr
yislonB and clothing were unloaIeu thel
iaInv. Wrhero can DO no further scA
cIlS snppiips,W said Mr., Olive
.,tsr otyh clnihing IA nrflVing In John
town 10 supply the city Tor tweh'
ThS philadelphia society Of the On
cetr' AesoclNtion sent nine cat loau9