Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-06

when they read the newspapers containing
accounts of the awful disaster in Pennsyl.
vania The papers were purchased at the
rate of shilling each.
The American Colony in Paris.
ICopm'ight 1889 By James Gordon Benne,t1
PARIS, June 5.-TNew York Herald Gable
Special to The BEE. IA meeting was
called by the United States minister yester-
day afternoon, to take steps toward express
ing the sympathy of the Americans in Paris
with the sufferers by the calamity in Penn
sylvania. IL was very largely attended, by
nearly all the prominent members of the
American colony, as well as many tempo
rarily in the capital Whitelaw Reid was
called on to preside, and explained the objects
of the meeting in feeling terms. Resolutions
were presented by Andrew Carnegie which
were unanimously adopted. They not only
expressed deep sympathy with the sufferers,
promising to send money immediately for
the pressing needs of those who have lost
their all. Among them was the following:
"Resolved, That, as American citizens, we
congratulate them upon, and thank them for
the numerous acts of heroism displayed under
circumstances calculated to unnerve the
bravest. Especially do we admire them for
the capacity shown for local self-government
upon which the stability Of republican insti-
tutions depends; the military organization
sent from distant points to pre-
servo order during the chaos that
supervened having been returned to their
homes as no longer required within forty
eight hours of the calamity. In these few
hours the civil power recreated and asserted
itself and resumed sway without the aid of
counsel from distant authorities, but safely
by and from the inherent power which re-
mains IN the people of Johnstown them
selves"
Speeches were made by General Alex r.
Lawton, ex-minister of the United States to
Austria; General Meredith Reed, and ex
Mayor Hewitt, of New York. Nate Sails
bury in few words, IN the name of Colonel
Cody, offered to give an exhibition of the
Wild West, the entire proceeds to go to the
fund raised in Paris for the Johnstown
sufferers This generous offer was received
with hearty applause. A special committee
was appointed to act with Mr.. Salisbury and
his associates to prepare the details of this
benefit.
The chairman also appointed committee,
consisting of j. H. Hayes, John Selignan
Evans and Nate Salisbury, to take charge of
all moneys raised by subscription and for.
ward the same promptly to Pennsylvania
The resolutions were cahled to the mayors
of Johnstown and Philadelphia, to show the
sufferers that the Americans in Paris are no
unmndful, in the midst of pleasures, of thu
duty of sympathy with such distressing cir
cumstances.
Meantime subscription has been opened
and ex-Mayor Hewitt started it with large
sum, others quickly followed his example
and in a very few minutes a large amour
was subscribed. The Paris municipal coun
Gil, Friday, voted 5000 francs to aid the suf
| ferers.
Damage Greater Than Reported.
HUNTINGToN, Pa, June 5.-Late new
| from the suburban districts of this county
| just received, show the destruction to prop
erty by the flood as infinitely greater than a
| first reported. The waters are receding, ant
| couriers have arrived bearing news of th
unprecedented flood from Bedford to Hunt
| ington, on the Roystown branch, and on Il
| Lewlstown, on the Juniata river
| Tine devastation rs greatest in cen
| tral Pennsylvania, except, OF course
| Johnstown. Not q house is left tha
| stood within reach OF the swollen stream
| The damage to property will reach S500,0OC
| while other towns in the county have suffered
| considerably.
| AT Mapleton the immense tannery of l.. A
| Roberts was damaged to the extent o
| 5000, 000 and the loss to other property will
reach Sl00, 200 more.
The Powell furnace at Saxton sustained
loss of S3O0,0O0 and at that place both th
| railroad bridges were swept away, leavin.
railroad COMMUNICATION with Bedford cut of
! For n distance of miles below her
the Pennsylvania tracks are de
stroyed. with the bridges gone a
Manayunk and LewIstown, the latter having
gone down during the heavy storm las
| night. Growing crops in the low lands wer
destroyed and in Smiths valley, this county
farming lands, comprising an area of twelv
by two miles have been stripped of ever.
vestige of soil. So far as known 300 house
have been destroyed in this comfy. Thre
famines, comprising sixteen persons, livini
on the Roystown branch, are missing and
is feared have been swept away with thei
| homes,