The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-07-02
POOR JOHSTOWN
AGAIN Suffers From a DisaS
tr0uS Visitant, This
Time Fire.

Johnstown, Pa, June "a Affairs here
are Shaping themselves more systematically
and to all appearances work is going on
more satisfactorily to-day than at any
time since the disaster. All the contrac-
tors reduced their forces this morning,
which enables them TO be handled and
managed with some degree OF satisfaction.
The confusion which prevailed in the
past seems to have been alaye1. The
workingmen's camp, condemned by the
surgeon general yesterday, is being reno
va.ed, and all the surplus about the place
is being burned.
A sweeping fire broke out in the First
Ward at 1890 this afternoon. The flames
spread rapidly, and at l o'clock twenty
houses were burning. Among those on fire
was the First Ward schoolhouse. All the
engines in the place were called out, and
the most intense excitement prevailed.
Nearly all of the houses burning were more
or less destroyed by the food.
The fire consumed all but three OF the
buildings in the district bounded by Mar
ket and Walnut streets and by Main street
and the river. Twenty-Five houses were
totally destroyed, including the large
brick schoolhouse. Many of the buildings
foundations, though many of them con-
tained household goods which had been
saved from the food. But small amount
of these goods were saved. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from sparks fly
ing from the burning debris In the neigh
borhood. The Philadelphia fire companies
here on duty fought the flames, which for a
time got beyond their control, and were
only subdued by tearing down houses in
their path. The loss has not yet been
fixed.
Notwithstanding that the force of work
men employed in the ruins here was re-
duced nearly one half to-day remarkable
up the wreckage. One heavy blast follow
bridge, and Manager Phillips, who has
charge of the work, says that he will have
the place cleared up by Thursday. The
various workingmen's camps were thor
oughly renovated to-day. In accordance
with the request of Surgeon General Reed
all the superfuous straw and garbage
about the camp were burned. The work
men who will remain here were moved in
to the choicest quarters, and early to.mor-
rev tent now occupied by the discharged
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soldiers.
This afternoon between 2 and 5 O'clock
charge of dynamite exploded near the
second arch from the east end of the bridge
From the great body of .wreckage tossed in
the air, pieces of human bodies few In all
directions and the remnants afterwards
gathered together indicated at least six
torpses had BEEN blown up. They were
doubtless all close together near where the
dynamite was discharged. Much of the
drift which has been dislodged from the
stone bridge has been lodged in various
places extending as far below as Cooper
dale. In some places the channel of the
river it is narrowed few feet and turned
from its charnel. A force of men was put to
work this morning at removing these OBJ
structions, which have rendered useless a
great part of the work at the bridge. 1t is
thought the stream below the big drift will
hereafter be kept open so that the debris
once started down the river will pass down
without interruption.
Capt. ID. III. Reed, of Pittsburg, arrived
here yesterday, and, at the request of the
citizens of Cambria borou b, will superin-
tend the construction of 200 temporary
houses. Col. Reed has asked the State Com
mission for $4,000 to cover the expense of
building, but whether this is forthcoming
or not the houses will be commenced at
once.