Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-11

charge OF the work OF Clearing up the debris.
Affairs have been run very loosely SO far and it
now appears that there is no official record
even of the bodies buried. The morgue keep
ers have been very derelict in this respect and
there has been no central bureau to which re-
ports have been sent. This will be changed
now. The morgues will be required to report
every victim hereafter, general description
OF each will be entered up, and an attempt will
be made to locate all unreported victims. A
census of the valley was completed q few davs
before the flood. 1t showed a population in
the death-stricken region of 5000. If possible
every name will be looked after, and the resi-
dents of Johnstown will be asked to aid in the
work.
The day is past when the discovered dead
can be kept any length of time for identified
ton. Frightful scenes at the morgue bear tes-
tlmony of this. The keepers say that as soon
as the air strikes the bodies now it becomes
almost impossible to handle them, and the
sooner they are buried the better. There were
over fifty new faces on the slabs ut the morgues
last night and a record shows that up to noon
sunday, which was just week from the time
the morgues were established there were 1872
people buried from them, without counting the
dead in the valley. at Nineveh, New Florence
and elsewhere. There were a great many also
buried who were never taken to these mOrgues.
DANGER OF PEsTILENCE.
The health officer is issuing bulletins stating
that there is no danger of an epidemic and
everything is being done to inspire confidence
in the people, but the hard, warm rain which
poured down on this most miserable of places
yesterday morning and the hot sun which beat
down III the afternoon increased the variety of
stenches which have already made breathing a
difficult and disagreeable task The bodies
which are now coming to the surface of Stony
creek and those which are being brought out of
its foul debris above the bridge have materially
increased the danger of the epidemic which
has threatened to oyerwhelm the place.
During the past week at least twenty survivors
of the flood have died of the diseases left in its
wake, and no one can tell, if the present
weather continues the fearful mortality which
Is bound to come. While every effort is being
made to discount the statements that sickness
Is rapidly increasing, it is apparent to those
who have carefully investigated the matter that
the reports have not greatly been exaggerated.
kernville, Johnstown, liornersville. aud Cam
bria now smell like an immense hospital owing
to the liberal use of disinfectants Care is also
being taken to have the contagious cases iso-
lated.
THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION.
There is serious concern over the gravity of
the situation at Johnstown, according to the
correspondent of the Philadelphia Press, who
says: Gov. Beaver may be able easily to raise
S1,OO0O0O to pay men to clean Johnstown, but
to get the men to do the work will be quite u
different thing. 1t is plain that unless some
thing unforeseen occurs Wednesday morning
when the responsibility will be shifted from
the shoulders of dozen men to the shoulders
OF one, it will find Adjt.-Gen. Hastings the
executive OF that one man with less than one
nth the force that has all week long been strv-
ing to clear the town. This force of volunteers
have all day long been dropping their tools and
leaving Johnstown sickened and Disguised
More will go during tomorrow and with even
ing scarcely cOrporals guard will be left with
in the town. General Hastings has been i'll
communication with Governor Beaver over
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frankly admits that he does not know where
the men are'to come from who are TO take I'D
the work on Wednesday morning. If he does
not get them promptly the delay will be fatal
to Johnstown unless the torch is applied to the
whole city. as it has been to the drift at the
stone bridge, which is blazing fercelv to-
night.
THE CAMBRIA CoEPANY's ACTIVITY
The Cambria company has pushed the work
of getting its affairs into order with great
rapidity, and aside from the starting Of the
blast furnaces. the machine, boiler and black
smith shops. 1t Is declared by the company
that steel rails will be rolled before the end of
June. very careful examination OF the new
steel plant made yesterday by experts showed
that it was not injured. 1t had been completed
shortly before the food at a cost of $500 600
No. rolling mill is nearly ready for work
The time office Is open with full hands, and is
In full operation, as well as the draughtsmen's
room. The First National bank, in which the
company was interested. is open, and the safes
have been found to be ali right. The rod mill
which will be running in two days. will turn
out 40 tons of finished material day. The
blowing engines of the blast furnaces are being
rapidly put in shape and it has been ascer-
tanned that they were not badly injured. The
companys store was cleaned out Yesterday and
Will open to-day ready for business.
Married in Spite of the Flood.
One week ago Miss Sarah B. Duncan was a
homeless wanderer on the hills of Johnstown,
thinking herselfthe only survivor of her family
At o'clock last evening Miss Duncan, arrayed
in bridal robes, and surrounded by all her
family, linked her fortunes with Albert j.
Warden, Of Sharpsburg. The ceremony was
performed at the home Of the brides father in
Allegheny, Immediately after which the bridal
party went to the groom's pleasant home in
Sharpsburg The brides father, d. l.. Dun
can, was superintendent of the Johnstown
street railway SYSTEM and lost all of his prop
erty. The family were caught in the flood but
All escaped, althongh they were separated for
hours, and each thought the others dead
Lightning's Terrible Work.
From various sections of New England come
reports of a heavy thunderstorm yesterday
afternoon which did considerable damage. At
Marlboro, Mass, Charles Buffers house was
struck by lightning, the chimney demolished
n,
y. H., twenty-seyen telephone poles were shat
tered. At keene roads were badly washed,
telephones burned out and the South Keene
Railroad depot was struck by lightning At
Dover. y. H., the storm was very severe. The
Belknap church steeple was set on fire, causing
slight loss; the callerdering-room of the
Cocheco print works were nearly ruined by
lightning. and a bolt entered the composing
room of the Daily Democrat, doing no great
damage, but badly frightening the compositors.
Fred Pierce, clerk i'll Higgins market. re-
celved shock, and Is not expected to live.
Police Officer Charles Stevens was knocked
down ON the street, and is still unconscious,
but Is expected to recover. Several houses
were badly shattered within the city limits.
Boston Art Museum on Sunday.
From the Boston Herald.
! The figures gathered by the mayor of Boston
show that nine-tenths of all the visitors to the
art museum go there on one of the two free
| days OF the week, Saturday and Sunday. and.
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