The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-06-06
SEVEN THOUSAND DEAD.
Tho Recovery of Bodies Indicates the
Frightfui Extent or the Catastrophe.
From the Commercial Gazette Bureau.

| Tho Recovery of Bodies Indicates the
! Frightfui Extent or the Catastrophe.
| From the Commercial Gazette Bureau
JoHNSTowN, June 3.-Gen Hastings
said he estimated the loss of human lives at
not less than 1000. 1t has not been gener-
| ally believed that the district in the neigh
borhood of Kernvilie would be SO extremely
prolific of cnrpses as it has proven to be.
Your correspondent visited that part of
the town where both the river and Stony
creek have done their worst. He found that
within the past twenty four hours almost one
thousand nodles had been recovered or wer.
In sight. The place is one great repository
OF dead. The following is an additional list
OF persons lost here some few OF which have
been identified:
ihree unknown women; one unknown
man; David Sweeney, of Hollidaysburg
"a; unknown old man and lady; Jas Jones
daughter aged years and son aged years:
mrs. Wm. Trass. six boys and one daughter;
Jacob Letz; two unknown old women; un-
known old man found on Napoleon street.
One hundred and fifty persons were
ssaen S.oen out out of the sand along
J. L. Harris, wife of the Chief of Police at
hernville. and family of seven; John Jones.
wife of Policeman Jones, at Kernville, fani-
ly OF three or four children, drowned, not re-
covered; Stephen Jones, or Johns, 1941S
Maple avenue; Harry Creek, three children
not recovered yet. A young girl, years of
age, supposed to be Miss Bawman. was
found this morning
a hundred and seventy-fve bodie, were
recovered to-day at Morrellyille. four still
alive, but severely injured. Grand View
Cemetery has 800 buried in it. ALI met
death in the flood. They have thirtv-6ve
men digging graves Seven hundred dead
bodies are in the hospital on Bedford street.
Conneaut; 100 dead bodies are in the school,
mouse hospital. Adam street. Conneaut: 300
bodies were found to-day in sand-bauks
along Stony creek and in the vicinity of the
Baltimore q Ohio railroad; 1872 bodies are at
Nlneveh. The bodies of James Murphy and
Lille Murphy were recovered here from the
'oenris: Mrs. Murphy is still missing Ex-
Sheriff. John Ryan and family are still mis-
sing. Parts of bodies were taken out ar
the railroad bridge.
The hourly recovery Of bodies at and near
tne s vicinity OF what was once the Baltimore
g Ohio depot at Johnslown is increasing
with frightful rapidIty. Half of the un.
known dead are mangled or burned or
crushed beyond recognition. Ever since the
recovery of the first body the populace have
not had near enough coffins for the dead,
although hundreds arrive daily, and ow ing
to the decom posed condition of most of the |
bodies they have to be and are boxed up in
rough board boxes, merely store boxes, and |
buried at once
Bodies are now being brought in at lower
Cambria at the rate of ten per hour Since |
the last report, the following bodies have |
been recovered: l
Mrs. William Harris, Mary Dunn, Ter !
renee Laxan, Mary Lalman, William Nc |
Kuek, Annie Toka, George Cramer, all of |
Johnstown; Mary Diamond, Dayton, O.; |
seven bodies yet uuidenti6ed an infant son |
OF man named Boyle; p. F. Lloyd. Pitts
burgh; John Kelly and wife, David Gettys
and wife and daughters.