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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-27
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
VIEWERS REPORT

NlEWERS REPORT
On the construction Of public sewer on
Howe street, from Ivy street to Aiken avenue
To the Select and Common Councils of the city
OF Pittsburg:
ments in the city of Pittsburg appointed by the
Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county
and authorized bv an ordinance passed on the
18Th day OF January, A d. 1883, copy of which IS
hereto attached, to make an assessment of the
cost and expense Of constructing public sewer
on Howe street, from Ivy street to Aiken avenue,
In said city, upon the property bene-
and in accordance with an act of
Assembly OF the Commonwealth OF Penn.
syfvanla entitled "An act authorizing and direct
ing Councils of cities of the second class to pro-
vide for the improvement of Streets. lanes alieys
and public highways, sewers and sidewalks, re-
quiring plans Of streets, providing for the ap-
pointment of Board of Viewers of Street I'm
provements, prescribing their duties, granting
appeals to Councils and Court, providing FOR
the assessment and collection of damages and
benefits, authorizing the use of private prop
lating proceedings thereon, and prohibiting the
use Of public streets. without authority of
Councils" approved the 18th day of June, A
d. 1887, respectfully report:
fed according to law, they proceeded in the
manner and according to the directions of said
act, to discharge the duties of their appoint
ment; that having viewed the premises, they
made an assessment Of said cost and expense
upon the property benefited, and caused a plot
and statement to be made. as required by said
act, and having given to the owner of each lot
10 days notice Of the time and place of meet
ing. they met on the 8th day Of July A d. 1889,
at the office OF the Board of Viewers in the
city of Pittsburg. heard all complaints and evil
dence offered, and having made all modifca-
tions and corrections which they deem proper
assessed the cost and expense of constructing
said sewer upon the following property, upon
each for the amount set opposite the name OF
the owner thereof, viz:
Chief of Department of Public Works, state
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-27

CAUTION o: Dss: ps $ and before es p % @ the the
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06

AT WILLIAMSP0RT,


WuIihMsroET, Pa June d,-Iht
water hero rose % feet, flooding three.
quarters Of the city, About 100000
feet of logs, d0,OOOOOO feet Of lumber
seven mills and factories andmuch other
property have been carried away or de-
stroyed and number Of lives lost,
Many business men suffer heavily, but
the largest loss Is to the hmbormen,
Two children Of Charles Edwards,
three Of family named Schultz, u child
Of William Dertrich, u man named
Mitchlon, an unknown man, persisted in
this city, AZ Nippenoz,12 miles up the
river, l2 persons were drowned. They
were members Of the families Of George
and William Youngman and two young
lady visitors. The Beaver saw mill wat
taken bodily down stream and lodged
intact q few miles below the city, j, 7,
DufTys shingle mill and u quantity OF
his logs and shingles wore carried away,
The boom can be repaired in 80 days.
Adam Foderioy and his 14-year-old
son were drowned to-day by being car.
ried over the falls in their boat. Five
men and baby were drowned at Bakers
camp, in the northern part Of Lycominp
county. An bridges on the Pennsylvanio
railroad from Linden 10 Sunbury were
carried away. Railroad traffic Is almost
suspended.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06
BEGGARs pRsORIPFOR.
A P,ttsburrc,, In Rotating nj, kIpoSisAos,
shys the Scene Presented Wa oBs
- Never 10 be Forgotten.

49, F'N'I w w AHhNNAAfh
PiTITuRo, June 4. "A gentleman
who has Just returned from the ill-fated
city, told his experience 70 q motley
crowd Of spectators in front Of city hall
this morning lie was among the first
10 reach the scene OF devastation and
death In substance he stated that no
man cU,ad CXaggorato the scene IL was
past describing, and he will regret az
long ~ he lives that he witnessed II, He
served In the war and wears cork log
as q gentle reminder OF the late unplecsp
hntnes. While talking to the interested
spectators no informed than that during
his three years service IN the rebellion
he had never witnessed such q slckoninp
sight as he had just left at JohnstowD,
He stated that willing hands were seen
carrying bodies ON improvised strotohcn
10 different morguos in various sectioni
Of the once prosperous city The bodies
were ae rule covered with sand and
mud, and as q general rule their ekuln
or iOces were crushed 10, while blood
was still ooEing from their gaping
wounds In q majority Of cases the dead
person was found with his
or her hands crossed in front
Of their faces as though
when death was stealing in upon thom
they beld up their hands b. ward of
some huge piece Of timber they saw
coming OF 10 protect themselves from
the huge bolders they met with while
going down tho rapid waters, The sight
was one tomake the Bt0utest heart recoil,
In many cases skulls were ilattened out
and in such cases II was next 10 impos'
able 10 recognize the dead, During the
war we did not have weeping females
running over the fields looking for q
deNd husband, brother OF lover, but al
Johnstown, oh God, what sight,
Weeping women, hungry and footsore,
are met with on all sides anXiously ga2.
ing at the up.tuned faces Of the long
row 10 see II father, mother, sister or
brother was numbered among the
ghasty remains, II n relative was
found, as in many cases such proved Ia
be the case, an agonizing wall went up
from the unfortunate and destitute
woman, with the remark, Dead, dead
on my God, why did not 60 tool" The
scene beggars description, and gentle.
men, take my nd vice and don't go to the
awful place.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06
NinovGh 10 Destroyed

JoHNsTowN, June 4,-Ispecial, 1.-The
town Of Ninevah is literally destroyed,
II is only a city Of the dead. One
hundred and ninety.three dead bodies
have been found there, II isa remaIka'
BILE fact that Of the bodies taken out
near Nineveh, fully threefourths are
women and the rest children; but few
men are found there,
In one row at the planning mill to-day
we're rs childrens bodies awaiting em.
balming, Next TO them was q woman
whose head had been crushed IN so as
to destroy heg features, On her hand
were three diamond rings, The cry Is
now for more collins, rs the death list is
mounting up appallngly
Members Of the state Board Of Health
have taken charge Of the town. They
have sent TO the State Department for
appliances to dredge ont the river i'm
medlately 70 lind the deOd, aud prevent
the spread Of disease,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06

cut on, 0thes with the limbs severed
from tho trunk and all more or leas
mangled, The mon are now growing
hardened b. the work and proceed care
fully and determnedly, stopping Only o
moment when tho most horrld sights
present themselves, They gather
up tho remains, lay them upon
pIanka and shutters, cover the diahgired
bodies with blanket aud load them into
q wagon which carried them 10 the
mOfgue, The latter place is most 6Or.
rowiul sight, Tho bodies were taken 10
the lower side Of tho building and laid
out In tho janltor'a room NJ the school
house, where their clothing ia removed
the bodies washed and placed IN coffin,
A short description OF the penon h
written on q card and placed upon the
coffin, 10 IL impossible 10 idenllfy all
the remains thus found, Tho taal Ia q
painful one, but aa soon A. one force Of
men weaIten from exhaustion another
lot Is mustered into service, and thus the
work h accomplished
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06
A enhlert Almeat I.o.i hIrhl nt

OnlcAGo, June 4.-Tho evidence given
NJ the cofOnera investigation In tlN
CrOnin case waa almost entirely rOpOti-
ton Of facts already published, dealing
with the Identification OF the body, the
hiring the RIG, renting OF the cottage
and Of tho fiat on Clark street and the
other occurrences preliminary 10 the dis.
appearance and discovery Of the body,
The only new development wag the state
mOnt Of Carlson, the owner 0f the
cottage, that r o, Sullivan ihc leo man,
hau tOid thom that ho wa acquainted
with the mysterious tenant and would 10
responsible for the rent hu Conklin
and Frank Seaman both tHs1Ood, IN 10.
6pOnne ~ questions, that Cr0nin had said
that AloxandeI Sullivan wanted him out
OF the way and that his friends would
know whore TO look, Ia case he was mur.
dored. The inquest will h resumed
today,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06

JonHTOwH, June 4, 4,--Nineyeh Is llt-
orally q city OF tho dead, The entire
place h filled with oorpses, At the de
pot NJ collins were piled up and boxed,
On the streets coffin bOxes cover the
sidewalks. In the lmproyised undertake,
Ing shops Sampson and Deyore have en-
balmed and placed Ia their ahrouda i9i
persons, Az every place there were dead
atrewn around ~ thick ~ flowers Ia q
cemetery Most OF tho bodies embalmed
had been taken out Of tho river Ia the
morning by tho people AT Nlneyeh, who
worked inOeRantly night aud day search
Ing the river, Tho bodies, when found,
were placed Ia four-horbe wagon, fre-
quenty ~ ~ time, and driven up "
Robert keu'e and 0raham'a shops by
Harvey MO0rhead
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06

NEW YoRR, June 4,-.rwo hundred
leading citizens met al the city hall 10
day and formed Johnstown relief com
mittec with Mayor Grant as chairman,
This committee appointed an executive
committee headed by Gen, sherman
An address 70 the citizens was drawn W
and adopted and about 500, 900 was sub
scribcd on the spot. The stock exchange
raised $4,000 the produce exchange
$4,000 and the Mail and Express 75OC
In q short time to-day, These amounts
will be largely increased. The other cx
changes arc also raising large sums
New York theuters are arranging bone
ht performances, The police and fire
departments have authorized firomOr
and policemen 20 circulate subscription
lists, The newspapers have oil opened
funds
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06
CANTON. OHIO, THURSDAY. JUNE 6. 1889.

daughter itebeooa, and nieoe, i1dna
bheereT, who lived Ia CurnWile, and
who were In the food, but escaped, az
rived here yesterday and arc at the
residence Of their son, Mack Hd White
field and wife Of this city, who Wer
vl6lling IN JOhnstOwn, and who we're 20
ported drowned, are safe, A force Of
lbO men loft here yesterday afternoon
for NinGVeh 10 dig trenches and bury th6
dead who are not identified The com
mlHaloneu OF Wesimowand. Camhrg
aud lndinna counties have bought 0
tract Of ground there Tor cemetery,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06
How tno slslors Of cnnrlty woro savod

JouNsrowN, June 1.-THE Sisters Of
Charity firmly declare they heard the
roar Of the approaching Hood, and ran
for shelter TO the second oor Of the lit
tic convent school near the church.
They surrounded the blessed sacrament
and knelt in u prayer for mercy, asking
that Almighty God spare their lives IL
IIe IN his wisdom deemed IL wise. In
the twinkling Of an eye there was q ter
rlble crash, aud the heavy timbers had
literally obliterated the rear portion
of the building, leaving them in undis-
turbed possession Of the other half,
There they remained until the tide had
fallen and they were enabled to seek
shelter elsewhere Their escape was
indeed a miracle, and they can not be
brought TO believe that their prayers
and the attending circumstances had
not considerable to do with their safe
delivery,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06

PlTrsBuRG June 4,-Adit. Gen,
Hastings, in command at Johnstown
advises Governor Beaver, IN u telegram
TO Harrisburg, that the number Of dead
at Johnstown is between 10000 TO 5000.
Athis recommendation Governor Beaver
believes the Fourteenth regiment had
better rest under arms. Sheriff Alex.
McCandless advises that five regiments
be ordered out at once. The other add.
tional intelligence is TO the effect that
the rescuers are experiencing much diff.
iiculty The stencil from the dead
bodies has become formidable obstacle
10 further efforts.
He also teegraphed that the place is
infested with thieves, who are robbinp
the deod and eating the provisions
which are sent to the sufferers, The
adjutant general says Il will not be
necessary 10 send booths to the scene Of
the disaster, N
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06
A MELANCHOLY SIGHT,
washing Bodies and Preparing Them fol
the Crave--why strong Men Weaken
nt the Work.

JoHNsTowN, juno 4,-,As soon as o
body Is discovered il Ia tenderly taken up
and removed to the improvised morguef
at the Conemaugh school house and AT
Prospect hall Parties Of workers began
the discouraging task early Monday
morning aud continued the work ill
long after dark. The drifts of debris on
Main, Cinder, Franklin and Stony Creek
streets were removed Every now and
then body would be found.
Those recovered in these places were
frightfully mutilated having come
through all the grinding and tearing Of
that awful avalanche Of shattered build
ings Bodies Of delicate women were
removed from under large logs and
beams, many Of them with their heads
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06
TwnKgY MoRn DoDIHs FOUND


Thih Morning Attempt to BioW up the
Debris with Dynamite.-L Latest From
the seener Danger Of Peatilenoe Inereas'
ing,
JOHNsToWN, June 4, Special -
Bodies are stlll being recovered by the
score, Clearing away Of the great mass
OF debris lodged against the railroad
bridge was begun this morning, Flf
teen or twenty bodies were taken out
about ten o'clock, burned almost % a
crisp The stencil 10 now terrible from
bodies which Ito IN this mass OF debris
and something will have 10 be done
quick, Arthur Kirk, dynamite expert
with a force OF two hundred men will
a.tomp. 70 blow Ip Tho whole mass by
dynamite, 70 10 certain now thai a
great many bodies win never he recoI
cred, The people here are 50 terribly
stlnaed by the aw 'ul calamity that they
can not realize 10 aspects 30 far the
weather has been cool but asst becomes
warmer The danger ofa great pestilence
will become positive reality, There is
now a wldo spread alarm, The state
board OF health isromoying the drift on
Allegheny river and viii make az effort
70 fish cut the bodies,
The doctors now unite IN the opinion
that it was a mistake 10 Quench The
Gre, 10 will take weeks 20 remove the
the debris and before that time the pu.
:giiy!ng bodies viii have created dis.
uase. At Is Impossible 10 give au ade'
Qudte idea Of .bo gloom and utter
despondeniy that now hangs over the
survivors Of this awfal catastrophe,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06
ooNuEMNo THE HUNS
rbs Coed rsopIs ssv Tssy Mnsi LOS-S
the ToNn.

JOnNsTowE, June 4.-Robort Dridg.
md. letter carrier OF johnBtown,
marched at the head Of 800 men 10 the
corner Of Morrt..il avenue and Columbia
street where he mouSted o wagon and
began speech on the >orroTs oi the
hour, the necessity Of good wdSkmen Tor
the clearing away Of the debris wiDSh
ttrows every street In the city, and the
exhioating Of bodies from the wreck
and closed with a bitter attack En- the
lazy Huns and Poles who have lived in
the valley only o short time and re-
fuse 20 turn q hand towards the
relief Of their suffering neighb0rs, yet
are begging and even stealing the pro.
visions which the people Of the United
States are sending here 70 feed the honest
BuiIerers and allay their thirst and hun
ger The crowd soon numbered nearly
1000, which greeted Brigards wordt
with cheers and shouts Of approval,
Another resident Of the city then
mounted barrel and made a ringing
speech in condemnation OF the slothful
foreigners, who have proven Themselves
menace 70 the valley and its inhabi'
tants
The following resolutions were unani-
mously passed.
Resolved. That we, the, citizens Of
Joh1si0wn in public meeting assembled,
do most earnestly beg the relief corps OF
the Johnstown sufferers 10 furnish NO
further provisions 70 the Hwgariant
and Poles Of this city and vicinity, eX.
cept in payment for services rendered
by them for the relief OF their unfortun
ate neighbors,
Resolved Further, That, IN case Of
their refusal 10 render snCh service, they
be driven from the doors Of the relief
trains and warned to yacate the prem
igpg
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06
SIN Robbiag the pesd''sh Regiment

SIN R0bbing the pstd..ath Regiment
About 20 Depart Money Btill Found
on the Dead''Notioe 10 Leave,
PITTsBuRG, June l,-lSpeoial, J, Chas.
Dick, the hero Of the day, shot two
ghouls robbing the dead az JOhnstown
% day The Fourteenth Regiment was
ordered out by Gov Beaver with forty
rounds Of ball are now assembling
Battery y, Is doing nobly They res.
cued twenty-five bodies this morning
They found one hundred dollars on one
body, Ayarioious ones are trying 70
secure relies, not needed, Police are
needed 10 prevent riots az distributing
points, Notices are posted On follows
An strangers must work or 80, Men
are given work az good wages, idler5
must 50, Fair warning,
lSlgnedl CITIZENS COMMITTEE
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06
$3.50 PER YEAR.

aud principal owner of the Cambria
Iron Works, says What will be the
total loss sustained by tho Cambria
Company ia rather hard TO state with
perfect accuracy, but from the examin-
atiOns already made OF our works /
would place our loss at from 100000
10 100000"
The Colonel was then asked his 0stI
mate Of the total loss Sustained by the
town OF Mineral Point, Franklin
borough, WoOdVale COnemaugh, Johns,
town, Cambria CITY, COOpepdale and
MorTelIville, He said 81 should place
II at nothing lower than sl2,OOO.OOO, be,
sides the loss sustained by our com
pany" The Colonel says the Cambria
win rebuild
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06
BANITARY ACTION

AZ FittshurR and Allegheny Gov. Beaver
Orders the iath Regiment 10 Johna-
town,
PITJsBURG June Especial, T. The
people Of the two cities Pitt,burg and
Allegheny are drawing their water sup,
piles from the Allegheny river, for fear
OF pestllence, II is believed that sev,
eral hundred bodies are In the river
besides much other poisonous matter
Physicians have advised everybody TO
boil their water Gov, Beaver, this
morning ordered the 18th Regiment 10
Johnstown with 20 rounds OF cartridges
and 3 days rations,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06
Tsiearaph Line. Up.

JOngsTowH, Juno 4.-The Pennsyl'
vania railroad linemon have just ar
rived, $50 p, M, at Cambria City after
completing q through line TO Philadol'
phia, Thoy have a single wire, and 10
secure this they were obliged 10 use the
Western Union wires Tor four or five
milcq oHat " fohnatown, Connection
VIVA also made with the telephone wires
which cross tho mountains ON the old
portage route, Twelve miles Of wire
wOrO found down between here and
Mineral Point, Tho hno IL the most
patched pieco OF telegraph wlro which
ever connected two such important
points ns Ptbburg and Philadelphia,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06
ThS City 10 bo Placed Undor Marital Law
'--Robberf 20 b6 Bhot-.-A BAnk 10
be Opened

jonSsToWN, June Z, Especial, r.
Capt, Jones has hired 200 men on his
own account and Is now Al work upon
the debris, Gov. Beaver has telegraph
ed him stating that he shall have a reg
iment Of militia ior police duty The
city VIII be patrolled under martial
law Persons found robbing will be
shot, A bank 10 70 be- opened here by
the relief committee Ia order TO system
atlcally receive and distribute funds,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06
emo anryiynr on a Tnmllr.

LO0ErORT Pa, June 4,--lhe bodies
still rise 10 tho surface OF are dug from
the ruins increasing the death roll II
frightfu dImenaiOna This morning 9
gil OF y wm found NJ Bolivar and s
small child, both unknown, A cir.
named Jennie Mundoyort caught IN th6
bushes ~ y o'clock She lived 40 No, enc
Washington street, YOUNGSTOWN, Il0i
father and mother and their seven chill
dren, Edward SOaoph, Lou, Lida, Mary
Nellie and Laura were also drowned
She N the sole survivor OF the family.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06
A SPECIAL SESSION.
Governor Boaycr Asked 10 Convene tbs
State Legislature,

PlTrsBuRd, June d,-The Rittshnrp
members Of the legislature telegraphed
Governor Beaver TO call that body in
extra session 10 take action on the
calamity. NJ. h. Lemon stated that
there was plenty Of money in the state
treasury, and he would favor the appro-
priation of at least 81 100000 He alsc
remarked TINT the money now being col.
lected would only answer for the i'm
mediate relief Of those Impoverished by
the disaster, but would not aid them n
particle in providing homes for them.
selves after the wreck had been cleared
away. He wanted TO be put on record as
Nvoring immediate action, II is claimed
that other sections Of the state will need
assistance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06

RENOvA, Pa, June 4.-Ths town mi.
ierod about $500, 900 by Friday nighto
h0od Telegraph communication have
Just been restored Thrco-QuartoS OF
the town ~ undor water and many poo
Pile are homeless their houses being
ruined Railroad bridges all through
this section were carried away. The
flood came suddenly and people had 10
fee for life, saving nothing cl0c Az
Lock Haven the damage wns equally
great, The lumber interests NJ EmpoF-
lum and othor points suffer ~ least
81 600 600. Tho lnaA OF lie h AnAll
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06
TOUGH HuNoARlAHs.



JOnEsTOwN, June 4-Ohy twenty.
five periahed Vt Fast Concmaugh, The
body Of Mrs, ogle, the telegraph oper'
Ator al Johnstown, has beon recovered
along wit hundreds Of others. more than
half being unreoognizablo The fire at
the vladuot " stlll burning, II Ia sup,
posed that moro than 200 bodies are In
tho flaming debris.
Although the city ID under martial
law tho greatest disorder prevails A
gang Of HungarIans at Cambria city AZ
lacked Sheriff. Dick and posse during the
afternoon and had tho beRt Of Il until
a squad OF soldiers WA called Out The
atreeta were cleared with drawn aabrcu,
Two HungarianH between WOOdyale
and COnemaugh found the body OF q
lady wearing valuable necklace, They
severed hen head from her body In order
10 steal H. Thoy will bo killed II caught
Thin le only one Of many similar In
AiAncCg.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06

Mn, William Vanderbilt Of New Yori
contributed 1900.
The American Express company vii
carry all provisions FREQ, and Insurance
companlcr will give thirty days oXten
mOn
A c0mnittet iiOm Alliance, o., ar
rived on Monday with five car loads o.
proyalonr They Cam0 on q spOcla
train, and wiz composed Of the mos
prominent ,ruU nud steel merchants OI
that lively city
Two Cai loads Of provisions and AbOui
5000 In money II contributed by Canton
q, pGOnC
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-06
oloarlne out Tho conemaush RlyOr

JouNsrowN, June i.--LSpecial J.
Hundreds Of men are now clearing
away the debris above the bridge, and
recovering bodies and portions Of
bodies. In q few days the water Of the
Conemaugh river will he MS offensive
ag a sewer,