The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-09
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.
What the Registration Shows-The Number of
Bodies Recovered and Buried.


Bodies Recovered and Buried.
JoHNsTOwN, Pa, June S.-The number of
persons who have so far registered is 90 .11O.
The registration is having its good effect,
and it is believed that within five days all
persons living in JohnstOwn and vicinity
will have been accounted for. The popu-
lation of JohnstOwn and the neighborhood
affected by the flood is about $1,000 The
registration of 2O,11O leaves almost 5000 to
be accounted for. 1t is not claimed that
those who have not registered are dead,
for many had left this section be-
fore the system of registration
began. Already from 1900 TO
$4,000 passes have been issued to persons
wishing to leave Johnstown and vicinity.
In some cases passes were issued to the
same persons twice-those who were COM
PEELED to return for some reason-but it is
safe to say 5000 people have left this Sec
ton.
The bodies are now being recovered some
what slowly. Up to the present writing.
1000 bodies have been buried at Morrell-
vile, Grandview cemetery, Kernville and
Cambria City. Since the disaster they
have wa shed, embalmed and buried 10 at
Morrellville, 230 at Kernville and 600 at
Cambria City. Superintendent Bradinger,
of the kernvllle mOrgne, complains that
the relief corps at his station have no gloves
to handle the corpses. and for this reason
only the faces OF the bodies are being
washed.
Fifteen bodies were received at the
Fourth ward morgue, of which seven were
unidentified. The names of those identi-
fled are as follows: James Murray, Phila-
delphia; VIM. Marshal. JOhnstown; Mrs.
j. j. Llewellyn, JohnstOwn; James Dillon,
Somerset; Marion Root, JOhnstOwn; Miss
Annie McKlnsley and Jessie Hipp, Johns
town.
At the Pennsylvania railroad morgue six
bodies we're received and two identified as
f. M. Thomas and Howard j. Roberts,
cashier First National Bank. Johnstown.
At the Presbyterian Church mOrgue, ten
bodies were received, and one identified as
Sheriff John Ryan, of Johnstown.
The citizens of Kernville have been max
ing complaints that they were not permit
ted to cross Stony creek into Johnstown
A citizen from there went to General Hast
ingss headquarters and made formal and
vigorous complaint He said that owing to
the unusually rigid orders, the guards had
refused many citizens whose houses and
families had been carried across the creek
into JohnstOwn permission to pass over.
He further said that he believed the reason
so many dead had been unidentified was
that the only persons who could identify
IneUl WtTt III hcIuNliic, anu WtTt uOt pei
mitted to cross the river, and that if per-
mission was given many of the dead could
be recognized. General Hastings at once
gave the necessary orders to permit all such
persons to pass the lines, and this, it is be-
lieved, will result in a speedy Identification
of the dead.
Tonight forty seven bodies were discov-
cred in hole on the site of the Hurlbut
House. They are supposed to be bodies of
guests.
Much tardiness has been shown in remov-
ing the bodies buried in the Merchants
HOTEL but this evening wOrkmen found
several bodies there which friends from
outside cities were waiting. to dis
well-known travelling men were stopping
there at the time, and the fact of the regis
ter being ruined, there was no possibility
of an Identification of the unfortunates
only perhaps the familiar ones at the hotel
Diligent search was inaugurated this after
noon, and with the following results: A.
S. Eldridge, travelling man; Mary -, a
servant, dark hair and eyes. aged
nineteen; young man, stout. light hair.
They were all conveyed to the Fourth-ward
morgue for identification and claim. There
are between thirty five and forty bodies
lying under the rear portion Of the hotel,
and tomorrow this place will have gener-
al renovation.
The body of Miss E. NJ. Bryan. who. with
Miss Paulson, was drowned while on the
dav express, has, it is believed, been To-
Gated. Several other bodies were recov-
cred at the same time. and as the two
young ladies were together it Is believed
that shei among the number. A reward
of $1,000 has. it IS said, been offered for
Miss Paulson's body.