Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-12
EMBARRASSING THE WORK.
Gen. Hastings Takes Hold and Booth and
Flynn Drop Out.

0eh. Hdsthugs Iakos fOlO ana Booth and
Flynn Drop Out.
JoHNsTowN, Pa. June 12-Saturday last
over 1000 workmen were here. Yesterday
here were less than 1900. Nearly all the
volunteer workmen, the men who really rem
dered the best services while here are gone.
The McKeesport Tube works men were the
last to leave. These men were about the
most intelligent, willing, and most indus
trious here, but they complained of the food
and went away earlier than they intended on
that account
Yesterday the workmen employed by
Booth & Flynn, who have been the main
stay of Chairman Scott, served notice on
Gen. Hastings that they would not accept his
terms. They were receiving 81 day and
furnished with rations and quarters. Gen.
Hastings proposes to pay only 81. SO without
rations or quarters Even this rate is in ex-
cess of the pay of laborers at the Cambria
Iron works, who receive only 81. 10 day,
but Booth & Flynn's men say they can live
better at the lower rate at their homes
Flynn Refuses to Help.
The trouble eliminated late last night
when William Flynn, of Booth & Flynn. who
secured nearly 1900 men to work in the ruins
around the town, had long consultation
with Gen. Hastings, who told him that RYAN
& Mcdonald had the contract Mr. Melon
aid was introduced to Mr. Flynn, and asked
him to get him 1000 men and to work the
the contract with him Mr. Flynn indig-
nantly refused to do SO, and unless the gov
ernor yields and makes some concessions il
is believed that all the Booth & Flynn men
will leave Johnstown. That will leave Gen.
Hastings and Johnstown worse off than has
been expected.
What Hastings Relies Upon.
very grave responsibility faces Gen.
Hastings, who assumed supreme command of
things here after IL o'clock last night He
realizes it, and frankly says that he does not
expect to begin with more than 800 men He
Will have to rely on sub contractors, who he
expects will. come along later to help him out.
But what Is wanted here now is not 300 men
for thirty days, but 5, 900 or 10, 600 for four
days 1t will not do to allow this work to
fritter along with 800 or 500 men pulling at
It Every day that passes now only adds to
the gravity of the situation
The Drift Not on Fire.
The statement that the bridge drift had
been set on fire was mistake arising from
the fact that a large number of piles of de-
bris were fired Monday night
A Young Lady Missionary's Fate.
Yesterday afternoon the body Of Miss C.
A. Christman, the foreign missionary from
New Orleans who was on the fated day ex-
press when the food swept 1t from the track,
was found. On her person was found q
draft for s275, a valuable gold watch, and a
small amount of money. Her body was en-
balmed and placed in a HANDSOME caskst by
E. B. Gosline, superintendent OF the Fourth
ward morgue, to await the disposition of
friends. kilograms were sent the cashier of
the Nashville bank.
The Cor pses Horribly Putrid.
Thirty eight bodies were recovered yestsr-
day, all of them being In an advanced siege
Of decomposition. In one or two instances
maggots were at work ON them, and the flesh
vas so soft that extreme care was necessary
lest the Limbs be torn from the trunks
Supplies in Abundance.
L. j. Oliver, of Philadelphia, rpresents
the Pennsylvania Grocers' association and is
in charge of the storehouse established in the
German Catholic church. Twenty carloads
of provisions and clothing were unloaded
there yesterday. "There can be no further
scarcity of supplies" said MIR. Oliver.
Enough clothing is arriving in Johnstown
to supply the city for twenty years"