Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-03

ter Mrs. Bratz, Mrs Koebler, Tom Clark. Miss
Sarlouis, John Atkinson, Annie McArmey,
Emma Hoist, Mrs. Katzler, Cert Sarlouis, Neal
McAmy, Mrs. w. Gaffney, Mrs. Sarah McClay,
Uric Zeller, Katie Stinley, Mrs. Cogwell, Nc
Laran. Mrs. John s. Logan, Mrs. John Miller,
VIM. Harley, Mrs. Henry Saylor, H. S. Brien,
Frank Wexford. Charles Boyle. jr.. Mrs Maggie
Mitch, Mamie Lonch. Mrs Keekan, Mr.. Sam
butzki. Mrs, J. S. King, Mrs. Jos. Martzeig,
Mrs. Eims, Mrs. Constable.
Cambria-George Bowser, Roger Mountain,
Emri Tindara.
East Conemaugh is almost depopulated. and
among Its dead are John Atkinson, Mrs.
Robert Mchenna, Miss Sample, Mrs. John Burt,
Mrs. Gus Michiganson, solomon Loman and
daughter Gertie, Alex Car.
Some Of the Woodyae dead are Mrs. Ed.
Burket and three children, Jessie Harvard.
Richard Jones and wife. Mrs. Burke. Jos.
Grumbling and seven children. Jas. Wilson.
Mrs. j. c. Duncan, W. II. Piosentstein and
wife,
Franklin Borough, which adjoins Johnstown
on the north, is almost entirely swept away.
The dead who have been found are DIR. Wilson.
wife and two children; Carrie Devan, Essie
hepper, Peter Rubert wife and two children;
Mrs. Leech and two children. Two unknown
persons were drowned at South Fork city
Mineral City, 6 miles above Johnstown. is en-
tir ely wiped out. 1t had about 200 inhabitants.
Among those whose bodies were found are:
sam Page, wife and five children; Mrs. Jas.
is said that fully $50 bodies were found last
evening in sort of pocket below the Pennsyl-
wanna railroad signal tower at Sang Hollow.
where It was expected there would be big
nnd- There were $50 bodies at Nineyeh at 3
o CLOCK. The inquest will begin there to-day.
A resident OF Mineral Point says there is no
doubt that South Fork dam broke and caused
the mood. He says that pieces of the bridge
and other fragments of the dam were carried
down stream, and some were washed ashore at
that point.
SIXTEEN LYNcHEp OR SHOT.
915 a.m.-W. c. Hagen, of Pittsburg. has
just shot Hungarian caught robbing a corpse
The lynchings. shootings and drowning of these
flends reach the total Of sixteen since yester-
day.
The following are the names of identified re-
mains lying in the Penns sylvania railroad depot
There are In all fortv-four bodies in this build
ing. Miss Mollie Burkehart, two daughters Of
Charles II. ROiser. of Cresson: Miss Nav
Downey, Rose Canroy, James Jones and daugh-
ter Annie; Frank Davis. of Steubenville, Ohio;
Richard Jones, eX-burgess OF Conemaugh: Mrs
u. J. Williams, John Myers.
PLUcKY SHERIFF.
Ex-Sherif Dick drove seven Hungarians into
the Conemaugh river at Kerinville this MORN
ing, and kept them there until all were
drowned. They had been caught stealing from
the dead bodies and looting private buildings
stand more
nonsense OF this kind, and will shoot hang or
drown every Hungarian in Cambria county but
tnat he VIII put a stop to their tiendish law
lessness
THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL.
The fire in the drift above the bridge is under
control, and is being rapidly smothered by the
Pittsburg firemen in charge of the work
About O'Clock this morning a crowd Of battery
boys discovered family of five people in
the smoking and burned ruins above the
bridge. They took out father, mother and
three children, all terribly burned and mutt
lated. The little girl had one arm torn off,
TENDER NURSES ARRIVE.
In direct contrast to the stories of outrage at
the hands of ghouls who have dared to desc
crate the stiff and mangled corpses is the ad-
vent Of Clara Barton, at the head of her band
of merciful angels, the Red Cross So
clety. Their presence is felt everywhere
Rough, clumsy men have been relieved
by these tender nurses. whose labors
OF love have made many battlefield seem less
terrible and bloody. They walk noiselessly
about In the big church that serves as a hos
pltal easing the sufferings of the wounded and
calming as best they can the half-crazed sur
yivors. They can be seen making their way
through the ruined streets directing the work
OF dragging out the victims.
THE ATTEMPTS OF THIEVES.
Cambria iron works. The money-S1O 600
was drawn from the bank on Friday and was
placed in the vaults of the company's Office.
Ii Is still there, and is constant temptation to
the many professional and amateur thieves
who are on the ground.
On Saturday night an attempt was made to
rob the First National bank, al of which, ex-
cept the vaults. had been DESTROYED. The
thieves were discovered by the citizens patrol,
and lively chase ensued. Six of the scoundrels
were shot, but it is not known whether anv
were killed or not, as their bodies would have
been washed away Immediately if such had
been the case.
The natural gas has been shut off, and no
fire is allowed in the town.
Bishop Phelan and Fathers Corcoran and
Gallagher are now here. One OF the Catholic
churches burned on Saturday. A funeral was
being held at the time. The CONGREGATION
deserted the church and the body b1rned with
the building. The brick Catholic church in the
center Of the town is totally wrecked.