Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-05
cede, as they had done often before
scouting the oft-told story of the break
ing of the reservoir.
A SIGNIFICANT COMPARISON.


ing of the reservoir.
SIGNIFICANT COMPARISON.
The reader will note the story OF the
mine'owner, referred to above, ana the
published statement of General More
head who had charge of the construction,
that the masonry was solid granite and
limestone, and was believed to be as
enduring as the pyramids of Egypt. The
awful disaster would seem to confirm the
allegation of the use of unfit material in
its construction.
The number of passengers on the day
express, known to have been lost, Is Blk.
Besides thess, there are two ladies miss
ing and unaccounted for, but who may
yet be alive.
A RoMANcNG CONDUCTOR.
A conductor who was at Conemaugh on
the fateful day, claims to have run
through the cars ana told the passengers
TO run to the mountains. The passengers
who survived are anxious to make the
acquaintance of that conductor. They
certainly neither saw him nor
head him. His intention may
have been good, but the good
deed was omitted. When the passengers
reach the mountain side, they found
there two conduc tors in beautiful white
caps. Their manner was calm and their
clothing unspotted. l asked one of them
why he did not notify the passengers of
the breaking of the dam. He replied in
some confusion that he had no time
His companion made a report to his
superior, which report was carried over
the mountain by passengers that night,
but there was nothing in it to indicate
that any of the Messengers were "any of
his concern" He reported the loss Of
the two trains.
HEROIC ENGINEERS AND FIREMEN.
In striking contrast to the neglect OF
duty OF these conductors, it is pleasant
to note the manly conduct of others.
First, always first, mention should be
made of the locomotive engineers and
fremen, whose bravery and devotion
were conspicuous. They never neglected
to give such warning as they could in the
face of danger and, in some cases of GER
tain death. A brakeman riding dead-hesd,
whose name cannot be recalled, rendered
splendid service in rescuing the women
and children at the risk of his own life. J.
S. Aber, a Pullman conductor, was eff
cient and cool-headed. W. HI. Woodyer,
cook Of the car Aragon, and John II.
Waugh, porter Of the parlor car Chlorin,
stood manfully by G. F. Griffiths, of the
Norwich line in the rescue of the pas
sengers. 1t was Woodyer who stood on
top Of the car Aragon with an axe in his
hand ready to cut the roof to prevent the
smothering of those within. We think
better of our race with such examples
before US.
PNEUMONIA EPIDEMIC DREADED.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, June 4.-Up the rug.
ged sides of Prospect Hill, the same to
which several hundred terrified people
fed to escape the food, the Associated
press correspondent scrambled this
afternoon. He came upon the pleumo-
MIA scourge, which bids fair to do for
number of the escaped victims what the
flood could not. Death has pursued them
to the highest places, and the terror will
not die. Every little house on the hill
and there are hundred or two of them
the bruised and half clad fugitives on the
dark day of the deluge, and every one
was now a crude hospital. Half the
women who had scaled the highest were
go overcome with fright that they have
been pneumonia on the hill, but only a
few isolated cases. Today, however, sew
eral fresh cases developed among the poor
fugitives, and the local physician sii j
the prospects for the scourge are all too
The enfeebled condition of
the patients, the unhealthy atmosphere
pervading the valley, and the necessarily
close quarters in which the people are
crowded, render the spread of the disease
almost certain. Today a ray of light
came in the nature of carload of pro-
visions, and another from Columbus,
Ohio, containing clean mattresses and
bedding, all specified for the Prospect
Hill sufferers.
THE CAMBRIA CITY HOSPITAL.
On this emineuce stands the Cambria
City Hospital. In rambling cottage,
which little resembles hospital in ex-
terror and comforts, a great work is be-
ing done through the combined agencies
of medical science and brotherly love.
The wards are full of bruised and suffer-
ing ones who were dragged from the
Jaws of the flood.
This evening the charred body of
young woman was uncovered a short dis
tance above the stone bridge. On her
finger was a slender gold ring, on they
plate of which were engraved the initials
sK, J. B." She wore a striped woolen
dress and black underskirt. The body
was taken to the Fourth Ward school,
house.
MARKING THE LOCATION OF CoRPsEs.
Several yellow flags were noticed
sticking up from the black wreckage
above the stone bridge. This was a new
plan adopted by the sanitary corps to in
dicate at what points bodies had been
located. As it grows dark the flags are
still up and another day will dawn upon
the imprisoned remains. People who
had last friends and supposed they had
drifted into this fatal place peered down
into the charred mass in the vain en-
deavor to recognize the beloved features.
DEATH ON CROOKS AND THIEVES.
Deputy Marshal Dick is man whose
condition excites general pity. His total
bereavement of wife, family and relatives
has affected his brain, it is thought, and
he goes riding about the country giving
all the assistance in his power, and
keeping an especial lookout for law
breakers and vandals. He distinguished
himself on several occasions, it is re-
ported, by shooting Hungarians whom
he detected pillaging the dead, but his
last action is particularly noteworthy. A
detective and two officers had arrested
two notorious crooks that reached town
on Monday evening. They were from
Kansas City, and were probably travel