, 1889-06-06

eonry was solid granite and limestone, ana
was believed to oe as enduring a. the pyra
mids OF Egypt. The awful disaster would
seem to confirm the allegation OF the
use of
UNFIT MATERIAL IN THE CONSTRUCTION.
The number OF passengers on the day ex'
press known TO have been lost IL SIX. Be
sides these, there are two ladies missing,
and unaccounted for, but who may yet be
alive. The conductor. who WAS ut Cone.
run through the cars and told the passen'
gers to run to the mountains. The pas
seDgers who survived, are snxtousto make
the acquaintance OF that conductor. They
certainly never saw him nor heard OF him,
His intention may have been good, but the
good deed was omitted. When the pas
seDgers reached the mountain side, they
found there two conductors In beautiful
white CAPS, their manner calm and their
clothing unsoiled. l sked one OF them
why he did n t notify the passengers Of
the breaking of the dam. He replied In
some confusion that he had no time. His
companion made report to his superior,
which report was carried over The noun.
tain by a passenger that night, but thera
was nothing in 1t to Indicate that any oi
the passengers were any OF his concern.
He reported the loss Of two trains. In
striking contrast to the neglect OF duty Of
these conductors, 1t Is pleasant to note the
manly conduct of Others. First, always
first, mention should be made OF the loco.
motive engineer and fireman, whose BRAY.
cry and devotion were conspicuous. They
never neglected to give such warming as
they could
IN THE FAcR or DANGER,
and in some cases certain death. A brake.
man riding deadhesd, who % name cannot
be recalled, rendered splendid service In
rescuing women and children at the risk OF
his own life. d. Alser, q pullman condue.
tor, was efficient and cool.headed. H. E.
Wo0dyer, the cook ofthe car "AragOn,"
and John II. Waughbe, porter of the par.
lor car, and O. II. Loris stood maniully by
q. +. Grithths OF the Norwich line In the
effort TO rescue passengers. 1t was Wood
dye who stood on the top OF ths car Ara.
gon with an AZ 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.
Up the ragged sides Of Prospect hill, the
same 70 which several hundred terror
stricken people He'd to escape fiom the
food, the Associated Press correspondent
scram bed this afternoon. He cam me upon
eumonia scourge, which bios fair to do
for number of the escaped victims what
the food could not, Death has pursued
them 10 their highest places, and terror
will not die. Every little house on the
hill, and there are u hundred or two Of
them, had thrown ats doors open to re-
the dark day OF the deluge, anu every one
was now hospital Hall the women who
scaled the height were so overcome with
fright that they have been bedridden ever
since. There has been pneumonia on the hill
but only lew isolated. To day, however.
several fresh cases developed among the
flood fugitives, aud a local physician said
the prospects for scoutye are oil too
promising. The enfeebled condition of the
patients, the unhealthy atmosphere per.
vading the valley, and the necessarily
close quarters in which the people are
crowded render spread of the disease GER
tain. To-day arAy OF light carns in the
nature OF carload Of provisions, and an
other from Columbus, o., containing clean
mattresses aud bedding, all specified TO
Prospect hill sufferers. On this sminence
stands the Cambria City hospital in this
rambling cottage great work is beng
done through the CO combined offices OF med
ical science and bIothsrly love. There was
dropped from the Hood this evening the
Charred BODY Of u young woman. On her
finger Was found q slender gold ring, ON
the plate OF which were engraved the ini-
tials TX. J. b."