The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-08

Every one who is met i'm J~ohnstown,
says IL letter tai the Philadelphia Ledger,
has his tale of woe to tell. of loss of
family ar home, of terrible experiences
and marvellous rs,sc,ls-~. or of hsing ear
rissl down by the flood until u provisicntial
interpretation snatchcd the intended VIC
tim from impending death. They all
speak cheerfully of the progress of rcstor-
alton, and upon most of them the event
has had AN impressive influence. making
them probably better men, teaching that
this life means something more i'm duty tn
their than WAS thought of he
fore that terrible day. They all
speak well Of thu skillful. practical work
of clearing M, the wrcckage that was begun
under the sensible guidance. Of Gen. Hast
inRs. They also admit that this fearful
experience has shown that even il sup
posed soulless corporation can bs actuated
by lofty motives and help itself ny sns-
tanning the community i'm which IL exists,
for h testimony IL given that
the Cambria company, by immediately bs-
ginning and vigorously pushing the work
of restoration and starting all it's mills.
i'm Johnstown. Had il not been for the
conpany's immense resnurres- its plant.
with it's many auxiliary concerns. bcing
bly, il could mot have done SD well.
We climb mp Prospect hill above the
hospital; rising steepiy ON the northcrn
side of the valley. and at an elevation of
400 feet get an admirable view of the deep
gorge of the Conemaugh. sweeping like "a
crttf'ent ~ our Iest. rToIh tne nOrtitiASt
the valley comes down with it's broad, mud
covered desert of drift. now covering the
former locations Of C~onemauRh and
villages the bordering. hills
comprcssing the deep canyon as Johns
town il approached. The black lines of
the PENNSYLVANIA railroad are laid at the
edge of the drift, and curve around the
foot of the hill beneath ns. Over the sur
face are scattered many little new houses.
emporary sheds covering the Ga"-
tier s~teel-works. now in pross,ss of rs,s-
toration, the rising steam jets showing
their industrious life to IN. renewed. Over
opposite, the deep. narrow valley OF Stony
creek il thrust into the mountain side,
while below the gorge broadens at the con-
fiuence of the two streams into n trian0ti-
lar, fiat surface. which increases the desc
late breath Of the wrcckaRc stretching
this desert of sand and rubbish l,OOO new
buildings are going up, and the sound of
AK. hammer and saw comes up Ia us as q
variati' n from the Ice motive bell n I'd
whistle and the roar of passing trans.
Moving around the hill the railroad
can be traced westward past the
station and across the famous stone
bridge that tiaRonally spans the river
The narrow stream wander over the sea
northwest past the vast al
mills and chimneys, steam puifs, and
smokes that make the works Of the com
the initials 20. l.. Co." dart about. and
piles of steel ingots and MASSES at rails
vary the scene amid the heaps Of wreck
age that have been got together prepared
for u further general melting. The
works. like the town around them. arr
very much ms alive. II" the %csswarl 'h.
westmont, while the distant background
is closed by the higher range N
Laurel hill, the wcstcrntost ridge
of the Alleghanies. through
which the river cuts it's valley tn make tbs
Pennsylvania railroad route toward Pitts
burg. Imagine 10 narrow. winding river
with u broad and dcsolate border of sans
and rubbish, down i'm the bottom of "a decI
cresccnt-shaped canyon. Put i'm smokes
builders. and plenty of noise. with "a gen
cral air of activity and energy. and thers
can In. had "A pretty good idea of what vi
may sec in looking down into ~JohnstowI
to-day. IL the good work goes ON. by tin
time the anniversary of the great fon4
comes around next year much OF it's dam
age will have been cffacesi and the peopl
of this stricken valley In. surprised at Tia