Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-05
Telegrams to The Star.
STILL AMONG THE DEAD.
Recovering and Identifying the
Bodies.
ORDER BEING RESTORED.
Large Number of Children Among
the Lost.
ORDER BEING RESTORED
WILLING WORKMEN ARRIVE.

Systematic Search and Repair Now
Organized.
THE SCENE OF DEATH.
Those Alive Thankful that the Weather
is Cool.
| IT MAY PREVENT THE SPREAD OF DISEASE FROM
THE DECAY OF THE CHARRED AND MANGLED
| CoEPsEs-MoRE SYSTEM IN THE woRK-soME
VERY SAD SCENES.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, June Sin the midst Of
| this scene of death and desolation d relenting
providence seems to be exerting subduing in
| huence. Five days have elapsed since the great
disaster and the temperature still remains low
and chilly IN the Conemaugh valley. When it
| Is remembered that in the ordinary June
| weather of this locality from two to three days
| are sufficient to bring an unattended body to a
| degree OF decay and putrefactioL that would
| render 1t almost impossible to prevent the
| spread OF disease throughout the valley the
| lnestimable benefits of this cool weather are
almost beyond appreciation.
The emanation from the half-mile debris
! above the bridge are but little more offensive
than yesterday, and should this cool weather
| continue a few days longer it is possible hun
dreds OF bodies may yet be recovered from the
| wreck IN such state of preservation as to
| render Identification possible. Many hundreds
of victims, however, will be roasted and
charred into such shapeless masses as to pre-
clude ahope OF recognition by their nearest
relatives.
MORE SYSTEM SECURED.
The work of clearing up the wreck and re-
| covering Of the bodies is now being conducted
more systematically. Over 5000 men are at
work in the various portions of the valley, and
| each little gang of twenty men is directed by
foreman, who is under orders from the general
| headquarters AS the rubbish is gone over and
| the bodies and scattered articles of value re-
covered the debris is piled up In one high
mass and the torch applied. In this way the
valley is assuming devastated condition. In
| twenty-four hours more every mass of rubbish
| will probably have been searched, and the in
| vestigations will be confined to the smoking
| wreck above Johnstown bridge.
Plttsburgers are now in sole charge of
| everything at this place. The fourteenth regi-
| ment has not yet been assigned to any duty by
this morning he said:
The regiment was ordered here to do guard
| work and take charge of the place. We will
| not declare martial law for the reason that
there is no necessity for it. The local police
| and the citizens who have been doing yeoman
| service are about tired out, and 1 will assign
| the regiment to guard work this afternoon and
| relieve the police"
GEN. HASTINGS TELEGRAM
The general sent the following telegram to
Gov. Beaver this morning:
''The chief of police of Johnstown informs me
that there were no depredltions last night, and
everything is quiet this morning. The stories
about riots and lynching are untrue, and are
| sent out by people who are desirous of making
| sensations. (Signed) ID. H. HASTINGS.
| AT the Johnstown station, on the east side of
the river, everything was quiet, yet considera-
| BILE work is being done. This is the chief COM
| missary station, and this morning BY 2 O'Clock
| $1,000 people were fed and about GOO families
| were furnished with provisions Five carloads
of clothing were distributed. and now almost
every one is provided with clothing
At the different registration places $4,000
residents of the devastated district had regis
tered as alive and well. The total population
| There We're hundreds of people waiting around
| the offices to have their names placed on the
! list of saved. 1t is thought that by tomorrow
night at least so per cent of the survivors will
| be REGISTERED.
| REPORTS OF RoBBERIEs EXAGGERATED.
| Roger OMeara, superintendent of police of
Pittsburg, who has been here for two DAYS
looking for crooks and pickpockets, said that
the reports about robberies and thieving were
| very greatly exaggerated. Said he:
| There are no professional thieves in Johns
| town, and this Is not the place where they
would be liable to work. They may come up
| i'll the crowded trains and rob the passengers
yet they would just be as likely to help with
| the work here as not. No professional thief
would work the dead here, as there is little or
| nothing for them TO gain. and there are SO
many police that it would be almost impossible
| for them to evade detection. All the thieving
! that has been done has been done bv a lot of
| tramps and buns. One thing notice here is
| that there are too many relief committees and
| not enough workers. IL fact, there are more
| relleyers than there are sufferers. and almost
| every man you meet has yellow ribbon on.
| A lot of dudes came down here and think more
of filling their stomachs than they do of reliev-
| ing the poor. OF course do not refer to the
real committeeman. but to sham committeeman.
| What is needed here is people with picks and
shovels, and they are badly needed"
LABoRING MEN ARRIVE.
Ihls morning l,lO0 men arrived here in
charge of Philip Flynn. Hon. VIM. Flynn ar
rived later and took charge of the work,
and by II o'clock they had succeeded in doing
more work at clearing away the debris than
! has been done heretofore. MIR. Flynn has
offered the men special inducements, but will
make them work. Seventy-fve carpenters and
twenty carloads Of provisions came up with
| the laboring men.
This morning another delegation of work.
men came up from Braddocks. Each man had
| pick, shovel, saw or some other instrument
| on his shoulder, and were prepared to go to
| work Immediately. Adjutant- General Hast
| ings has requested the statement that this is
| the kind of men that are wanted here and too
many cannot be sent
| THIRTY DOCTORS ARRIVED
from Philadelphia this morning in charge of
DIR. Forbes. The doctors were thanked for their
willingness to help, but their services were
declined for the fact that there are no sick to
take care of. In the Prospect hospital on the
hill top there is not one patient, and the only
use they have for doctors here Is to utilize
| them as laborers.
| w. H. Devore has been given charge of the
impromptu embalming establishment in the
Pennsylvania railroad station by Benjamin Lee,
1 the secretary of the state board of health. In