Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-06-14

from other parts of the country.
Tw enty-four hours stoppage of sup
plies would mean hunger for three
quarters of tho surviving inhabitants.
1t is probable that tho expenses
incurred in the recovery of bodies
aud the clearing away of debris up
to tomorrow night will DO paid out
OF the funds contributed fol the re
lief OF tho sufferers. Wednesday
morning the State take hold, and af-
ter that all contributed money on
hand and to come in will be for the
people themselves. mportant
chnnges in the order of things hero
will then go into effect. Tho town
will be even more completely than at
present under martial law. The ro-
lief supplies will be handled by the
commissary department, and the Ia
borcrs will bo directly undor the
charge OF the military authorities. 1t
is already announced that wages al.
ter that date will be $3.50 per day
instead of 50 per day and rations,
which is now being paid. This will
make trouble among The la5orcrs and
it is doubtful if the majority of them
will stay for that. They arc all
afraid OF pestilcnco and dissatisfied
with rations and quarters.
The bodies of victims of the flood
continue to he found in largo mum.
bers. Today, the workmen Oh the
big raft above tho bridge began to
get back toward the centre OF that
nass OF wrccknge, and, us was cx-
pectcd, discovered many bodies.
Fifteen OF twenty in all were taken
from the raft today, and they wore
even more numerous i'll Stony Creek
William Williama, II rigger and ship
builder Of Bucks county, who came
here to help i'll removing tho debris,
found nino bodies in this stream
within Il short time. They were also
found scattered in tho debris III 9th
CT places about the city, and the TO-
tai for The day was about fifty.
A space about 100 fcot wide by
300 long has now been cleared in the
raft above the bridge, and all around
the edges, undor trains and twisting
engines, two hundred and fifty
pounds Of dynamite were set of in
ono charge today with terrific effect
Ill tearing TO pieces tho surface of
the raft. a now device that began
work this morning was hosting on
CINE, located upon IL Hat car Oh the
bridge, fran which long ropes were
run to The biggest logs in tho raft,
and these were torn out and dragged
into the open water, great masses OF
other debris often being looscned at
the same time.
The dreaded epidemic has not vet
appeared, but under IL blazing hot
sun the town has fairly rocked with
tho vile odors, made even more insult.
ierablo by tho absence of breeze.
Sanitary regulations nro being Oh.
forced MS strictly us possible in IL
place where every convenience and
many OF the necessities of hcalthful
life arc absolutely lacking.
The Cambria Iron Company has
ordered two million feet of lumbe,
with which to build homes for then
workmen. Besides this they expect
to consume in some way all the lum
Der that can be produced by sawmills
i'll this part OF Pennsylvania. The
1.-Two find in tho ruins today was {
rabbit, very hungry and very thirsty,
but lively.
JoHNsrowN, June 1!--Another q
hours has passed, and after n tril
over the entire flooded district it i.
apparent that vast amount of worl
has been accomplished. Places thu
appeared to be insurmountablo are
gradually falling away before tho en-
ergetic work Which is being done
Owners of houses have commenced
clearing out their own resi- !encos il
Johnstown, and when they request
as they frequently do, the foreman O
a gang to allow his mon to help the,
arc never refused. Store keepers ar,
also commencing to take their goods
from tho general wreck to the creel
to clean them, to SEQ what they ca,
recover from the effects Of the flood