Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-06-08

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 appointed the following postmaster
 Wm. T. Brush, Cloverdale, Californi: vice John Neil, resigned; Jacob Lees
 Monterey, California, vice Edward IT gram, resigned; Albert G. Borton, Sa Pedro, California, office became pres
 dential; James A. Fowler, Selma, Cal fornia, vice Wm. Smith, resigned; Cha
 Taylor, Great Falls, Montana, office bt
 came presidential; Val A. Milroy, a Olympia. Wyoming Territory, vice Al
 thur D. Glover, removed.
 NEW FLORENCE, Pa, June l. = Ora
 morning light does not seem to sho'
 hope or mitigation of the awful fears c
 the night. Seven bodies has been foun
 on a field north of this town. Tn
 country people are coming in large mum
 bers and telling stories of disaster alon,
 the river banks, in sequestred places
 Jno McCarty who lives in Johnstowr
 reached here at four o'clock. He lief
 Johnstown at half-past four yesterda, 1 He says the scene is indescribable. Peo
 pie had been warned early in the morn
 ing to move to the highlands, but did no
 heed the warning, although repeated ;
 number of times, up to one o'clock, whel | the water poured into Cinder street sev
 eral feet deep. Then houses began rocking two and fro and finally I the force of the current carried | buildings across the streets and
 vacant lots, dashing them against eacl
 other and breaking them into frag
 ments. These buildings were freightec with poor wretches. Mccartney says
 in some cases he counted fifteen persons clinging toa building. It is impossible to get to Johnstown proper to-day ir
 any manner except by rowboat.
 Wm. Hayes has just returned from
 Johnstown says the place is annihilated.
 Coremaugh is wrecked, Cambria city is swept away. Fully 1200 lives have
 been lost.
 NEW FLORENCE, June 1-There has gr own up bitter felling among suryi- wing sufferers, against those who owned the lake and dam, and damage suits will
 be plentiful. It is impossible to ellwhat the loss of life be, but at nine o'clock the coroner of West Moreland County sent a message saying that hundred of bodies had been recovered. Sober minded peo- pie do not hesitate to say that 1200 is a moderate estimate. J. w. Esch, brave railroad employee, saved sixteen lives at Nine Vs. The most awful culmination of an awful night was the roasting of hun dred or more persons in mid flood in the river in houses, and buildings and other structures swept against the new rail road bridge at Johnstown, all from an overturned stove or some such cause. Uhe upper part of the wreck caught fire. There were crowds of men, women and children on the wreck and their screams soon added to the awful chorus of horror. They were literally roasted in the flood. Soon after the fire burnt itself out others were thrown against the mass. There were fifty peo- pie in sight when the ruins parted and broke up and were swept under the bridge into pitch darkness. The latest news from Johnstown is that only one or two houses could be seen in the town. It is also said that only three houses remain in Cambria City.
 PITTsBURG, June 1.-Persons return ing from the scene of the disaster, say that at least three thousand people lost their lives. It is stated that at the office of the Pennsylvania Railroad early this morning, that the deaths would run up into the thousands. The stream of hu- man beings that were swept before the angry floods is. something most pitiful. Men, women and children were carried along, frantically shrieking for help, but recue vas impossible. It is said at the depot that it is impossible to estimate the number of lives lost, and it will sim ply be a matter of conjecture for sev- q {r xx-ha 10 l0cf and uhn 1o 
 WASHINGTON, June 1-There is no with the South either by rail road or telegraph because of the storm. The resignation of J. M. Stockslager commissioner of the General Land Office rendered March 9th last, today accepted by the President to take effect June 3Oth.
 Gen. Schofield acting Secretary of War asked Governor Beaver by tele- graph, what the war department can do to aid the flood sufferers in Pennsyl- vania.
 SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-The supreme court has granted new trial to Dr. Bowers, convicted of the murder of his wife by giving her phorphorus. The court says there was no evidence show ing the accused had phosphorous in his possession, and moreover that the evi lent fatal illness of Mrs. Bowers was the result of miscarriage by her own act.
 MARTINez Cal, June 1.-C. M, Picket and Martha Lanchaster Louie Manfred) ,f the Tivoli theater were married here today by the Justice of the peace.
 Hn.LsBoRo. Va, June 1.-The storm n this part of the country was very dis ,ructive, but the damages can not be Hillsboro suffered severly rom loss of houses, barns and other 
 PIrrsBURG, June IA citizens meet | ng has been called to devise means to | lid the sufferers of the Johnstown floods |
 E1. PAso, May 31-An earthquake | asting twenty seconds occurred here ;o-day at 12:56 a. m. It was more se- yere in Paso Del Norte than here and he inhabitants rushed from their ,ouses in terror.
 JoHNsTowN, PA, June 3-This morn | ing opened dark and dreary and another | storm threatened. The stench of de ,ayirg human flesh is becoming plainly | Derceptible from the smouldering ruins | )f the wreck. Since ten o'clock last l night the fire engines have been trying to extinguish the flames, but this morn ng the doctors protested, saying that | unless the wreckage is consumed and | the bodies underneath were allowed to ourn the decaying bodies would cause | disease. The multitude would not lis | 5en to this warning and efforts to extin yuish the fire were resumed Adjutant | General Hastings, who has charge | of everything, estimates that there are l nearly 2OO0 bodies lder the | wreckage, and from four to eight thou sand lives have been lost altogether. The sheriff took charge of Johnstown | his morning and armed men are patroll | ng the streets. Two Hungarians were | shot this morning for robbing bodies. l A relief committee from Ohio is at work | md nine hundred tents have been erect | .d. Relatives of the people who are sup