The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-06-20
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THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1889.

JoHSsTowN, Pa. June 13.-The general
opinion among well-posted people here Is
that the loss of life in the Johnstown
dood will be between 5000 and 1000. 1t
was generally given out that Johnstown
and the boroughs adjoining had a pOpu-
ation of $4,000 people, but this is very
nigh estimate, and cOnversative people
put the population between $4,000 and
$4,000. Colonel Rogers, who has charge
of the registration, states that from all
he can learn the population only
amounted to about 10000, and this ac-
counts for 10000 people supposed to be
lost. The reports sent out from here to
the effect that 1900 to 1900 people
were missing were based upon the sup
position that there were $4,000 inhabit
ants in these boroughs.
JoHNsTowN, JUNE 13.-The report of
the bureau of transportation, which died
with the citizens relief committee, shows
that from June to II. inclusive, 1892
people were given free transportation out
of Johnstown. The bureau of infOrma-
nation answered 2S7 kilograms and sixty
eight letters, mostly inquiries from anx-
iOus friends as TO the safety of Johns
town.
Eight bodies were brought to the NOR
que III the Presbyterian church on Main
street to-day. 4 party of men at work
IN the debris came across the bodies of
Mrs. Myer and her daughter locked in
each others arms.
The total number of bodies recovered
to-day was nineteen, making a grand
! total OF bodies recovered l ,999 The mass
! at the stone bridge WIS fired this after
noon and tonight it was burning furious
| Iy. With it's destroyed all hope of recov-
ering the bodies that are certainly en-
| tombed.
| THINGS FRIGHTENING UP-To-day was
! the second day since the flood that Johns
! town was not deluged with rain, and I'M
| der the influence of the bright sun was
soon drying and things in general bright
ened up. Large sales of flooded goods
were effected, being bought chiefly as
relics. The first decisive step toward
putting Johnstowns business men on
| their feet again was made to-day when
about 200 merchants, who had survived
the flood many of them without dollar,
met Adj utant-General Hastings this
afternoon and were assured that they
would be re-establiShed in business on
long credit. Both Pittsburg and Phila-
deIphia wholesalers have offered Johns
town merchants their business courtesy.
Good IMPULSES AMONG CONNECTS
New York Tribune: No more touching
proof of the universal sympathy that
flowed out to the Johnstown suffers was
given than the subscription of the con-
v1cts IN the Eastern pentitentiary of
Pennsylvania. They are only allowed
weekly papers, and so did not know of the
disaster until the following Wednesday.
As soon as they reed the story, numbers
of them were heard knocking on their
wlckets to tell the keepers they wanted
to give some of their earnings. These
they make by working extra time, half
gong TO the county from which the con-
Wet comes, and half to the man himself.
The maximum that can be made in a
week is 81. Out of the lilo prisoners.
J46 gave S5i296, or an average of almost
dollar per man. One old man had S15
to his credit and wanted to give the
whole of it. He said Il have been dong
crooked work nearly all my life. and |
want to do something square this time"
The warden'S rule that no one should
give more than So stood in his way, but
he persisted, Il will send the rest of my
money" said he, 'out to my folks, and
tell them to send it 1t may be instruc-
tive to couple with this the denial of a
chief of police that professional thieves
were swarming into the flooded country
to rob the dead The thieves would not
10 anything like that" said he; there
IS too much of the gentleman in them"
Twist humanity into what shape you will
,here Is still some good left IN 1t.