Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-22
PORTABLE HOUSES.
How the People Of Johnstown viii be
Provided with Dwellings.


PORTABLE HOUSES.
How the People Of YOUNGSTOWN win be
Provided with Dwellings.
A large amount of money was disbursed in
Johnstown yesterday by the payments Of the
employees Of the Gautier and Cambria COM
panies, and also by the payments Of the wages
OF the laborers who had been employed on the
work of clearing away the debris. The First
national bank and the Savings bank will open
to-day and resume payment. While the people
are beginning to get in q position where they
can help to support themselves, there are, as
yet, but few places where they can purchase
anything. As soon as the stores are opened
they will, no doubt, have plenty of customers.
CALL FOB HELP.
The effect Of the food is beginning to tell
sorely upon outlying towns For time aid
from the surrounding agricultural districts has
been given them, but there are many in need.
Yesterday the burgess and several of the lead
ing citizens Of South Fork sent word to Gen.
Hastings that they were in need Of food and
clothing. He at once sent an aide with an abund-
ance of both to the town, and will continue to
supply it and other towns till assistance shall
no longer be needed.
One hundred portable houses are expected to-
day and scores of carpenters. under the direc-
ton of W. V. Hughes, of Pittsburg, master
carpenter, will immediately 60 to work placing
them on their foundations Monday the scores
of carpenters will be increased to hundreds,
and the utmost expedition will be used in order
to induce people to domesticate themselves and
become civil factors again. The plan OF erec-
ton is simplicity itself The houses will arrive
on cars at the Johnstown station. The cars will
be run onto sidings and from them the houses
will be loaded into huge wagons, which will
take them to the sites selected for them. The
matter Of sites has been already largely ar
ranged by the citizens committee, which has
been very busy for several days in receiving
and passing upon applications and the ncces-
sity OF discrimination in the matter of awards
has been exhaustively considered. A few mis-
takes may be made in the early stages of build
ing, but the committee knows to a man who
should be taken care of. Dissatisfaction with
awards has been discounted in advance. The
buildings must go up; this is imperative, and
before the end Of July those who are now the
most clamorous will be the most ashamed of
themselves.
SANITARY RESTRICTIONS.
The houses will be erected after the most ap-
proved sanitary principles. DIR. Lee, of the
state board Of health, was directed by Gen
Hastings to look into this matter. and he has
been doing it. He summarizes his recon-
mendatiOns as follows:
The state board of health considers it mex
pedient, from sanitary point of view, to place
at the present time: The flooded districts of
Johnstown, including Hornerstown and Cone
maugh borough; Kernville, in the sections
bounded as follows: both sides Of Morris street
out South to Napoleon. down Napoleon to
Dibet, out Dibet to foot Of hill. along hill to
river, and along river to place of starting;
Woodvale, between the tracks and the hillside
on the north; East Conemaugh. the immediate
neighborhood of the railroad and the camp of
the railroad employees; districts below the stone
bridge. Our inspectors for these districts have
not reported on this subject but as soon as
they do SO the board will furnish the desired
information. 1t will be understood that these
recommendations refer to the present time
and that in the course of a week the situation
at certain points may be materially altered
w. V. Hughes, master carpenter, to-day
began work upon the erection of 100 two-story
frame business houses on the public square Of
YOUNGSTOWN wthsa large force Of carpenters
This force will be increased to several hundred
next week and by the LIST of July goodly num-
Der of the houses will be ready for their
tenants. As soon as the houses i'll shape
for their purposes committee appointed by the
council will take charge of them and by lot
distribute them among the business men who
wish to re-establish themselves and to grow up
again with the revivifed city. 1t has already
developed that not few men with means from
other points are willing to invest their money
in YOUNGSTOWN. and their applications must be
considered with the others. This phase of
things has been a source Of great pride and
comfort to the old residents. Johnstown has
been prosperous. and the prosperity is thought
to be only an intimation OF what its future will
be. Cyrus Elder, James Mcmillan, Col. Mox-
ham. Col. Linton and others Of the substantial
people Of the city think they see within the
next five years in Johnstown city that will
rank next only TO Pittsburg in population
and commercial importance in western Penn
sylvania.
TwESTY-sEvEN BODIES FOUND.
The bodies of twenty-seven persons were
taken from various places in the wreck by the
workingmen yesterday. In a cellar of house
near the Presbyterian church a family of six
persons was discovered, the husband and wife
clasped in each others arms and the little ones
lying near them. All were too much decom-
posed to be identified Among the bodies
identified was that OF Miss Bentford. whose
identity was discovered by two plain gold
rings, one of which had the word .'Sister" in
side. Henry Prtchard, of Johnstown was
taken out of the drift. Miss Mary Benford was
l.. j. Tracy and that of Miss Minnie F., daugh-
ter of John Harris, chief Of police.
The unknown are follows Female, fiftv-
seven years old; another unknown female, so
badly decomposed as to forbid hope of identi-
ficGtion; another unknown female whose age
could not be determined; she had S25 in paper
and S1.6S in silver in her purse; female infant,
nine months old; unknown female of uncertain
age; male, unknown, weight $50 pounds,
height, 5 feet inches; unknown male, three
years of age; unknown female twelve years;
unknown child two weeks old; male, seven
years; female, seven months; female, four
years; the remains Of unknown person so
badly charred as to defy recognition of sex or
age. found in the gorge. and soon after second
one of the same description was taken out; I'M
known female, adult, weight 1876 pounds. wear
ing gold ring with garnet setting; unknown
male, wearing open-face silver watch, three
1851; also, receipt from Charles Il. Ruth;
female adult unknown male, weight IGO, height
S feet inches, gold cameo set, two pocket
knives, bunch of Keys and door key.