Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-13


acme places, IL Is said four feet deep.
The wooden bridge there was carried
away.
Joussrows, juno IA week ago to-day,
AZ midaiternoon, Johnetown and the VIII
lagos surrounding It were q prosperous
and happy community OF above 30 900 souls.
Five minutes later this community had
been swept out OF existence more COM
pletely than could have been done by the
explosion OF mine under the whole place.
Over three.q quarters OF the buildings In u
and half OF the people were either drowned
or were connned In o mass OF wrecked
houses, heaped 40 rect high above the rail-
road bridge. and already blazing In q dozen
places. A week has passed, and only the
mereBs beginning has been made In the
task OF undoinH the work OF that fatal i've
minutes, All the sympathy OF the country,
Expressed In contributions OF money aggre.
gazing more than million dollars, and oil
food and clothing In enormous quantities,
has done little more as yet than 10 main
tain the Bffilcted people In the same sltua-
ton In which they found themselves after
the awful roar OF that first five minutes OF
the calamity. There is more hope before
them, perhaps, but there lie more danger
also, Tor pestilence and science are engaged
10 a contest on their behalf, the Issue OF
which Is still doubtful.
The passage OF another day has made no
perceptible Improvement In the situation.
| A little mote progress has been made In the
work OF clearing up the ruins, but the
weather has changed for the worse, and
tho sanitary condition OF the plaoe Is be-
coming inIolerabe. The medical corps
has been thoroughly organized and IL
working tlrelessly, and thus far with
marked success. More men, teams and
appliances than evsr were ut work on the
| ruins all day, but their work hardly begins
to show. In the gorge above the bridge
| dynamite was used more vigorously than
| ever, and with some success. The opening
| yet made into 1t u.s. however, very small.
Late In the day several bodies were
loosened from the debris by the explosions
and taken 10 the mOrgues. Elsewhere In
the city the cleaners In thB Held OF death
have been as sadly successful rs usual, and
many uurecognizable forms have been
added TO those already spread cut In the
morgues-a formnltty that has become al
most useless, 40 hardly one OF the bodies
now being recovered can be identified. The
Red Gross, the Chlldren's Aid Society. the
Grand Army oil the Bipublic, the Masons
the Odd Fallows, and several other organi
cations have established relief agenoie:
here. In charge OF leading officers OF the
4
Grand Army, department OF Pennsylvania
has charge OF the distribution OF supplies
to the suffering. The work OF reliet hal
been 30 systematlzsd that 1t Is believed tina
now but little goes to those not really de
serving.
Every effort is being made to get out o
town people who have no business here o
to make them work II they stay. The reg
ulatlons are very strict and are being rig
| ant hyt fha. A aArk n
quarantine hos been established Agains
the town and very few people are able 4
get here. The officers OF the South For
Fishing and Hunting Olub, who oontrolle
the dam, the bursting OF which caused tn
disaster, admit the trnth OF the SUMS state
ment that the waste ga,es 10 the bottom q
the dam were kept closed, but claim tina
they would not have relieved the dam {
any great extent.
Under blasipg hot sun to-day, and wit
an atmosphere heavy With smoke, theT
has arlsen everywhere about the town
terrible odor, the danger OF Witch to tn
/ public health cannot be overestlmated
/ The doctors advise every one who can leav
1 the place to do 80, and warn those VIII
stay that every possible precaution must
taken II dangerous sickness Is to be averteC
There IL yet no Appearance Of anythin
like an epidemic, almost all OF the sic
b5lue uOWn lEuul Lnb consequences OF u
excitement OF the past week. The piacI
owing to Its high situation among Ii
mountains, Is naturally heA aud IN
will oount for great dss! at such tt-agi
: thia. Pure water from nGNl'3 j. rurlnp
, can also be obtained by those who take
little trouble to get II. The doctors, on Il
whole, are incllned to take rather iavo
) able view OF the situation, Ia spite OF tn
. condition Of the atmosphere.
M0nau Ia tNnt1rip fntn "a o.,
as the finance committee will lot IT, Tn
Q is to say, the committee have Announc,
A their wish that money be not sent 10 job
4 stown yet, as tue town IL not yet ready I,
!. II. People feel encouraged, rs we'll tn,
. may. over the liberal contributions tn
y have been made for them. It seems NO
J, that by Saturday night million and a ht
L OF dollars, at least, will have been su
z scribed in the country for the relst OF Il
n mittee here do not want TO have the I
sponslbility OF caring for or dispensing al
OF this money until some general p
70 OF dispoeing OF 1t for the benefit
- the town has been adopted or ratil
% by the leading officials OF the alta
10 such as the state board OF charities. AbU
d $4,000 10 money has been received
.. Juhnstown, transmitted over the exprt
lines for delivery to all sorts OF organic
l. tons, and to the mayor and citizens co
y mlttee. Before the military arrived II v
a really felt to be unsafe to have any lar
rs sums sent into the city md In the d
4 rupted condition Of affairs to be subject
to tho dangers Of being handled and c
NJ ried on the streets. In day or so
Il Cambria Iron Works Company will pay
u their men the $i25, 900 which was to hi
~ been paid of the day before tho 40
10 Within very few days at least $3.50
n. / xulll ma In nafiva al afl0O In InhpaVn,
is and the shops and stores will be est
O. lished, camp life will be over, the ordin
4. trade relations will start, and In deg
!, Jamestown will be Itself again.