Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-04

along the debris near the river about $50
thia mnrnipg when they discovered some
thing that looked like thu body of human
being. Sergeant Doyle went over to pick
up the body, ard he WAS Mortified to find
that il was badly burned and when he
went 10 pick it up, the head fell of. He
Investigated further, and found four more
bodies-.Wo children and a man and
woman. Parties who were there 40 the time
identified the remains ss those of Patrick
Hogan and his family Hogsn'slega were
completely burned of, but the rest OF the
bodies were not badly injured They were
taken out and carried TO the mOrgue
across the river.
While the searchers were at work in
Johnstown proper this morning, they came
up a house and heard noise under it,
and cboppad through the roof and dig
covered "A man in the top story of the
house They pulled him ont, but he
was too weak TO give his name, and no
one has identified him rs yet.
Quite q novel scene was witnessed yes
terday near JohnstOwn borough. Some
women who managed to escape from the
tOwn proper had to wear mems clothes,
as their own had been torn off by the
flood.
IL one hOuss in JOhnetOwn there is
ST 700 in cash, bat it is impossible to get
at il.
The force of the flood can be estimated
by the fact that it carried three cars
mile and half and the tender of an en-
CINE weighing twelve tons, was carried
fourteen miles down the river
Remarkable Experiences.
A tesm of horses which were standing
on Main street Just before the flood were
found a mile and quarter below the town
yesterday.
Between 4 and 5 o'clock this morning
the body of an unknown Irish boy was
found in the river in Cambria borough
The body was we'll preserved and had a
cash above the eve. Yesterday afternoon
an unknown wOman's body was taken Out
o. the gamp in Cambria borough The
body was slightly decomposed, and had an
ugly mark or cash on the forehead. 1t
was found sticking head down iu the mud.
Almost everyone has story of re-
markable escape. Michael Rose, an
Irishman, tells most wonderful story
of his escaps. He ssys he was walk
ing down Main street when he hesrd q
rumblng noise, and looking around he
imagined it was a cloud, but in minute
the water was upon him. He flOated with
the tide for some time, when he WIS struck
by some floating timber and born under
meath the water. When he came up ne
was struck again, and st last he was
cought by q lightning rod and held there
for over two hours, when he was finally
rescued.
Mrs Annie Williams tells rather re-
msrkable story. She was sitting at a
sewing machine when the food came on.
She heard some people crying and jumped
out of the window and succeeded IN get
ting on the roof of an adjoining house.
Under the roof she heard he cries OF men
and women and saw two men and a
woman with their heads Just above the
water. crying, "FOr Gods cake, either
| kill us outright or rescue u.s." Mrs.
Williams cried for help for the drowning
people, but none came, and she saw them
give up one by one.
James P. Mccarthy had terrible ex-
perience in the water. He saw his vile
was safe on land and thought his only
daughter. aged about 81, was also saved,
bot Just as he was making for the shore he
saw ner and went to rescue her. He sue
ceeied in getting within about 10 feet of
land, when the girl looked up and said;
Goodbye, fither," aud expired in his
lrns before he reached the shore.
/ a Mothers SorrowfuI story.
A pretty, psle little woman told part Of
her sad story to-day as she nervously
clasped and unclasped her hands and cried
in d heart.breaking way. Years ago in the
! Virginia valley somewhere near Winches-
chester this sad little soul met and loved
& Woodworking intelligent engineer
named Fem. They were married come
years ago and came to JohnstOwn, where
,hey had neat, comfortable home. Fem
made good wages, their seven children
we're always we'll clad and their mother
lived with her life concentrated upon them.
On the afternoon OF the flood Fem went
70 the butchers and passed out of this
short history IN the waters When the
flood came into the Fem house the mother
gathered her children in the pGrlor and
told them not to be afraid, for God was
there and would guard them. Up came
the torrent and they went to the second
floor, and again the little mother talked OF
hope and bsde them be of good cheer for
papa. heaven rest him, wOuld come SION
in a boat and take them away. Up and
up rose the water and now the family
we're forcad to the top story. The rooms
were very low and soon the hea6s of the
mother and children were beating against
the ceiling.
Mama said the eldest child, girl,
"Wouldn't it be hetter to get outside and
die in the open aiI?"
eyes. dear" said the mother, "we'n
make raft and all 90 down together"
She fought her own and her chlldren's
way to the window and opened it, She
caught piece of plank and on 1T put the
eldest child, with hasty kiss and a God
blesa vou." Then she let it float away into
the darkness and the roar of the waves.
sir times were these frsil barks freiGhted
With precious cargoes and Argosies of piOus
trust. The children were frightened, and
only lent obedience as part OF their creed,
and they made but little protest. Now
came the turn of the last child, Bessie,
tbe four-year-old. One can fancy what it
meapt-the laat and dearest. There was
scarcely breathing space in the room now,
and if haste was not used death would
come there at once.
To a broad plank, Bessie was fastened
securely and was blessed as had been the
others. ST loved them all Oh, loved
them all.u said the mother, "but l had
two kisses for Bessie, for she wss Toms
fayorite aud WAS such good child. She
mt her arms about my neck and sayd,
'you know you said God would take care
Of me always, mamma, will be take care
of me nowN
a. told her he would, and she need not
fear. and then sbe was carried away. I'm
not afraid, mamma she called out, and
heard her although l could not see her
and. that's all, except that the roof was
torn of, and foated off on it, and some
Italians saved me at Kernyille, sixteen
miles from here"
"And the children, Mrs. Fem, hope
they all escaped ?'
1--WE have found two of them dead,
Bessie and George, and there is not
mark on Bessie's face. And, oh, am 80
tired. They are all gone, every one,
eight of them, and | am going home TO
Virginia after all these years to rest and
try to Think
Only one mother of the hundreds, only
one of the multitudes.