Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-10
THE TENTH DAY.
Fifty-EiSht Bodies Removed on
Sunday.
In the Clothing Of One $4,000
We're Found.
Governor Beaver Visits the Scene to
Devise Relief Measures.
Physicians Still Deny the Presence Of
an Epidemic.


/ JoHNsrOwN, June 3.
I About forty bodies were taken out of the
+ ruins today, the tenth day since the disaster
/ All are fast advancing in decomposition.
= The work of clearing away the debris is
I progressing very encouragingly. The work
men were not required 10 proceed today, but
nine. tenths OF them volunteered 10 continue.
/ As the result large inroad was made in one
drift in the central portion of the city. on
Main street, the principal thoroughfare, and
one OF the worst bloekades is now about
cleared
At the wreekage above the stone bridge
work is going on rather slowly. The force
is small and the difficulties are great Ar
thur krf who has been using dynamite
blast. to separate the drift, suspended opera
Z ti0n. today. considerable force BY the
continued use OF pike poles cleared few
ct.
II has been very quiet in and about Johns
town owing to the fact that the Pennsylva-
MIA and Baltimore ( Ohio ralrosd. refused
10 run trains from Pittsburg and other i'm
poriant points nearer than Bolivar on the
former, and lockwood on the latter road.
This kept out large influx of excursionists
and lett the field clear 10 the workers
Religious services were held at various
points today. Most of the suburban tow is
here church buildings remained had regu-
lar services. In ,lohustown open air meetings
were held at different points. Chaplain r
\ Mcguire of the ltth regiment held regi-
mental service in the morning and spoke in
the open air in the afternoon. Hot weather
i. telling on the men ami with fires constant
~ kept burning and the broilng sun.
many were exhausted before evening. Gov
Beaver arrived about this morning, and
spent the day in visiting the ruined portions
Of the city and driving up the Conemaugh
valley. He held a conference this Afternoon
with the committees who have been hereto
fore in charge, and as a result, will assume
control Wednesday morning lie left this
evening for Philadelphia. The Western
mon telegraph company are pushing for
ward It's lines, and tomorrow will open an
office il the Morrill, building in Johnstowr
There are two large hospital. here, the
Cambria AMI Bedford, They have little to
dn now but large corps of physicians ar.
kept very busy. At the Cambria Ii persons
injured by the flood are being cared for
Two have recently died Miss Maggie
Hughes AMI Mrs. Wllomer. Since the
flood 500 persons have received the attention
OF the phy ysicians at this institution whose
]. ju-ies were directly or Indirectly caused
by the Hood. Several women who nursed
some OF the injured have become i'll aud one
may not recover, At the Bedford hospital
}62 injured persons have been cared for
and when they could be removed with safety
were taken to the Pitts1urg hospitals Only
three patients rere brought to the hospital
today. They received injuries while clear
ing away the debris over GOO persons were
furnished medicine ani attention by the ply
scans in charge of the hospitals.
The tent hospitals are practically aban-
doned, none have had case for several
days The health of the valley is unusually
good notwithstanding the reports of a threat
ened epidemic in bulletin issled by the State
Board of Health. The general condition of
health in lohnstown and vicinity is excellent.
There is no epidemic disease of any kind nor
IS it expected that any will arrive. The
whole region has been divided into conven-
lent districts each place under a competent
sariiarisn The Sta;e Board of Health is
prepared to meet ali emergencies as they
arise The air is wholesome and the water
generally pure. If the good people Of the
devastated district will go on as uobly as
they have done for the pas, week in the ef
| fort to clean up the wreckage, good health
will be maintained.
Signed GEORGE G. GRoFf.
drift in the river at the stone bridge and
7 ports there is no probability of any con-
tamination of the water supply of the town.
| below from this source, and says the number
of bodies in the river cannot be large. The
difference in communicating power of de-
composing organic matters is tha; from
| bodies dead of contagious disease it would be
far more dangerou. than from bodies of
healthy DarsOns As il is bodies in the river
are generally covered with from one to six
feet Of mud and sand This earthly matter
/ absorbs all efiluvia and acts as the best dis
nfectant. There is no present danger to the
water supply at Pittshurg or at Johnstovn.
The only present danger is from people be
! ing frightened into sickness by sensational
reports You may state for me, said he,
that there are more doctors here than
PATIENTS
The general health of the people in town
! is much better than expected We expected
sickness and looked for some epidemic
/ Some kind would have broken out before
! this time if any was to come. There is hard
4 " any typhoid fever in town and but little
pneumonia Fear of diphtheria expiiemic i.
is urfounded. Few cases of sore throat exist
/ nut not serious enough to cause alarm. Every
| effort is being made to have the people
/ move out of their houses into tents. Plenty
/ of taat4 will be furnished BY the State. Liy-
/ ing in open tents in the open air is more
conducive to good health than residing in
close damp houses"
Drs John : Miller and F. VI. Stgouz in
charge Of the red cross outp0sts are located
in the very midst Of the ruins.