Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-05
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE VALLEY OF DEATH. The Recovery Of Bodies
 Rapidly Progressing. THE WORK IN THE M0RGUES. A Partial List Of The Iden-
 tified Dead.
 4 MURDERER LYNCHED. Wool Growers Urge An EX- tra Session Of Congress.
A MURDERER LYNCHED.

tra Session Of Congress.
 THE SEARCH FOR THE DEAD.
 Pneumonia Breaks out Among the
 Suherers-Provislons and Clothing
 Coming fn-some Statements Con-
 eerning the Construction of the
 Dam-The Conductors Fail to Notify
 the Passengers of DaBger-The Work
 of Exhuming she Dead.
 JoHNsTowN, June une4-Superintendent Mor- gan of the Cambria Iron company, who is regarded as an exceptionally 1evel-headed man, returned to-day from tour of the en- tire flooded district. He declared that only 15,000 persons are now alive where 29 ,500 lived and had their being before the flood. Adjutant General Hastings maintains that the list may not exceed 5000, and of this recovered. MT. McConnaughy, the chief of the bureau of registration, said to-day he is convinced that the number of persons who perished is fully 10000 or more.
 JoHNsTowN, June 4.-Pneumonia has broken out on Prospect Hill to which several hundred people fled Friday. Half the wo- men who had scaled the height were so over come with fright that they have been bed- ridden since. There had been pneumonia on the hill, but only few isolated cases. To- day, however, several fresh cases developed smong the fugitives, and a local physician said the prospects for scourge are all too promising. The enfeebled condition of the patients, the unhealthy atmosphere pervad- ing the valley and the necessarily close quar- the spread of the disease almost certain. To- day ray of light came in the nature of 8 carload of provisions and another from Co., lumbus, Ohio, containing clean mattresses and bedding, all specified for the Prospect Hill sufferers.
 On this eminence stands the Cambria hos- pital in charge of a corps of Altoona physi- clans of the Pennsylvania to the scene on the morning of the flood. The wards are full of bruised and suffering people dragged from the flood. This afternoon a charred body was uncovered @ short distance above the stone bridge. On her finger was found 8 slender gold ring on the plate of which were engraven the initials "K. J. B." The body was taken to the fourth ward schoolhouse. Several yellow flags were noticed sticking up from the black wreckage above the stone bridge. This was 8 new plan adopted by the sanitary corps to indicate at what points bodies had been located. AS it grows dark the flags are still up, and another day will dawn upon the imprisoned remains.
 JoHNsrowN, June Al notice that the secretary of the South Fork Fishing club said yesterday that the club had not filed an indemnity bond, as claimed by a citizen of Ebenburg, and that no complaints Lol avar hSar ,,o6a ob0r1k fha safatv of fhc dam by any Johnstown citizens. He is un- doubtedly correct as to the bond, but is mis- leading as to.rhs second part of his state rents. There is not 8 shadow of doubt that citizens of Cambria county frequently com plained, and that at the time the dam was to put stop to the work. It is true that the leader in this movement was not 6 citizen of Johnstown, but he was and is large mine owner in Cambria county. His mine sdjoins the reservoir proper ty. He related to me on Saturday the story of his labors 1n an effort 10 protect the lives and property of the people of that valley. He was frequently on the spot and his own engineer inspected the work. He says the \ embankment was principally of shale and clay and straw was used to stop the leaking s of water while the work was going on. He I called on the sheriff of Cambria county and { told him it was his duty to apply to court W \ give the matter his attention, but instead o1 R going before the court to the Cambriac ounty for consultation. An employe was sent up tc \ make an inspection and his report was favor. E able to the reservoir work, the sheriff went no further. But the gentlemen referred \ to said he had not failed to make public hil proofs and to renew them frequently. Thii \ recommendation for an injunction and pro- \ test were spoken of by citizens of Altoona ai \ hackneyed subject. Confirmation was cer' \ tainly had at South Fork, Conemaugh, Mill \ valle and Johnstown on that fatal Friday \ The rumor of an expected break twas preva \ lent at these places early in the day, but citi zsns remarked that the rumor was familiar incident of the annual freshets. It was thu \ old classic story of "wolf, wolff" They gave A up the first floors to the water and retired \ upstairs to await until the river should re N cede as they had done often before, scouting the oft told story of the breaking of the res ervoir The reader will note the remarkable A conflict between that shale and clay story O \ the mine owner, referred to above, and thu \ published statement of General Morehead \ who had charge of the construction, that tn \ masonry was of solid granite and nmeston and was believed to be as enduring as tn
 Pyramids of Egypt. The awful disaste
 would seem to confirm the allegation of tn
 use of unfit materials in the construction
 The number of passengers of the day express \ known to have been lost is six. Besides thes
 there are two ladies missing and unaccounte,
 for, but who may yet be alive. A oonduoto \ who was at ConemauRh on that fateful da,
 claims to have run through the cars and tol' \ the passengers to run to the mountains. Tn \ passengers who survive are anxious to mak, ' the acquaintance of that conductor. The \ certainly neither saw him nor heard hi
 voice on Friday, May 31. Whe the passengers reached the mountain
 they found there two conductors il
 beautiful white caps. Their manner wa \ calm and their clothing was unspotted | asked
 one of them why he did not notify the pas | sengers of the breaking of the dam. He re \ piled in some confusion that he had not ha \ time. His companion made report to hi
 superintendent, which report was carrie ! over the mountain by passenger that night
 but there was nothing in it to indicate tha
 ported the loss of two trains. In strikin
 contrast to the neglect of duty of these con ductors, it is pleasant to note the manl conduct of others. First, always first, mer tion should be made of the loce motive engineers and 6remen, who's
 bravery and devotion was conspicuous They never neglected to give sue , \ warning as they could in the face of danger ' ! and in some cases of certain death. A brake ! man riding dead head, whose name caunG : be recalled, rendered service in resou1n women and children at the risk of his ow \ llf0. J. S. AOef, FUIlLuaA SOA00OtoI1 WI g ! efficient and coolheaded. W. H. Woodye D cook of the car Aragon, and John P. Waugl
 porter of the parlor car:
 Chloris stood nanfully by G. F. Griffith 2 of the Norwich line, in the rescue of pa l. sengers. It was Woodyer who stood upe 9 the top of the car Aragen, with axe in har : ! ready to cut the roof to prevent the smothe
 ing of those within. We think better of o'
 race with such examples before us.
 \ (Sipued) WILLIAM HENRY SMITH.
 General Manager. > HOW THE WORK IS BEING CONDUCTED. e JoHNsTowN, June 4.-At the present ra @ there will soon be live man digging in t
 ruins to every dead one. Evans Johns, t
 Pittsbure contractor, stated to-day that 2,2 = men would be at work in the ruins by t
 morrow morning. Three hundred arriv . to day and five hundred are expected s, | morrow. There are twenty-six foreme bb level-headed men, who keep their unW1el
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