Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-10
THE FLOOD HORROR.
Dead Bodies are Still Being
Daily Dug Up.
DANGER OF DISEASE DENIED.
Governor Beaver, Representing the
State, Will Take Charge
of the Work.
IAssooisted Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

lAssooisted Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD.
JoHNsTowN, juno 9.-To.day is the
tenth since the disaster in the Cone
maugh valley occurred, and the extent
of the fatality can be appreciated when
it is known that bodies are still being
found wherever men are at work. Today
one OF the morgue directors was met and
asked the usual question: GLOW many
bodies were recovered to-dsy?" ooh,
not very many" he replied; "there
were fifty eight altogether" The loss of
life has been so great that forty bodies
found in one day, even if that was the
tenth, was considered light showing.
CREMATION RECOMMENDED.
The remains that are now being re-
moved from the drift are far advanced
in decomposition, and the physicians in
charge are advocating their cremation as
fast as found, as it is almost impossible
to hold them safely.
The work of clearing away the debris
is progressing very encoursgingly. The
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be required to proceed to day, but nine
tenths of them volunteered to continue.
AS result large inroad has been made
in the drift. In the central portion OF
Main street, which was the principal
thoroughfsre, and one vast blockade, is
now about cleared. At the wreckage
above the stone bridge. work is going on
rather slowly. The force is small and
the difficulties great.
Mr.. Arthur Kirk, who has been using
dynamite blasts to separate the drifts,
suspended operations to-day. A consid-
cradle force continued to use pike poles
and cleared a few feet more.
CANT-HooK MEN SUGGESTED.
Ex-Internal Revenue Collector Bigler,
of the Western Pennsylvania District,
said to-day to an Associated Press repre-
sentative that if he we're given permission
he could bring in 200 practical cant-hook
men from Clearfeld lumber districts
and clear the channel above the bridge
in two days. The trouble with those
at work, he says, is their inexperlonoe.
He mentioned the matter to Adjutsnt-
General Hastings, but did not meet very
much encouragement.
This has been very quiet day in and
about Johnstown, owing to the fact that
the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and
Ohio roads refused to run trains from
Pittsburg or other important points
nearer than Bolivar, on the former, and
lockwood on the latter road. This rule
kept out large influx of excursionists
and left the field clear to the workers.
Religious services were held at various
points to-day. Most of the suburban
towns, where church buildings remain,
held regular services. In Johnstnwn,
open air meetings we're held at different
points.
4 This has been scorching hot day
the hottest since the disaster, and the
weather is telling on the workmen.
with the fires constantly kept going,
burning rubbish, and the hot eun, many
of them we're exhausted before evening.
The hot sun beat down on the wreckage
above the bridge has developed the fact
that many bodies Of animals and proba-
bly, human beings are yet in the ruins.
The stencil arising from the pile has
been more offensive to-day than at any
time yet.
GOVERNOR BEAVER ON THE GROUND.
Governor Beaver arrived this morning
about A O'Clock. He epent the day visit.
ing the ruined portions of the city and in
driving up the Conemaugh Valley. He
held conference this afternoon with the
committees heretofore in charge. and, ae
g result, will assume control on Wednes
day morning. He left in Kings private
car, over the Baltimore and Ohio, for
Philadelphia.
THE WIRES TO WORK.
The Western Union Telegrs ph Com.
paDy is pushing forward its lines and to.
morrow will open an Office in the Morrell
building in Johnstown. The Associated
Press will also secure quarters in the
city proper to morrow, and the whole
newspaper force will then be transfer ed
from the west side of the railroad bridge
into what was the business portion Of
Johnstown.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH WONDERFULLY GOOD.
The health of the valley is unusually
good, notwithstanding the reports of the
threatened epidemic. The following
bulletin has been issued by the State
Board OF Health and speaks for itself.
1t was posted yesterday in every con-
spicuous place and reads as follows :
Health Bulletin. The general condition
of health in Johnstown and vicinity is
excellent. No epidemic disease of any
kind prevails, nor is it predicted that
! any will arise. The whole region has
been divided into districts and each
placed under competent sanitarians. The
| State Board OF Health is prepared to
meet all emergencies as they arise. The
| air is wholesome and the water generally
pure. II the good people of the Gevas-
tated district will 60 on as they have 30
nobly done for the past week in their eff
forts to CLEAN up the wreckage. good
health will certainly be maintained.
(Slgned) GEORGE G. CROFT.
REALLY NO DANGER.
DR.. Croft says the valley has been
swept 30 clean by the great flood that
river waters are purer than before the
disaster. There is a difference in the
communicating power Of decomposing or.
ganic matter from that of bodies of dead
Contagious diselse would be far more
dangerous from the former than from the
bodies in the river, which are generally
covered by from one to ak feet of mud
and sand. This ear by matter absorbs
all effluvia and acts as the best OF disin.
fectants. There is no present danger to
the water supply of Pittsburg. At
Johnstown the only present danger ia
from the people being frightened into
sickness by sensational reports.
THE RED CROSS CORPS.
DR.. John Miller and DIR. F. M. Strouse
are in charge of the Red Cross Corps