, 1889-06-13
LIVING AND DEAD.
Hundreds Of Victims Still
Waiting TO be Buried.
Footsteps of the Destroyer
Along the Valley.
Disease Extending Generals Continusd
Priest and Nurse lndsfAsig-
Abie-ipcldents.

WIN heiVy rain RDd thunder storm and
the hi lside streams filed to their banks.
Inc air was chilly and damp. While the
rain was FAR from pleasant to the busy
workers. IL is certainly provideptial that
cool weather is continuing to prevent the
decomposition OF hundreds Of human bod
les vet uncovered, and of thousands of an.
imals which persisted in tue flood At 8
o'clock this morning five bodies had been
taken from the mass ut the stone bridge.
\ 'rge force OF men has b en- working all
day on this, but 70 great is the quantity
or ~reckaRe that comparatively slow pro-
gress - being made, A large quantity of
powerful dielufectants ~ being used with
good effect, The Rovei einneDt civil engineers
have arrived and began the construction
OF pontoop bIidges, with pontoons brought
from me Eat. IL Is expected that all
necessary bridges will be constructed to-.
day. From Bolivar to Johnstown the
side tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad
are filled With cara loaded with lumber,
furniture and goods OF all descriptions for
lhe sufferers. The sun came out with
herece neat about 10 o'clock.
The memb bers OF
SECRET SOCIETIES
in the Conenaugh valley Jared unusually
well. Junior o. U. A. NJ. had mem ber-
ship of 1900. Out OF this only nine lives
were lost. N ost OF them were'lost in their
homes, but all survivors have erployment
and expect to be on their feet again in a
short time. A committee from Pittsbnrg
ana Allegheny have established their
headquarters in the upper end of town and
nave relieved the wants OF all who APP
piled. The
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF HRPrAsOPus
had a membership Of eiehty.hve and lost
6nt two. The Independent Order OF Odd
Fellows had membership of sos here, a nd
out or that mum Der lost seventy-nine. Dis
tressed members are being we'll cared for.
1t L. not. knownlhow many members on em
are lost, although prominent mem bers say
there are few, and the SURVIVORS are be-
ing provided for by the relief committee
OF that fraternity. A trap was laid for
SrooK' an Undertaken who was robbin0
bodies 10 the Fourth ward mor9ue. A fe.
male body was brought, and before it was
dressed for burial, o diamond ring was
placed on one OF her fingers. The UNDER
taker was assigned to take charge OF the
body. He was detected In the net of
STEALING THE JRwELRY
and promptly arrested by the police. who
immediately took him to Eoensburg.
F rty'seven bodies have just been dis
covered in a hole on the site of the
the bodies Of the guests.
Sorrowful as it may seem disease has
Infected the district, notwithstanding the
denials of the sanitary and health officers.
Or. Hess OF the REQ Cross society, to-
night stated that contagious diseases
were more prevalent than the authoii-
ties allowed them to be. "In our tempo
rary hospital at Grubtown," said he, I'VE
have numerous cases OF sickness re-
sultinR from the frightful flood. There
are nov under our care about
forty cases Of sickness. The diseases
from which the patients are suffering are
Diphtheria 10. nervous prostration 25,
2, one broken limb and an.
other driven insane by the loss of his fam
ily." The Sisters ofthe Red Cross are
also taking care of eight cases Of ulcer
ated tonsilitis, which they say are not
dangerous now, though change for
worse may occur. The number of bodies
taken to-day from the ruins was thirty
one, OF which nine were identified.
JoHNsTowN, June q. There are thirty
unidentified bodies in the Fourth ward
school house, which have been lying for
three days. AT least ~, 600 people have
viewed them. During the past twenty -four
hou's, sixty bodies have been embalmed
and taken from this place This morning
live bodies were brought in, one OF them
being that Ol Oscar Hennekamp, Tor whose
recovery large reward was offered. A
Gordon OF soldiers viii be stationed around
tue town this morning, and nobody al
lowed TO enter II without u pass.
Doubt has been expressed as to the esti-
mate that $4,000 to 600 We're lost in the
flooded district. OF course there Is no way
OF determining with any degree of exscti.
tude, but uessing reasonable and cOnserv-
alive Is based on close figuring. At least
2oOO bodies have been found. 1000 at NJ the
lowest calculation were burned In the
debris In the river, 5000 are in the un.
searched Va nd banks around the Cambria
Works down along the river, and in the
lower part of Jobnstown, from 1000 to 1000
are scattered IN the valley from WoodvilIs
To the bridge, and thousand or two are
below the bridge between Johnstown and
Bolwai. Hundreds were carried down the
broad rivers In tremendous current, and
may never come into the hands of the liv-
Ing. SAID A1ju,ant General II astings this
morning: lin my opinion the lost are
greater Than can now he shown figures
Tor"
THE ALTOONA DELEGATION,
who have been all over ths district since
Sunday afternoon, say that he loss Is l2
600, and bases it on their talk with scores
OF all kinds of people. The absence OF
former residents and OF the first and Ia.
miliar popu lation ia most striking. There
are the band of strangers and worknen
from q distance, and for the first three
days the one perpetual question was.
Where sre the peoplep Here are about
0,0OO; where are the rest2' At noon to-
day the borough of Jobnstown and the
adjoining 5oroughs-what Is left OF them
practically passed under martial law. Ad
jutant General Hastings says he has not
declared martial law yet. Soldiers are on
guard, and no one Is permitted between
the lines unless they have an order from
the adjutAnt general. Even underiakers