Telegram-herald., 1889-06-04
IN DEATHS VALLEY
One Of Many Terrible Tales Of
Agony Over Lost Friends.
The CHOCLS STILL lg0SC TIE DEAD
T.satF Thrss Baadresf Bodies Recovered
-Ehs L0.sst Estimate Places ths
Lsss Or life a. 5000 zne sH
Property a. go soo0, so0.

J0HssrowS, Pa, Jure 3 3-There i
Little a. BE- sd tonight regarding the
dreadful d.-sster. except o. rriterzte la
eject what has already been tele-
graphed Or u give Ia detail he thou
sand and one stories " remarkable
personal escapes, he4rt-reuding descrP
lions OF families torn asunder and
overwhelmed in the deluge, and the
heroic acts III brave ufen and women
nghtlng for the lives OF their dear ones
aud their friends. The most pathetic
case yet brought 70 hght Is that OF
James Elgln- lie had come 10
Joaustowu ~ attend the wedding
Of his sister Ellen, which was
u have taken place tonight.
IL knew Of the fact that terrible dis
aster had taken place. bat had no
idea that his family was involved.
lis agony may be imagined when learn
ing, on has arrival yesterday, that Ms
mother and three sisters had been
drowned and hls father demented over
the terrible affection. The old gentle
man was crying ike a child and asking
those he met. Did yos see ae,af Dit
yoa SEQ them 20 do,eaf Thy wiH come back for
tas ueadtag soniyat. Slte has gone fer hsT
brutal ursath.
Human vampires are still abroad
plying their hideous vocation OF rifiing
the dead and decomposing bodies OF
articles of value, Notwithstanding the
vigilance OF large police force, while
Others OF their class are systematically
plundering the supply stores by device
and tr.ckery. A boarding house crowd
OF twel I've were arrested N "A body at
Morrelville today. They mad been
going TO the relief committee. and each
representing himself As the head OF
family and drawing supplies. With
these they had opened an impromptu
grocery and clothing store, and were
doing a thriving business.
Today a corn patch:of about an acre
IN extent AZ NIneyah, was dug over ny
a volunteer force, and l3s corpses
were uncovered. The manner in which
the ghastly find was made was purely
accidental. \ man walking over the
field kicked at clump of mari and
Overturning It, uncovered a woman's
face. This indicated a rich find and
the people around We're called in TO as
s,st with the results above stated This
increases the list OF dead IN Nineyah 10
30. The new dead were found under
about four feet of alluvial deposits
The total number OF bodies recovered
j. now estimated by Acknowledgement
Hastings and the undertakers at 1900,
but the General has wired Governor
Beaver that ne believes the loss Will
amount to from 5000 10 5000 lives. and
that time would produce ample proof
of this
In order to facilitate the ascertain
ing of the number of the dead. all sur
vviugresideut sOf J0hnstown and Cam
bria City have been requested to
register at various designated places
While the estimatesiof the undertakers
are that the number of bodies re-
covered Is 900, the actual records at
the different improvised morgues
IN tbs vicinity do not show
so many, hut the reason Is
mainly that first before order was
established many corpses We're buried
Immediately upon Identification with
out registering. The uudcrtakers,
however, had matters systemized TO a
wonderful extent 10y sunday evening.
and their services were most valuable.