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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-31

1g-PARK-pLACE METHODIST EpISCo-
PAL CHURCH. j. Wiley Bledsoe, pas
tor. VIII preach 40 / / %. m. and s. p. Doc.
SV-cLNY-srREEr METHODIST CHURCH.
corner of Adams and Clay streets.-preach-
ing 40 + ! g.. ln. ana D D. m. by Rev, T.. n. Sledd
b. d., OF Norfolk.
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Gt-VNiON-,TATllN CHURCH. corner
Twenty fourth and y. streets-preaching az
n "a. m. and 5 p. IN. by the pastor, Row
James D.. Mart o..
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Eu'-T. JANE5 Lpl5COpAL CHINOIL
corner of Fifth and Marshall streets. EcN.
Joshua Petcfkin. rector: Rev. Preston Nnsh,
assistant NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ou ~u day go
] a. m and q D. Odd.
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FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN
CHURCH, seventh street near Grace, Rev.
). =. Mo-er, p1st0r.-preaching al # a. m. by
the pastor. a. This tim a report from the
synod viii be- communicated, bearing on the
temporal and spiritual interests OF this con-
gregatlOn.
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G5BROAu-SIREEr METHOpIST
CHURCH Broad and Tenth streets .-iev. So
S. Lambeth. D. 3D.. pastor, Will preach at
n. n aud IS g. m. sunday ecAoo. ald b.nle
classes ut H.jO "a. ODD.
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lOther Local on First Page. !
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MR.. ii. {. ARNOLD. druggist, Kansas
City, says: have two physicians using
Bradycrotire. and they report success
ia every case.-Adv.
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Hs-MONUMLNrAL CHURCH protestant
Episcopal -Rey. john b. Newton rector
Divine service 40 n a.. 200. Ind g. D.. m.
and others.
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e5-GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH. corner
Of Fonshoo and Main sifcets.-nr Car
michael will preach at IL am. anu $3.50 PAN.
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The travelled man always INDUCES in
TAN yarns. One was talking in the
Office of the gas Inspector yesterday
and be INDUCED n the old chestnut
about the Gro ked railroads in the North
Carolina mountains, now the man ON
The rear platform OF hiudmoat coach
handed the engineer a chew Of tobacco.
&c.
That's nothing" sall a byslander,
down in Florida there is q railroad so
crooked thst they build the engines
hat run on that road M the shape OF a
half moon. and fire 10 with crooked
sticks Of wood, in order to keep it on
the track.
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Fs-ALL SAINTS CHURCH Madison bee
tween Franklin and Grace streets. Row. y.
bowman. rector.-SerNices at Al AIM. and
0:l5 pin.
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Es-WEDDELL MEMORIAL CHAPEL
Denny street. Fulton. services al . D. Do.
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ss- LIFE ANDADVENT MISSION, smiths
new Central hall. FINN street. between
Broad and Marshal. - Services every Lords
Day at o'clock m. All Invited.
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-03
CITY OF the DEAD
Near the Site of the City AnnIhIIated
by the Flood. Il

GREENsBURG, Pa, June 2.-The commits
sioners and poor directors of Indiana, Cam
bria and Westmoreland counties will meet
tomorrow morning at Nineyah to decide up
on plan for the burial of the dead. 1t is
likely that plot of ground will be selected
just across the river in Cambria county, and
the same will be purchased by the three
counties. One or two long graves will be
made, and the dead, as fast as found, will be
placed there.
Poor Board Attorney Speigle of this coun-
ty, states that no expense will be spared in
regard to the burial Of the dead. Immedi-
ate action will have to be taken, as some Of
the dead have turned black and are rapidly
decomp0sing.
o. j. Palmer, travelling salesman. for
Pittsburg meat house. was on the ill-fated
express. One car was washed away. The
engineer, fireman and himself, when they
saw the flood coming, got up on top Of car,
and when the coach was carried away they
caught some driftwood and were carried
near the shore. They escaped to the hills.
Palmer walked 20 miles around the flooded
district to railroad station on this side.
Wholesale robbery of the victims is report
ed. Thieves are arriving by the score. One
was seen to rifle the pockets Of dead man,
remove his gold watch and chain and then
turn to a woman and take from her finger a
ring. A drunken Hungarian with pick in
his hand, was discovered In partly demol-
ished residence breaking open trunk. A
police officer dealt him blow with his club,
which rendered him unconscious. The cash
collected by the committee here for the suffer
ers has reached $1,000. 1t is probable that
this will be doubled in day or two. A car
load Of provisions and clothing was sent to
Johnstown this morning from here.
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-03
News Of the Safety Of a Former Resi-.
dent Of Maine.
A Portland Man Supposed to Have Been
in JOhnstOWn.

When, Friday night, the watchers in the
telegraph towers along the railroads counted
the bodies borne ON the surface Of the flood
which had devastated Johnstown, and at the
same time isolated it from human aid and
sympathy, they estimated that hundreds of
lives had been lost. AS the survivors, res
cued in some cases from bits of wreckage,
told the story of the mighty rush of the lib
Grated waters, the first estimate was seen to
be too small. But even then the full extent
of the calamity was not realized, and the
word was sent oyer the wires that the loss of
life might reach 1000. Saturday, rescuing
parties pushed forward towards the scene of
disaster. and then, as they saw piles of ruins
where the morning of the previous day had
stood busy and prosperous towns, the mag
nitude of the catastrophe which had swept
away towns and cities and ended the lives of
thousands dawned upon them. Saturday
night the loss of life was placed at from
5000 to 10000. Last nights dispatches say
that these reports were not exaggerated.
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-03
PRICE Sc A YEAR IN ADVANCE.

10 attend will do well 10 write to Mr.. Frank
Goodman. secretary local executive commit
tee n. 4. A, Nashville. Tenn, for blank cir
cular relating to board and lodging, Oil the
same and return 1t, and thus avail them
selves Of the services Of the local committee.
For official bulletin containing programme
Of meeting, arrangements for tickets to and
from Nashville, Information In regard %
hotel accommodations. rates Of board and
points OF interest In the vicinity, with map
Of the city. apply to President M. q. Fernald,
Orono, director FOR the State Of Maine.
From New England the principal excur-
sion win be from Boston by steamer TO Nor
folk, Va, and thence BY rail- over a charm
ing and historic region Of country, 10 Nash
Vile. This excursion will be In charge Of
w. K. Sheldon, 3 Somerset street, Boston,
Mass. Parties in Maine desiring 10 Join this
excursion, can obtain reduced rates from
stations on the Maine Central Railroad TO
Boston and return, by informing President
Fernald Of the stations at which they wish
to take the train. The officials Of this road
require this information, and on Its receipt
will place tickets, with the proper time al
lowance, on sale at the designated stations
Tor the parties indicated, at one fare the
round trip.
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-03
ANXIETY IN PITTsBuRc.
Streets Usually Deserted on SUNDAY
Thronged by Dense Crowds.

PITTsBURG, June 2.-The usually quiet
streets of Pittsburg on Sunday were today
alive with excited people, eagerly seeking
news. In front of the newspaper bulletins
the crowds were so dense as to almost en-
tirely suspend travel. The telegraph offices
were thronged with people, trying in vain to
receive some word from friends and rela-
tives in the stricken city. When the wires
were started working to Johnstown this
morning there were on file at the Western
Union Office 1000 telegraphic inquiries from
all parts of the continent for friends and rel
atives. Early in the morning seven carloads
of provisions left the union depot. Many
cars loaded with provisions, bedding. etc,
are arriving from the West, North and South
and being rapidly forwarded to the scene.
At the chamber of commerce a number of
gentlemen of the relief committee received
kilograms from towns and cities in this and
other States, and contributions of money
from churches and individuals. A special
train conveying two fire engines aud q hose
carriage with full quota Of firemen left
here at about noon for Johnstown. Twenty
eight policemen accompanied them. Coffin
manufacturers have worked to the
fullest capacity and cofiins are
being shipped rapidly. This morning
ten carloads were sent down containing 300
cofins. A large number of towns Through
out the western part of the State, eastern
Ohio and West Virginia, have held mass
meetings. Donations are fast pouring In. A
benefit by the my Partners" theatrical com
spany In aid of the sufferers, was advertised
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-03
HID HIS CERTIFICATE.
A PensIoner Who viii Draw His Cash
or Co Without.

PITTsToN, June 1.-Much interest has been
created here by the case of one-legged
soldier residing at East PittstOn for many
years. He has drawn a pension of $50
month, and being of shiftless temperament
be has had guardian. In the fall of 1887,
through the ruling of the pension depart
ment that every pensioner unless insane
should receive his money directly from the
government, the Pittston soldier came into
possession of his pension before 1t had passed
through the hands of his guardian as previ-
ously. But In less than year there was an
other ruling Of the government by which the
pension must again pass through the hands
Of the. guardian. The upshot of this was
that the pensioner would not give up his GER
tifcate and his hidden 1t somewhere.
On the other hand the guardian cannot
draw the pension as an approval of the
vouchers cannot be had without the certifi-
cate. So the poor veteran does not receive
cent Of the money. Neither the December
or March payments came to him, and June
4th $2l6 will be due him. He is poverty
stricken, has sold his horse and wagon and
other valuables, and is living on charity. The
guardian claims, furthermore, that in 1888 he
Overpaid the veteran, $23S, added to which
is S56 interest. The former keeps store
from which the soldier has obtained gro
ceries The pension department has
Thoroughly investigated the case through its
special agents, and is now considering the
auidauaa
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-03

ELMYRA,..N. Y, June 2.-The water here
last night was foot to foot and higher
than ever before known. This afternoon,
two bodies foated down the river. The body
Of female baby was washed ashore this
this afternoon in the lower portion Of the
city. The Erie railroad bridge was an
chored by two trainsgOf loaded freight cars.
The water rose to the cars which with the
bridge, acted as a dam and forced the
water back through the city. On the north
side OF the Chemung river, where the prin-
cipal business houses are located, :the water
covered the streets and the Easements of
stores were quickly flooded causing thou
sands OF dollars damage: Boats were rowed
directly in the Office Of the Rathbone House,
the principal hotel in the city. On the south
side Of the river, the waters were held in
check for several hours by the ten foot rail-
road embarkment Hundreds of families
were driven into the upper stories of their
forced away. The water carried
away the railr0rd tracks and everything else
before it. An extensive lumber yard in the
path OF the rushing water was swept away.
Many horses were drowned and people living
ON the flats were rescued with great difficulty
by the police and tiremen. The damage to
property in this city and vicinity is esti-
mated at half q million dollars. Crops
throughout the Chemung Valley are almost
to have been lost in Corning.
Twenty-Five Drowned at williams
port.
SUNBURY, Pa, June 2.-Three men came
down from Williamsport in boat this after
noon. and said that 25 persons in that place
while watching a bridge collapse were
drowned.
Carlisle Reports Heavy losses.
CARLISLE, Pa, June 2.-The loss from
floods in this vicinity will be over 100000.
At Williams Grove eight buildings were
swept away, and the place is under water.
Along the line of the Harrisburg & Potomac
railroad for miles the road bed and tracks
are washed away. Fifteen bridges fioated
away. The large dam at Laurel gave away,
carrying with it small buildings, bridges,
fences, trees, ETC., inticting loss Of $4,000
Washington Cellars Flooded.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-This city has had
a taste of high water. The flooded Potomac
filed cellars and Easements and quilted
the thoro ughfares along Pennsylvania av-
enue and adjacent streets to the southwark.
Along the wharves the losses ere consider
able. Several bridges in the vicinity have
been carried away and roads badly washed.
Few Lives Lost In Maryland.
BALTIMORE, June 2.-There have been
few lives lost in Maryland. Reports of dam
age to the country roads, culyerts, bridges
and houses done by the flood continue to
reach here The loss Is 100000 as far as can
be estimated ON bridges and highways. At
Harper's Ferry people are encamped on the
hills The river presents scene Of terrific
grandeur.
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-03
THE SCENE IN JoHRsTowN.
Details Of the Disaster Gathered
Among the City's Ruins.

JoHNsTowN, June 2.-The situation here
has not changed, and yesterdays estimate Of
the loss Of life does not seem exaggerated.
Six hundred bodies are now lying in Johns
town, and large number have already been
buried. Four immense relief trains arrived
last night, and the survivors are being well
cared for. A portion of the police force Of
Pittsburg and Allegheny are on duty. Bet
ter order has been maintained than prevailed
yesterday. There is an absence of pillaging
Communication has been restored between
Cambria City and the Johnstown foot bridge
The work of repairing the tracks between
Sang Hollow and Jonnstown is going on
rapidly, and trains will probably be running
by tomorrow morning. There are not less
than 1900 strangers here.
A tour Of the west bank of the river for a
distance Of two miles, leaves the mind con-
fused. Not over 100 bodies were seen, while
the mass OF people. who walked back and
forth were strangers. Not one person in ten
that one met was a resident of this vi
cinity. This leads to the belief that hun
dreds, and perhaps thousands are still buried
in the mud and debris, or burned in the aw-
full furnace at the stone bridge, or lodged
further down than searchers have vet gone.
That many are buried yet is indicated by the
fresh finds every few hours, though no thor
ough search in the mud and debris has been
commenced. and by the unmistakable odor
that rises from the ashes on the river bank.
The work of getting the bodies together for
easy Identification began this afternoon. The
cpntral mint was tho Mnrrailvi1Ja
On Fairfield avenue is large vacant lot
belonging to Frank Leckly. At o'clock
this was almost entirely covered with cof-
fins, while between them and STOPPING over
them were weeping men and women. AL
though the number was then short of 100,
others will come in and there Is no telling
what the total will be. In one rough box
was piece Of paper
WITH THE WORDS THREE CHILDREN"
Tonight they were lifted out and all three
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-03
National educational Association.

The attendance upon the meeting Of the
National Educational Association in Nash
VILE. Tenn, in July next, promises to be un-
usually large. Applications to the local
committee for rooms and board are already
coming in very rapidly from all parts of the
country.
In order to lessen the usual confusion at
tendant upon the opening days of the meet
ing, it is the desire Of the committee to prop
erly locate all those who intend coming as
rapidly as applications from such are received
Accordingly, parties from Maine designing
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-03
oTHER:pISAsTERs RECALLED.
They Sink Into Significance Beside
the Present.

The bursting of the reservoir at Johnstown
will at once recall the Mill River disaster on
May 16. 1874. when the village Of Hayden
vile, Mass, was swept out of existence and
140 persons were drowned. A guard was
watching the dam. and about o'clock in the
morning he discovered that an enormous
leak had developed out Of small one. He
started to give warning to the village Of
Leeds just below, but the reservoir broke
away before he could reach the village, and
the water from pond ia acres in area came
down like wall. carrying away nearly the
whole village. Haydenville was swept away
and several other towns on the Connecticut
river were inundated. Over 800 families
Of property in dams, dwellings, factories,
etc., was lost. Roads and bridges were dam
aged to the extent Of 100000.
At Lynde Brook, near Worcester, on
March 80. 1876. 80 feet of the reservoir wall,
which had been leaking, gave way and over
Cox, 100000 gallons of water were emptied in
to the valley. Only one life was lost, but
property was damaged to the extent Of near
On March 27. 1877, the Staffordville reser-
vOir, on the east branch of the Willimantic
River, gave way, and a torrent of water
rushed down the valley at the rate OF hve
miles an hour. destroying mill dams and
railroad bridges in its course. The people
were warned by q man on horseback, who
kept ahead of the flood, and all except two
of the residents Of the valley escaped. The
loss Of property on this occasion exceeded a
million dollars.
BY the bursting of the Huron mill dam,
near Houghton, Mich, on Jan. 2, 1884, six
lives were lost; those Of Charles K. Ray
mond, bank-teller; his son and servant, and
Howard Raymond, of the Allouez mine, wife
and son. TIE money lost was not great.
A similar disaster near Lee, Mass, April
20, 1886, destroyed nine lives and the damage
to mill property, private dwellings and roads
and bridges exceeded $4,000.
One reservoir calamity, that at Sheffield,
Eng, has been made famous by Charles
Reade in "Put Yourself in His Place." On
March IL, 1864, the embankment OF the Brad
field reservoir gave way and Hooded Shelf
field and the country for II or IA miles around
About $50 lives were lost, and property val
ned at over 81. GOO, 600 was destroyed.
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-03
Launched at Bath.

Saturday afternoon the big towbOat built
by the Morse Transportation Co., was
launched from the Hagan yard, where she
has been built the past season. The new
boat is a duplicate OF the II. y. Morse. which
was wrecked last winter ON Harding's Reef.
while attempting to make Boston In a blind
ing snow storm. In material as well as
model she is a reproduction of that staunch
boat. she VIII be commanded by Captain
Blair, who formerly had charge Of the B. w.
Morse, and who also was In command Of the
Ii: +. Morse when she struck In the storm.
On the same day the fOur-masted schooner
MaSsasoft was launched from the yard OF
Kelley " Spear, her builders. While not so
large as the John Paul. the new vessel Is
still a mammoth schooner, ner length being
2l6.S, breadth 431 feet and depth y feet.
while her gross measurement Is l5I1.I9 tons
and 1865 net. She will be commanded by
Capt Babbett of Taunton, Mass, who has
sailed other vessels for the Phillips Co.
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-03
The Presid ent's sympathy.
FLOODS WIDESPREAD.
Serious Damage and Loss Of Life In
Many Places.
FLOODS "A

CoRURG, Ont, June 2.-Heayy rains have
fallen in this district lately and this morn
ing what appeared to be large body Of
water passed over the town in a northwest
erly direction and burst about two miles dis
tant. In a few minutes, small creeks be-
came rivers and all bridges and dams be-
tween the burst and Lake Ontario were car
ried away. The railway embankment was
destroyed and many houses were inundated.
Their inmates were rescued in boats. All
the cellars in the business portion OF the
town are flooded Farmers lose heavily,
many crops in the fields being swept away.
The loss Is estimated at S50O,CJ0
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-03
SAFE BLOWERS AT WORK.
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The Cornish Postoffice and a New
Gloucester store Visited.

CORNISH, June 1.-The postofice at this
place was entered last night, the safe blown
open and about $780, half in money and half
in stamps, taken by the burglars.
In Brackets store was another safe be-
longing to him, containing considerable
money Of his own, as well as sum belong
ing to Howard Bracket, town treasurer. In
all it amounted to about $500. The job was
neatly done and is apparently the work of
professionals, who left nothing behind them
but pocket knife and some scattered
matches.
New GLOUCESTER, June 1.-The safe in
the store of j. s. True was blown open last
night and S25 in silver and small change was
taken. Two tramps have been hanging
around for few days who are suspected.
One is slim fellow, about six feet li,Iwith
very sharp, evil looking eye. He wore
dark pants, brown sack ceat and a dark
stiff hat He also wore small dark nous
tache. The other was about five feet nine
inches tall, with small light moustache.
He wore brown coat, soft dark hat, and
low heavy shoes.
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-03
CASE BALL.


BATHS ~ PORfLANDS, IO.
BATH, June bath won her first league
game against Portland this afternoon. IN
lively contest that was characterized by
heavy batting and hard uphill work on the
part Of the winners. Portland took the lead,
but with the score 8 to 1. Bath came In for
the last Of the fourth. finding Ross for four
hits with total Of five. netting six runs
Then Brown began to work and hold the
visitors down, while the home team forged
ahead. amidst wild enthusiasm. The bat
terry work Of Brown and DunnIng and base
running Of Hubbard were features. The
qoOrQ.
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-03
An Effort to Suppress Transient
Merchants.

Mr.. Ira F. Clark, the well-known clothier.
will presenta petition to the City Govern
ment tonight, signed by our leading men,
asking that the Reading, Penn, ordinance
be adopted. which requires all travelling
merchants, not having regular business in
the city. or agents for such merchants, rep
resenting goods for sale as bankrupt stock,
damaged by fire or water. or otherwise. to
pay $500 to the city clerk for a license, and
imposing fine Of 500 for each days ne
glect to take out said license. and in default
of so doing to be imprisoned not less than
20 nor more than 30 days.
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-03
THE AMERICAN STANDING.
The following Is the standing Of the AmerI
The Local Field.

PREsUMPscoTs, ~; 7. NJ. c. A., 1.
AT Cumberland Mills, Saturday. the
Young Mems Christian Association nine
played with the Presumpscots, who handled
them rather roughly. defeating the Portland
boys II to 1.
sAcos, II; PEAKS ISLANDS, 9.
The Peaks Island team went to Saco Sat
urday, and were defeated by the home team.
The game was full Of errors, both teams con-
tributing an equal number Of misplays.
Murnane's umpiring showed lack Of knowl-
edge OF the game, as well as an evident de-
termination to give the home team ''the
earth" Jones and Murphy made brilliant
fly catches, while Sterling and Dockerty led
their respective teams In hitting. The score;
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-03
Greenwood Garden and cushing's
Island.

The steamers for these resortslhave very
neat landing at Long wharf, foot OF Ex-
change street for the coming summer. 1t is
buta few steps from Commercial street,
making 1t very convenient lfor its patrons.
This will be the only line running to Cush-
ing's Island, and also the only one running
Garden admissions on all tickets. The last
trip leaving Jones's, Peaks Island, win be
9.15 until the Garden opens.