St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-10
Late Estimates of the Loss of
Life Place 1t Below Four
Thousand.
The Health of the Region Re-
ported Excellent by the
Doctors.
Seven WelI-KnOWn Pennsyl-
vanians to Distribute the
Relief Fund.

JoHNsTowN, Pa, June 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
il is known that bodies are still being
found wherever men are at work. 10
day one of the morgue directors was
met and asked the usual question,
"How many bodies were recovered to-
day?" "Gh. not very many" he re-
pied. Il believe there were tifty-eight
altogether" The loss of life has been
so great that fifty-eight bodies found in
one day, even if that was the tenth,
was considered a light showing. The
remains that are now being re-
moved from the drift are far advanced
in decomposition, and physicians in
charge are advocating their cremation
as fast as found, as it is almost impoSSi-
BILE to handle them safely. The work of
clearing away the debris is progressing
very encouragingly. The workmen
were not required to proceed to-day,
but nine-tenths of them volunteered to
continue. As a result large inroad
was made in the central portion of the
city. Main street, which was the prin-
cipal thoroughfare and one of the most
blockaded, is now about cleared. At
the wreckage above the stone bridge
the work is geing on rather slowly.
The force is small and the difficulties
great. Arthur Kirk. who has been u.s.
ing dynamite blasts to separate the
drift, suspended operations to-day. A
considerable force continued to use
pike poles and cleared few feet more
EX-Internal Revenue Collector Bigler,
Of the Western Pennsylvania district,
said to-day that if he were given per-
mission he could bring in 300
PRACTICAL CANT-HCOK MEN
from the Clearfeld lumber districts and
clean the channel above the bridge in
two days. The trouble with those now
at work, he says, is inexperience. He
mentioned the matter to Adjt Gen.
Hastings, but did not meet with very
much encouragement. This has been a
very quiet day in and about Johnstown.
owing to the fact that the Pennsylvania
and Baltimore & Ohio railroads refused
to run trains from Pittsburg or other
lpNl loiit ppiIf'o lNdlCi Ou
the former and lockwood on the latter
road. This rule kept out a 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 the
church buildings remained had regular
services. In Johnstown Open-air meet
ings were held at different points.
Chaplain l.. A. Mcguire, of the Four
teenth regiment, held regimental
service in the morning and spoke at an
Open-air meeting in the afternoon. This
has been the hottest day since the dis
aster, and the weather is telling on the
workmen. With the fires that are con-
stantlv kept going burning up the rub
bish, and the hot sun. many of them
were exhausted before evening. The
bot sun beating down on the wreckage
above the bridge has developed the fact
that
MANY BODIES
of animals and probably human beings
are yet IN the ruins. The stencil aris-
ing from this pile has been more offen-
sive to day than at any time yet. al
though at no time has it been as bad as
reported. Gov. Beaver arrived this
morning about o'clock. He spent the
day in visiting the ruined portions of
the city and in driving up the Cone
maugh valley. He held a conference
this afternoon with the committees
heretofore in charge. and as a result
will assume control on Wednesday
morning. He left this evening in Supt.
Kings private car over the Baltimore &
e., III 1n1,
Union Telegraph company is pushing
forward its lines, and tomorrow will
open an Office in the Morrell building in
Johnstown. The Associated Press will
also secure quarters in the city
proper tomorrow, and the whole news
paper force will then be transferred
from the west side of the railroad bridge
in what was the business portion of
Johnstown. The two large hospitals
here, the Cambria and the Bedford,
have but little to do now, but the large
corps of physicians is kept very busy.
At the Cambria hospital sixteen persons
injured by the flood were cared for, and
but two di ed, Miss Maggie Hughes and
Mrs. Willower. Since the food over
500 persons have received the attention
of the physicians at this institution.
Several women who nursed some of the
injured became ill, and one of them
may not recover. At the Bedford hos
pital 1862 injured persons were cared for,
and when they could be removed safely
were taken to Pittsburg hospitals.
Only three patients were brought to the
hospital to-day. They received slight
injuries while at work clearing away
the debris. Over 600 persous were fur
nished medicine and attention by the
physicians in charge of the hospitals.
THE TENT HOSPITALS
have been practically abandoned, as
none of them have had case for sew
eral days. The health of the valley is
unusually good, Notwithstanding re-
ports of threatened epidemic. The fol-
lowing bulletin has been issued by the
state board of health. and speaks for
itself. 1t was posted to-day in every
conspicuous place about the town. The
encouraging words of DR.. Croft will do
much towards relieving the anxiety of
the many thousands of survivors and
wOrkingmen in the stricken valley, who
have feared the outbreak of an cpl
demic. For this reason many of them
have deserted the town. More are con-
stantly arriving, however. The bulle-
tin reads:
The general condition Of health in Johns
town and vicinity is excellent No epidemic
pected that any will arise. The whole region
has been divided into convenient districts,
and each placed under competent SANTA
fian. The state board Of health is prepared
to meet all emergencies as they arise. The
air is wholesome and the water generally
pure. If the good people OF the devastated
district will go on as they have SO nobly done
for tho M ST week in their efforts to clean I'D