Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-08

been any amount OF work done hy the
.aoorers which, from human standpoint.
Is immense, but which in comparison with
ne tolce that played tbis sad havoc Is
laughable.
TIE TWO great questions. what shall he
done with the dead? aud what shall be
done with The livirg? remain uusolved ia
detail, although IN a rough wav they are
answered. As much time ~ can be al
lowed will he given ia which TO recover
bodies, and thee the piles Of wreckage
Will be moved AID tOtiering houses come
down and be burned also.
There were very good reasons for think
Inc Governor Beaver wonld he here today
Railroad dispstchers, officers. and those in
a position 10 know, all said that Governor
Beaver would BE- here about 10 o'clock. A
message ~as seen, signei by him, saying
PEP Vas coming. nut 10 seems to be wrong
: ll, 1t i5 70 difficult 10 get 1T the truth of
things, it may still be true. The train
dispatchers last night on the B d o. said
there was tram a lockwood carrying
troops from Philadelphia, but this also
seems without foundation, as Gen Hastings
denies it
The ueed for fresh meats and vegetables
continues, and is more pressing than yes
teriay
The Associated Press agent at Johns
town has received numerous tslegcams
from all portions Of the Unitsd States,
asking 20 whom crafts for relief should be
remltted In many cases checks and drafts
have been addressed to Mr. James B Scott,
the chosen dictator Of the valley. and this
was probably the most proper person to
whom 20 make thsse remiuances.
Il wish yOU would new state to the
country said Col. Scott to-day, that as
thirgs are becoming more and more settled
every hour, l would recommend that all
drsits aud checks hereafter BE- sent to VIM.
K. Thompson. Treasurer of the Finance
Committee, Pittsburg That city is now
really the financial point, as most of our
supplies must necessarily be purchased
there. Let all general remittances be in
ths form of drafts, and no confusion can
pos-ibly arise
"What Ia the condition of the valley
now ?' Mr. Scott was asked.
SIT is improving with every hour. The
/ perfect organization which has been effect
sd within the past day or two has gradu-
ally resolved all the chaos aud confusion
into a semblence of order and regulation.
F OF course We have had 20 procsed in p
somewhat arbitrary, bat not mi njustifable,
manner, and at times l have been
forced to exercise an authority which,
while 1t might slmost seem despo;ic, WAS,
/ ( hope. iudicious 1 have at all times en-
deaVored TO be discreet"
Are many bodice being discovered
now ?''
/ ''Vary few; that is to say, comparatively
few. OF course, ~ the waters recede more
aud more between the banks We have
come upon bodies here aud there as they
were exposed to light. The probabilities
are that there will be a great many bodies
vet discovered under the rubbish that COW
ers the streets, aud our hope and expecta-
ton is that the vast majority Of all the
dead may be recovered and disposed of in
Christian manner"
Chow about the movement to burn the
rubbish-bOdies and all?'
81 do not think that will be done, at
least only ss last extremity. While there
is great anxiety in regard to the sanitary
condition, all possible precautions ale be
ing taken, and we hope to prevent any dis
ease until we shall all have time to thor
oughlv overhaul the wreck. OF course,
as fast as each pile Of rubbish Is searched
it is heaped up aud the torch applied, but
that is the only burning that will be done
There will be no general cOUh sgrauOn, be-
cause. IN my opinion, there Is no onyield
inc necessity fer IT, All property that Il
of any value is extracted from these heaps
of debris before the ire is applied, and It
/ is certain that no house will be burned
that Is worth repairing Naturally, In
this scene of general devastation, We &c
not have all the consideration for minoi
matters that we would have in local dis
sster of less irightful character. Strict or
ders have been issued this morning, let me
say. to arrest any person found throwing
any rubbish OF dirty water OF any kind IN
10 the streets. not only in JOhustOwn prop
or. bat in the suburbs. We propose tC
continue this work of searching the wreck
until the missma becomes so strong as u
de.v science, and then we may well re
cede. do not believe, however, that that
time viii ever come.
''The greatest consideration IS belnl
yiven TO this matter of the recovery OF the
dead aud treatment Of the bodies after dis
coverv. I think an impression has gone
abroad that the dead are being handled
here very much as one wo0ld handle cord
wood. but this is a great mistake. A.
soon ss possible after discovery they ore
borne from public gaze and taken to the
morgue. where only persons who have los'
relatives OF friends are admitted. O
course the general exclusion is not applied
10 attendants, physicians and representa-
tives of the press, but It Is rghttully ap
plied to careless sightseers. We have &c
room for sightseers in JOhnstown now II
is earnest workers and laborers we want
and of those we can hardly have Toe
many ..
So far as known at this hour, only l.
bodies were recoved this morning IN tbs
Conemsugh Valley. O0e OF these was
moor remnant of humanity that was d s
covered by teamster in the center OF
road ever which wagons had been passing
for the past As hours. The heavy vehicles
had sunk deeply in the sand and broker
resrly every bone in the body OF the IN
fortunate. Ii was impossible to identity
the corpse. and il was taken to the morgu'
apd orders issued for its burial after ie"
hours exposes to the gsze OF those VINO
stin eagerly search for missing friends.