New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-03

York Central roads say that their traffic yesterday
greaay increased, owing to passengers being detected
The wires Of the Western Union Telegraph Com
! dcmoraiEed condition yesterday. On saturday men
and wire were dispatched to the flooded district for
last night only one wire had been put In order east
rom Pitts6nrg 20 within two miles Of tho sun sub
was said, was being established for the conveyance Of
dispatches, but the service would be efficient until
tae wires were repaired.
WILD WITH ANXIETY FOR WIFE AND CHILD.
+. A. Heckert, OF Cincinnati, member of the firm
OF Heckert Sons, contractors, arrived I'm NewYork
yesterday afternoon over tho New-York Central Roal.
lie has had remarkable experience in connection with
the YOUNGSTOWN food, and Is almost craZed with anxiety
and suspense, as TO tho fats Of has wife and child.
Mr.. HeOkert started his wife and baby cast from
cincinnati on Thursday night and they reached Pitts
they were riding was attached either to tho Atlantic
express, whose passengers have already reached Al
IN the Hood at JOhustown Dir hecker was unable to
start cast with his wife, but iOl owed Friddy night.
Intending TO reoin her In this city lie reached lll :
burg saturday morning, when he earned that he eOuld
proceed no further EaSi the Pennsylvania rUDl
ON account of tho Johnst0wn flood.
wife and child knowing that they had proceeded Fast
before any knowledge OF te disaster hs been received
surprising that he would be abb to reach J3hnsto"n
IRON the East easier than from the West, he went 10
Erie and came on ~ York over the Central roah
Huying TO the Pennsylvania depot in Jersey CITY no
Informed that train, being sent west of lar
rsbug Ills grief at this Intelligence terrible for ho
was now more widely separated from hi, loved ones
than before He lographed % the railway authorizes
In all directions seeking information OF his wife, but
could ct nothing definite IN reply. Convinced that
II would do no good 10 try 10 roach JohnstONn. Mr.
Hecker decided to wait IN Jersey city for positive
news
At Taylors Hotel last night he paced the corridors
constantly, wrnglng his hands and evidently almost
frantic Tho Nport that train had been swept a" ay
at JOhnStOwn with all It's pas~cnErrS led him Ia Tear
that It the which. hi, wifc was travelling
Mr. llcckcrt says that at PtsburE on saturday morn.
thara yefYa a
banks While waiting for train he went alSo down
to the wafer The sight, he says, was fearful En-
tire houses coming down the stream at times
and occasionally section Of a house containing
single furnished room would 10 Among thr
ruins innumCrahle signs which hal dUne service
stores I'm JOhnstown. AmOhE them was one,
The Johnstown Boot and Shoe store" Tho car
cases OF many horses, cows and Other domestic at
finals weTc floating by with the current and oC-
casionaly human body could be seen. These werc
Intrrminglcd with the wrCcksgc In the torrent
that il was impossible to recover them Nj Hcckett
said last night that tho Pennsylvania officials told Lin
that the passengers at Altoona could not bs
brought Though 10 this city until Wednesday, owing
to wash0uts east Of Altnona.