Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-06-17
J. HNSTOWN MATTERS.
THE "DRIFT" PROCLAIMED A
NUISANCE.
Blasting Among the "Raft"-The Town
Shaken by Repeated Explosions
The Torch Again Applied
The Sanitary Situation.

HARRISBURG, IA June 10. 5.-I0-day
Governor Beaver issued a proclamation
in Difference to the request OF the State
Board of Health, which made an official
report, declaring the diiit in the Cone
maugh river. at Johnstown and at other
points in and sbou: said locality, puhlic
nuisance, and directing the said nuisance
10 be Immediately abated. To this end
he directs that men and means be imme-
diately emp Dyed and continued at work
until the nuisance has been entirely
abated, and the niger TO public health
and safety is removed. and pledges the
faith of the State to provide the necessary
funds therefor.
SUNSHINE FOLLOWS RAIN.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, June ID. Sunshine
has succeeded tie morning showers and
this is the first bright DooDtide Johns
town has seen for week. On the gem
eral principle that rain cannot fall per-
petually, the several thousand who are
anxious TO clean up the ruined city are
hoping for fair weather from this on.
The Conemaugh is swollen, and It's rusi.-
ing current reminds JohBstown OF the
day preceding the fioCd. The high water
is an advantage, however, as It carries
away great portion OF the impurities
lodged along the river banks.
CLEARING THE "RAFT" WITH DYNAMITE.
Engineer Phillips has resorted To three
hundred pound dynamite cartridges to
clear up that portion of the wreck known
as the raft. This morning the first charge
OF that size frightened the town and
shook the houses. Half OF the windows
iu the Millvale schoolhouse were shat
tered and on Prospect Hill just opposite
the chimneys came rattling down upon
the housetops. The next charge was
diminished somewhat.
Major Philips dynamiters have have
had Johnstown In a state of pervous
terror all day, and this evening General
Manager John Fulton, Of the Cambria
Iron Company, dictated q forcible pro-
test to Governor Beaver, stating that the
mills and offices of the company were
being ruined by the blasts; that Adju-
tant General Hastings had paid no atten-
tion to two requests for Its discontlnu-
snce, and that the State would be held
responsible for any further damage done.
The message was filed in the telegraph
office with instructions that it be put
upon the wires as soon as another blast
was fired.
AN ENGINEERING FEAT.
The opening of the wedge line raf;
above the stone bridge to-day was al
engineering feat. For ten days severa
hundred men had been at work upon the
Heterogeneous matter, but only sixty feet
| OF the channel had been cleared, when
on Wednesday, VIM. Phillips, of Lewis
town, and a force Of dynamiters were
put on the work. Six acres OF solidly
packed wreckagc wedRed between the
| ri hafRu hu hul 10
not be estimated have in three days
melted away. 81
THE TORCH AGAIN APPLIED.
The west bank oi the Cone maugh IL
agaih a futhace OF fire to. night, Til,
| wreckage torn up by the dynamite to
| day was piled up and the torch applied
and the whole valley is illuminated
General Hastings was compllmented 10y
Governor Beaver to night on his success
in opening the channel.
THE SANITARY SITUATION.
The State Board of Health Issued nc
bulletin to-day, and DIR. Grof says there
is little change Ia the situation and ali
that is Necessary is the continuance of the
strict sanitary supervision. Measles are
very prevalent among children, and the
Bedford Street Hospital has two cases of
pneumonia. Bronchitis and dlarrhna
are very general among the workmep,
There is no sickness among the militia.
From authentic records the number Of
bodles recovered 80 far is 1923.
LUMBER ARRIVING.
Eight carloads of lumber arrived to-
day, and 1t was dealt out sparingly TO the
merchants who wish to resume business,
Rough sheds are being erected in the
heart OF the city to be used as stores.
Among the buildings to go up is an Office
for the Burgess. Twenty-Five cars of
lumber are en- route from Grand Rapids,
Mich. This will also go towards putting
the merchants on their feet aSoin.
WORK ON THE PENNSYLVANIA ROAD.
To-day the wrecked engine of the
limited express was hoisted to the track
at Conemaugh, The double tracks will
be down as far as Altoona by the middle
Of the week
There are 5000 men at work on the
Pennsylvania Road tracks between
Johnstown and South Fork, 600 of which