Evening journal., 1889-06-24

missions Plans for the Reconstruction
of Johnstown.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, June al R Reed, |
surgeon general of Pennsylvania, arrived |
here yesterday, and in company with Sur
geon Foster, of the Fourteenth regiment |
made thorough inspection Of the city and
the various camps. In his report to Gen. |
Hastings, DIR. Reed says that he discovered |
nothing likely to produce epidemic, ex-
oept in the workmen's camp, where the refuse
has bsen allowed TO accumulate around the
tenta This defects was ordered remedied at
once.
Col Spangler, commissry general, in his
report to Gen. Hastings, says that %, 600 per-
sons are being fed out Of the relief fund, a
decrease of 3, 800 during the week. Her recon-
mends that the relief fund be turned over to
the citizens, and that supplies be purchased
from the sixteen general stores and three
batteries now open and that one-third Of the
commissaries be abolished.
A complete list Of the houses entirely swept
away in Cambria City, Of which not ves-
tige remains, shows the number to be 325.
Sunday at the Ruined city.
Work was entirely suspended yesterday in
the ruins Of Johnstown. Open air services
were held by the pastors of the homeless
churches
The Fourteenth regiment was called out on
dress parade and attracted much attention.
Four bodies were recovered yesterday. The
remains OF two women and little girl were
found in Stony creek, and the remains of
Chinaman were found in Kernville The
body of one Of the women was identified by
letter found in her pocket as the wife of
Mr.. Clark, grocer in Johnstown. The child
S believed to be Mrs Clark's daughter, as
they were found lying close together.
All Saloons Closed.
The order Of Judge Johnston that all sa-
looms be closed ON pain of revocation of Ii
cense has had a good effect, and good order
and sobriety prevails
A Collision Probable.
A collision between the Johnstown citi
zens' committee and Governor Beavers com
mission over the matter aud manner Of re-
storation of this city and its environs is
] probable. Johnstown people have an idea
that with the hundreds Of thousands of dol
+ lars donated for their relief by the sympa-
thetic people Of this and other countries
something approximating the pristine condi-
tion Of affairs should result The governors
: relief commission thinks differently, and its
Q idea will likely prevail. Its members desire
g to place the means at their command in such
I manner as will render comfortable all those
entitled to assistance until such time as they
3 can by their own efforts make permanent the
: improvements they desire.
/. The Pittsburg members of the relief com.
r mission took look over the grounds yester-
: day They have been not little amused al
3 the exaggerated reports Of losses caused tc
n real and personal property by the food.
Pittsburg paper published a statement that
I the Losses would run from $50, OOO, 900 to $40
100000 This statement set the commission
4 at work figuring ON the matter, and the re
suit is summarized as follows:
i. Johnstown's Financial Loss.
"Aecording to the estimate OF James McMl-
: Ian, Cyrus Elder and other leading business
It men OF Johnstown the aggregate loss of houses
?. was about l, 800. This includes the losses in
!, the Conemaugh valley. In figuring up what
& it requires to furnish house. including all
necessary articles, but Of course without
: throwing in any frills it takes about $50, ex
s: elusive of carpets. But for the sake OF argu-
ment and computation let us say that these
s 1,SO0 houses would require 500 each to fur
. nish them, or $500 600; but to give all the
e margin necessary let US call it half million.
a So much for the furniture
= "Now, the average cost Of replacing these
IS 1,SO0 houses would not be over s., 0OJ each,
y or S, 800 600; and again, to give a margin u
4, people who may DO incredulous to these
figures, let US put this at S., 900 900, plus th,
$500, 600 for loss of furniture, and you have
nearly what the aggregate cost of the fiooC
is. of course these figures do not include thl
losses of the Pennsylvania railroad or thI
: Cambria Iron company, but we have nothing
to do with them. From this il viii be seel
that the real estimate will not reach p PEI
cent. of the amount published. We verl
much doubt if the assessed valuation of al
the property in Cambria county is $780, 600
We will 60 further, we very much doubt il
Cambria county is worth S20,000,00 How
ever, it is bad enough. and the necessities 0
the people must be looked to and alleviatet
at the earliest possible moment How is thi
to be done! Let US figure.
The Commissions Future Plans.
"When Governor Beaver pays back t
P1ttsburg the $4,000 advanced from th
> relief fund to pay Off the laborers under th
volunteer system, Pittsburg viii have abou
9 S500,O00 with which TO 60 TO work TO reliev
II the wants Of the people. BY relief now w
mean giving them houses and fitting them III
for them. This is what we propose to do. Il
addition to this $500, 900 there is probabl,
half million dollars in Philadelphia Gov
ernor Beaver has in his hands like sum
Mayor Grant Of New York has over $500, 600
the people OF Johnstown themselves hav
$150,OO0 and there are other large sums il
the hands Of heads of municipalities through
out the country which are available at an.
moment requisition is made for them Now
N as TO rebuilding and furnishing houses 70
the people, Pittsburg has ordered 100 house
at 500 each, with furnishments at $50 each
Governor Beaver has ordered 100 houses a
IT $500 each, 100 others at S125 each, and ther
y will be 100 stores put up on the public squar
at a cost of $3.50 each. The cost of the ereC
tion and furnishing Of these houses viii, o
course, come out Of the funds already named
Now what will these buildings aggregated
The Cost of the Buildings.
Zone hundred houses at 500 each will cos
$4,000. Their furniture viii cost $500
additional One hundred houses ordered a
ic 5000 each will cost S9O, 600 with IS, 900 NOR
for their furniture; and 100 houses at Sl2
- each, with same furnishments, Sl7, ,50l
This win make $57, 900 for the erection ant
furnishing of 300 houses There yet remain
800 houses to be supplied. To do this wi
9 cost so, 900, with SIS 900 for furniture.
''These figures show that It will cost abou
$500, 900 in round numbers TO do this build
ing; but it will be found that great man.
cal. -