Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-03
ALONG THE VALLEY
Boa.si, Wa.s-Sw1Ln Corpsas Sirew the Ground
and Their Ghasty Faces Peer Oui
From Under the Runs.

J0HNsDOwN, PA, June "A tour Of
the west bank Of the river for a distance
of two miles, leaves the mind confused.
There are one hundred bodies to be seen,
but while an people walked back and
forth they were strangers. Not one per
son 10 ten that one met was a resident of
this vicinity. It leads to the belief that
hundreds, perhaps thousands, are still
buried in the mad and debris, burned in
the awful furnaces at the stone bridge or
lodged further down than the searehers
have yet gone.
That many are buried yet Is also indi-
Gated by q fresh find every few hours,
though no thorough search In the mud and
debris has been commenced. The belief
that many were buried in is strengthened
/ by the unmistakable Odor that arises from
/ TIE acres of fire on the river bank. The
work of getting the bodies together for
essy Identification began this afternoon
[ The central point was Morrellville, on
I Fairfield av-nue is q large vacant lot be-
Z longing to Frank Lecky. At five O'Clock
! this sa. almost entirely covered with cOt-
/ FMS while between them and STOPPING over
| them were weeping men and women. Al
tbongb the number was short Of 100 at 8
Ioiciock others came in and there is no tel
/ ling what the total will be. In one rough
I box was a piece OF paper with the words
s.tbree children Tonight they were
lHfted and all three placed in one coffin.
/ The little bodies were almost naked ana
the purple faces bruised and cut.
LIST OF THE IDENTIFIED DEAD.
MANY of the bodies had not been identi-
I dd. Among those who had are the follow
/ ipg Charles Thomas, Mr.. Ames. Mary
\ HoIsersn. grand daughter Of John Coad,
John Jones, a boy, Cora McOlsen, VIM
smith. Frank Anderson, Alexander Alng
I Jacob Waiz. Emma Tusedor9, Miss vs.
valid Emma Bridges, Eliza Delaney, Geo'
and Eddy Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Johu
Tokatsesl. Mrs. Huf, Wm. Fridbergeri
T5s Warner. Lewis Slener, VIM. J. VII
Tems Daisy Finnert, Mary Ann howe,
George Howser, Tom Davis, the famous
tavern keeper, known as 'Oaiuornla
Tom % A. j. Better, John LumoIesky
Wat Stewart, Christ Craig, child OF Jonr
Havs. Emma Bridges, David Dickinson
Andrew Greger, August Hickey.
The following identified dead are Iylnt
in the Fourth ward school house: +. But
Ter. James G.. Cox, Geo. Randolph, Harry
Barbour James Murtha, Mrs. W. Jones
Robert Miller, Elmer Brinky, n. S. Del
J., bridge, Mrs Barbour, Jacob Wald, VIII
and child, Kate Lindhait, Robert Baldwin
10. McNally, Frank Dimond.
VIM. Penrod, John Streiner, M. L
Davis. Mrs Defrance, the two Misses Rich
ards. EUa Harrington, Chas. A. Marshall
Tohn Beems. John Anderson, @. H. Viii
son NJ. J. Little, A. M. Jones, Misses
Hsmilton-three, O. r. Butler, Chas Will
In, Tohn Andrews, John Burns, MIR
Meow. Mrs. d. Connen A number o
other bodies are lying in the schoo
house. but they are unidentified.
The corpss of beautiful young woman
I1ov In fbe extsmp0rizsd m0rgue. Several
necr,ls s,y il is that Of Miss Ida Fischer,
T-ominent Young lady Of JohnstoWn
.I6olv few hundred yards below the
b-,5se a number Of bodies had been taker
- T,rivate houses They were taken tC
tbe Norrellville mOrgue this afternoon
Amannu them were tue A"lA~"A-n'
Eene. George Kitten, Marie DueroVsKy
and her daughter of the same name. Annl
/ Toks. William James Bridges, Mrs Joul ,C.
1obern and Miss Marie Lobern. FlV'
were not identified
A SLEEP OF PEACE.
r., one rude box lay the body OF
,o.ns woman. ANY one know heI'
cslIed ont committeeman. A crow wv
Dsssed the box, but no one eAileG ne ne
psme on the face was 0eautiiul 0 "a
nres-ion of peace The features were nm. 1i
and the clothing elegant. The only as as
] fgBrement was an ugly cut on the lei
tsmnIe sufficient to cause death:
ST Mary's German Cathohc cnuISl III
stands a quarter of a mile below IN
bridgfs Its walls are standing out ln
side II is filed with mixed broken oenene n,
and ruined imsges. In 1t was iounu IN l
nsngled body OF P. EIdridge ana the re e
Dasins of several negroes. The distance
Goinmbia's Catholic Church Is nall I mlls
'Tbs streets to it are filled with broke
! houses, m and people in those that were lei