The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-01-22

FLOOD COMMISSION REPORT.
Monies Received and Expended for
sufferers-A $4,000 Hospital to
be Erected at Johnstown-

! Mon les ReCeftffA ana ENpcDoS1 ~
sufferers-A $40, 900 Hospital tc
be Erected at Johnstown.
PaIlAoELrHlA. janusy I6.-The Johns
Town Flood Relief Committee took steFs 10
day. az meeting held AZ The Manufacturers
Club, looking towards a final wind-up o
/ their work. They were IL session all day
and at The conclusion rendered statement
Of their operations. Governor Beaver pre-
sided at the meeting. The other nenbers
present were Reuben Miller. J. B. Scott and
5. S Marvin. Of Pittsburgh, and Francis b
Reeves. Robert c. Ogden and John Y. Hu'
Der, of Philadelphia Mayor Filter vas
present for a few minutes during thesession.
TIE sEckKrkRYs REPORT.
The report Of the Secretary was presented
10 the members Immediately after assem-
bling. The Total cash received by the Com
mission was s.. es2.0726s, Of which amount
s.. .2a5 s72 IS came from every country in
the world 5000 600 from Philadelphia ;
S56o000 from Pittsburg, and S5i6s 1879 50 from
New York. Johnsiown and vicinity receiv-
ed s.. $50 494 90 Of this amount. The other
expenditures were as follows Relief for
other localities ss32. .2S4.45 distributed as
expressly directed by donors S2.27I.o5; Office
expenses at Harrisburg sl,39s.42; general
expenses SiSI. SIS: first payment on annui-
ties 10 orphans sl8.1o0, making a total OF
cash expended Of Ss.6S3, ,747Il, leaving a
balance on deposit at Harrisburg of Seis,-
S25 81. In addition to this balance at Hsr-
risburs. there is an undistributed fund at
Johnstown at present Of S36.3s4 0S, and
there has been appropriated TO other parts of
the state Sl7. .sS5 IS. After this is taken out,
there remains al the time Of the meeting an
available balance of s236 974 O5. This was
reduced at the meeting to S70,63l 40 by the
payment Of claims amounting to $22,442 So,
and Other appropriations.
CARE OF ORPHANS.
Mr. Reeves. from the subcommittee ap-
pointed to make provision for the care of
the orphans made by the food in the Cone
maugh valley, reported that be bad made an
arrangement with the Girard Life Insurance
Annuity and Trust Company, of Philadel-
phia, which will insure the sum of $50 a
year to each orphan until they arrive at the
age Of IG years. The Commission has found
322 orphans in the flooded district, and for
the purpose decided upon for their support
there was appropriated sil5,O90. This sum
has been 50 arranged for distribution that
when the youngest child arrives at age the
money will be entirely exhausted. The
GOOD lefi IG widows, and for their support
the sum of sl79 Al has been paid. They
will also receive for the use of their children
the sum Of Sg5. .250. This latter sum will be
distributed in annual payments, which will
be regulated in accordance with the ages
and numbers Of the children.
HOSPITAL FOR JoHNsTowS.
The condition of Johnsiown is such that
sickness is still occasioned. To provide for
this the Commission decided yesterday to
build hospital at Johnslown costing S40,-
600. Messrs Scott, Miller and Reeves will
have charge Of the construction of the build
ing. In furlherance of this same purpose,
5000 was appropriated for the hospital at
Wlliamspori The Commission considered
an application for aid made to them by the
Young Men Christian Association ofJohns-
town and decided not to grant it, as it did
not come under the objects for which the
money was appropriated.
UNDIsTRIBUTED FUNDS.
OF the money sent direct TO Johnstown
there is at the present time from 500 600 to
$50 O0o undistibuted The balance of $70,-
6sl 40 will be largely disposed of in the pay
ment of a number Of unadjusted claims
that have been presented, but have not yet
been investigated.
There will be published a complete history
of the food, the movements started by the
people to render aid, and the manner of dis
tribuiion. A statement will be made telling
exactly where every dollar that the people
contributed has gone The work Of the
preparation Of this important work was
Yesterday placed in th> hands of Robert c..
Ogden. Thomas Dolan and S S. Marvin.
300 PERSONS Persisted.
The Commission has made a most careful
investigation to ascertain the actual number
of lives lost in the disaster, and now at this
late day are Of the opinion that 2 500 is the
highest figure at which il can be placed. 1t
has been definitely ascertained that 2,2S0
persons disappeared from the valley Of the
Conemaugh The bodies of 1873 of this
number have been recovered and identified /;
Ga bodies have been recovered and are un-
known. and the remainder, 6G5 are missing
The Commission has gathered the bodies of
all the unclaimed dead that were buried
hastily st the time Of the flood and rein
TERED them in the Grand View Cemetery at
Johnsiown For this purpose a plot OF
ground consisting of Zoo square feet has
been purchased In this plot there are now
buried al bodies, of which the names Of
only 81 are known.