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IN ITS ZENITH.
THE PROSPERITY OF JoHNsToWN BE-
FORE THE CALAMITY.

City Of Wonderful GrOwth-An Industrial
Gateway TO Pittsburg-HOw the Sur
rounding BorOuRhs ntinl
Buildings and n Large Population.
Johnstown was always a marvel. 1t was
city built in mountain fastness. There
we're no wide plains on which its streets
could be laid out in checker-board fashion,
broad acreage for its easy expansion in after
years. The little delta upon which it was
founded lay helplessly locked among tower
ing hills. 1t was almost entirely hemmed
in by these great rock-ribbed heights.
Approached from any point of the COM
pass, it was a revelation to strangers.
Bound eastward, the tourist, first passing
through the gorge of the Conemaugh as it
forms the Packsaddle in Chestnut Ridge.
then plunging into the shades of Laurel
Hill, asked with wonder if that could be an
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growing on the bed of that reservoir. Walk
ing quietly over it, it is almost impossibS
to conceive the gigantic power which was
set loose from its forest-clad sides that
afternoon. At its normal condition this
basin held 4SO, 600, 900 cubic feet of water,
but at the break it contained nearly 64o,-
600, 600 cubic feet, or say 10000, 600 net
be better appreciated by comparing it with
Niagara Falls The discharge over the falls
is in the neighborhood of 1S,0Oo,OOO cubic
feet per minute.
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part of town known as the Point. Hundreds
of the smaller artisans had got to that point
where they had built and now owned their
own homes. A degree of thrift and prosper
ity marked the whole population. Several
banks were supported, and back OF the busi-
ness men was a solidity that promised much.
And this was Johnstown at the dawn OF
day May 81, 1889.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-29
standing houses had their fronts knocked in
and goods destroyed.

standing houses naQ LQelr IrOntS knocked IN
and goods destroyed.
BLIGHTED KERNYILLE.
Go to the other side of Main street and
travel toward Kernville. There, hundreds
of houses left their moorings and hoated
away. The destruction was great here
because the community is built along the
bank of Stony creek, and the houses are
mostly frames. The wreckage covered
acres there that morning. The Unique
Rink was carried three-auarters of mile
away from its foundations. Disleveled
trees, fragments of railroad cars, sections of
houses, and a vast amount of drift of every
description lay scattered among the tombs Of
Sandyyale Cemetery up here. Monuments
were broken down, headstones, landed in
the foliage of treetops and the built mounds
over each and every grave leveled in COM
mon dust.
The architectural beauty of town and
city lays as much in its churches as in other
public buildings or business blocks. Twenty
or more congregations had edifces of their
own in Johnstown. Many of them were
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-29
THE DESTROYING GIANT.
THE TREMENDOUS POWER THAT LURKED
IN SOUTH FORK RESERVOIR,

Weight and Velocity of the Vast Body of
Water Greater Than Ningara-How il
Crushed WoodvaIe Out of Existence and
Descended Upon Johnsrown.
For several days there had been heavy
rains in the Allegheny Mountains. But on
Thursday night, May 80, began that phe-
nomenal rainfall which, lasting several
hours, resulted in swelling every mountain
stream to enormous proportions. The old
canal reservoir, known as Lake Conemaugh,
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Of the flood population of 1900. That in
cluded Morrellville.

Johnstown's Substantial Character.
As the market place for this large
population the heart of Johnstown was
most substantially built up. Large stores
lined Washington, Main and Clinton
streets. The iron company put up large
brick buildings as Offices. Opposite
stood the Cambria Library, gift to the citi-
zens in 1881. 1t was fitted up elegantly. had
commodious reading rooms and 5000 VOL
umes OF standard books. Close by stood the
Cambria Club House, another handsome in
stitution of the iron company. In the Ii.
brary and club house was inaugurated a
system of popular education in 1881 for the
benefit of the workmen. Competent in
structors taught free classes of mechanical
and free-hand drawing, writing, mathemat-
les, chemistry, geology and political econ
omy. Prosperity took many other forms. A
hospital was erected on Prospect Hill in
1886. Large, handsome store blocks, were
built three and four stories high, and some
OF the stateliest residences of which Western
Pennsylvania could boast ornamented that
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THE RAILROAD REBUILT,

The Quick Recovery of the p. R. R., From
Its Losses Along the Concmaugh.
A million dollars would hardly cover the
loss of the Pennsylvania Railroad between
South Fork station and Sang Hollow. Tracks,
it will be remembered, were washed away by
the mile, costly bridges were broken to
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An Awful Force.

It would therefore take nearly 36 minutes
for Niagara Falls to discharge an equal
body of water. The reservoir was emptied,
all but the last harmless drippings, in just
about that time. so that during its continu-
ance body Of water substantially equal to
the vast flood of Niagara Falls was pouring
through the 429 feet gap in the dam. The
total energy communicated to the water,
which had to expend itself in some way
before the water could come to rest, and
which was in fact nearly all expended be-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-29
creek, which here at the Point form con-
A PICTURE OF CHAOS.

Not building or landmark remained to
show where thousands lived the previous
day. From the Point at the stone bridge
east for many squares the scene was squaiid
in the extreme. Fires usually leave charred
walls to mark the spot, and even earth
quakes left the tall chimneys of Lisbon
standing. But here on the lower end OF
Johnstown nothing was left. The vast void
made one ache. Whole blocks of buildings
had been swept away. Then the sand filed
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THE AWFUL BLIGHT.
JOhnstown as it Appeared on the
Morning After the Flood.
DESOLATIoN ON EVERY SIDE.
Two-Thirds of the City Bereft Of 1T
Homes and Business Blocks.
A BARREN WASTE DOWN AT THE POINT
The Blockade Of wreckags on Main Street and the
Ruin Everywhere.

Washington street parallels the river.
Originally there stood between it and the
stream the B. & o. freight yards, storage
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iron mill, pointing to the black Cambria
smokestacks as he caught glimpse OF them
from the gap at Sang Hollow, where the
train comes out of the mountain.
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ELLSAESSOR -; Evans, Mrs, Noah; En-
u glish, John; Eager, Annie; Eldridge, Ahram;
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Continued on HosvtA Page.
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19
SPRING.

Ae little children gather round their M other,
And beg her q familiar tale to TELL
One that ia dearer far than any other,
Because so often heard and known so well;
And as they watch her, prompting should she
4 falter,
And any variation quickly see,
And cry. Don't tell it so. don't change and
alter,
We want it Just the way it used to be.'
60 do we coz Q to Thee, o Nature Mother,
And never tire of listening to thy tales.
Tell us thy spring-time story now,-no other
That hath wondrous, charm, which never
fails.
Tell it with all the old-time strength and glory,
Fill it with many happy song and shout;
Don't miss one bird or blossom in the story.
Don't leave one daffodil or daisy out.
Tell us each shade in all the trees soft greening.
Don't skip one blade of grass, one bee, one
wren,-
Each little thing has grown so full of meaning,
In the dear story we would hear again.
o Mother Nature! thou art old and hoary.
And wonderful and strange things thou canst
toll;
But We, hke.children, love thespring-time story,
And think it best because we know it well.
BESSIE CHANDLER.
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19
How to Become a Capitalist,

Some body must save money; and the
people who cave it will be The capitalists,
and they will control the organ cation
of industry and receive the largest share
of the profits. If the working men will
save their money they may not only be
shares of profits but owners Of stock and
receivers Of dividends. And the work
ingmen can save their money if they
will. 1t is the only way in which they
can permanently and surely improve
their condition too. Legislative reforms,
industrial methods, may make the way
easier for them, but there is no road to
comfort and independence, after all, bu'
the plain old path OF steady work and
sober saving. II the working people Of
this country would save, for tie next
i've years, the money that they spend on
beer and tobacco and on base ball, they
would control pretty large share OF the
capital employed in the industries by
which they get their living, and they
could turn the dividends of this capital
from The pockets of the money lenders
into their own. There is no other way
of checking the congestion Of wealth and
promoting its diffusion 80 expeditions,
SO certain and as bene6cent as this. I
wish the working people would try it.
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19
.Tvkoz DARING SISTERS y
They Coma All the yYay From Is frtca ID
II he IntereHt Of ayes. s8S s4;

SsH
they Come All the rom fri 8, & q
q the I,,terest &c SLAVES
Two Sisters d ave ART ved III Torontos
having come all III . way from tho
slave districts u Central "a frica to col
SleGt funds for the carrying on of Chris
tian work an ong the Ara BIS and negroes
and for the amel ioration OF the slave
trade. The names of these daring
ladies are Sister Marie Caroline and Sis
ter Geneyieve. and they are mem bers
of tire Order Of the 81 visionary Sisters
of Our Lady Of Africa They have
been the past few months IN the Pro-
vince of Quebec and decided to visit
Toronto before returning TO their work
in the cause Of humanity in Africa A
reporter who called upon these
Sisters at st. Joseph's Convent,
and was very cordially received,
The Sisters, who speak in French.
stated, through an interpreter, that
they have been laboring in Africa, one
for eight and the other for nineteen
years. Their Order was founded by
Cardinal Lavigerie, Archbishop Of
Carthage and Algiers. whose efforts to
secure the abolition of slavery in Africa
are we'll known. The negro population
are put to I'M told suffering, chiefly as a
result of the opening up of the country
by Europeans. The Arab traders, fol-
lowing in the track Of tho explorers,
seize upon the helpless natives and
carry them off for the slave markets of
Morocco, Timbuctoo; etc. In order to
make sure of their victims, the Arabs
surround a village and light number
of fires.
Those who attempt to escape are
massacred, while the remainder are
shackled and compelled to carry heavy
loads for journeys lasting from fifty to
one hundred days AS they pass
through the villages the missionaries
buy as many as possible and set them
free, the younger ones being educated
and trained for lives Of usefulness.
The usual prices for slave is Sl5, and
any one contributing that amount has
the satisfaction Of knowing that he OF
she has been the means of liberating a
fellow being from life servitude. The
purchase of slaves is. of course, only re-
garded as a temporary expedient, as
efforts are continually being made to
stop the practice of law. The mission
aries have stations in many villages
and are able to alleviate great deal of
suffering, besides fastening the time
when civilizing influences will leaven
the whole ConJinentof Africa. The Sis
tiers wear white costume similer to
that worn by the Arabs, in order to Sc
cure a more hearty reception. In this
work the Sisterhood is found to be a
great necessity, as men are not allowed
to mix in the society of the women,
while the lady missionaries are gladly
welcomed.
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19
THE GAELIC LANGUAGE.

an Effort Making to Establish Chairs in
the Various Colleges of the Country.
The Gaelic Society of New York has
scheme on foot for the establishment
of chairs of the Gaelic language in the
various colleges Of this country.
Bishop Keane, the rector OF the new
Catholic University, was applied to
several weeks ago for his opinion upon
the establishment of such chair there.
and also asking for information as to
the cost of endowing professorships in
the other colleges of the United States.
He replied that the University would
be only too glad to establish SUCH a
chair, should the endowment be forth
coming other colleges commu nj
Gated with, tho University Of Pennsyl.
vania and Yale in partic ar were
heartily in favor of the scheme.
The cost of such an endowment
would be from 500, 600 to $500, 900 per
college, but many of the institu lions
written to waived the question Of i'm
mediate endowment and offered to es-
tablish the chair were IS, 900 year
guaranteed for it's maintenance.
So the matter stands. A committee
of the society is now considering plan
for raising the funds. They propose to
issue an appeal to the millions Of Irish
men in America for dollar subscrip
tons. The appeal will be directed to
their national patriotism, and such
represen tative Irishmen as John Boyle
O'Reilly, the Boston poet Bishop
O'Farrell of Trenton, n. j.. and Eugene
Kelly of New York will be asked to
lend their names to the movement. The
various Gaelic and Philo-Celtlc societies
scattered over the country will wogy
together in the matter.
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19
THE VALUE OF A HUMAN LIFE.
In England the Average is $77l, but
Workmen are Worth More.

Before our civil war the money value
placed upon the working force in slave,
. young negro field hand. was $1,000
and upwards, and upon a skilled me.
chanic over So, 900. Dr.. Farr and Ed
ward Chadwick both eminent sanitarians
practically confirm these estimates.
DR.. Farr says that in England an
agricultural laborer at the age Of twenty
five years is worth over and above Of
what it costs to maintain him 81 10, and
that the average value of every man,
woman or child is $771.
Edward Chadwick says that each in
dividual Of the English working class is
worth $3.50, and at forty years Of age
$3.50.
Our values in this country are much
greater Take the probabilities of our
length Of life from the insurance tables
and put our labor on the market for that
length Of years. and vou will find what
we are worth to the community.
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19
The Father Mathew Centenpxz.

Pope Leo XIII. takes a personal in.
terest in the movement to CELEBRATE
the centenary of the great apostle Of
temperance, Father Mathew, and has
sent to the Superiors Of the Capuchin
Order in Rome, to the Very Rev. Father
Paul, Provincial Of the order in Ireland,
:" his Apostolic nediction, to quote
the words of the rescript, !" to the COM
mittee Of arrangement, and to all who
shall devote their services and means
or in any way Whatever contribute to
the organizing and carving into effect
the centenary celebration" The docu.
ment bears the date Of February 4, and
was issued from the Congregation d.
Propaganda Eide.
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19
4 q aY EDON II AN MA sFEAK7I


d NH and Il oOn1vS chamber
3 Achtne heaf Il surround q bed,
1 Hathed n Efief- loving to remember n n
" Tor she they loved Is lying dead.
IsH ark the ana Hest rs the weepers.
MI Asa tear plays on his check. 4
6peaks' hese wors,s. that touch each feeling,
" 4 Papa, why don't mamma speak
lords cannot describe the feeling " 3t5.
OF the father 90 distre tsed,
q Asthe little one, appealing.
S3s Kiesed his papa and caressed.
Il Twas 9 trying scene 0f sorrow. Ss
Tears rolled down each face SO bleak,
4 As the little one still utter d: #
Papa, why don't mamma speak?
\ .-.Why is everything so dreary?
Why that tear upon your cheek?
Papa, tell your little darling
81. Why, oh, why don't mamma speak,?
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19
|. S., ST. P. & UP,
These Letters are Thu Initials Of the
New Line Through Wyoming and
Idaho to the Pacific Northwest.

This line is composed of the Chicago,
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha and
Union Pacific Railways, and reaches
more Far Western Cities than any other
line, as follows:
HALEY, Boise CITY, Lewiston, Moscow
and principal Idaho points.
Walla Walla, Colfax, Pennington,
Rockford. Spokane Falls and numerous
Washington points.
Bak.r.: City, Pendleton, Portland and
principal Oregon points.
Ogden and Salt Lake City, the largest
points in Utah.
San Francisco. Los Angeles and all
California points from Mt. Shasta to
San Diego.
And this line also reaches Butte,
Anaconda and many other points in
Montana.
Also note that by this line accom-
m0dations are furnished in Pullman
Family Sleeping Cars at verv low rates
to holders of second class tickets going
to Washington, Oregon and California.
When you get ready to go West, be-
fore deciding upon your route, call on
agents of c.. St. F., M. & 0. Ry.. who
will cheerfully furnish rates and infor-
nation about through car service over
the LAKE SUPERIOR, ST. PAUL &
UNION PACIFIC LINE" and connections,
or for pamphlets and maps address
T. w, TEASDALE,
General Passenger Agent. st. Paul.
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19
Good Work Appreciated.

The late Ex-Governor English, Of
Connecticut, left S. 600 to st. Francis
Hospital, New Haven. He was a
Protestant The late Mrs. Caroline
Donovan, of Baltimore, left $13, 600 in
trust to Cardinal Gibbons, the money
being in Baltimore city ecurities, the
interest Of which. about $3.50 a year, to
be applied to the education: OF candi-
dates for the priesthood. She was a
Protestant This munifcence on the
part Of Protes tan is toward the institu-
tions of the Church goes to show the
appreciation OF the good work Of our
Church societies by men Of intelligence
and should act as stin1ulant to
wealthy Catholics. 3. ss515 I.
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19

Ii our faith IS strong and our star 81
hope shines brigh Jlly, we shall be found
always at the post 81 5dnt [, cont tending
for the RICH U; and though. to human
view, the results OF our labor seem
small, still let US work, and still let us.
hope, for We know ttln At above all the
con fusion and strife and misiud gment
,of the world, the voice Of God VII one
day ID heard, proc claiming thar
iYht tAs pro ssssfsss
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19
I. Montana, Oregon, Washington.

II you are going west bear in mind the follow
ing facts: The Northhrn Pacific Railroad owns
and operates 987 miles. or 81 per cent of the en-
tire railroad mileage of Montana; spans the
Territory with its maiE line from east to west;
is the short line to Helena: the only Pullman
and dining car line to Butte, and is the only line
that reaches Miles City, Billings, Bozeman, Mis-
soula, the Yellowstone National Park and, in
fact, nine-tenths of the cities and points Of In
terest in the Territory.
The Northern Pacific owns and operates gu
miles, or Sc per cent of the railroad mileage Of
Washington, its main line extending from the
Idaho line via Spokane Falls, Cheney, Sprague,
Yakima aud Ellensburg, through the centre Of
the Territory to Tacoma and Seattle, and from
Tacoma to Portland. No other trans continentaa
through rail line reaches any portion Of Wash
ington Territory. Ten days stop over privileges
are given on Northern Pacific second class tick
ets at Spokane Falls and all points west thu
afording intending settlers an excellent eppor
tunity to zee the entire Territory without incur
ring theexpense Of paying local fares from point
to point. sss
The Northern Pacific Is the shortest route
from st Paul to Tacoma by 2o7 miles; to Seattle
BY 1T miles, and to Portland By sA miles-time
CORRESPONDENCE shorter, VARYING from one
two DAYS, according to destination. No
line from st. Paul or Minneapolis runs through
passenger cars Of any kind into Idaho, Oregon
or Washington ysss 81 III
4 In addition to being the only rail line to Spo-
kane Falls, Tacoma and Seattle. the Northern
Pacific reaches all the principal points Id North
.ern Minnesota and Dakota. Montana. Idaho
Oregon and Washington. Bear IN mind that the
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19
A Now Doctrine.

sis 4 81 q =
81 In letter from 8 Sister in China tt
the Mot her Superior Of her Order in
France she says: lyon will, no doubt,
enjoy the following note The Pro-
testant Bishop Of Hong Kong has found
a new doctrine which he has adapted to
this. country. He has issued 9. circular
in order to demons trate that the most
common and simple elemen ts-- bread
and wine were empl Dyed BY Our Lord
at the Last Supper, because these were
most abundant IN Palestine. But.
this Protestant guide adds IL HE1l BE
had been II China He would Ger tainly
have used tea. Henceforth, then, al
the Lord st Supper we will use this Chi:
snsse drink an a no long r employ wine
aFollowing out. hi arg urnant Bretons
ought Is 3 use der S. tho service and
4 In ermans bssl q!
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19

City Belle ST hope your STAY in our
city will not be short. Mr.. DeScience."
Mr., DeScience (memDer of the Ornl-
biologists Un Mon -. Thank you. but
!, nv soiourn must be brief. I am here
attending the. Ornitholo logical Conven-
sition at the Museum Of Natural History,
and the session. will soon be over. !"
4 Il 81 hat kind Of 8 convention did you
say??'
Ornnitnolo gical about birds, you
{ know E 3ss..
K ID, YES. yes. How stupid of me!
B Do you think they will be worn much
next seasoni'
d hat makes this car go2 It's q new
refrigerator car. ain e it?'' IL.
III. /. De lieye SO. ''
hat makes ii 80 steam''''
freight 81 m III s..
Freight q
ertainly freght makes the cargo;
else 81 g1sy;s 5S.). H
AZ sion dud leil on d doct
ns lYised the phy-
4 ~ shsolIItt ani
n e. sxcite
sllals's ~ 81 q 81 hls taonght 4
I al ~ q with
X = a d |.1
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19

new SUBSCRIBERS to THE
IRISH STANDARD, who may
call at this office or send
in their own address,
accompanied by the
above amounts, can also
secure the two Journals
for $3.50.
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19

I isac onfection Of rare merit and = thorough
remedy for an hfalarial oubles. il is sin-
S#d:orsedS by the highest IDEAL and Scien-
[ tific authorities among which sis The late
{ benjamin siliman, u % Dean OH tthe /
Medical Dep ttrnent of Yale Colleges
or sale 81 81 50 ma i
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-07
A PROPHETIC SPEECH,

Let the carpet-bagger, expelled finally
from every state in the American union
with the brand of disgrace stamped upon
his brow, lift up his head once more and
turn his face toward the setting sun. Utah
oeckons him to new field of pillage and
fresh pastures of pilfering. Let him pacl;
his grip-sack and start. The Mormons
have no friends and no one will come for.
ward to defend or protect their rights. A
returning board, from whose decisions
there is no appeal, sent out from the Amer.
can Congress baptized with the spirit of
persecution and intolerance. will enter
Utah to trample beneath their feet the
rights of the people of that far off and i'll
fated land. Mr.. Speaker, would not place
dog under the dominion of set of CARPET
oaggers REINFORCED by returning board,
unless meant to have him robbed of his
bone. A more grinding tyranny, a more
absolute despotism was never established
over any people.''-Hon. John F. House. of
Tennessee, in the House of Representatives.
April rs, 1882