Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-01-24
JoHNsTowN Rxr eF FUND.


s3,000,0Oo Was R 'sed for The Survivors
An Expert Examination of the South
Fork Dam.
PHILADELPHIA, January 17.-All the
members of tho Johustown Flood Relief
Commission met here yesterday and con-
cluded their work. Governor Beaver
presided. According to the report Of
the Secretary, the total cash receiv-
ed by the Commit ion was $2,9S2.-
072.6S, of which amount 81 ,225, ,872.S3
came from every section CT the country
and the world; 100000 from Philadel-
phia; $500, 900 from Pittsburgh; $516, 199.-
IS from New York. Johnstown and vicin-
ity received 81, 430, ,39S.09 Of this amount.
The balance was consumed by relief for
other localities and general expenses.
Mr., Reeves, from the committee,
appointed TO mt Ike provision for the care
of the orphans made by the flood in the
Conemaugh valley, reported that he had
made an arrangement with the Girard
Life Insurance Annuity and Trust Com
pany, of Philadelphia, which will insure
the sum of $50 year to each orphan un-
til they arrive at the age of sixteen years.
The Commission has found 322 orphans
in the flooded district and for the pur-
poses If their support there was appropri-
aled $t!5000 This sum has been so ar
ranged for distribution that when the
youngest child arrives at age it will be
entirely extingulshed.
The flood left 116 widows, and for their
support the sum of $179,471 has been
paid. They will also receive for the use
of their children the sum of 800, ,250.
This latter sum will be distributed in an
nual payments, which will be regulated
in accordance with the age and number
of the children.
The commission has made a most care
full investigation to ascertain the actual
number of lives lost in the disaster, and
now, at this late day, they are of the
opinion that 2, 500 is the highest figure at
which it can be placed. 1t has been def
nitely ascertalned that 1880 persons dis
appeared from the valley of the Cone
maugh. The bodies Of 1 1915 of this mum.
Der have been recovered and identified :;
644 bodies have been recovered and are
unknown, and the remainder, Cos, are
missing.
The commission has gathered the
bodies of all the unclaimed dead that
were buried hastily at the time of the
flood, and reinterred in the Grand View
cemetery at Johnstown. For this pur.
pose a plot of ground consisting of 1900
square feet has been purchased. In this
plot there are now buried TAI bodies, of
which the names of only 81 are known.
The Commission also decided to appro-
pirate $40 900 for the erection of hos
pital at Johnstown. Five thousand dol
lars was approp- ated for hospital pur-
poses in Williamsport. The application
of the Young Mems Christian Association
for relief was refused on the ground that
the fund was not applicable to such re-
lief.
The complete expenditures of the Com
mission have been as follows: Appropri-
ated and expended at Johnstown, So
430, ,393.69; expended IN other parts of the
State, 1885,, ,26445; distributed as es-
pecially directed by donors, $2,271. s5;
offices expenses at Harrisburg, 81, 1893. 40;
general expenses, $1,318.7O; first pay
ment to orphans, $16,1OO; total, So, $685.
74711.
Cash on deposit at Harrisburg, $218,-
325.57; cash undistrIbuted, deposited in
Johnstown, $36, 1884 O3 total cash on de-
posit, 1854, 709.60; less amount appropri'
ated to other parts of State, $17, ,735 SO;
net amount unapplied, 1896, ,974.05.
From this should be deducted the
amount appropriated yesterday, (nclud-
ing $22, ,442.65 sundry claims ordered
paid) $166, ,342 65, leaving an unexpended
balance in the hands of the Commission
of $40, ,631,4O.