Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-06
ONE YEAR AFTER.
HOW JoHNsTOwN REMEMBERED THE
VICTIMS OF THE FLOOD.
The Observances by the Various Churches
and Other OrganizatiOns-The Solemn
Scene in Grand View-Evidences of


Mourning.
Saturday morning found many of the
buildings in JOhnstown draped in mourn
ing. No one here needed to be told why.
Everybody was thinking of the day year
before. Among the buildings most con-
spicuously displaying the emblems of
n burning were Swank Hardware Com
pany's building, Eintracht Hall, Fritz
House, John Emmcrling's Fouse, James
Bros Hotel, Louis Wchn's building,
Youngs jewelry store, Mrs. Emil Young's
new building, and perhaps few Others.
AT ST. Johns. st. Joseph's and St.
Columba's Catholic Churches, large num-
bers of the members were present at the
services in the morning. A high mass
will be celebrated at st. Joseph's this
morning, at st. Mary's Church Father
Trautwein will celebrate mass this morn
ing and the congregation will go to the
cemetery were there will be further eere-
monies.
At Hansman's Hall on Bedford street,
now used as the German Lutheran Church
large congregation assembled mt 1890 on
Saturday to participate in the memorial
exercises. The pastor, Rev. Paul Glas-
gov, officiated.
Soon after noon hundreds of people be-
gan to wend their way to Grand View.
The stream continued until 3 o'clock.
Carriages ard buggies almost without
number lined the way up the long as
| cent.
When once there the scene was solemn
and impressive. The tiower-bedecked
graves, besides marking the resting places
Of flood victims, told the tale of the kind
| hands and warm hearts that had cared for
them. Though gone, the dead were not
forgotten. On some green plots were
Father" Mother" or both, with per-
haps several fresh mounds between them.
Near by you might see Husband"
" Wife," Mary" or some other name,
telling the story of the disaster year
ago. The afternoon was delightful. The
MAY sun streaming through the struggling
clouds and over the mounds strewn with
| flowers and the great plot of the un-
known" set with the eight hundred white
headmarks, together with the vast assem-
blage of people, produced an effect OF
VIII ch no adequate description could be
given. The world certainly has never be-
fore witnessed the like.
At 3 o'clock the procession, headed by
the Mineral City Band, arrived in the
cemetery and marched to the south side
of the unknown" plot. The Seventh
| Ward Band brought up the rear and
marched to the north side of the plot.
Both RENDERED appropriate music.
| The exercises were begun NY pray CT
by Rev. W. ii. Bates, If the Reformed
Church. Dr.. Beole Il cn delivered his
address in sharp. clear tones that could
be heard 10 great distance in the i'm
mense throng. He referred briefly to The
food, but spoke mole at length on the
great work done after the disaster and OF
the work yet to he done. He urged the
people to have hope and firm resolution.
| The subject of the number OF the lost
was discussed. the Doctor putting the
number at about 5000.
Dr. Chapman then spoke. His remarks
touched briefly on the food the various
scenes that followed, AID of the worlds
great charity that came to our relief, as
well as the clarity of the various church
and other organizations that gave the
helping hand to their members.
Rev. Father Tahaney was the last
speaker. He spoke briefly of how so
many had such narrow escapes and of
how the people were dazed. He referred
to his meeting Mr. a. j. MoXham on
Adam street the next morning when the
latter suggested the organization which
afterward did so much good work. He
concluded with a prayer, rcciting the
Lords Prayer aud pronouncng the bene-
dictiou.
DIR. Beale then suggested that as the
very moment at which they had been
speaking was the hour, year ago, when
their friends were struggling in the tor.
rent, those present give themselves few
moments, to silent prayer. With few
remarks the ceremonies were over.
The great crowd then began to make its
way city-wNrd. 1t is thought that be-
tween 5000 and 1000 people were in the
cemetery during the afternoon.
On Saturday evening appropriate me-
mortal exercises were held by the Mystic
Chain in the Luther Church, Rev. Con.
nors, of the Christian Chuach officiating.
y esterday forenoon at 1870 the Knights
of Pythias attended in body the First
NJ. E. Church, where to them and the
large audience DR.. Chapman delivered an
appropriate sermon.
At the evening services yesterday Rev.
NJ. L. Weaver, of the Trinity Evangelical
Church, delivered a Memorial sermon to
large congregation.
The Memorial services of the Young
Mems Christian Association and the
Ladies' Auxiliary, were held, as an