Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-11
BURIED IN RUBBISH,
Five More Bodies Brought to
Light by the Sad, Search.
ing Mourners.
RELIEF BADLY NEEDED.
Contributions Reach the Scene Of the
Late Flood Too Slowly.
LAST ESTIMATES OF THE LOSSES
At Titusville Will Place Them at More Than
Million and Half.
A NV IN mn n IN pNnt n m rTny An pnDIrc
RELIEF BADLY NEEDED.
LAST ESTIMATES OF THE LOSSES
At Titusville Will Place Them at More Than
aMilIion and Half.
MIX IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF BODIES
IFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENTS

IFRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT
T1TUsvILLE, PA, June 1O.-The sensa-
tion of the day, if anything can happen
here now coming under that head, was the
finding of five more bodies, victims of the
late horrible flood and fire. The circum-
stances connected with the discovery Of
these bodies was sensational in the extreme.
MI. Bingenheimer, the only one left of a
family of eight children and wife, was at
an early hour this morning searching in the
ruins of his home when he was horri6ed by
discovering under a pile Of debris, where
the sitting room of his house had been, the
blackened and half decomposed body of his
10-year-old son Harry. The features were
perfect and there is not the sli ghtest doubt
as to the identity.
Here, then, is certainly a mystery, for
on Monday last Mr.. Bingenheimer identified
body as this same boy, and the corpse was
buried with his other children in the same
grave. There were II people in the Bingen-
heimer residence at the time of the disaster.
They were Mrs Bingenheimer and her
eight children in one part, and Mrs Jacob
Haehn and Della Rice, her mother. On
Monday last nine bodies were taken from
the ruins, while the remains Of the last
mentioned women were picked up some
distance below.
Parts Of Bodies Dug Out.
Besides the body found there to-day, Mr.
Bingenheimer brought to the surface hand,
two feet and two hips. The hands are
not those Of the same person, and the hips
are from separate persons, but as some of
the bodies previously recovered were minus
members, this proves nothing. The finding
,f INrr h 1rvnl,y
that at least one of the Whalon children,
who with its father, mother and sister died
in the adjoining house, was buried with the
Bingenheimer family. There was not sufh-
cient care taken in marking and numbering
the bodies when taken from the ruins. The
surviving members of the Whalon family
are greatly grieved and shocked at the dis
GERS very properly refuse to allow the
graves to be opened.
The other bodies recovered were those of
Miss Nellie Quinn. aged II, and Mrs. Susan
O'Mara. They were both found within 40
feet OF each other in the rear of John
Breen's restaurant on South Franklin
street This is nearly In the center of what
is left of the flooded district, and great in
dignation is expressed regarding the matter.
Bodies Found fn the Rubbish.
It certainly does seem curious that the
heap of rubbish under which the putrid re-
mains were found should not have been
examined sooner than six days after it
had been washed there. The place is only a
square and a half from the residences Of
the unfortunates.
who, while looking out of his back window,
saw a swarm of flies lowering over the spot.
When Mr. Quinn saw the body the stricken
old man was completely overcome and had
to be carried from the spot. 1t was truly a
sad scene.
A move is on foot to have the Councils ex-
tend the fire limits. II this is done it will
prevent any buildings being rebuilt except
of brick. This plan is looked on with much
favor by all with whom I have talked.
There is plenty Of room elsewhere in the
ments and the sites made vacant by the
food will make fine locations for industrial
plants and at the same time place house,
holds on higher and safer grounds both from
flood and fire.
Good Order Kept by the Soldiers.
The soldiers of Company X are atte nding
strictly to business and the best of order
prevails. The bars remained closed until
yesterday, when they again resumed busi-
ness. but are very careful regarding their
sales.
The total number of bodies now recovered
is 5s. subscriptions fell OF to-day, only
about 900 being received, while the appli-
cations for aid and assistance increased
nearly half. The city needs all the help it
can get, and there should be no cessation
from any quarter in the matter of donations.
The total cash subscribed Is now S46, 0O0
The actual damage is not l cent less than
81, 500 900. just for flyer received yester-
day few opinions from leading citizens re-
garding this matter. John L. Mckinney said
81, 500, 000 was a low estimate, while his
brother, C. j. Mckinney, contended that
$1,000 600 would not cover it. Jos. Seep said
he never realized the actual loss in all its
vast magnitude until he went over the
ground, and was certain he could see fully
81, 100000 gone.
Estimates Place the Loss at 81, 500, 900.
Hon. W. B. Benedict said it was nonsense
to place the loss at less than s1,5OO, 900 and
that was low estimate. Mr. NJ. C. Wilton,
always conservative, first said 81, ,O00, 600, but
instructed me last night to raise that to ST.
Soo. 600. Mayor =. 0. Emerson, Hon. Jesse
81, ,OO0, 900, while President McNaughton of
the Select Council Junius Harris and Roger
Sherman gave me 81, SOC, 900 figures. Louis K.
Hyde, Cashier OF the Second National Bank,
thought $500, 900 was about correct.
The Coroners jury has adjourned one
week when they will bring in a formal ver-
dict and adjourn sine die. Most Of the re-
tion of The Crescent. Mr.. Schwartz, the
owner, say he does not know yet what he |
will do. Out OF 40 iron tanks and stills he
has but two left. The others all lie at various |
points between here and the Allegheny |
river
The landlords have mostly decided to rent |
for terms less h.n, than year. consequently
of the homeless. One man went with an |
adjuster yesterday to settle his insurance |
and not even vestige of the lot could
be found, the creek having its course there |
now. This is the case in many instances.
Buffalo and Harrisburg were heard from |
Yesterday, large and numerous boxes of
The contents consisted mostly of mems and |
childrens books, shoes and clothing. The |
people here look forward to the future with
the % outside world remembers be- TisusvilIe % lie as
1t has always remembered others all will be |
we'll. Four bodies are yet known to be