Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-16
LOST FOREVER.

The Bodies OF Many OF the Victims ~
TitusvilIe and OIL City May Never Be
Found.
on CITY, Pa, June 6.-YeSterday
morning broke cloudless and the sum
shine helped to dispe1 the gloom over
hanging the valley. With daylight the
searching parties were again at work
seeking for the remains of the victims
of the great calamity Sunday.
Mayor Hunt has issued proclama-
ton calling on all storekeepers, manu-
facturers, bankers and business men to
close their esta blishments so that all
may engage in the work necessary to
recovery from the present condition Of
the city.
That many of the victims OF the flood
will never be found is certain. The
swift current has carried many away,
the flames have made cinders of others
and the crurn bling banks of the creek
have made their graves
The list of the dead as published does
not give an adequate idea Of the loss of
life. In the portion of the city which
suffered the greatest damage there lived
hundreds of foreign laborers whose
names are unknown and who never will
be found In the same section there
were numerous children and of the
great number only ten have been found
The problem is, where are all the rest?
Those who are acquainted with this
section of the city say that scores have
persisted who will never be heard of.
These same continue to estimate the
loss at $50 and others insist if COM
plete record could be had the awful list
would reach 200.
Yesterday the funeral rites over twen-
ty-two bodies of the victims of the fire
and flood were held and never We're sad
der or more impressive scenes witnessed.
Up to noon the relief committee had
received $1,000, making total so far of
about $4,000. There are no young
children left orphans The children
were the ones which must have quickly
succumbed to the flood and fire, and not
a case of destitute orphan child has
yet been reported. AS rule death
came to the entire family, if not, the
were the survivors
The oil tank on the Cla PIP farm caught
fire again last night and caused great
excitement. Some Of the more timor-
Gus were greatly frightened lest there
should be another explosion, but this
trouble is not anticipated by those
ia miliar with the place.
AT TITUSVILLE.
TITUsvILLE, Pa, June S.-The cor
oner's jury yesterday morning made
trip over the ground where the lives
were lost in Saturdays awful disaster,
picking up information which may be
of service to them when they come to
examine into this calamity.
The total amount of money sub
scribed so far is 81, 720. but it will take
more than dozen times that sum to do
much practical good.
The aggregate money loss in this city
is now placed at 81, 800, 900.
1t was reported late last evening that
ten bodies had been found at Miller
farm, seven miles below here, but the
report has not yet been verified. There
is no question that number of bodies
are floating down the river or are
lodged somewhere in the timber which
is piled high up along the river bank
and on small islands which have been
formed by the course of the creek hav-
ing been diverted. The search for bod
les can only be prosecuted by daylight,
as the electric plant has been disabled