The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-08
THE PENNSYLVANIA HORROR.

TITUSVILLE Pa, June THE coroner's
jury this morning made n trip over the
ground where the lives were lost, picking
up information which may be of service to
them when they come to examine into the
calamity. The men on the jury are among
the best citizens here, and are thoroughly
familiar with both the property and the
people whose lives were lost. They have
no doubt whatever that the disaster could
not have been ayerted. But, nevertheless,
they intend to make thorough and COM
plete examination. The board of health
has taken the matter of interments in hand
and has passed resolutions ordering the
burial of all bodies possible today and the
remainder on Wednesday. No body here
after recovered is to he kept unburied. 1t
lis expected that from twenty-fiv to fifty
dead will be buried today. The total
amount of money subscribed at this writ
ing is Sl1 720, but it will take more than a
dozen times that sum TO do much practi-
cal good.
! The body of Mrs Qnnn was found to-
day under the debris of Teges' barrel fac
tory, half a mile from her residence. From
the terrible stencil arising from this debris
it is believed that other bodies will be
found there.
AT OIL CITY.
OIL CITY, Pa, June THE mayor
has issued proclamation, calling on all
business houses to close and for the pro.
prietors to put their employees and them
selves to work in the search for the bodies
of the victims of the disaster.
The funeral rites were held today over
the bodies of twenty-five victims of the
fire and flood, and never were more inn
pressive or sadder scenes witnessed. The
services were held at the various churches.
The scenes were pathetic indeed, those
present giving way to their grief, some of
the women becoming hystercal and some
fainting.
The Pittsburg and local relief commit
tee went in carriages to Titusyille today.
to ascertain the needs and wishes of the
people of that and intermediate places.
Governor Pattison today held n conference
with the local committee. The commit
tee told the governor that 800 people were
destitute; that they must be cared for for
eight weeks, for which $50 900 would be
required. The governor will probably is
sue a proclamation calling for subscrip-
tons to the relief fund. After his meet
ing with the committee the governor ad
dressed crowd IN the street. He assured
them that aid would be forthcoming.
The governor then proceeded to Titus
vile, accompanied by the Philadelphia
committee of relief
A letter has been received from Presi-
dent Harrison, enclosing draft for $500
j
Polish boarding house situated in the rear
of the Oil City Tube works WAS burned TO
the ground, and that when the fire broke
out there were between twenty-five and
thirty workingmen in the building. The
grayest doubt is entertained as TO the fate
of these men. None of them We're seen
after the building collapsed.
Bradstreet's aud Duu's agents have been
in the city compiling the financial loss.
They agree that the loss will not exceed
half million dollars. This Is nearly all
covered by insurance.
Forty miles below here at Parker. four
bodies were found last night. Two more
deaths occurred this morning-those OF
Mrs Hawke and John Brunseii.
TITUSvILLE. Pa. June 1T is reported
this evening that ten bo;li=s have been
found OH the Miller farm, seven miles be
low here. The report mas not been veri-
fed. There is no question that a number
of bodies are either hoating down the
river or are lodged some where in the tiR-
Der tlong the banks OF the creek or on the
small islands