The Red Cloud chief., 1892-06-17
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The U0diessioc Many ~ the victlme ~
Titusviiie and OH City May Never Bs
Found.
OH CITY, Pa, June S-Yesterday
morning broke cloudless and the sun
shine helped 10 dispel the gloom over
hanging the valley. With daylight tho
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 establishments so hat all
may Engage In the work necessary to
recovery from the present condition Of
the city.
That many Of the victims Of the food
will never he found Is certain. Tho
swift current has carried many away,
the flames have made cinders Of others
and the crumbling banks Of the creek
have made their graves. g
Tho list of the dead as published does
| not give an adequate idea OF the loss Of
life. In the portion Of tho city which
suffered the greatest damage there lived
hundreds Of foreign laborers whose
names arc 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 Ia. where are all the rest?
Those who are acquainted with this
section of the city say that scores have
persisted who will never DO heard of.
These same continue to estimate the
loss at $50 and others insist II q com-
plete record could be had the awful list
would reach 600. "
Yesterday the funeral rites over twen-
! ty-two bodies Of the victims of the fire
and food were held and never were sad
der or more impressive scenes witnessed.
Up to noon the relief committee had
received $1,000, making q total 80 far OF
about $4,000. There are NO young
children left orphans. The children
were the ones which must have quickly
succumbcd To the food and fire, and not
n case Of . destitute orphan child has
yet been reported. A . rule death
came to the entire family, II not, tho
fathers, mothers and older children
were the survivors ,w a
Tho oil tank on the Cls 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 THU
trouble Il not anticipated by those
familiar with the place. ssai9
AT T%IrusvILLE.
TITusvTLLE, Pa, June 6.-The corr
oner's jury yesterday morning made q
trip over the ground where, the lives
were lost In Saturdays awful disaster,
picking up information which may be
Of service 10 them when they come to
examine into this calamity. .
The total amount OF money sub
scribed no far Is I'll. 100. bus II will take
more than q dozen times TINT sur to do
much practical good. ,tst.,
The aggregate money loss In this city
Is now placed Mt q, 800, oO0g
II was reported late last evening that
ten bodies had been found ut Miller
farm, seven miles below herd, but the
report has not yet been verified. There
IL no question that y numbered bodies
nre floating down the, river or are
lodged somewhere In the timber which
IA piled high up along the. river bank
and on,smsll Islands which have been
formed by the course Of the crcck hav'
Ing been diverted. The search for bod
les cau only bs prosecuted by daylight,
AZ the electric plant has been disabled.