New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-10
WIDESPREAD DESOLATION.
IT'S EXTENT IN THE FLOODED OIL REGIONS
BECOMES MANIFEST.
DESPAIR FOLLOWS TERROR IN MANY CASES
TIE SEARCH FOR TIE DEAD IN OIL
CITY AND TITCsVILLE.

Pittsburc June o.-In speaking OF his visit to the
flooded oil regions. Rudolph Blankenhnrg OF the fh'i-
adephia Relief Committee said to-day
"Graphlc the correspondents 'hcr "o'u'
leave the melancholy picture incomplete. Inc d's-
oIation at Tltusvle is greater than ut OIL city, although
tho oil CIV wreck is complete The distress there Is
widespread hundreds Of women and children are
suffering for the nccc,sarcs OF life Numbcd ana dulc
by their overwhelming misfortune they seem uhaoie
10 tell the sad story Of their woes. Tie dead ana
dying seem TO them interesting pictures and the I'M
happy living pIiclcd TO the marrow by their own
suffering ObiviOIs To the misery OF their Iello"s'
and even yet they do not appreciate the cnormy OF
the calamity that has Over,aken them
At oil City | saw women wearing the weeds OF
widows, wandering amlessly through the ruined sec
ton Of that city They seemed 10 be going nowhere
in particular. Their banched faces expressioncss as
maIble. told in Il mifcly eloquent way the suffering
that was consuming them. | attempted TO talk with
some Of those unhappy women but could get from
them no information. one woman sat on the charred
and blackened ruins Of her former home. Her nus
band. In his efforts 10 save his family, had pershed
and his remains have not yet been found.
With her little boy. probably four years Old t!is
sat looking into the ruins. Upon her knee
she beld her little When | approached she was
humming Incohcrcnty some childish lullaby. she
showed evidence of weeping. had 10 speak to
her twice before she noticed me. Then Shc said SHE
was waiting for her husband. From a workman
near by learned that her husband had been lost In
the food.
The contributions TO the general fund for the relief
Of the sufferers In the oil country have reached s5-
600 in th, city and $500 I'm Allegheny. Tins
morning $500 was telcgraphed u utusville and
$1,000 70 OH city.
Ttusvillc. June 9.-Another BODY was found TINS
afternoon under the debris in the lower part of the
town. and the search IS stl going on for the bodies
OF Mrs. O'Mari, Mrs. Julia Queen and chlh' the
Osmer boy Mis- Nellie Quinn and the two Engleskc
children Some Of the unknown bodies buried at oil
City are supposed 10 have belonged here. having
noatcd from rtusvllle. The terrible stencil that
arises tho ruins inoI,ates that corpse ARE
under the debris The city authorities are ncuve III
clearing the streets IN d!sinfccting and In building
"A temporary bridge across OIL Creek The south side
has been without cty water and the North side With
out natural fuel gus. but this forenoon fresh con
ncctions were made for both purposes. The Western
New York and Pennsylvania Railroad - bu,y engaged
I repairing II, tracks and bridges. but will be ~
least a week before inlns BE- run between here
and CORY.
Notwithstanding their own great losses they have
subscribed 800 the relief fund Of this CITY.
The Dunkirk and Acghany VALLEY road Of the Wander
biIts. gave "a like amount The Enterprise Trans
portation Company Of Philadelphia which has IN
Office here. has also subscribed 800 The Tdcwater
Pipe Company Offices have subscribed 5000 Luckily
the weather Is favorable the work Of restoration
may be begun In earnest
oil city, June 9.-Tlc bOdc, found at Kcnncrdcll
reached here this afternoon and Immediately
buried. They were horribly decomposed and could
not BE- Identified bu believed 10 be the bodies Of
Grant Terwlllleer, Wills stewart samuel Efkin VIII
lam Hawkins and william Moran.
The undertaken found ono OF the bodies stripped.
Ne suspected two trampS OF having robbed IT, and
he tecgaphcd 20 The authorities at Kcnncrie to place
hy the mt, last night and driven from town today.
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