The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-06-09
|DESOLATION And RUIN
.Heart-Rendering Scenes in the
Doomed Cities,
CHARITY COMES TO THE RESCUE
ANDNonLY CHEERS THE HEARTS
or the SUFFERERS.
Special 70 TIN wonIp.

OIL CRY, Pa, June 9.--Searches
made among the ruins Of the twin
cities Of the oilregions that were doom
ed by food and fire, show that the dis
aster was much greater than at first
feared. More than 100 bodies have
been, recovered at Oil City and Titus
vile, and the supposition now is that
perhaps $50 dead will be found at the
former place alone. 1t is believed
that great colony Of foreign laborers
was entirely wiped out Of existence.
No trace Of a clearinghouse where
80 foreigners are known to have lived
no trace Of the inmates themselves
have yet been found.
Twenty-Five victims were buried at
Oil City and all the other bodies re-
coverefwill be buried to-day.
| The work Of relief goes on nobly,
with Philadelphia in her accustomed
Iplace at the head Of the column. It is
said that 100000 win be needed to
allay the suffering Of the flooded dis
|trict.
| Governor Pattison visited the ruined
towns yesterday and made q personal
survey Of the results Of the disaster.
i MANY VICTIMS BURIED
j This morning broke cloudless and
the sunshine helped todispel the gloom
over-hanging the valley. With day
, light the searching parties were again
at work seeking for the remains Of the
victims OF the great calamity Of Sun
day. Mayor Hunt has issued a proc.
lamation calling upon all storekeepers,
: manufacturers, bankers and business
mento close their establishments to-day
so that all may engage in the work
necessary to recovery from the pres
ent condition Of the city. That many
of the victims Of the food and Are win
never be found is certain. The swift
current has carried many away. The
fierce flames have made cinders Of some
| and the crumbling banks Of the creek
have made graves for Others.
| The lists Of the dead as published
does not give an adequate idea Of the
loss of life.
HOSTS OF THE NAsfELEss LOST.
| In the portions Of the city which suf-
ferred the greatest damage there lived
hundreds Of foreign laborers whose
names are unknown and whowill never
be found.
In this section there was numerous
children and Of the great number only
10 have been found. The problem il.
where are all the resti
LOSS OF 200 LIVES.
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 Of life at 154 and others insist that
if complete record could be had the |
awful list will reach 200.
WHOLE FAMILY BURIED.
The funeral of the Mills family was
the saddest incident of the Sad calami- |
| ty. 1t took place at 9 o'clock this |
morning, the interment being made at |
the Protestant Cemetery at Grove
Hill. The local lodge Of the Order of
Odd Fellows had charge Of the cere-
mony. The bodies Of the Eve children
and the father and mother were taken
to the cemetery lasrevening, the graves
made and the caskets placed in a line
in the Odd Fellows plot. The mem
bers Of the lodge marched to the Gene
terry in a body and there was enacted
ascene never to be forgotten. After
the regular religious services the ritual
of the order was read and one by one
the caskets were lowered into the
darkened tomb. First came the father,
then the mother, aud finally the Ave
little caskets, containing all that was (
mortal Of the innocent, were laid side 7
by side in their last resting place. Not !
a relative was there to drop a tear, but !
that the big-hearted Odd Fellows felt s
As keenly the terrible bereavement as 9
The nearest kin no one who witnessed 4
he ceremony win gainsay. Many 1 i
'tout heart was stung with the bitter il