The Red Cloud chief., 1892-06-17
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The Bodies Of Many of the vtss1ns ~
Titusvilic and OIL city May Never Bs

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Tho Bodies Of Many of the viss1ns ~
Titusviiic and OIL city May Never he
Found. Hf
OH CITY, Pa, June s.-Yesterday
morning broke cloudless and the SUM
shine helped to 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 n proclama-
ton calling on all storekecpers, manu-
facturcrs. bankers and business men To
close their establishments 30 that all
may engage In the work necessary to-
recovery from the present condition Ut
the city.
That many Of the victims Of the food
will never be found Is certain. Tho
swift current has carried many away
the flames have made cindcrs Of others
and the crumbling banks of the creek
have made their graves.
The list of the dead rs published does
not give an adequate idea Of tho loss OF
life. In the portion of the city which
suffered the greatest damage there lived
hundreds of foreign laborcrs 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 beer found.
The problem Ia, where arc all the rest?
Those who are acquainted with this
section of the city say that scores have
#, persisted who will never he heard Of.
These same continue To estimate the
loss Mt 100 and others insist II u COM
v,1nAxs ,.apn,.l ,o,s11 1n hn1 thu uxsyf,,l Hat
would reach 100. nt slhtaf fttgf
Yesterday the funeral rites over twen-
ty-two bodies Of the victims Of the fire
and flood were held and never were sad.
der or more Impressive scenes witnessed.
Up to noon the relief committee had
received $1,000, making u total 40 far Of
about $4,000. There are no young
children left orphans. The children
were the ones which must have quickly
succumbed To the food and Are, and not
n case of u destitute orphan child has
yet been reported. As a rule death
came to the entire family, II not, tho
fathers, mothers md older children
were the survivors.
The oil tank on the Clapp 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 thil
trouble Is not anticipated by those
familiar with the place.
AT TITUsvILLE.
T%ITUsvILLE, Pa, June s.-The corr
oner's jury yesterday morning made n
trip over the ground whore 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 NO far Is eli, 720. hut IL will take
more than q dozen times that sum to do
much practical good.
The aggregate money loss In this city
il now placed Mt $1,000, 900. f3gf Ne
1t was reported late last evening that
ton bodies had been found ut Miller
farm, seven miles below here, but tho
report has not yet been verified. There
Is no question that q number of bodies
are floating down the river or orc
lodged somewhere In the timber which
is piled high up along the river bank
and on small islands, which have been
formed by the ourse of the creek hav.
ing been diverted. The search for bod.
les can only BIO prosecuted by daylight,
as the electric plant has been disabled.