Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-07
Persons H. ''g for Loved Ones Al
Along the Burned
sections.
AIp RECEIVED ron the sur.
FGRERs.
Works Observation-Disclosures Of raml'
lies liompless.-To the
Rescue.
ny Telegraph to the NEws.i
TuE pENNsYLyANIA HORROR.


Los. OF Lite.
OH CITY, June O.-All along the
burned sections are seen groups of per.
sons still hunting for loved ones. They
DO not seem TO grow weary or despair,
but dig into the accumulated rubbish
ana Nth with bare and bleeding
hands. For many the work may be
without results, ~ many OF the
bodies are either burned 10 clnders or
swept away.
At n lato hour tonight sixty-seven
bodies hsd been recovered. Those
acquainted with the locality whore the
gtcatcst damage II done, say the loss OF
lie must reach 100, and may put the
ngures at 200. The greatest loss I'M
doubtodly Incurred In dissection occu-
pied by the Ioreignets employed In the
tube WORKS. No one knows their names
aud II viii he impossible 10 ever
know how many are missing, In tho
same section was n vast humber OF
| children and only tho bodies Of child.
ten have been recovered, and the great
question arises: What became OF the
remainder?
Unboundod gratitude ia felt and OK.
pressed by tho relief committee for
the generous subscriptions received and
| onen Of aid from outside. Tonight
the committee has over 81 900, and by
tomorrow the sum will be Hwell.d 10
double that amount. Three hundred
have requested aid already, and the
number Ia being swellod. The insur.
ance less II $4,000 or more, with n
total insurance OF about $4,000.
DAMAGE DONE.
TiTusviLIE, Pa, June 0.--StArting
at HRil's lumber yard In the upper
part OF the town the following named
are among tho principal works de-
strOyed.
Frank Woods, oil refinery; loss, siO,.
900.
L.. Beehs 4 Som, tannery, $4,000.
Freight station, Western New York
and Pennsylvania Railroad and freight
| train; loss estimated at : 10000.
j. Alsz-, radiator, Perry station,
$4,000.
George stephens, shops, building
aud stock, 5000.
American on Works, $4,000.
X. g. Roblason aud Foggln Re
inery, $4,000.
J. P.sFhomas, International Rein.
ely, $40 900.
Standard Oh Company, loss un.
known.
The other losses aggregate $50, 900.
The tracks are washed away above
the city for n distance Of fifteen OF
twenty miles and travel both north
aud south cut of, and viii not be re.
stored Tor two or three days.
| IL n reported that John ID. Rocka-
icllur has instructed tho Standard oil
buyer here to draw on him for U,0OO
for the relief OF the sufferers.
The body Of Fred lues was recov'
cred this afternoon, making III all ATTY
six victims.
50 far, facilities for caring for tho
dead are limited, and sixteen unrocog.
nizabl0 bodies were placed In sacks and
laid aside I'LL they could receive further
attention.
Coroner Strauss imps neled a Jury TO-
day and viewed the remains. lie said
tho verdict could bo nothing else thar
an act OF providence.
Every bridge In the country with
tho exception Of three railway bridges
were swopt away, aud the roads are NJ
badly torn up that II will cost an I'M
mense sum 70 repair them.
HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES ARE HOME
LESS
and great distress prevails. Assistance,
IN needd quickly. Clothing and fooc
are both essential.
GOING 10 THE RESCUE.
pIITsBUgu, Pa, June CAT thu
citlzenS meeting held here this after
noon, II was decided 10 send q commit
tee 10 the oil regions TO administer 70
lief to the unfortunate inhabitants o
that stricken district. At tho head o
the committee Ia Major Gourlay ant
James b. Scott, director OF Johnsiowi
relief force. Complete arrangement
were made for the transportation OF al
supplies TO the sufierers and nothinI
~ being left undone TO render aid gen