-'rnzzm &' , -.. 1 ?. -1.: IDmta; nldene wmi Sk VOLUME XXV NO. THE BLAJO FIXED. M'OHGEMF. OF TIIK SOUTH FORK FISHING CUB FUSES THE DH STER. THE CORONER CONCLUDES THE INQUEST Jlr. Duller Contributes Fifty Darrein or Disinfectant Me Leses Thirty Hela- tlreH IJy the Tloeil Mnnr People Clamer Iter bread The Dam .Examined lly Kngliicern. Johnstetvx, June 8. Thr, coroner's Jury thntwns lunoislen yostevday nt Ninevcii terminated its labors lu the nflorneon. The verdict has bcea fully prepared and only lacks signatures. U 1h understood that the jury, Bncrrevietvhigat length thosucces thesucces thosucces BivebrcakH mid careless repairs en the dnm In past .Wars, dcclnre the executtv coinmitteeof thoSeuth Ferk Fishing flub guilty or gross if net triminal, negligence. Te-duy At Johnstown opened villi a heavy ra'.n and an early morning thunder (.term. The hitWde streams w ere tilled te the blanks and everything was dripping. I);. II. Huller brought with him fifty barrels mero of IiIh disinfectant. Dr. Huller ws a former resident of Johnstown mid lest thirty relatives in the Heed, among them three brothers-in-law, tliree uncles and two aunts. Frem Bolivar te Johnstown the slde tracks of the I'ciinsylviiui.i railroad are filled with cars leaded with lumber, fur niture iind getsls ami wares of all descrip tions for the suilerera. At the Cambria iron company's works Out) rnen aiu at work, and it is thought the works will start, In three weeks. 'The men under Heeth and Flynn aie doing most excellent work, butthe Inbercis working nt the Cambria iron works and en the Pennsylvania railroad seem te be mak ing lnore rapid pregics This is no doubt for the reason that thesumen aromeiousrd fr this kind of wcuk. About ten o'clock the rain was ever and the sun came out with Its fiorce June heat. Arthur Kirk ha 1 1 red n uumlier of charges of dynamite during the day mid each time villi poed ellect. The tiianncls through the bridge arc almost clear of debris and each cliurge of dynamite has loestmod quantities of wreckage. Judge Advocate Kegers, of General Beenier'a stall", ttds morning decided an important ipicstleu which nrose by tlie discovery of forty beltlen of whisky in a building en Main street. Ocn. Hast ings was disposed te confiscate as safe guurd, according te u section in the military cedo which prohibited the sain of liquor w ithin the limits of u military camp. Judge advocate Hegcrs ruled that it w as private prepeity and n lleensed de.iler had a right te Bell liquor. Besides It was net a military cam), but a peate cenutatux; the militiamen de pest duty. Uist eve ning empleyes or Luis it Hen unearthed ten barrels of beer from the cellar of a bellding en Main street. The driver was bringing his iitptiire away when Mayer 8aml. Hastings arrested him. Gen. Hnsculg knocked In the head of a barrel and let the beer run into the street. Under orders it was nil destroyed. "Yeu will be paid for the beer," sidd Hen. Hastings te the owners. BHIXGlXu OHUKlt OCT OP CHAOS. Johm.tewn lleliic Ilnphlly (.lonred or Ilelirls Herning tlm lluhhluh. Jehns row:.-, Pa., June 7. The progress (undo yesterday in the work of clearing away the ruins ext ceded that of an v pre vious day, but was net equal te what lias been doue te-day. On .Monday all was rliues, and that condition still exists at seme ether places, but in Jehnstnw u proper everything has been brought into order and system. Aciesef ruliliish have disap peared, and the main and ether stietits, which were covered with smashed houses, store goods, broken ears, locomotives, etc., have been opened for such considerable listaiiccs that new u clear view cm be had fieni river te creek at numerous points. Chairman .Scott, w he is commonly called the dictator of the valley, a title w filch ex presses what lie practically Is, appeal con fident that with the present foree of men and at the rnte of their progress until new. the,matu town will, at the end of next week, he lil the condition that would be necessary te begin rebuilding. Contractor Win. Flj-nii, who is dlicctiug about onc enc thlril et the 7,000 or mero men weiklngin the valley. Kays that mero than 30 days' work, and, therefore, hundreds of thou sands of dollars, will be lequired te get all the tow ns ami villages in proper condi tion for rebuilding. Among the dozens of flies coiisuiiiiugthe lumber and rubbish in Johnstown te-day was a heap of lumber about a hundred feet long, vaiylng in greatest width nr.uly filly feet, and about ten feet high in the centre. I'cople passing these, must be careful net te jre very close te tliein without holding their breath, lly means of this burning the extent of clearing doue m a day has been agreeably surprising. Chairman Scott and the ether authorities say theie need be no fear of a coiillagratieti caused in the saved ikjiIIeiis of the town by these hies, as cveiythlug is systematized new, very precaution is Ukeii, ami there is prevision te prevent the spiead of die. It niav be necessary In the next four days, jfr. Scott say, te burn up eertain accumulations of lfiises and general wreckage without taking time te asceitain whctlier tliere 1110 any human liodies underneath or net. This may bn iiupcr ntivcler tlie protection of the public health. If &e, Mr. Scott will net hesitate te gte the Older. He sajs, hortcver, that at no pl.ice where such iictien may be reciuirtsl will then be danger of communication of the hre with inhabited buildings. HOW llti: SI HV1VOIIS I.IVK. With a lew et show lug tlie ihuracter el living in and about Johnstown, hew the people pas each day and what tlie con veniences and depiUatleus of domestic life expeilenccd under the new onleref things se suddenly introduced by the flood, an investigation of a heuse te lieiise nature was made made te-day. As a re Milt it was noted that the degrees of com fort varied with the people as the types of human nature. Asieuiarked by a visiter: "The calamity lias sered te bring te the surf.ice every phase of iluni' ter in man, ami te tiling into development traits that had before been but dormant, (icuer- ull Hix'.ikingall aie en the same footing M) far as need can be reutemed vviiciner lieuses remain te them or net, all tlie iK'Ople liac te lu led, ter even should mey shei ime money, casn lb ei no u'ceuut. pre- Msietis i.iimet be bought; people who still haw homes nearly allot' them t'liiiiKh quarterst'er soiue of ihe isiters. Militia elhi'crs, committeemen, workmen, At., must depend upon the supply stations for fisid. The best preserved borough adjeluing Johustewu is Prospect, with its uniformly built gra heu-e, rising tlci upon tier against the side of the mountain, at the north of Jehmtnwii. Theio aie in the neighborhood ofleil houses theie, and ail leek as if but one aulutect designed them. The) aie large, luead gabled, two-sterv Hllairs, wltli comfortable iivhi, extend ing all the way across the lieni, e.uli being dlwded by an interior urtitieii, se as te accommodate two families. N'c.irl Mt'ry hnusfhelder in Prospect Is fceding'iiet only hisuw u family, but from two te tell ethers, whom he has welcomed te share what he has. Said one of these : "We are all ibligwl te gu te the general department for supplies, for we could net llve etherwie. Our Iiium im e n'U been touched, but vc hae given away neatly everything in the way of clothing, except what we have en. T'hcru were two little ter up here, but we purchased all they 249.--EIGHT PAGES. had long Age. It does net matter whether the ixsjple are rich or peer, thev are all compelled te take their clianccs. In Prod Pred I'jctarc the quarters of the American elnb, "f Pittsburg, an organisatien which is wldelv Hpeken efas having distinguished itself by furnishing mealsteany and cverv hungry persen who applied." At the base of the long flight of wooden steps that lead te Presjicet is the jiath ex tending across te the Pennsylvania railroad station. Here is ene of the principal distri buting points. Three tlmes each day a rcntarkabla sight is here te be wltnosed. Along the track at the eastern end, from the station platform back as far as the freight house, standing upon railroad ties, resting upon piles of lumber, and trying te old their places in the line of succession in any oitien possible, crowds of people wait te be served. Aged, dccrepla men and women and little girls and bevs held baskets Ikixem, tin cans, wooden bucketH or any receptacle handy In which thev may carry off previsions for the dav. The WMiien have, mnnvef them, tattered or HI titling clothing, taken at random when the llrst supply of this character ar- lived, their heads covered w 1th thin shawls or calico sun shades. Thev stand there In the chilly morning wind that blows through tlie valley along the mountains, patiently waiting their turn at the prevision table, making no complaint of cejd feet and chilled bodies. In the line are people who, ten days age, had sulllcient of this world's goods te cnable tliem te llve comfortably the remainder of their lives. They are massed in solidly. Heards of soldiers stand at short Inter vals te keep them back and preserve the lines "'id sentries march up and down the ciitiie length of the station challenging the approach of any ene who desires te pass along the platform. Fer a distance of about two hundred feet te the railroad signal tower nre piled barrels of Heur, boxes of piovlsleus, and supplies or all descriptions. Under the shed or the station an Incongruous collection or cloth ing Is being arranged te allow or con venient distribution. AVhile they waited for the signal te cemmence operations, a guard entered Inte conversation with a woman in tlie line. She was evi dently telling a story of -distress, for the guard looked about hastily te a spot where canned meats and bread wero located and made a"movcment as If te obtain a supply for tlie woman, but the eyes of brother sol diers and a superior officer were upon him and he again assumed his position. It is said te le net unusual for the sold I or s, tinder cover of dusk, te overstep their duty in order te serve seme applicant who, through age or lack of physical strength, is poorly equipped te bear the strain. All sorts of previsions are asked for. One woman asks boldly for ham, canned chicken, vegetables and Heur. Anethvr approaches timidly and would be glad te hae a few leaves of bread and a llttle entree. Hefore cotnplete system was Introduced complaint was made of discrimination by theso dealing out supplies, but under the present order of things the endeavor Is ni.ule te treat everybody impartially. Pio Pie Pio vlseous are given out lu order, se that imposition is avoided. A big distributing Mint for clothing is at the Daltimeie A: Ohie railroad station, in the Fourth ward, known as HarpvUle, en the east bank of the Steny creek. All about the station are boxes, empty and full, sc.ittcied in confusion, and around and about these crowds are clustered as best they can. A big policeman stands uism a raised platform made of small boxes, and as he is supplied with goods from the station he thiews about in the crowds socks, shoes, dicsses. shirts, pantaloons. etc., guessing as rapidly as possible at pre- portion and specuny getting rid of his bundle. MA.NV I'KItSO.NS sr.VUVINU. "We are actually starving here for bread, " said William Duncan, of the Ho He lier committee. " We are out of it at 4 yesteiday afternoon, and have net had any since. I understand S. S. Marvin hlpicd ene car yesterday, but It has net been rccclvisl. I think the papers are te bliime Ter this scarcity by exaggerating the supply. Of ceurse" we nave received a large amount, but thou if you take into ac count that the. military, itoliie and visitors li.ive te be fed, In addition te about ay) survivors, you can see that what would or dinarily be considered a large supply is net much mero than a drop lu the bucket. Tell the geed pcople that we need feed mero than any anything else Just new, and that we need it at once. Ofeouise we will need clothing and ether kinds of sup plies for two mouths te ceme, but our most pressing need Is for bread. " Many gr.iplilc and loiu.mtie stories still pass current among tlie township people and ene of the most icmarkable was re lated by ene of Ilie survivors. He was roscned from Ji'roef by seme poeplo 111 beats, and he said that "most of the jieople who passed him were either shrieking, eiylug or meaning with pain. Hut one young girl, whoswept p.tsthim, all alene en n reef, was singing in a loud, clear voice, "Jesus Lever of My Seul." It could be plainly heard above the rear of the Heed, and thcre was net a tremor in her voice. Fer a short time it diverted Ills mind fiem the terrible iKisilinn in which he was placed, and created a thrill of Inoxpressible admiration. Her frail raft, when it struck the debris piled up against the PennsylvnnU railroad bridgt, capsized, and the voice of the sweet singer was silenced. The gentleman states that in the whele tlirce-uuaitcrs of an hour the Heed I remained at its height, though hundreds passed, in no instance did anything coming I under his observation approach this one i ter moral courage Colonel I'crclimeut, or the I eitrteenth regiment, has a very peer opinion of tlie special ellhcrs and deputy sherllls em ployed by the chief of police of Johnstown and tlie sheruT et Cambria 'county. Last evening ene of Ids elllcers, whlle making a tour around the camp, was stepissl by ene of the deputy sheritts in a ery forcible I manner and asked te gie an account of himself. The otlicer stated his 11:11110 and I rank and ence meie started te pass the man I of the law. The lutter caught Jiim by the shoulder and turned him around, declar ing that he could net go further without a pass. Thoelllccrsaidnota word, but pulled back and let the contumacious shcrltl have 0110 behind the ear, which sent him reeling te the earth. The elhrc'r did net leek back and the deputy did net puisne him. Mits. mirk's i:xri;iiii;s.tK. Mrs.Shiek, the widow of Cyrus H.Shlck, of Heading, who is the sole survivor of the 1 arty of three, lcliites preUihlv tlie most I graphic and realistic account of the less of 1 the tusscngers en Day Kxpress, because I slie was with them until they sank beneath tlte waters te llieir iicatiis. .Mrs. muck brought te her home In Xonistewn the body of her sister, MlssStiusen, 0110 of the victims. Mrs. Hhick thus relates her terrible expeiicnce: " We started from Pittsburg at 8 o'clock en the llrst section of the Day Kxpiess. Miss StliiKen, Mr. Shiek and I'were in the day cijach of tlie train, in front of thn parlor cars. When we had passed by Johnstown we came in sight of a telegraph tow er and could see the whitocapsef the anxious trainmen entering and coming out. Frem the rear of the coach I saw a bridge connecting the two towns snap in me nilddle ami whiil 1 ,,-. In the Heed of the river. Then a single rider dashed eastward as hard as his horse could go, and presently from all the locomotive whistles came a blast that even the Inexperienced knew wasthodau wasthedau ger signal "Mi. Siick, sitting right back of me, said 'Come, there's danger,' and we rushed te the rear, jKissed through the first sleeper, and leaving the train at the steps between the two sleeiers attempted te ciess the low level intervening between the train and tlie town jirejM'r. Itightiiieui way was a gullv aisiiii nve lei't ucep, suiiiiich iy a Icen. rough-hewn toot leg a little Isuevv wliere we weie. Mr. NiicL and Miss Stiuseii. plunged down, and 1 saw Miss Stiusen fall against the opposite hank, but Mr. Shirk succeeded in reaching the top. "I turned te go toward the leg, when Mr. Shlck called eut: 'Come! Don't you see the water? lly this time the gully was tilling up witli water that was fairly black with cinder. Twe women were befngi-ar-lied along with the current, and looking lack I M w coming toward 1110 a sea of water I na the 'glisten' 011 the top ofthe surge, turned instinctively and rushed luck te the middle Pullman. Pulling in 'evcr.il grip-sacks, I closed tight nil the vcotibule doers, and found myself the only occupant. "The Interior of the cat Ju which I was LANCASTER, never get wet. The danger continued three quartern of an hour, and no tongue cau de scribe the tempest. At 6 o'clock I was taken te the house of Train Dispatcher J. O, Walklngshaw, who cared for as many as could pack into his house. "With 1110 tnore were: .Miss .Margaret all that were saved out of the three Pull man nlcctier. " On Wednesday morning Mlsa Stlnsen's body was found at Lockport, eighteen miles below where alie was caught by the Heed. Mr. Shtck'a body has net ltecn re covered." THK PAM GXAM1NKP. Mr. A, M. Wellington, with F. P. Hurt, associate editor ofthe Engineering Xcics, of New Yerk, hasjust completed an examina tion or the dam which caused the great dis aster here, Mr. Wellington slates that the dam lu every resect was of very peer, Inferior construction, and of a kind wholly unwarranted by geed engineering practices of 30 years age. Iteth tlie original and re constructed aaiiis were of earth only, with no heart wall, but only riprapped en the slopes. The original flam, howevor, was made iu rammed and watered layers, which still show distinctly in the wrecked dam. The new nd greatly added te its stability, but it vrasteall appearance simply dumped in like an ordinary railroad 1111, or. If ram med, shows no evldencs of geed effect from It. Much of (he old patt Is standing in fact, whlle adjacent parts ofthe new work are wholly carried etl. Thcre was no central wallofpuddle or masonry either In the new or old dam. It has been the invari able practice of engineers Ter thlrtver forty years te use ene or the ethor lu building high dams of earth. It is doubtful If thore Is n single ethor dam or reservoir lu any ethor part of the United States of evor llftv feet high which lacks this central wall. The reconstructed dam also hears the mark of great Ignorance or carelessness in having been made nearly two feet lower in the middle than at th'e ends. It should rather have crowned lu the mlildle,whlch would have concentrated the overflow, if It should eecur, at the ends Instead or iu the centre. Had the break began at the ends the cut or the water would have been se gradual that little or no harm might have resulted. Had the dam been at ence cut at the ends, when the water begau running ever the centre, the sudden breaking would have been at least greatly diminished possibly prolonged se that llttle harm would have lcsulted. The crest or I he old dam had net been raised In the reconstruction or 1851. The old overflow channel through the rock still remains, but, owing te the sag of the crest in tlie middle ofthe dam, only fij feet el' water in it, instead or seven feet, was nocessary te run water evor tlie crest. And the rock spillway, narrow at liest.had been further contracted by a close grating te pro pre vent the OKcnpe or flsh, capped bv a good geed sized timber and lu seme slight degree also by a trestle root bridge. Tlie original dls dls uharge plpesat the feet of the dam had been permanently clesed when recon structed, and this, while a miner matter, compared te the ethers mentioned, further reduced tlie posslble rate of maximum discharge. The net ellect of all these differences of condition was that the dam, as It steed, was net much safer against oxecssive Heed, apart from its inrcrler construction, than the original dam would have been with a crest only 31 te four Tect high abeve the bottom of rock spillway, instead of seven feet. It is Impossible te say If the rip-rap-pinger the new part of the dam was as geed as the old or net, since It has been wholly carried away. A large amount of the old rip-rapping and slepe wall still re mains intact and is of excellent quality. It does net nppear that thcre was any great amount of leakage through the dam before it broke. Destruction came from water flowing ever the top. Mr. Wellington said that no engineer et known and geed standing l'er such work could possibly have been, engaged en it, since, 111 the particulars meutloned, It vle- lated the most elementary and universally understood requirements of geed practice. Hedld net holievo that any ether dam Of equal height had evor been constructed In this country wholly of earth, without seme kind of special protection against le.ikage or abrasion by water in the ecntre of tlie dam. The estimates or the original dam Indi cate that it was made about hair earth and hair rock, but, if se, there was llttle evi dence of ft In the broken dam. The crip rapping was merely a skin en each face, witfrone or mero ioeso spauls mixed with thn earth. The dam was 72 feet abeve water," 1! te 1 inside slope, 1 te I outside slope, 'M feet wide en top. Heck through out was about one feet below the surface. The earth was pretty geisl material for such a dam, if it was te be built ut all ; being of a clavey iiatuic, made geed pud dle. Te this the fatt of it standing intact since lbOl must be ascribed, us no cngi-geoc-ef standing would have ever tried te se construct It. The fact that the dnm vvas a reconstructed one, after '.10 years' aban donment, made it especially haul en the elder part of the dam te withstand the pressure of tlie water. WHAT t'YIIUS KI.IUUl HA1S. Cyrus Klder, general counsel ofthe Cam bria iron company and a wealthy and prominent citizen of Johnstown, said to day : " My attention has been called te an article which appears In print te-day in ro re g,ud te the Seuth Ferk dam, and I think it is my duty te state for the benefit of the public what I knew about this matter. When the rebuilding of thedam was begun seme years age the presideut of the Cam In ia iron company was verv seriously con cerned about ft, and wished, if possible, te prevent its coustiuctleu, referring the matter te the solicitor ofthe company, a gentleman of high scientific reputation, who was then ene of the general en gineers. He condemned several matters In the way of obstruction and reported that this had been changed and that the dam was perfiftly sale. My seu (ieorge was at that time a student in tlie Trey Polvtechnic Institute. His professor submitted a problem te the class w lileh he immediately recognized as being the ques tion of the Seuth Ferk dam. He scut it te meat tlie time in a letter which of ceurse Is lest with everything else I iiessessed, iu which he stated that tlie crdict of the class was that the dam wasale. The president of the Cambria Iren company being still anxious thought it might begsl policy te have seme one Inside ofthe fishing and hunting corporation owning thedam. The funds of the ceiiijiaiiy were therefore used te purchase two shares of Its sleck, vv hich were placed in the name of D. J. Merrcll. After his death thesn shares were trans ferred te ami are still held by me, although they are the ptuperty of the Caiubiia lien eeniiKiny." taki:n err ai.ivi:. Anether victim of the wreck has been rescued from the ruins. Mrs. Stantler vvas lying when found, 011 Thursday night, in a cavity leneatli a pile et huims and ratters, which held ujithu mass of ruins en lop ami prevemeu inem ireiiiciiismug per. She was unconscious and vvas Just breath ing. Her held 011 life was 11 very slender 1 one and it is net probable that she vv ill llv e, although she Is receiving the tendercsl of I care. vin. scHi;i.ui:ii's km'apk. I Mr. William Schcerer, the teller of tlie State Hanking company of Newark. N. J.. was among the passengers en the ill-fated Day Kxpress, lle says: ""The parlor car was fully occupied vv hen I went aWird the train, and a seat was ue ue cenlluglv given 1110 in the sleejier at the rear end of train. Thore were several pavsengcis iu this car, hew many I cannot say exactly, among them seme ladies. It was raining hard ail time and we were net a very excited nor a happy crowd, but were w Idling away tlictluiefn reading and in looking at the swollen teirtnt of the river. Very few ofthe jeople were uppro uppre uppro huiMVe of any danger iu thosltuatleii,evcu alter we had been held up at Ceiiemaugh for nearly live hours. "The railroad tracks where our train stepixsi were fully fourteen feet alKive the level of the river, and there was a large number of freight and jiasseiiger curs null liM-oiuetivrs standing 011 tlie tracks near us and strung along up the read fur a consid erable disuuKe. Between the read and the hilt that lay out at our left thcre was a ditch, through which the water that came down fiem the hill was running like a mill race. It was a uiouetoaous wait te us all, civ, or .Madisen, .. .1, t .Mrs. Msnxey ana ll v. Chicago; O. F. Urifuth, Coin. N. ami N. "V. T. Ce., 40 North rlver pier, New New Yerk, and the nerter. William Woedircr- PA., SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1889. and after a time many Inquiries wero tiuide as te whv we did net co ahead. Seme of the lmssengcrs who made the Inquiry wero I answered laconically Washout,' and wtth I tnisiney natne 00 saustieu. 1 nati ueeu ever the read several times before and knew ofthe existence ofthe dangerous and threat cuing dam up in the Seuth J'erk gorge and could net help connecting it In my mind with the cause or our delay. Hut neither was 1 apprehensive or danger, Ter the" pos sibility or the dam giving uway had been eflcn discussed by passengers In my pres ence, and everybody supposed that the utmost damage it would de when it broke, as evcrylKxly believed R sometime would, would lie te swell a llttle higher the cur rent that ter down through the Cone Cene iiiaugh valley. " Such a possibility as the carrying away of a train of cars en the great Pennsylvania railroad was never seriously entertained by anybody. We had steisl stationary until about 4 o'clock when two colensl perters went through Ihecar within a short time of each ether, looking and acting rather excited. I asked the first ene what the matter was n,d he replied that he did net knew. 1 Inferred from his reply that If thcre was anything serious up Ihe lmssengcrs would bn informed and se I went en reading. When the next man came along I asked him if the reservoir had given way, and he said he thought It had. " I nut down my book nnd stepped out quickly en the rear platform, nnd was hor rified nt.the sight that met my gaze up the valley." It seemed ns if a forest was com ing down upon us. There was a great wall or water rearing and grinding swiftly aieng, se imcKiy siiiuueu wun tne trees from along the mountain sides that it looked liken gigantic avalanche of trees. Of ceurse I lingercd but nil instant, for the mortal danger we all were lu Hashed upon me at the first sight or that torrible en-coming torrent. Hut lu that instant I saw 1111 engine filled bodily efT the track and thrown evor backward into the whirlpool, where it disappeared, and houses crushed and hrekeivup in the flash of an eye. " The nolse was like Incessant thunder. I turned back Inte the car and shouted te the ladles, three of whom alene were lu the ear et the moment, te lly for their lives. I helped them out of the car en the slde to ward tlie hill and urged them te lump across the ditch nnd run for their lives. Twe of them did se, but the third, a rather heavy lady, n missionary, who was en her way te a lerelgu station, hesitates! Ter an instant, doubtful if sliu could make the lump. That instant cost her her life. Whlle I was holding out my hand te her and urging her te Jump, the rush et waters came down and svv ept her like n dell down into the torrent. In the same instant an cngitie was thrown from the track Inte the ditch nt my feet. The water was about my knees as I turned and scrambled up thn hill, and when I looked ten socenrls later It was surging and grinding ten feet deep ever the track I had Just left." HOW THUV OOT THKin PICTATOIt. On the afternoon of the ftfi inst., there was a meeting of the relief coiumittee at Johnstown, ler the purpose of harmoniz ing dissensions among the sevenil commit tees, due te conflict of their autlierlty ; and it was unanimously resolved that James 11. Scott, of Pittsburg, "be given full charge of all the work which may be necessary In reclaiming the Ceiiemaugh Valley," and " that ids will shall be supreme." Among theso at the meeting was Jnines H.Scett, Chlor J. O. Urewn, Captain William K. Jenes, O. II. MoKce, Hherlir MeCandlcss, llalsey Williams, Assistant Superintend ent of Police, O'Mara, Geerge A, Kelloy, nil of Pittsburg; Cyrus Elder, or Johns town, and Adjutant General Hastings. Captain Jenes, the superintendent of the Kd gar Thomsen nnd the Homestead works, and formerly or the Cambria Iren winks, is superintending the working forces at Johnstown and has 1111 exalted reputation ns a manager. He said that it would cost "millions upon millions of dollars te maintain thn valley and save it from a torrible collapse." He . advised that ithe Johnstown men ht)tjli "send fhran engineer and Imvrt him pre pare plans for the lowering and widening ofyeur rlver. Fellow precisely the same, ceurse w hich they pursued 11 few years age iu lowering the rlver Clyde. Have it dredged deep enough te lower It a geI distance below the level of your streets. Then go te work and add 70 percenl. tolhe present width ofthe river. In doing this makothe Jeb complete by extending the ceurse ofthe stream considerably and get ting rid of that sharp turn, which is a menace and ndangcr teany city situated as yours was, whether there is a dam abeve or net. Change the ceurse ofthe river and pay the iteople for the property you must take te 1(0 it. "Our first duty is te clear away the debris. Our second, te rebuild our city. Iu the third place, we must get every mini In Johnstown te vv eik, and, most iiupolt iiupelt iiupolt antef all, bury our own ietty strifes deep in oblivion and aid in this weik with but the highest objects iu view. Say te every man in Johnstown, 'de te your store and begin business.' " Mr. Scott has geno vigorously te work and nobody can net into the Ceueiiiauuh valley new without his permission. Thcre is very loud complaint consequently and great onilmrassnient te everyone having business there. Heller nil- SulTererH by Flrw. IIauiiisiujiki, June 8. Governer Heaver lias invited Cioveruer Hill, of New Yerk, te Jein him in a proclamation te the cple of New Yeik and Pennsylvania inviting them te make slice hit contributions tli rough their churches te-morrow for the icllef of the suflerers by the disastrous lire at Seattle, and has suggested that these collec tions be Immediately ferwaided te a central coiumittee consisting of ex-President Cleveland, Jay Gould, of New Yerk, and Geerge W. Chllds, of Philadelphia, for transmission te appropriate authorities in Washington Territery for the relief of sutfercrs en Pnget Sound. Thn governor has net yet heard fiem Governer Hill, but is hourly exisjctlng his assent te this humanu projiesltloii. Opeulim the Itiillrends. Pjiii.aiii:li'iiia, June f. The condition of affairs along the llnoef the Pennsylvania railroad Is icjKjrted te-day te be gradually Improving. The bridge ever the Susque hanna at Montgomery wilt be completed by 8 o'clock this evening, and when this bridge can be used, trains te and from Pittsburg, Alteena and WilltamsHirt will run with greater regularity and promptness. A temporary reute te Pittsburg via Ieck Haven, Driftwood and the Allegheny Valley lead wilt have te be u mm I for seme duys yet, as it is net existed that the Middle division of the main line will be in condition te permit tlie running of trains before Wednesday. Werk 011 the Pittsburg division, west of Altoeim, is pro gressing se favorably that It Is hesl that by the time the Middle division i lu run ning eider tlie line west of Alteena will be iu geed enough shajKi te run trains through rrem Philadelphia and New- Yerk te Pitts burg 011 the main Hue. .I11I111 Men Would Net Tell. Clip voe, June 8. Jehn Mess, a mem ber of Cump Ne. ill, of the (ian-ua-Giiel, was this morning put upon the witness stand 011 the colonel's Investigation into the manner of Dr. Crenlu's death. At the meeting subsequent te the murder, a reso lution was presented lu this camp de nouncing the drl. Mess moved that it be tabled, remarking that "perhaps Dr. ('renin's removal was 01 doted by the exe culive committee." When called te the wit ness chair this morning and asked togtve the nam" of the presiding edli or of the lamp he refused te de se, ami by order of the coroner was taken into cm-ledv. fin finally said the officer vvas if. Joyce. ..", (Kill from Dublin. Dl'iiuv. Ji si. s l.erd Mner Soxten has cabled te America, iJ 1,000 for the lelief of the Johnstown suflercrs. A Merchant Pulls, Execution was sUued te-day, iigalu-t Jeiiu li. Vex, merchant, of Hinklctewn, fur DOl.l.Alfs AND Cl'Vrst. Many erThcm Given by Lnncnstrlans Ter Floed feum-rer. The following contributions have been received by the mayor Ter the roller or the Johnstown sufferers since Friday noen: Cash, 1 1 boys' grammar school, Seuth Duke street, $0; l"r. M. L. Herr, additional $5 ; Pierce Leslicr, $1 ; collection Second F.vangriieal church, city, fWj West Chest nut street schools, IJ 7.45; from quarter ses sions Jurers, 810, as follews: Wm.Swelgart, HiUviH. dress 93 s Henry J.lllestand.fl; Samuel Shclrk, ft ; Henry I.utr, (1 1 Daniel It. I.cnhard, $1 1 Gee. M. Allisen, t ; Gee. K. Dlller, l: Tobias II. llershey, ?1 ; Chas. A. Duulnp, (1 ; Martin H. Geed, (I J Abrnm Merrow, M j Adam Hersch, tl, Lltltr, Warwick and lclnlty, (JitW.lO; Moravian church, Lltltr, god; St. Paul's Lutheran church, LUiU. $11.31. Miss Carpenter's school, i50: Miss Guthrie's school, fi'JO; Francis Shrednr, $100; 1). 11., fi; a pupil of Miss HuudeU's school, 2a cents. The contribution of the Walnut street schools, (21.01. paid en Friday, was omit emit ted In the published list In tlie l.Nrixt.i l.Nrixt.i ei.Ncmi. Ivncastcr township, collected by J. H. Hausmnn: Philip Hnusuian, $20; Gcerge 1. Worst, I0; Samuel Uaiisnum, ?I0: S, W. Potts, Jacob Itetz, Adam lndls, Mrs. F.Hzabeth Lamparter, Jehn Ij. Herr, 1). M. Shenk, Heury Herr, J. II. Hnusmtm, Abraham Herr, Jehn II. Hecker, Henjnmin 11. Kshbach, each donated $.": Henrv P.. Herr, Mrs. Fnnnle Hershny, Jehn C llerr, Jehn II. Kshbach, Jr., Jes. Hurkhelder, each $'J. Samuel Kami;, L. W. Kuapn, J, K. ltauck, A. Koeports, Jacob KIlheHer, Abrnm Mobility, Harry Smith, Jeremiah Shumiiu, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fisher, Ames Lcknuin. W. L. Hershny, Aldus Hcrshey, cash, Wm. Zehti, II. H. I talisman, Miss Harhara Hecker, Jacob I.eed, Jacob IC. FIMier, Jno. K. lleir, Adnin Chnrles, I suae; Holuey, each $1. 1). L. Kami;, Jehn Jehns, Miss Haihara Charles, Philip Mehn and Jehn lAKiiner, each ') cents. Collected at Kluzer and vicinity ; Jehn S. llershey, !5j H. I lllmes, K I Hurry I'. Godshalk, $1, K. Pnssmore, 1 : Jehn Kessler, ?l j T". G. Hovvers, Ji : Jehn Horn Hern ing, Jl ; A. II. Dcnllnger, f5 ; A. II. Hrnck blil, Jl ; Frank Huckwnlter, ?1 ; C. C. Mew cry, SI ; Jehn IT. Godshalk. $1 ; Geerge Phennlngcr, $1 ; lllrnm Piatt, cents ; Henlamlu Hrnckbill, f.1 ; Jeslah Hiackbill, cl ; Jehn K. ltauck, $." ; J. 1). ltauck, 81 ; Harlan Staufler, $i ; Peter Beam, &0 cents ; II. i:. Musscr, .i.f0 J II. II. lveneagy, Jl ; Isaae N. Hew-man. 1 ; .Mary E. Aiken, fe t David Deutrich, tjl : J. H. Ivoiie.igy, ft 1 J. M. Clymer, $1 ; Michael Haiinihaii, J 1 ; Samuel L. KauH'maii, 15 ; C. 11, Hoever, 50 cents ; D. M. Wright, 1. Total $.V),75. Christiana and vicinity contributions te tlie Johnstown stitlercrs: J. D. HnrrarA HnrrarA Sen, 11. Walter, Christiana Machlue Ce., IT. II. Plank mid wife, Jtuiies J. Hiinteii, HenJ, Kavcnsen, Sanil. Carter, J, 11. Hro Hre sins, Jonathan Gllck, S11111I. Slokeui, J. II. Kennedy, I. W. Slokem and wife, each 10. Fleles ,fc Ilre., c7.50. Nat Gillespie, Jr., Jehn llerland, M. I1. Coeiicr, J, D. llniper, Hugh Iless Hurry Davis, James Sprout, Win. II. Moere, friend, Ambrose Pewnnll, 1). F. Walter, J. D. C. Pewnall, S. Hrliiten, Jes. Hepkins, Nam!. H.Tovvnsend,nach .. O. II. Pnxsen, W. S. Hastings, Win. M. Chnmbcrllii, Henry ltakestraw, Calvin Carter, each IJiM). Hnv. C. U Gaul, Mrs. Sarah Hen, I, A. Wltmcr, Dr. L. Pewnall, Themas McGevv an, Herman Caiulhers, T. It. Hirst, Win. McElwaln, C. Llngcrlleld, J. M. Heuui, K. P. Zane, Francis Whltsen, each k A, J. Melchcr, Frank Hrlnteu, Wm. F.. Thompson, Chas. Knight, H. Slo Sle Slo eom, Jr., IT. C. Chandler, G. M, Knight, Jehn Graham, sr., Cyrus Hrlnteu. Mrs. Themas I taker, Jes Jenes, Heward New comer, W. II. Jenes, 11. II, Kent, Klw-oed Garrett, Wm. F. Peimeck, llebt. Hlgg, K11111I. Ir.wiu.ilL C. Moere, 11. C. Wltiner, (tee. W. Dunaghue, Andrew Neble, Jno. Mt-Manamy, It. If. Pewnnll, A. Tewusend, T. Livingston, A. W. Moere, (Jee. Themas, Keht. Smith, X. IS. Warner, K.J. Knox, Hew-aid llarr, Jehn Knett, W. L. Jacksen, P. I-. Ilnnuum, Andrew- Shannen, W. It. liarnir, Gee. W. Mlxter, J. G. Pewnall, D. G. Pewnnll, Kllen Pewnall, Wm. Mc Gowan, Levi Scarlett, W. T. Caldwell, Jes. MiClure, cash, Jehn Potts, Jiuneri Culber son, I. G, Jenes, II, i:. Helm, Mrs. Daul. Webster, Let Wilsen, cash, each fl. Walter Sutten 76 cents Cash, cash, J, F. Chnmberllu, Thes. Chaiuberllii, D. Dunn Dunn ghue, II. C. Webstnr, JehnS. Hehrer, Jehn Fcrrell, Jehn Snillh, Jehn Davis, W. K. Chiuulicrlln, A. P. Mast, Jehn Wltheievv, A.S. Piitllu, Jehn McGowan, Gee. Nixon, each fiO cents. Cash, Chas. Hall, Itess Thompson, Win. F. Potts, Themas Jenes, each 'i cents, making a total of ',nj. wr.sr i.AMri:Ti;u'H contiiiiu'iie.n, Colhs-tlens rrem West Iuupeter, by school Nuril and two assistants: 11. 1'zru llerr, Mis. I-uubeiu, llehieu M. llerr, Christian It. Herr, Christian Heir, Jr. Frank M. Herr, Juceb It. Heir, Daniel Heck, llcnry Shaub, Jehn II. Keuillg, M. G. Meck, Jehn Mis'k, Jehn Kcndlg, sr,, Christian Lerevre, Fnslerick Dcates, Jehn II. Kicider. Mary Herr, 1). W. Har nisli, Jonas Shcn, II. II. Dietrich, Dr. G. W. Miller, Daniel Hiiibakcr, JohnGodt JehnGodt JohnGedt nor, I'll Hachman, Ames Hewmaii, Jacob 1). Heuser, Mrs. Heckalleld, Benjamin Hainlsh, Aldus Herr, Isaac Weaver, each gave ;:. Hev. Ames Hen, Ami Huikhelder and sister, each contributed ? 10, 1'ialik Weaver mid Tobacco association, each guvef't. Contributed by a iiumbci or Mirsiiis who asked that cash be credited, $).7.r. G. K. llerr, Jeremiah Herr, C. II. Iless, A. II. llerr, Henry Wiker, Christian Ksh Ksh Ienian, M. 11. Weaver, Jacob L. Heuser, Catherine Lefever, each gave (SI. LUle Hehrer, il.'Si; Samuel Leluvcr, sr., jl.SO; Philip ilell'maii, iVX. Jehn It. Cuddy. Jno. M. Hachmau, Geerge Shitlner, Jehn II. llerr, Jacob Wlt mcr, II. II. Gentnor, S. A. and M. L. Herr, Pelly Kckiuau, 11. L. livers, S.imple Trout, Martin l.efuv re, David Keiidlg, I'laiii Kid der, Henry lafuvre, Heury Cenrad, D. C. Llpu. Ames Harnlsli, Philip Met k, Saniuul Weaver, Jehn 11. Kreider, A. Carpenter, j J aeen ,v. icck, ivuie ii.nmiian, iiauie IDxiver, Andrew Kllllnu, Lydla llouser, Daniel Kreider, Jacob l-olcvre, llcnry Grubb, each gave JJ Mary K. Herr, LizziuK. Hcri.J.K, Hen, Harhara Herr, Llzzle Herr, cadi contribu ted fi.UK Jehn (foil, Samuel (iell, Nat H.irulsh, l"no-i Myers, Daniel Kreider, Jacob llerr, Jeseph Iless, I'lias Herr, Daniel S. Weaver, J. 11. Bewman, Adam Liudls, Lydla Cassell, S. Heidelbiuh, Christ. I Tuber, Simen Hcavcrsen, Gee. Deitrlch, O. Uersh, IM. (i.ielen, F. J. Hen, W. II. Getitucr, Ilervey hhertz, Henry Krelder, (i. W. Meek, A. H. llerr, Aaren Huber, II. K. Kreider, (ieorge II. Kreider, Jeseph Herr, Frank Dillkh, Geerge G. Kreider, C. K. Herr, Jehn Miller, Jehn Uinius, F. II. Pinkciteu, T. II. Hessler, Gixjige Harnlsh, Abe Leachy, A, 10. 1Cam.iu, Ames F. Herr, Mrs. Fraulich, W. D. Upheld, Jno. II. Huik Huik eolder, Christ. Heuser, Fiank M. Weaver, Jacob Dorslieimer, II. Dilleiibaugh, 11. U-fever, 1-'. Hubbard, I'maiiuel ( asset, C. Nuiieiuaclier, Jacob Huber, K. II. Kreider, Jacob Hurkhelder, Jehn Gret!', Newton Weaver, Henry Musser, Gee. D. Lefnver, Win. 1'. Singer, Jehn Huckwnlter, Gee. K. Woerth, Martin Kreider, Jehn it. Kreider, A.G. MelUuger, J. M. II oilman, Miss II. MiClcary, Heckle Lefever, ls.iac llerr, Jehn Miller, Adam Duul.ip, Cyrus llerr, David Miller, each gave Si. David 1.. Yest, J. It. Smith, Adam Delter, Sam Hurkhelder, Henry St.uitler, Jehn Hess, Frank And lows, Jeseph llerr. A.K. llulier, Frank Lindls, J. Milten Huber, Dr. I. II. Mnver, J. lllldebrand, Win. Singer, C. II. llerr, M. Greenlierg, It. M. Grand', Jno. Diiulip, C. Smith, Benjamin Peters, II. Frev, 1- J. Trout, Aldus Weaver, Henry Kicider, A. I., llerr, I, 11. I'liinger, A. II. Le.11u.111, cu-h V cents. Jehn Christ, Ames Tbhudy, Hen Hreiio Hreiie man, Albert Warner. Anna I'beriuaii, Maggle Herg, Ames Mewrer, C. Hcesl milleraud I'eter Herr. csu-h gaveii cents. The gntud total handed ev er te the mayor en Filday was $111, with f7 previously contrihiiteil makes West l-mqx.tci- town tewn ship'ii contribution ?ls0. The amount of coutiibullens reeelvc.1 by Mayer Cdgerley from Jho citizens of city ami county up te 3 o'clock this afternoon was 915,0(11.611. EIGHT PAGES.--PBICE Mil. DAVIS' T1IIUL1.1XG STOllY or the Wrwk fir the Day Kxpress nt Johnstown. The Pittsburg Leader has the fellow Ing account ofthe IIihhI by Mr. Swift Davis or Sare HnrlKir, well known in this cltv. Mr. Davis said : "The express left Plttsfmrg en Friday morning at 8 o'clock, and arrlveel at Ceueumugli tliree hours later. My wife and three children were 011 the first section as vvcroalseMiss Paulsen and Missllryaiit, whom I vvas Introduced te and asked te take charge or. Soen nHer we arrived nt Ceiiemaugh n portion of the railroad track next the rlv er had lieen washed away. On the next tnick was nn open freight train, 0110 car of which was mil or lline. Our sec tion, the Mirler car, occupied the third track, whlle the second section had n imisI imisI tleu en the outslde next the hill. The rain was coming down In torrents, nnd I Tell n llttle uneasy. 1 knew about the Seuth Ferk dam above us and I felt the danger of it bursting. 1 held a consultation with my wife about the advisability of gelling out ofthe train, but it was raining se hanl, mid she net being well we decided that If anything happened we would have warn ing enough te Hec, te the hills I then talked te the Pullman conductor nnd asked him what he thought of the danger. He wild he did net knew, but would go ever Inte town nnd see If he could learn any thing. Abut 4 o'clock In the afternoon we heard an engine coming towards us with llglitiilug-like rapidity and whistling w lldly. It was the warning. I then threw up my window nnd saw the water coming. I picked up my two eldest children, and told inv wife te fellow with the bnby. When I get te the deer I looked nretlnd and saw my wife without the baby. 'Whore'a thnlubyT' said I. 'Tlie conduc tor has It,' she replied. "It was nil I could de te save my w ife and two children, then, even If the baby had te siish. We went out the front end of tlie varum! climbed evor the second section, shot ever 11 plank nnd then ran up the hill II hair mile, where 1 put my wife and one child, nnd tlien with my dnughter Kate w cut out te search Ter the baby nnd the Mls-tes Paulsen nnd Hrynn. My daughter round the baby lu another heuse and took It te her mother. I then continued my search rer the two young Indies. I met the Pullman conductor and asked him what had bocemo of them. He told me that Miss Paulsen and Miss llrvan had been uived. lint I remained up alt night looking for them, but te 110 nvull. Hetween ft and 11 o'clock In thn evening the Hum lu the freight train caught en Hre from the heavy ralu upon it. The freight cars burned and thn Urn communlcated te the second soctlen, setting Are te the Pull man sleepers. I don't suppese the water wns ene min ute behind the engine Hint gave us thn only warning, for when I looked out the win dow 1 could sisj It rolling down upon us. The passengers who get out of the rear end of the car had te wndu through water up te their knees, hut wu did net get In high water id all. In less than llve luluutesiilter vvoeressod the plank I have spoken or the wider was fully 10 loot abeve It. The water struck the train, I think, from the slde and knocked the baggage car and ene passen ger conch or the track. A coal tipple tumbled down upon our engine and left us n passage Ter evor 11 minute. This I believe, Is what s-ived our lives The cms that were knocked elf the track rolled ever nnd 1 saw two men climb out ofthe window, go down tvvlce and ceme up and Dually disappear. The flie en thn train was extinguished during the early part of thn evening, but Ignited again about !) o'clock In thn morning. Miss Virginia Maleuny, of I'llzabcthtewn, N. J., ami a cook employed by thn McColleiigh party were all who remained in the parlor car during the flood and were taken out ns seen as the water receded. Had we all followed their example mid remained In the Pullman cars the tale would net be half se hanl le tell. We would have all been savud, Miss Mnletiny It was w he told me of the fate or MIsh Paulsen and Miss Bryan. She said Hint when the engine whistled, thn two young ladles ran te (he deer, looked out and came back Ter their wraps Theu they went te lliodeor ngnlii nnd Jumped Inte the inglng torrent. That was llie fast seen of tliem. Miss Maleuey snld she would rather (alie the chances mid remain iu Ihecar. She did se and was saved. Thn Pullman conductor handed our baby In Mr. Jauic Dunn, of Chicago, who can led her safely upllin hill le tlie heuse whom she was found by my daughter." A.MONO TUP. LIVING. Dr. Ypngley's Twe Hrotbern afe Three Iteluttves I'erlsli. Soen alter the first news or tlie great Hendnt .Johnstown had been published, Dr. llcnry Ye.igley, who hits many friends and relatives iu that town, learned tlmt seme of them had perished In Ihe flood. The doctor started from Yerk for Johns town en Tuesday, mid went te Baltimore and Ihcnce by Ihe Balti more A. Ohie railroad te Kockweod, where he oveiteok the relief train from Philadelphia, with physicians en beard. He vv cut with theso te Johnstown. The doctor found things In thn town Just nheul ns has been descilbed In thn newspapers, and that nothing had been exaggerated. He found no sickness, however, and was surprised le Hud tlie lieeplw lu such geed health. The doctor at ence began te leek for his ic'.atlvcs. He hns two brothers, Dr. Andrew and Benjamin Yeagley, residing In the town. They lived next doe'-'ooach ethor iu biick houses which steed lu the path of tlie flood. The houses were completely wrecked, but thn members of both families were saved. The two doctors Jumped from the reef of ene of their houses te a tin mil, from which they wero alterwards taken. Andrew burst n bloeel vessel and lest considerable bleed. Sema of the ether members of the families had taken the warning mid fled te the hills, where they were safe. Thn wife et Dr. Andrew vvas nt a neighbor's wliere the water iose le the top of the second story. She clung te the rafters for several hour;) ami finally made her way through the reef", from which she vvas rescued. May Ycagluy, aged ten years, n daughter of Andrew-, wan en the hill when the rush or water came. She came here with her uncle. The story or the drowning of Jehn D.ihcrt, the banker, has been published. Mr. Dabcrt was Mrs. Ycagley's brother. Besides Mr. Dahert, Ids daughter, Mrs. Susan Weaver, and her child wero drowned. Mr. Dabcrt's son-in-law, another daughter and a grandchild vvcre saved by crawling en a floating raft. Mrs. Dabert was also saved, but she was badly injured and is new iu u hospital. Dr. Yeagley returned te Uiiicaster this morning, arriving here at l:'i". He returned by Baltimore and Philadelphia. IIAIIIIV 111,1.110 is SAIL. Hurry H. Delbe, seu of S. I. Delbe, residing at 7J1 West Chestnut street, was i vveiklng for Alexander Hex Hi.ioliiiMewn I at the time or the flood. His r.nuily bo be 'llcved that lie wineuneng the drowned. j I .ust uvenliig Muyer IMgcrley sent a telegram te General Hastings, asking irthe I young man could be found. An answer I was received this morning, stating tli.it Hex's place had been swept away and i there were no traces or young Dcllie. The family of the young man iceeived a tele- gr.nn this morning fiem the young man, dated ltoen.i. It statist that he wns nil light, and hensl.cd that money be M'lit him I toemc home. The funds were scut him, and he will likely reach Uincaster te-night i orte-moirow. It Is believed that hu walked from Johnstown te Alteena. Itcunlen of Ninth Cuviilry. Thn reunion of the Ninth Pennsylvania cavalry will Ih held en Thursday next. Williams Grove was the place sehs-ted for this reunion, but the gieuuds cannot bn put iu condition and tlie place of meeting has been changed te Mcchaniesbnrg, Cum beilaud county, Ordcia for excursion tickets can le secured from A. P. Shenck. Several companies of the regiment were raited iu this city uud ceuuty. TWO CENTS FOUND AT LAST. THE BODIES W REV. .ILltfZA T. BlLLEti AND FAMILY ARE RtTOVEREB. They ni- round Near Prospect Ulll-Tfc-: Funerals te He Held en Sunday at In the Philadelphia papers this morning'. ! Is n telegram from Johnstown, stating that $S the remains of Hev. Alenzo P. Diller, rector M of the I'plscepal church, wife and child, . nan eeefi 101111U en me urew 01 me mil -'fm abeve Prospect, The beslles were cm- jj hnlmed and placed In ceAlns Hev. Dlller had preached the sermon te the Johnstown Grand Army Pest en the Sunday before Decoration. The surviving j members or mat organization fiaii great re-- gard fiir him, mid wero actlvofer soveral j; davs In the search rer his body. Ax -fM T........ ism.... .1.1 1.... ...1 " lelruram rrem his son S imuel. which con- Pi firms the sad news. His telegram li dated J yesterday, and stales that he has Just found 1110 pouiesei Aiouze, .Marien nis wire ana . their child. They will he burled en Sun day, In the Moriell burying ground at , .MartmsMirg, near Jonnstewn. Four I'plscepal clergymen who had been Is sent te Johnstown by Bishop Whitehead; wero worKingnueiu 1110 ruins wnen ineyt, I. nlh.l.n.l.tnl l..t 1..I. !..!.. 13 V.1IIIV lllMJlt itIU IMII Ul llll'll .UlU IJI Wl UI71 - Clasped in one rigid arm wns the body of J hi bnbe nud in the ether his wife, whose arms were about his neck. A postal card from the Kxcolsier Sign 3 company, 01 lyiiicage, 10 iievvninn c ivius-ffia scr, of thts city, directs them te give tS.5SV"" ...u .. ...... .... ...w U.B t. ....v .... -..VM., te the Johnstown sulfarers. Mrs. Surah Smith, Mrs. Annie Walker. -i J. II. Smith, wife and two children, are,' among theso who perished in the flood atv" Jiiliiistevv-n. Thev are nil nnur relatlves of 8 Alderman Plnkerten, of this city. C Mayer Kdgnrlcy recelved a telegram tblirJ morning from Gen. Hastings that the store) Of or Alex. Hex, for whom Harry Delbe, of j this city, worked, was swept away. Delbe J j was saveel. hs Mayer Kdaciley recelved the following telegram this morning from Governer j Heaver : Thanks for nil you have done arid are- doing, all money contributions ninr,lxr sent here by check te my order which I . will triad I v enderse ever te treasurer of re- A lief fund. Thanks again. Angela collides no no iii-iiur. Jamkn A. IlKAvr.n, Governer. 4 Thn Miller Soup company have offered through the mayor te General I Inst lugs cm lead of soap. uen. Hastings na been; advised ofthe olfer. .'"...- ...- .,-a Among llli) passengers en 1110 way jc press caugm ny iiiu inwa uv e.une'iiiaiiKii,. who n r new safn nt I'hiladelnhla. are . P. Swnrr, of Liuullsvllle, nnd J. W. Miller,1! of this city. WHAT A LANCASTER WOM.VX S.VW." CJrnphle Account of a Hurvlver of Uw Day Express Horrer. 4,4 Mrs. Wluueld Smith, daughter of Ma; Haddock, residing at DUO Kast WfllnutiS street, this city, but who lias been living mA Harrlsburg, was ene of the survivors en 3 the Philadelphia Lx press that arrived here Yesterday morning in charge of Jehn Uarr, :-, Mrs Smith is stepping with her mother la , tills city, and no doubt will make her home,' with her (n the future, as she snys she wULij net hve In a town that is lw.,?r.- watcr. fl Mrs. Smith says lh.it site was r-! rrem n visit le her husband, who V " Dnnulseii, Ohie, mid wus en the rt, fevj 15.6 section or ine nay i.xpress. inet Pittsburg at 8U0. When they arrived at . Bolivar the water was vry high, and atl New Florence they ran en a sluing rer: awhile. They arrived nt Johnstown nbeut a 11, but could geno further en account of ji high water. They wailed thore until theES afternoon. When the water rushed upon. tliem she selred a hatchet, broke ene of the- car windows nnd JuhiiksI out Inte this rushing water. She had geno down threes tlnies, when a gentleman named Ooergo lllppley, of Alteena, pulled her en a reef Jj .!. ...u 11. ..!. rl,.i..i ll.n klrivim TII..WW3 limb ,11.1 IIUM.Iip, MW .. ...M r.m.1...... :vj were en the water quite a whlle before the? rati wus washed ashore. She says the veider did net ceme ln1 wares, but rolled en us llke a large ball. JJ " I wns baro-feoteil iiml barc-iieaiied anavg lest all I had execptu very llttle clothing. J3 The only protection I Iiml was a gum com .-a given me by agentlcman. l uivv tne liuu- irnriaiiN rebbinir poenlo and cutting off the lingers of the dead. I expected them te at-'y's laejt me next wnen seme men marcneii en thorn with rovelvors. They round bits of lingers nud cars lu tlieir poeKcts. uneeiy llieiu nan u grcui niaiiy "B"'l Vi"'Jl,"l,,ie en thorn. The men leek tliiJlrl le n lieu uiiti iiiuih, Jim. i.it uviwie . g& 1 -uivv a. brldirn ireiuir down stream -is with two or three hundred peeple clinging ,.;';j te it. It was rolling nud pitching ana all '3 ... n....n .lli.neiinnwAl n.liln. Illfl euln. With "f llm wlietfi crowd of noenln. I saw ail old man with only his head and hnnds out of water ust irlving up when n big rvew- feundlnnd doc plunged Iu and caught hlraJ by the back of his coat and pulled himd asliurc. MHO ueg uraggcei nun upon i bank almost uiieoiiseieus and HcKca me -. I..I. IM tu race, i saw n irrcai uiunr iieuaii .h m Haiiies. and could see their Hrms waving in 'M the lire. It all seems jikm a. ureani iu uie : nud I have been dreadfully nervous ever " since." Mrs. Smith trembles llke a leaf and tells her awful story with a voice. .linked with emotion uud declaring tluV she can give no full account ef'TrrtTslgMii'i she saw lu that terrible Heed. " It was a dreadful night en the hllla. ' . We stayeel en the hill nil night and I have -sgl been sleeplnjci ini-irels ever since. We J .. ..1 1.. 1... A I h.. Celli. ..-I.r, lit AM AM ZM WOrO laKCIl 111 Vj .'11. Oliiim ............. - j.-a , 1.111 .1. ll.n (,, (ruin u-prfl thlt '.i i rusiHc. Itllt. vi. ...v e.....v ...... --.- two Misses Uvlngoeds, of Johnstown, ilnuLiitcrs or a hardware merchant. They were also saved. When they get Inte ,-J Johnstown the next day they round that ,1..!.. -.,i, ..- , mflii-r nml ether sister were tvi 1...1 l.nli.i.nittit,Hirnnlu tvrrn Inr.. v- SlVCei, MllV meii (i ....... -. ...... I (l-NPt'.IOH lUltll's Acceusr. "About four u'cleck 1 wusstandlugatthe &j hutlet when thowlilstle began blowing a i-iiiitlnueus blast- the relief signal. I went out and saw w hut appearcel te be a huge '3 ineviiig mountain lushing nipidly toward, ' ns. it seemed te be suiuieunteil byatnll ' cloud or fejin. 1 run lute the nil and jM shuitcd te thepnsseiigcrs, ' Fer Ceil's sake fellow me 1 Step for nothing V " Mr. Harr speaks of a Miss Virginia Maleuey who attempted te lcaethe ear, but wns driven back by the water. She tied securely about her neck a plush hag, rj si that her identity could be established. If 3 she perished. "Imprisoned iu the car wit j,J her vvas u maid empleyes! by Airs. -ucv,u-y 1......1. Timv remained lliere until JehaiS -""h"V "v .... , ,.., im,.w1S; Wiiugh, the iRJiicr, -" "- -"--jtS the water and rcscuiMiiiieiii. "The only passengers I lest wete IIJJI ......1 ...i.'i MNs llrvan. who stepped tn. j nut en their overshoes, mid weresweptl away by the water as they, stepped fiewpl .i.-...... iihiI thev rciiulueil Iu the cr. -"""- " . . " .., ... -ill.. 21 they wen 111 lilive instil luiviai k eif,-- Maleuey was.' INDICATIONS. " : WAbiiiNoreK, IK O., June 8,-iL.v iiniti waruier lollewixl sunaay Dy. , 1 slisTuTy cooler wuthweitterlyvrladi;? LAs. ivl
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