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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
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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.
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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;?
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