' otfTST- u r Jj .TfW "7 --. ; t 'SUNDAY JUNE 2, 1889. 16 THE PITTSBURG "DISPATCH, w I & From Testeraay's 3-P. E Edition. EEYEALED TO SIGHT. The Morning Scenes in the Vicinity of the Great Disaster. TYOEE OF THE FIERY ELEMENT. The Flames Add to the Horrors of the Dread Catastrophe. PITIFUL STORIES OF THE EESCUED rTBOM A STJLTF COItKESPONDEKT. Debet, JuneL 2:30 p.m. The half about the awful flood and loss of life at Johnstown has not been told; indeed, one cannot exag gerate the glare of the scene, and the Blow subsiding of the water bring to light scenes most horrible. It is estimated by reliable railroad men engaged in the work of pull ing out dead bodies that not less than 6,000 people have perished. Of all the fearful occurrences the most terrible was the fire in which Supervisor Hayes, of the Pennsylvania road, estimated that from 1,000 to 2,000 unfortunate beings were burned to death. The sight was so heart rending that brave men turned pale and sickened. Over 300 frame houses were jammed together in a heap, 10 feet high, against the massive viaduct of the Pennsyl vania road. At Johnstown all thehouses were destroyed and the majoriiy of the inmates were crushed to death before the terrible Are began. Men, women and children, with their limbs pinioned between the timbers, their life blood slowly ebbing away, begged piteously for relief. One un fortunate woman asked a man on the bank for God's sake to cut her legs o A man was caught by the arm and he pleaded piteously for a knife to sever the member. Others were literally all smashed and squeezed to death beneath the grinding timbers and surging waters, some were pressed deep into the water, and the flood soon ended their misery. But to add to the horror of this scene, a fire broke out in the mass of timbers and no bodyescaped. .Flames soon devoured the people, and nothing now remains but the charred and scattered remains floating somewhere on the water. Supervisor Hays stood on the bank watching the fire, Dower less to render the victims any assistance. AGONIZIXG SIAXITESTA.TIOjrS. The cries of suffering and pain only doubled the horror of the great disaster. Long after dark the flames of fire shot high above the burning mass of lumber. lighting up the vast flood of rushing waters on all sides. "The city of Johnstown is an nihilated," said Supervisor Hayes. "I have jnst come from there, and there is scarcely a frame house left in the town. There is only one frame bouse standing in Cambria City. Every house is said to have been washed away in Conemaugh and Horrellville. These cir cumstances are reported all along the river between the Allegheny river and Johns town. Bead bodies are being picked up. The train master, E. Pitcairn, has been working manfully pulling out dead bodies at Nineva'h. In a 10 acre field 75 bodies were taken out within a half mile of j each of other. Of this number only five were men the balance were women and children. Many beautiful young girls, re fined in feaUrrts'&nd handsomelr dressed. vwere found fhd women and young mothers wiuivse-nair matteu with roots and leaves are constantly being removed. The wreck ing crew who took out these bodies are confident that ISO bodies are lying buried in the sand and under the debris. SOME PEIGHTFUI. DISCOVEBIES. On those lowlying bottom-lands some of the bodies were horribly mangled and the features twisted and contorted as if they died in the most excruciating agony, and others are found lying in stretched out with calm faces. Many a tear was dropped by the men as they worked away removing the bodies. An old lady with fine gray hair was picked up alive, although every bone in her body was broken. Judging from the number of women and children found in the swamps of Nineah the female portion of the population suffered the most. Mr. O'Connor was at Sanghollow when the flood began. He remained there through the afternoon and night, and he .states that there was a fatal tree on an island, against which a number of floaters were dashed and instantly killed. Their bodies were almost tied in a knot,' doubled over the tree by the force of the current. Mr. O'Connor states that the first man who came down had his brains knocked cut against this obstruction. In fact, those who hit the tree met the same fate and were instantly killed under the pile of driftwood collected there. He could give no estimate of the num- "berlostat this pojnt, but he makes the saw such an awful spectacle. In this city the poor people in the raging flood cried out in tremor for aid that never came. Gladly would the brave men standing upon the banks have helped them out, but this was impossible. More than one brave man risked his life in trying to save those in the flood. HEROISM ESTEAOEDn-JLEY. Every hour details of some heroic action floaters displayed remarkable courage and gave their chances for rescue to friends with them. Sons stood back for mothers, and were lost, while the pa Tents were taken out. Many a dear boy went down to a watery grave that a sister or father might be saved. Such instances oi elf sacrifice in the face of fearful danger were numerous and it shows con clusively that the herpes are not all dead. TJp to the present hour itis reliably reported that in the lower part of Johnstown the only buildings stand ing are the companj store, the big brick schoolhousc and Dowell's residence. The frame houses have disappeared and nothing remains but the stone foundations or a piece of walL The following facts are authentic and were lurnished by E. Pit cairn and the Messrs. Berry, of the wrecking crew, who were on the ground and sa-r the scenes. People can estimate tb; loree of the water when it carried heavy ""locomotives down the mountain side and turned them upside down on their backs, where they are now lying. Long trains of cars have been derailed and carried great distances from the railroad. The first sight that greeted the men at .Xineveh this morning was a beautiful J Drunette lying crushed and mangled under the pondrous wheels of a gondola car. Her clothes were torn into shreds and the body was stark naked. Dr. Berry said be never saw such intense pain pictured on a face be fore. The heavy car was resting on the lower limbs, and her life must have soon been canshed out The poorgirl's features were refined, and her gentle appear ance indicated that she came from a wealthy family. At this time of writing, it is impossible to secure ' any names. HUNDREDS OF DISTRESSING STORIES. Every person one meets along the road has coma horrible tale of 'drowned and dead bodies recovered. The scenes along the railroad between Deny and Johns town are indescribable. Everybody is ex cited and the farmers can be seen at the railroad crossings discussing the situation. Belief commissions are b;ing formed and moving toward the stricken city, but they cannot get any further than Sang Hollow. The wires are still down, though the "West ern Union are making a desperate effort to get to work. One thousand people or more were buried and crushed in the great fire. The flats be low Conemaugh are full of cars with many dead bodies lying under them. At Sang Hollow a man named Duncan sat on the roof of a house and saw his father and mother die in the attic below him. The poor fellow was powerless, to help, and he stood there ringing his hands and tearing his hair. A man was seen clinging to a tree, covered with blood. He was lost with the others. Israel. THRILLIKG INCIDENTS. Twentj-NIne on a Floating Island All Lou A Little Gives Box War for Hli Mother to Grasp the Rope Scenes that Brought Many a DIanly Tear. trEOH X. STAJT CORBERFOHDIXT..J DEBBE, June 1 2J50 P. M. Incidents can be collected by the score. Every person met has some new and horri ble detail to relate. Eeporters are scurry ing back and forth between the telegraph offices on engines, wreck trains and the few passenger trains running. Many of the boys have been up all night. The sights are so sickening and horrifying that none but the strongest men can stand it to see them. A short time ago the bodies of three men and a woman were picked up above Cone maugh furnace. Two dead girls were found between Nineveh and New Flor ence yesterday. J. D. Berry counted 29 fearful people floating past Nine veh on what to him looked like a big island, but was probably a large raft. No word has been received from any of these people. An old man, with long gray beard, and a babe in his arms, was seen floating by. Pol lowing him came a "beautiful girl with her long hair hanging down her back. She was standing on a small raft. "When she saw the men on the shore she threw out her arms and screamed for help. In her excitement she lost her bal ance and disappeared beneath the flood with long, loud shrieks of dispair. It is such scenes that the people and railroaders have been seeing along the banks of the Conemaugh. A PATHETIC APPEAL. At Lacolle, during the night, the wreck ing crew beard children crying in the brush in the neighborhood. The brave fellows waded into the mud and water as far as they dared; but, in the darkness, they could not be rescued. The poor little things were too far out in the stream, and it won't be long tefore some kind person will pull their tiny bodies out of the mud and return them to their homes, if they can be identi fied. All through the night, anywhere along the Conemaugh, people listening on the railroad could hear floaters moaning and crying, and occasionally some one could be heard singing or praying. Be low were the roaring waters, and the voices mingling with the noise or the flood struck terror into more than one heart. Foreman "Wyand saved a mother and child at Lacolle. This man saw 18 people die in one spot together at this place. The flood sucked them under and they were never'seen afterward. A young boy just from school took a rope and swam out into the stream at Johnstown. He succeeded in saving a mother and her daughter. Twice he entered the flood with his rope, and each time was rewarded. The railroad officials are so well pleased with the young fellow that they intend to look after him. The wrecking crew found little infants torn to pieces. The limbs were severed from the body in some cases, and many of them looked as if they had been put through a sausage machine. A mother and her little son were floating past Sang Hollow. A rope was thrown out to them; but there was a chance for only one of them to be saved. The little boyg'rabbed the rope; but he turned to his mother and gave it to iter. The woman was pulled through the water to the banks to see her son disappear around a bend in the river. Fortunately, he too was,rescued at New Florence, and mother and son were rcnnited. ANOTHER BOX'S HEROISM. A mother, son and daughter were float ing down on a raft. A rope was held out, and the boy caught it; but when he saw his mother and sister behind him he let go. They drifted down below Boli var, where they were stopped by a tree in the stream. In a few minutes the county bridge, a short distance above, was swept away. The structure swooped down upon them and killed the three outright. In some places when the water subsided there were so many bodies collected that the ground looked like a great battlefield. Just below Nineveh, John Hesker was rescued. He lost his wife and five children. The wrecking train picked him up along the road, and gats him something to eat. He tried to swallow the food, but he could not. He said that his home was about the last one in Cambria City to be carried away. There he said there was not a building left except a row on the hill. The lumber dams in the mountains were broken and the mass of stuff in the swift current acted like a battering ram. The force of boards raised many of the frame, structures almost in an instant. This morning some of the wrecking men waded into the mud and drew out from a clump of bushes a young mother about 20 years old. Her arms were clasped tight on her breast, as it she had been clutching a babe; but God only knows where that baby's body is at present. S. H. Thompson, trainmaster at Pitts burg, during the night walked from Blairs ville to Bolivar. He heard repeated cries for help; but alas! no mortal ,man could help the suffering and dying. Steve Glacis was rescued at Nineveh. His wife and three children were drowned. More than once during the night men ventured among the thick bnshes and the meadow grass, seeking for people. They were guided by the cries; but very few were saved. The men had to turn back. Steve Glucis' wife and three children were asleep when the flood came. In an instant the house was turned up, and they were gone. ISBAEL. FB0M 5,000 TO 6,000. 'The Estimated Number of Deaths at 3 O'CIock Sntnrday Afternoon Indie- nation. Expressed Against the Owners of the Inke. rTBOM A STAIT C0EBXSP02TO8ST. Debet, June 1. Some of the latest re ports from Johnstown say that seven houses are still standing, but the chances are that hardly one is there. TJp to this writing it is estimated that 6,000 people were lost, and that Johnstown, Conemaugh, Horrellville, and the other suburban towns have been washed from the face of the earth. The region above Johnstown is yet to be heard.from, but in the mountains the same scenes of desolation are reported. Colonel TJnger is at Sonth Pork, but nobody seems to know anything about him. J. T. Delo sier, an engineer, was at Sang Hollow all day Friday and during the night. He left there at 9 o'clock this morning. About 320 this morning, he says, the mass of houses at the bridge was still burning. The brave men rescued from the burning build ings about 300 people, all that could be located by tneir cries. This morning Mr. Dolosier pulled the. bodies of four women and one man out of the sand at Sang Hollow. He also found near the same place the body of an old lady and a young girl about 18 years old. He also helped to rescue, Friday afternoon, 12 people between the two towns. At Sang Hollow Mr. Delosier counted 85 persons floating by. The last he saw last night was a father, mother and three children drowned. They were on a roof, when a mass of drift wood struck them and carried them under. Two 'forms appeared for a moment clinging to the roof, when they sank to the bottom. Mr. Delosier thinks that 5,000 people were drowned and killed. He estimates the depth of the water at 40 feet Great indignation is felt against the stockholders of the South Fork lake. When the dam was first made people protested against its construction; to csnfinea body of water one mile wide, four miles long and 60 feet deep is no easy task, and fears have often been expressed that such a catastrophe would happen some day. It is even as serted that an attempt will be made to com pel the stockholders to foot the damages, and it this should be done they will be ruined financially. Mr. E. Pitcairn. with his wreckine crew. . is busy-engaged collecting the bodies. TJp. to this time he Has gatnerea to ooaies. mi. Pitcairn expects the people of Pittsburg to furnish the coffins. Nothing can be ob tained in Johnstown. , Every local train coming this way is full of anxious people bound for Johnstown, questions are numerous, but little definite information can be given.. Israel. horsfokd's acid phosphate, A Nerve Food and Tonic The most effective yet discovered. Fresh Arrival. Just received from the Anheuser Busch St Louis Brewery, a large supply of their celebrated Bud weiser Beer, in both quarts and pints. For sale at G. "W. Schmidt's, Nos. 95 and 97 Fifth ave., city. Imported Clears. You will find the most complete line of imported cigars at wm. J. Friday's, 633 Smithfield st. TVFSu Dress Goods! Dress Goods! Immense bargains in embroidered robes, combination suits, French cashmeres, serges, henriettas, challis, mohairs and plaids, at H. J. Lynch's, 438 and 440 Market street Thssu Diamonds at a bargain. A few more left at the Jewelry Bazaar of Henry Terhey den, 530 Smithfield st Mffsa Great "Western GunWorks removed to 706 Smithfield street A. Home-Like Place . for Everybody, The ' Only Strictly. One-Price Clothing, ' Hats, Furnishing Goods and Shoe Establishment in Pittsburg. Royal Worcester Exhibition. The largest collection of Bbyitl 'Worcester and Doulton Pottery ever shown by any -single retail house in the United States is now on exhibition at E. P. Bpberts & Sons' storey corner Fifth avenue and Market street. They show a multitude of new shapes and decorations, with all the beauty and grace this ware is celebrated for. frosu A Gold Mine, Histed, the famous young photographer, has found a gold mine in the photograph business. Everybody goes to him for fine photos. E. Histed, Popular Gallery, 41 Fifth ave. Champagnes. All the leading champagnes, both foreign and domestic, for sale by "Win. J. Friday, 633, Smithfield street. , "Wf Sn HAKRIS' THEATER. Sundav Afternoon and Night 1 JOJE 2. BENEFIT OF THE JOHNSTOWN SUFFERERS Chapman A Seller's Co. in Bartley Cimpbell's MY PARTNER. j 62-15 mHE IMPERIAL CLOT'S ' BUMMER NIGHT RECEPTION Will he held at Imperial Hall, corner of Sev enth avenue and New Grant street, next Thurs day night, June 6, and every Thursday night, as usual, during the summer season. This is the coolest place in the city, and the dances are well attended. You are invited. Admission 60c. Music by the Mozart and Royal Italian Or chestras. je2-71 AGAINST PROHIBITION. MRS. MATTIEP. KREKEL,of Kansas City, will deliver a tree lecture to-night at Imperial Hall, cor. Seventh ave. and New Grant street. Subject: PROHIBITION-ILLOGICAL, TJNJDST AND IMPOSSIBLE Mrs. Krekel Is the widow of the late Judge Arnold Krekel and is widely known as one of the most brilliant lecturers of the day, je2-72 THE IMPERIAL CLUB WILL GIVE A series of picnics during the summer season AT WINDSOR PARK On Saturday afternoon and evening, com mencing Saturday, June 8. Invitations can be bad by calling; at the hall, corner Seventh avenue and New Grant street. Music by the Mozart and Royal Italian Or chestras. . je2-73 TO EUROPE ALL THE POPULAR steamers sailing this and next month are rapidly filling tip. Apply for berths without delay. Tickets, drafts and letters of credit at N. Y. rates. MAX SCHAMBERG & CO., 527 Smithfield st myll-wsu Pears' Soap Fair white hands. Brightcleapcomplexion - Soft healthful skin. 'PEARS' TUB tori English GUSK Y'S .-. GREAT . GIVEN AWAY FREE WITH EVERY PURCHASE MAN'S SUIT, TO THE AMOUNT OF $10 A ticket entitling the bearer to admittance to-any Championship Ball Game played OUR STEADY AIM IS TO SATISFY BUYERS, - . , Not only by alluring bargains, but by the satisfaction that comes in goods that wear and stand the tests of actual use. We aim to satisfy all classes of buyers and our stock theref ore includes the variety of grades which have correspondingly varied prices. We desire to be known for cheapness, but we handle no cheap goods; that is to say we-give, eyen in lowest priced grades, the very best article the markets offer for the money. No firm in the whole of the United States undersells us on reliable goods no firm in this city can or does sell at as low prices as we do. Our reputation for being the people's favorite dealers in Western Pennsylvania is world-wide, hence the anxiety of all the leading manufacturers to obtain our orders. Altho' we are a full quarter of a century old yet we have no old time methods of doing business, save and' except that of adhering strictly to old time honored honesty. We have brought our long business experience and knowledge of local tastes to the selection of the vast stock and assortment of goods we offer and with a result which we know will be as gratifying to our customers as to ourselves. The extent of our stock is 'so great and the variety offered in styles and materials is so wide that we think we can satisfy every intending purchaser. In Dress Suits we are-showing the finest line of new styles' in the market. In Business Suits nothing can equal our' bargains. Come to us for fit, style, quality and We have seasonable bargains in Furnishing Goods and we save dollars to every customer. - '. , You should bring your Boys for serviceable and elegant Suits, for we are giving just what mothers" most desire for appearance and service at wonderfully low prices. v In Shirks we have everything in the variouslines, all marked down to bed-rock figures. One of the great features of- our store is our extraordinarily large stock df Hats of all kinds. " , Our store is undoubtedly the best place in the city to buy any kind of Footwear. , In Men's and Boys' Pants and "Working Suits we're offering irresistible inducements. IN EVERY CASE DO WE GIVE THE GREATEST POSSIBLE VALUE FOR THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE, Guaranteeing everything purchased in our store not only to give the greatest possible satisfaction but also to be fully qent lower in price than same quality goods are obtainable elsewhere for, and we stand ready at all times to refund expended on all purchases not provingsatisfactory. . 300-400 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS HARRIS' THEATER. COMMENCING MONDAY, JUNE 8, EVERY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. The great melodrama, Streets of If ew.York. GREATEST FIRE SCENE EVER WITNESSED. Next week N. S. WOOD. jel-61 Arrived at Last, over p. R. a, THE GREAT CENTENNIAL MIRROR, THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD. Took First Prize at Philadelphia Centennial JS76. NOW AT STROUFS5- Band Box Cafe, 25 UNION STREET, my25-78 PITTSBURG. PA PITTSBURG CLUB THEATER! THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 'SB. . SONG RECITAL, to he given by MR. CHAS. DAVIS CARTER AND HIS ADVANCED PUPILS. To be assisted by the Orpheus Male Chorns, 20 Voices, the Haydn Quartet and Mr. Beve ridge Webster. Pianist TICKETS, ONE DOLLAR. For sale at all music stores. Je2-ll BASEBALL. RECREATION PARK. LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES. Only Three Games until June 19. ALLEGHENY ts. JBTOIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, JUNE 3, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5. Games at 4 p. m. Admission, 60 Cents, Train Irom Union Depot at 3.40 P. if. je2-13 Complexion SDAPSoIdEYerfifini.9 OOF1 MARKET STREET. UNPRECEDENTED BARGAINS! Something Nver Before Heard of. A Full Division, of all Profits for the ; ' - Month of June. To every purchaser on time or for cash, Of all sums,of S25 00 and upward, a monthly commutation ticket to all points not exceeding 6 miles from the city;' on all cars crossing the Sixth Street Bridge, a 50 Trip Ticket, This includes Union Line Cars, crossing both Point Bridges. A 50 Trip Book, on Citizens' Traction Railway, Penn avenue, good on both branches beyond the forks of the road. On Pittsburg Traction Railway, Fifth avenue, a 50 Trip Book. On Central Passenger Railway, "VVylie avenue, a 100 Trip Book, and on all lines not. issuing Trip Tickets or Books we will give a discount in proportion to a 50 Trip Ticket All carpets sold during the month will be Made and Laid FREE OF CHARGE. Now to all CASH PURCHASERS other than Carpets, not wishing to purchase to the above amount, we will give a 20 Per Cent Reduction. And to all time purchasers, not including carpets and less than the amount above stated, we will give a discount of 10 Per Cent. While every one is complaining about business being dull, we are as busy as bees, simply because' tfie public appreciate our manner of doing business and patronize us. 'A saving, to themselves of one-half the profit, besides getting good reliable goods. . - . - Whoever Heard of such But such shall be our offer for Let Those who Desire GENUINE BARGAINS Take Heed. Our Stock of BEDROOM FURNITURE was Never so Complete. Suits Ranging in Price from $22 to $250. Every Suite "Warranted. Our Parlor Furniture Department is Brimful of the Choicest Designs in Art Work, made, remember, by us. Every Piece of Furniture Turned Out of this Department is OUR OWN MAKE and warranted. More than ioo Different Styles of coverings to Select from. In this Department, also, is the Largest Selection of Fancy Wood and Marble Top Tables to be seen in any two houses in the city. Odd Pieces of Parlor Goods ia Every Variety and Style. Parlor Suits in. Hair Cloth and Plushes from $35 to $300. THE HANDSOMEST CARPET. DEPARTMENT In Pittsburg, Showing an Endless Variety of Moquettes, Velvets, B"ody and Tapestry Brussels, Extra Super and Extra Super C. C, Ingrains art Squares, Daghastan, Moquette, Velvet, Tapestryand Smyrna Rugs and Mats, Oil Cloths and Linoleums in Every Quality, together with the Rare Bargains Offered by us. ' We have made a Heavy Reduction on all Lace, Chenille, Turcoman and Silk Curtains. Genuine Irish Point Lace Curtains for $6 50 Per Pajir, a Rare Bargain in itself seldom offered. We must have trade in this Depart ment, come what wilL If would-be Competitors do not wish to get hurt let them stand from under. The Largest Line of Springs and'Mattresses carried by any house here to select from. Too much attention can not be given this Department ' Our Stoves and Ranges are made by such well-known firms as Graff, Hugus & Co., and Bradley & Co., and Bissell. Can anyone dispute the reliability of either of the above named firms? We think not. Re member we give a positive guarantee that they are exceptionally good bakers. OUR SUMMER SPECIALTIES are ICE CHESTS, from f 4 to $28, and REFRIGERATORS, from From 5 to 45. The bargains in this Department must be seen to be appreciated. We carry the Finest Line of Baby Carriages in the city. Competitors are out of the race. Our Davis "New High Arm" Vertical Feed Sewing Machine is not peddled from door to door. It sells on its merits. The public have us to thank for the breaking up of the"pernicious habit of hawking machines from door to door, and being annoyed by persistent machine peddlers. We have the best machine in the world and stand ready to back our assertion for any amount against any machine the country produces. Just think what a 20 Per Cent Re duction on a Sewing Machine amounts to; quite a profit is it not? Remember the Bargain Makers. Original'Pioneers of Low Prices. Take your choice and buy for CASH or CREDIT. You get a bargain fust the same. All treated alike. HOPPER BROS. & CO., . 307 "WOOD STHEIET.- 307. Remember that all the Above Bargains Hold Good only for Purchases During the Month of June. JO. - NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. an. Offer Before. The idea Dividing Its Profits with the Public. the month of June. - . STORE OR UPWARD, 1 . at Recreation ' Park this season. low price.. , of a Business House f A A Warm Welcome for Everybody. The Most Popular Store for 25 per money ' .'V ' AH r;; ' , Classes and Conditions of Mankind in the (9 Country. ..Sjg 'sS PM? x. sS KdtssV II .lMMMMsMsMWttMMIPfff , i. - -.-;