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THE OMAHA ' DAILY BEE.
L EIGHTEENTH YEAR OMAHA TUESDAY MOilNINGr. JUNE 4 , 1889. NUMBER
CRAZY WITH GRIEF.
Survivors of the Flood Almost Insane -
sane with Anxloty.
A MOTHERS'S PITIFUL STORY
Her Little Children Sot Adrift Ono
by Ono.
A REVOLT AGAINST' SCIENCE
The Bodies of Loved Ones Shall Not
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Burn.
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THOUGHT TO BE A MIRACLE
A Flower Docked Statue of the Virgin
Mary Kscnpes tlio An ry Flood
Unscathed All Ijonfcrs
Must Ijciivc.
Tlio Tcrrlbln Aftermath.
JOHNSTOWN , Pa. , Juno 8. This morning
opens up dark mid dreary. Great drops of
ruin , fall occasionally and another storm
Bcoms imminent. Everyone feels thankful
tbftt the weather still remains cool and that
the gradual putrefaction of the hundreds of
bodies that still line tbo streams and llo hid
den under miles of driftwood and dohrls is
not unduly hastened , Tlio peculiar stench of
decaying human flesh Is plainly perceptible
this morning to the senses as ono ascends the
bank of stony crook for half a mlle along
thu smouldering ruins of the wreck , and the
most skeptical now concede the worst and
realize that hundreds nye , perhaps thou
sands of bodies Ho charred and blackened
beneath this great funeral pyre. The
searchers wander wearily over this smoking
mass , and as occasionally a sudden shout
comes over the waters , the patlont watchers
on the hill realize that
ANOTHEIl OIUBTI.Y IHSCOVEUY
has boon made. From the banks many
charred remains of thu victims of the flumes
and Hoods arc plainly visible as the receding
waters give up their dead. Beneath almost
every log tho'blackcned beam of a listening
skull or the blanched remnants of ribs or
limbs mark all that remain of human beings.
Since 10 o'clock last night the lira engines
have boon busy. Water has been constantly
playing on the burning pile. At times the flro
seems extinguished , but the fitful ilamcs sud
denly break out afresh in some now quarter
and again the water and flames wage fierce
combat.
The chief sensation of the morning has
been the united remonstrance of the physl
clans against ttio extinguishment of the
burning wreck. They maintain a philosophy
that to tbo anxious searchers seems heart
less , that hundreds , if not thousands , of
bodies Ikvboncath this mass of burning ruins.
"It would bo batter , " they say , "to permit
nature's greatest scavenger the flames to
pursue his work unmolested than to expose
to further decay the ,
1IOI1DE OP PUTIUITINO BODIES ,
which llo beneath this debris. Thcro can bo
but cno result. Days will elapse before
the rubbish can bo suOlclontly removed to
permit the recovery of these bodies , and long
ere that every corpse will bo a putrid
muss , yielding forth these frightful stenches
of decaying flesh that , In a crowded commun
ity like this , can give but ono result dread
ful typhus. Every battloilold has demon
strated the necessity of hasty interment of
tbo decaying bodies , and the stench that al
ready arises Is the forerunner ot impending
danger. Burn the wreck.
IIUKXTHE WUKCKl"
A loud cry of indignation arose from the
lips of the vast multitude , and the warnings
of science were lost in the eager demands of
these who sought the remains of near and"
dear friends. Hose was again turned upon
the hissing mass ana rapidly the flames
yielded to the supremacy of water. It is al
most Impossible to conceive the extent of the
brooking ruin. The area of eight
or ton acres above the dam Is
covcicd to a depth of four feet with shattered
houses , berne from the neighborhood of
Johnstown , and in each of thcso houses it is
estimated there Is from ono to twenty or
twenty-five people. This Is accepted as the
data upon which to estimate the number that
perished on thin spot , and if tlio data Is cor
rect , the bodies that llo beneath these ruins
must run well up into the hundreds If not the
thousands.
There is no'telling how many bodies have
been lost , Adjutant-General Hastings , who
lias charge of everything , stated this morn
ing th > it ho supposed there were at least 1,000 !
pcoplo under the burning debris. But the
only way to find out how many lives were
lost was to take a census of the people now
Hying and subtract that from the census before
fore thu flood. Bald ho : "In my opinion
there nro anyway from four thousand to eight
thousand souls lost. "
A M1UTA11Y MISTAKE.
Battery B of Plttsburc arrived In this city
this morning under command of Lieutenant
Sliuphard , who wont to the hoadiunrtors of
Adjutant-General Hastings in the tower to
report. Tlio general Halted him who Bent
him anil ho answered :
"I wa sent here by the chamber of
commerce. . "
' 'Well , I want to state that there nro only
four pcoplo who can order you out , viz. : the
governor , adjutant general , major general
and commander ot the second brigade. You
have tnado u serious serious breach of dis
cipline , mid my advlco to you is to gut back
to 1'ittsburg as soon us possible , or you maybe
bo mustered out ot the service. I am sur
prised that you should attempt such au act
without any authority whatever. "
This seemed to settle tlio matter , and the
battery Blurted back to Plttsburg. In Justice
to Lieutenant Shuphurd It might bo stated
that the order was Issued by tlio governor.
Governor Hasting stated , afterwards , that
the sending of soldiers was.llka
HOISTING A nun nAO ,
and It would tend only to create trouble. Ho
sola everything was ruilut hero and it was an
insult to tlio citlzons ot Johnstown to send
Boldlcm here at present.
The Washington Infuntry came In over the
Baltimore & Ohio rend , and when ( Simula
Shannon roportml to Qonoral Hustings , that
gentleman suld there was no need of the sol
diers' aid , mid If nay were needed ho would
order' out'tlto stuto guard.
A train of live curs came from Cumber-
laud , Md. , this morning , loaded with pro
visions , and thirty men to help clean up the
debris. At the general undertaking rooms
men were at work and about sixty coftlns
containing boJlcs ot unknown people wuro
piled In the station and on the platform.
Until to day General Hastings has had his
headquarters on the cast Biila of tlio river ,
but this morning ho came over to the burn
ing debris , followed by about oao hundred
cud twcnty-Uvo uicu carrying coOiui. He
started to work Immediately and has ordered
mot from Philadelphia.
OrKIUTOItS BUIinOUNDED IIY COnrSF.S.
The condition of affairs here Is illustrated
by the circumstances under which the dis
patches are being sent. It has boon neces
sary to establish the headquarters of the As
sociated Press In a building which is being
used as ono of the morgues , and Its tele
graphers are sending distressing news to the
world surrounded by the bodies of the dead.
The Western Union telaeruph Is furnishing
ovcry possible facility for the transmission
of nows.
Deputy Sheriff Rosa was pntrollng the
river bank and found two Hungarians
attempting to rob several bodies and at once
pave chase. The Hungarians took to the
woods , when Rose fired two shots at them ,
fatally wounding both. From the latest re
ports the mon are living , but are In a critical
condition , 'iho sheriff has taken charge of
Johnstown and
AllMBn MEN AUB I'ATnOMNO Till ! CtTT.
Pcoplo who have property In the limits of
the clt.v are permitted to enter if they ere
known , but otherwise it is Impossible to get
Into town. The retaliation scorns harsh , but
it Is necessary. The relief committee from
Ohio are pitching their canvas tents on the
Inside. Kino hundred tents are hero and
they are being utilized as fast , as erected.
For the first tlmo since the flood mon have
been put to work on the debris at the bridge
and are hunting for the bodies that have not
boon burned beyond recognition. Tills mornIng -
Ing n man , woman and child were taken
from the ruins , and from their position they
were evidently husband , wife and child. It is
A MOST D1ST11ESSINO S1C1HT.
to sco the relatives of these who nro sup
posed to bo lost standing around watching
ovcry body as it is nulled out. They act
more like maniacs than sane pcoplo.
A relief train from Pittsburg over the Bal
timore & Ohio road reached here at 2 o'clock
this morning after an exciting ride. AU
alone the road at each station contributions
wcro made to the already welt filled cars of
provisions , and when it reached Johnstown
the tram consisted of ten loaded curs
When Johnstown was reached evoryouo was
anxious to got to work to assist In the
rescue. A party was made up a'nd started
down to the lower part of town. The path
was covered with trees , rocks , fences , parts
of houses and everything imaginable.
Bureaus , beds and furnltura of all kinds
wcro strewn from bill to hill. The whole
valley of Stony crock for miles from Johns
town was filled with debris of nil kinds. The
line of the Baltimore & Ohio has been
cleared of debris and is piled up on each
side as high as the top of the cars. When
the lower part of the town was reached the
scene presented was boyona description.
THE JIALr HAS NOT 11EEN TOM )
nor over will DO as to thu extent of the awful
wreck. From the Pennsylvania railroad to
Main street there is nothing standing but
the stone church and tlio largo brick school
houso. The Mansion house is gone , and over
n hundred people were lost thoro. From tlio
Baltimore- & Ohio depot you can see for
blocks in every direction. There is standing
only a part of the Mnrrlll block and two
small brick ofllccs that were protected by the
Merrill building.
The town was at rest early In the morning.
Everyone was thoroughly cxnaustcd with
the terrible strain and work of the last two
days and nights. The town is under martial
law and over.vouo who goes about the place
is required to give an account of himself.
The water has subsided to a creat extent
and the streets in the main part'of town are
free from water. The water has laid bare
tho'tcrriblo work of the ilood and the full
oxtcnt of the disaster is only belncr ascer
tained now. The streets are a
SICKBXINO , FOUL-SMELLING MASS
of wood and debris , and the work of search
ing for bodies has only fairly begun. The
latest estimates put the loss of 11 to at from
10,000 to 12,000 bodies. It is impossible to
get any account of these lost. Every ono is
so thoroughly tired out and overcome by the
weight of the disaster as to be utterly utm-
blo to give any accurate details or figures.
Thowork of identifying thodoad gooson.very
slowly and comparatively low have boon
identified. Among those recognized to'-day
were Muns Wolf ana wife , Mr. Goldbert , a
merchant on Main street , and Mrs. J. Kater-
steln and son.
The Hotel Hulbert has been entirely
washed awny and twenty-two persons per
ished in tlio wreck.
Frank McDonald , conductor on the Som
erset branch of the Baltimore & Ohio , was
at the douot when the storm camo. Ho said
ho was the first to sco the Hood. It was
thirty feet , high and gradually rose teA
A 11UI011T Or rOUTV FEET.
"Thore is no doubt that , the South Fork
dam broke , " sojd McDonald. "Fifteen min
utes before the flood came Decker , the Penn
sylvania railroad dispatcher , road mo a tele-
ram just received , naying the South Fork
§ am hud broken. As soon as ho heard this the
pcoplo in the station , numbering " 00 , made a
rush fov the hill. ,1 think I saw 1,01)0 ) bodies
go over the bridco. The first nouso that
came down struck the bridge and at once
tool ; lire , and as fast as others came down
they wcro consumed. I holicvo I am sane in
saying I saw
ONE THOUSAND llODIItS 1IUKNED.
It reminded mo of flics on fly-paper strug
gling to got away , with no tiopo and no
chance to save them. I bavo no Idea tha
had the bridge been blown up the loss of life
would have been less. They would have
floated u little further with the same certain
death. Mlicti again It was impossible for
any ono to reach the bridge in order to blow
it ui > , for the waters came so fust that no ono
could have done It , I saw fifteen or eighteen
bodies go over the brldgo at ono time. "
From under the lurgo brick schoolhouse
124 bodies wcro taken last night , and in
ovury corner and place bodies are being
found and buried as fust as possible
A number of bodies have been
found with bullet holes in thorn , showint
couclrSvoly that in their maddening fright
8UICIDI ! WAS UESOHTEl ) TO
by many. Pcoplo living hero who lost whole
families and puna of families hardly seem to
realize what a dreadful calamity liasbofalloi
them. However , this morning pcoplo are
potting to understand the situation , and
iiKony is stumped upon tha faces of avori
one. and it is truly a city of mourning. Tei
bodies were taken out of the debris at 0:2 : (
this morning. Thcro was nothing to
Identify them , as they wcro burned nimos
to a crisp. It is thought , however , tha
seven of them belong to ono family , as they
wcro all found under the roof of a house
partially burned.
A NAMELESS I'AUL HEVEUB
lies somewhere among the nameless dead
Who ho Is may never bo known , hut his ride
wilt bo famous in local history. Mountci
on a grand , big bay ho came
riding down the pike , wlilcl
passes through Concmaugh to Johnstown
nhoutlng his portcntlous warning ;
"Run for your lives to the hills I Run to
the hills I"
People crowded out ot their houses along
thu thickly settled streets , nwcstrlckun am
wondering. Nobody know the man and some
tliouant ho was a inanjaoiund laughed. On
at u deadly pace , rode this man , shrilly rlmr
imr out his warning cry. In u few moments
however , there cnuio u cloud of ruins dowi
the streets , down the narrow alloys , grind
Ing , twisting , hurling , overturning , crashing
and annihilating the weak and strong. It was
I lie charge of tha flood , which grow at every
Instant of its progress. Forty feet high some
say , thirty uccordlng to others , WUH this goa
and it traveled with terrible speed , On amen
on raced tha rider , and on aud'on rushed the
waves. Dozens of people took warning am
ran up to tbo hills.
I'OOIl , FAITHFUL lUllBll !
It was an unequal contest. Just as ho
turned across the railroad bridge a mighty
wave full upon him , and horse , rider and
brldgo all went out into chaos together ,
Four L-entUnnon , relatives of members o
the South Fork fishing club who had gone to
earn the fnto of their friends at the lake ,
mvo Just returned. They report no ono nt
ho lake except the custodians and some
workmen. The lake is completely dried out.
Tlio dam broke In the center at 8 o'clock
Friday afternoon and nt 4 o'clock It was dry.
That great body of water passed out in an
lour. Messrs. Park and VnnBuren , who
vcro building a now drainngo system at the
ako ,
Tiunn TO AVOID Tim BLASTER
> y digging n sluiceway on ono sldo to cage
he pressure on the dam. They had about
brty men at work and did all they could
vlthout avail. The water passed over the
lam about n foot above the top , beginning at
3:80. :
3:80.Whatever
Whatever happened In the way of a clqftd-
mrst took place during the night. Tliorobad
) ccn but little rain up to dark , and in the
nornlng , when the workmen arrived , the
ako was full and kept on rising rapidly until
3 o'clock it began pouring over the dam
and undermining It. Tno men wcro sent thrco
or four tunes during the day to warn the
troplo of the danger. When the final break
cumo , nt 8 o'clock , there was a sound like
TiiEMENDous I-EALS OK THUNDEII.
Trees , rocks and earth were shot Into mid
air in great columns mid then the wave
started down the ravine. A farmer who es
caped said the water did not como like n
wave , but Jumped on his house and
beat it to fragments in au instant. Ha
was safe upon the hillside , but his
wife and two children were killed. No damage -
ago was done to the club buildings. The
whole South Fork Is swept , with no trees
standing.
The rescuing parties who nro at work on
, ho mass of iinburiiod wreckage
n the river above the bridge
are finding bodies and fragments
of bodies nt the rate of ton to fifteen per
: iour. In other parts of the submerged dis
trict many bodies are being taken out. A
careful estimate at this time of the bodies
recovered puts it from 700 to 800. The total
loss of llfo most certainly will bo from 0,000
to 8,000.
A COI.11 WAVE
lias struck the town and the pcoplo are badly
In need of clothing. It Is almost Impossible
to got anything to oat. The citizens' commit
tee is making desperates efforts to make the
Hungarians , at Cumbria City , stop tholr rob
bing , and mon witr clubs will not permit the
foreigners to go outsldo their homes. There
seems to bo considerable race prejudice at
Cambria City , ana trouble may follow , as
both Americans and Hungarians are getting
worked up to a considerable extent. Quito an
exciting sconn took place In Johnstown last
night. A Hungarian was discovered by two
men in the net of blowing up n safe in the
First National bank building , with dynamite.
In a few minutes a crowd was collected and
the cry of
"LYNCH HIM"
was raised. In less tlmo than It takes to toll
it the man was strung up to a tree In what
was about the central portion of Johnstown.
Not content with this the vigilance commit
tee filled his body with bullets. Ho remained
hanging to the tree for several hours , when
some person cut him'down and buried him
with the other dead. While the searchers
were at work in Johnstown proper this
moraine they came upon a house and hoard
a noise in it. They chopped through the roof
and found n man in Iho top story. They
pulled him out , but ho was too weak to give
his name.
THUEE HUNnunu IIOIHES
have been discovered In the sand at Kcin-
ville , near the mouth of Sandy Creole. It is
now definitely said that only about four lives
were lost on the train that left Pittsburg
Friday morning last. Conductor Bell , who
had charge of the train , stated to-day that in
his opinion only four passengers wcro lost.
Said ho :
"Wo wore between Concmaugh and Johns
town when the engineer saw the flood coming.
Ho guvo us word and wo ran through tbo
train and told the passengers to run to the
mountains for their lives , but the majority of
thorn remained in the cars while the train
men run to the mountains. When the flood
came it washed away the car next to the
smoking car mid loft the others remaining.
Tlio people in the Pullman car were ducked ,
but none of them worn otherwise injured.
The three or four passengers lost were men
whoso names I do not know. "
Forty-eight dead bodies nro at Johnstown ,
station , and will bo buried as fust as pos
sible.
Fifty mon are digging graves on Prospect
Hill , and the bodies arc being interred as
fast as possible. Mrs. Fcnn , wife of an en
gineer , tells
A PITIFUL TALE.
Her husband was out. With her seven
children she climbed to the second story ,
then to the attic. She cheered the frightened
children , saying that God would care for
them. As the waters were rising higher ,
she was forced to fasten them , ono by one , to
pieces of flouting timber and trust them to
the pitiless waves , all the time speaking
words of liopo and encouragement , and
kisslnc them good-bye. After all had gone
the roof of the house was torn off , and the
frail little mother was washed away with it
and rescued sixteen miles below. Her little
brood of seven have not been heard from ,
and they are , supposed to bo drowned. She
Is only ono mother of the hundreds similarly
situated onu of the multitude.
OVEK A THOUSAND 11ODIE3
have been taken from ICornvlllo to-day. This
is official. Tlio developments every hour
make It , more and more apparent that the
exact number of lives lost in thu Johnstown
horror will never bo known. All estimates
that have been made up to this
time nro conservative , and when all
is known it will doubtless bo
found too small. The population of Johns
town and surrounding towns , and the portion
tion of the valley effected by thu flood is , or
was , from fifty thousand to fifty-five thous
and. Thu Associated press representa
tives to-day interviewed numerous lead
ing citizens of Johnstown who survived
the Hood , and tbo concensus of opinion was
that fully 80 per cent of the residents ol
Johnstown and Cambria have been Victims
of the flro and water. If this bo true , the
total loss of lifo in the entire valley can not
bo less than 7,000 or 8,000 , and possibly much
greater. Of the thousands who were de
voured by the flames , and whoso nshcs rest
beneath the smoking debris above Johns
town bridge , no definite information can
uven bo obtained. As little will bo learned
of hundreds that sanlt beneath the current
and were berne swiftly down the Cono-
maugh river , only to bo deposited miles below -
low on the banks and in the driftwood of
the raging Ohio.
Probably one-third of the dead will never
bo recovered , and it will take weeks ueuco
to enable oven a close estimate to bo intido of
the number of lives that wcro lost in that
brief hour. That this estimate can never bu
accurate is understood when it is remem
bered that in many instances many
WHOLE FAMILIES
and tholr relatives wuro swept away and
found a common grave beneath the wtld
waste of waters , 'iho total destruction of
the city leaves no data to even demonstrate
that the names of tlieso unfortunates even
found place on the pages of eternity's his
tory.
"AU Indications point to the fact that thn
death list will roach over 6.000 and in my
opinion the missing will reach 8,000 in num
ber" declared General Hastings to-night.
At present there are said to bo 2,200 ro-i
covered bodies. Great difficulties nr-e ex
perienced In getting a correct list of tbo
gruut number in the morg.no. There
Is no central bureau of Information
mation , and to communicate with
the different dead houses is the work of
hours. Thu Journey from thn Pennsylvania
juitroad morgue to the ono in the Fourth
ward kdiool house in Johnstown occupies at
least ono hour. This renders it Impossible
to reach all of thorn In ono day , particularly
us some of the morgues nro situated at points
InaccessibleIrom Johnstown.
At 0 o'clock this evening the 030th body
had been received at Cambria city depository
for corpses. At Mlllvlllo was the body of a
girl , fifteen years old , making the forty-sixth
corpse received there. An angry mark on
Jier wrist looked as if a bracelet had beou
torn from It.
SEVENTY BODIES
have been recovered at the Pennsylvania
railroad station ,
Tnoso identified are ;
Mr. Schclhclmor ,
Mrs. D. J. Wildham ,
Fanny Presser ,
Mm. E. M. Pnraoiu ,
John Myers ,
James Jones.
Thomas Thoburn ,
Mrs. Loach , mother of 'County Superin
tendent of Schools Leach.
Mrs. Lucy Llvcrmoro ,
David Surdny ,
Mrs. Margaret Frank ,
Mrs. Molly Burkhardt ,
Miss Molllo James ,
Frank Davis ) ,
Miss Altco Kenna ,
Mr. Christy , formerly of Butler ,
Miss Maggie Stoppc ) ,
Mrs. Maria Lucas.
Mr. Williams.
Dr. H. P. Wilson.
Patrick Fagan , wife and two grown dough-
Lors.
Lors.John
John Murphy.
Charles Beam.
Mary Callahan.
Samuel Hlto.
Samuel Blough.
Charles Murr.
Jo tin S. Buchanan , superintendent of
the Cambria iron works and vorcbfi'isos.
Mrs. John W. James.
Bcsslo Prosso.
Blankmnnfold ,
Mrs. Mary Downey.
Paul Goddcs.
William Hovorbcck.
Ore Lewis.
Mary Anne Owens.
Anne Jones.
Richard Jones ( ex-burgess ) .
Uottlcib Schultzuldclck.
George Geddes.
H. G. Rose ( district nttornny. )
George Holaol.OTHEIl
OTHEIl VICTIMS.
At the Fourth ward school house a great
number of victims arc being prepared lor
interment. Yesterday 200 moro were dis
posed of , nnd to-day as many moro received
attention. These identified are :
Charles A. Marshall.
Mrs. H. T. DoFrauces.
A son and daughter of Dr. Poland
Mrs. Kutzcnstlcii and son.
Mr. Long , a butcher.
Moso Stniuso.
Frank Wheat.
Sadie Gagoby.
Mrs. Ella Luyton.
Miss Mary Loydon.
The Hurlbut house porter , colored , sup
posed to bu William Henry.
Jacob Wild.
Mrs. Jacob Wild ,
Mrs. W. W. Jones.
Howull Powells and two sons ,
George H. Baldwin , .
William Layton ,
Mrs. O'Conncll.
Mr. McKay ,
John O. Richards ,
Patrick McNally ,
Charles F , J-JnUer , assistant- treasurer of
the C. I. C. company ,
Mrs. S. M. Jones ,
Jcsso Hamilton ,
P. W. McCuley ,
Miss Harrigan ,
James Murthn ,
William L. Davis.
Samuel E.Eldredge ,
Miss b iura Hamilton ,
Mrs. Knorr , whose body has been robbed
of vulables ,
Elinor Brinkley.
Mr. A. Little , of Pittbburg.
Charles H. Wilson. I
A fcm.ilu resembling Miss Ella Layton ,
Nellie Williams ,
John Burns , n br.ikemun on the C. , I. Co.
Miss Jcnnio Nells ,
John Andrews ,
Frank H. Harris ,
Arthur Smith.
Currio S. Harbour ,
Ocortro Randoluh ,
Frank Diamond , \
Aunin Fallen , * ,
A lady supposed to be Sirs. Gels ,
James G.Cox ; ,
Mrs. James I. Frouhelscr ,
Amelia Uobb ,
William Penrod ,
James J. Murphy ,
Bcsslo Murphy ,
A young lady , with the initials "W. H. "
on ring.
Miss Halter ,
M. L. Davis ,
John Stcum. „
Mary Davis.
Peter Brown.
MinnieUnion. .
Charles Felex Harris.
Charles Rohnko.
Thomas Matthews.
Bertha Hoffman.
Mrs. B. F. Hoffman. ,
Florence Hoffman. '
Fred A. Hoffman.
Marian Hoffman.
Joe Hoffman. ,
Dr. W. C. Beam.
A. Lytlc.
Laura Hamilton.
Mrs. John D. Hprnlck.
Conrad Weese.
August Dirris.
THE IIBAD AT KEHNVILLE ARE
Three little children of N , Shanks.
Mrs. Walter Duwcs.
Mrs. John Howker.
Mrs. Ream.
Mrs. U' . Wesley Stuft.
Mrs. Jacob Swank.
Luther Bowman's ' child.
Jcssio Hamilton ,
Mrs. L. W. Delunoy.
Otto Cooper.
Annlu Reese.
Windsor Recso.
Ella White.
Mnggio White.
Charles Musccr.
Mrs. Edward-lirennan , a daughter of Ber
nard Cunz.
Mrs. Knolloy. ,
Sulllo Lavuy. ,
Mrs. Kinney , mother of Joseph Kinuoy.
A child of John Murl's.
Mrs. Robert Nixon. ,
Airs. Dyer. j
James Howard , -
Mrs. J. J. Craig.
J. J. Craie.
Mra. Ruchucl Forkes.
David Fischer.
Mnrqurct Flichor.
Guorgo Muchcr.
John H. Fischer.
Miss Fischer's servant girl.
Mrs. Klnney.
Fivu unknown bodies.
KEUXV/LI.K'S / tmiHTION.
Kernvillo is in a deplorable condition. The
living are unable to take care of the dead.
Thu majority or the inhabitants wuro
drowned. A shanty of boards has bcun
erected on tha only remaining street in the
town. This la the headquarters for the
committee- that control tho'dcad. As qulculy
as the dead are brought they are placed in
boxes and then taken to tbo cemetery and
buried , i * 1
AN AVAHICIOtlB jJlLKMAN.
A milkman who was overcharging for milk
this morning narrowly csdaped lynching. In
furiated men appropriated all his milk and
distributed it among the poor and then drove
him out of town. )
The body of the Hungarian who was
lynched In an orchard last * night has boon
recovered by his friends. The inhuman
monster was notlcot as hocut ! off four lingers
of u woman's hand. Ho dropped the fingers
in his pocket , where they were
found when ho ' was captured.
The act umdclbnod the men and
they took him to an orchard on the hill
side and hanged him.
There Is but ana street loft In the town.
About ono hundred and fifty-flvo houses are
standing where- once there stood a thou-
aand.
aand.A
A thousand Is a lotv estimate of tbo lives
lost from this town. But few bodies have
been recovered. It Is directly above the
ruins und the bodies have floated down into
them , where they burned. A xvalk through
the town revealed a desolate sight. Only
about twentyliveablebodied men have sur
vived and are able to render assistance.
Mon and women can bo seen with
black eyes , bruised faces and cut heads.
They were injured in the flood , and slnco
that have not slept. Their faces have turned
ajickly yellow , and dark rings surround
their eyes. Many of tbo women have suc
cumbed to nervous prostration.
For two days but little assistance could
bo rendered them , The wounded remained
[ Continued oil tiicuml
THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY ,
Legislative Stimulants Will Neb
Give It Llfo.
IT IS A MISERABLE FAILURE
The Percentage of Snolmrlno Sub-
atniico Is Too Small The Utnli
ainrslmlstitp FlBlit Other
Wnslilnuton Ncnvs.
WASHINGTON BUHEAU , TUB OMAHA. 5nn , J
618 FOURTEENTH Sinnitr , }
WASHINGTON , D. C. . Juno \ . I
Will Nebraska try the boot sugar experi
ment ! Inquired THE BEE correspondent of
General Van Wyck to-day.
"Somo inducements , " ho replied , ' 'wero '
offered by the legislature , among them n
bounty of 2 cents per pound for beet or sorghum
ghum sugar.
"Will it provo successful. "
"It never has wherever attempted , In Dela
ware , Maine or California. The reports of
the agricultural department claim that the
conditions of tbo soil and cllmato In the
northwest are antagonistic. Whllo tlfo beet
will grow , the porccntago of sugar Is small
and not profitable. "
"Will it successful than
provo moro sorghum
ghum 1"
"I do not know as to sorghum. The same
agricultural department , after testing many
years and spending vast sums In experiments
and machinery. In the report of ISbS ,
after detailing failure In many lo calltios
says , ' The expectations Avhloh were enter
tained and positively advocated u few years
ngo , of the establishment of a successful
sorghum industry lit tno great mulro field
of the country must now bo definitely aban
doned. He who would now udvlso thn
building of n snrghuui sugar factory in
northern Illinois , Indiana , Iowa or Wiscon
sin would either betray his Ignorance or
malignity. ' In many dlmatca and soil , "
continued the general , "there Is not much
moro suuar In boots and sorghum than blood
in turnips. "
"How will the pcoplo got cheap sugar ? "
"In ono way , " replied the ex-senator.
"Mako sugar free. Its parent is tno
cane , and -Its homo Is in the tropics.
Even in Louisiana , within the breath
of the tropics where the eano thrives reason
ably well , a handful of planters can not suc
cessfully cultivate it without protection that
costs the pcoplo WO,000,000 annually paid into
the treasury , and three times as much In the
increase of the pnco paid for foreign sugar.
Now don't you think it u cruel mockery to
amuse the pcoplo by offering fliom 2 cents
per pound to r.ilso sugar when und where the
government has dumonstratnd it can nos
profitably be done ?
THC UTAH MMnllALSIIir.
Probably the sharpest llht : for ofllco
under the present administration has been
that for the nmr.slmlship for Utah. It is
still waging , nnd there are no indications as
to'when It will terminate. Seven uutivo and
open candidates have entered the fluid from
time to time since the -1th of March , and
how many moro have secretly sought tbo
appointment only the president and attorney-
general can tell. Messrs. McBride , Connor ,
Ireland , McGregor. O'Slmughnossy , Parsons
and Ncbeker nro the well known aspirants.
Tlio first two and the lust two nro said to
have como to the conclusion that they are out
of the race. All of these candidates have
been here"at the s.itue time and all but two
are hero now. President Harrison did think
of appointing n man * who had never lived in
the territory , but it Is stated that bo bus
como to the conclusion to select ono who un
derstands the local situation and is a resident
of Utah.
OOHMAN'B NEW IIIVAL.
It is very piobaolo that ex-Governor Me-
Lunc , who has just relinquished the mission
at Paris , will bo nominated by the democrats
at Baltimore. Senator Gorman will try to
prevent this. McLano's success in this di
rection would make him a powerful quantity
to succeed the senator from Maryland , and
Gorman prizes his scat in the senate about
as high as his life.
THU FLOOD IN WASHINGTON.
More Inconvenience and loss are occasioned
In Washington by the blockade iu the mails
than anything clso In connection with tbo
flood. The danger at this point bus been
passed , but there uro noincomiugor outgoing
mails between huro except to New York. It
causes almost a complete suspension of offi
cial business southwest and northern. No
western mail has been received since Friday.
The railroads promise both outgoing and in
coming western trains by Wednesday at the
farthest. And now the war department Is
unable to do anything vitli its
Boldicra' tents and munitions that
were to help the flood sufferers.
Thn almost complete destruction of the
Chesapeake & Ohio canal , the property be
longing to the Btato of Maryland , and all
ranal connection between Cleveland , O. , and
Washincton und Baltimore , is lamentable
because it is not self-sustaining and will not
therefore bo restored. The state of Mary
land has kept it up for years at a loss. It is
the longest , oldest and most uopular canal In
the country. There are no moro Venetian
scones In the national capital. The water
liib receded from the most thickly populated
portions of the city und iho gondolus , canoes
und rowboats navigate the streets no longer ,
but there nro no whurfoa in Washington
They have all been swept awny. A portion
of the historical long bridpo is u wreck , und
u fight will bo made to prevent Its rebuilding
ing , it being claimed thut the causeway
IB F. hindrance to navigation. It is the only
railroad bridge over the Potomac hero. The
millions of dollars put In the work of re
claiming the Potomac flats Is probably lost
because concrcss refuses to appropriate
enough money to protect the work. An
onidemic of fovur is feared from the over
flow of South Washington. The streets nro
covered with muck , the cellars llllud with
water , and there will bo a Btonch when the
warm sun comes out , which will breed the
gorins of several varieties of fevor.
COMMISSIONS iniAVii : ) .
The floods which have stopped the running
of trains In every direction from Washing
ton have added a now feature to the causes
for delay In the issuance of commissions to
postmasters , and these already appointed
will , in many Instances , not bo commissioned
in time to take churco of their offices before
the middle , If not the latter part , of this
month , The clerks under the first assistant
postmaster general to-day bogau to make up
the bonds for the postmasjcrs appointed on
the ! llst ult. These bonds will liava to bo
mailed to the postmaster , filled out and re
turned horo. when they will bo approved and
directions glvon for the Issuance of commis
sions and final instructions. If it were not
for the delay In the malls the work would not
bo moro than a week behind hand , and post
masters appointed from day to day could
have their commissions within from ono to
two weoks.
AIU1Y IIA'CTEUS.
The leave of absence , on surgeon's certificate
cateof disability , grunted First Lieutenant
William > R. Abercromblo , Second Infuntry ,
April 2J , 1SS9 , Is extended four months on
surgeon's ' certificate- disability.
Captain Thomas G. Troxel , Seventeenth
Infantry , having boon found incapacitated
for active service , will proceed to his homo ,
und report by letter to the adjutant-general
of tbo army.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A. J , Cratzenbcrg was , to-day , appointed
postmaster at Burr Oak , la.
The commissioner of pensions , to-day , ap
pointed the following pension board at
Wapcllo , la. : Drs. H. Cowden , L. B. Pow
ers and Frank L. Darrow.
Darrow.Penny
Penny S. HEATH.
Arthur Rodninnd'a Rxarnlnntlnn ,
PIEIIBE , Dak. , Juno 3. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE.J To-morrow Arthur Redmond
will have his preliminary examination before
United States Commissioner Coy for killing
W , G. Duncan on the reservation. United
States Attorney W. Murphy will appear for
the prosecution and Hon. C. J. Crawford for
the defense. Some interesting testimony is
expectoil ,
ANOTliEIl YA011T IIAOE.
Tbo Vnlkcjrlo Not Much Good In Any
Ilcspccr.
[ Gopi/rl0ht fSS9 b/ | James Gordon I ) < nnctM
DOVBII , Juno 8 , [ Now York Herald Cixblo
Special to TUB BEIJ.J The Channel Yacht
races wcro continued at Dover , to-day , the
matches being sailed under the flag of the
Royal Cinn.ua Ports Yacht club. The
weather was delightfully fresh and a good
brcczo made the racing much moro effective
than on Saturday. The first match was
started at ) half-past 10 , for prizes of
50 nnd 15 , presented by the vico-commo-
doro. The coin-no was from the outer mnrlt
boat on the porthcad , past n line Indicated
by the Inner mark boat In line with the flag
staff at the club-house , proceeding round
Northeast Varno buoy , then round South
Sands' head lightship at the outer mark , and
finishing between the two mark boats , twlco
round , the distance being forty-four miles.
The entrees were , the Yarona , Valkyrlo
and I rex.
A splendid start was made , and the vessels
beat down the course to the Varno buoy with
n favorable broczo. Before the craft had nil
disappeared from view It was observed that
the Valkyrie was gradually losing nnd that
the Irox was getting ahead. The Vnlkyrio
is evidently not built for such heavy breezes ,
and when returning from the bouth Sands'
bend lightship , It could bo seen that the Irox
was greatly Increasing the gap between
thorn.
The Yarana Kept close In the wako of the
Vulkyrio , but still lost n little nt the con
clusion of the first round ,
Tlio Irox passed the homo buoy nt 1 hour ,
2 minutes , 61 seconds , and was followed by
the Valkyrie at 1:132S : : , whllo the Ynrunu
was signaled at 1:11 : : U3.
After turning the buoy , however , mat
ters began to bear n still moro serious aspect
forEirl Dunravon's yacht , and the Irox
made moro headway. The Yarana soon
lessened the ( rap between hcrsulf and the
Valkyrie , nnd eventually forged ahead , r I
In the finish the Irox rounded the buoy
nt S hours , G5 minutes , 51 seconds , winning
the first prio by i ! minutes , and 10 seconds.
The Yarana was signaled at 4.9:7 : , mid tooic
second prize , the Vullcyrio coming iu 51 seconds
ends later , her time being 4:0:53. : :
IOWA NKWS.
Tlio Governor's Proclamation.
DES MOINES , la. , Juno 3 [ Special Tele
gram to THU Bii.J : : Governor Larraboo to
day issued a proclamation on thu Johnstown
disaster , in which , among other thiugs , ho
says :
"Iowa is blessed with abundance , nnd the
misfortunes of her people in the past have
taught them to bo generous and sympathetic.
Wo all remember with gratitude the deeds of
brotherly love and charity by whichovcry ) sec
tion of our common country strove to relieve
the suffering in our midst when visitations
of Providence were upon us. Now , there
fore , I , William Larrabce , governor of the
Etuto of Iowa , do hereby ask the people of the
stuto to make speedy and liberal contribu
tions toward alleviating the distress of their
suffering brethren in the east. Let every
organization of the state , every church , every
school , every lodge , every public and private
corporation , proceed at once to take up u
collection , uud let everybody .respond to the
Impulse of his hotter nature and contribute-
his mite. 'Remittances may bo made to Hon.
V. P. Twombl.v , treasurer of the state , DCS
Molnus , In. , and will bo receipted for and
promptly forwarded by him to the govoinor
of Pennsylvania. "
The Supreme Court.
DBS MOINES , la. , Juno 3. [ Special Telegram
to THU BEE.--TUO decided
gram ] - - supreme court
cided the following cases hero to-day :
Cnrrio Roan vs City of DCS Molnes , appel
lant ; Polk district ; nnirmed.
Rosio Wines vs A. Albuugh , appellant ;
Louisa district ; affirmed.
U. C. Blake , administrator , vs Burlington ,
Cedar Rapids & Northern Ruilroad company ,
appellant , Blackhawk district ; reversed.
F. ICimball , Intervener and appellant , vs S.
B. Gnfford , receiver ; Polk district ; re
versed.
Jcnnio C. Richards , appellant , vs Abe
Knight ; Carroll district ; affirmed.
L. R. Gruyson ot al , appellants , vs P. F.
Willoujihb.v et alj Greene district ; reversed.
Marion C. Howard et nl , appellants , vs
Henry C. Smith , etal ; Marshal district ; re
versed. _
Fcnra For Tlicir i'ricmtd. '
WATEIILOO , la , , Junu 8. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] Dr. Blckoy and J. 1C.
Jadcr left this morning for Johnstown , Pa.
Mr. Jadcr went to hunt for his sister , Mrs.
W. C. Lcubor , who was reported drowned
to-night. However , a dispatch was received
telling of her safety. Mr. BIcklov gees to
look for relatives of his wife. A largo por-
centugo of ttio pcoplo of Orungo township ,
in this county , nib from Cambria nnd Som
erset counties , and nearly every person in
the township has relatives ut Johnstown.
Great excitement prevails und news is
eagerly awaited.
A. Woman Asfmiiltcd By IlulIlniiH.
MAJ.COM , In. , Juno 3. [ Special Telegram
to TUB Bii.l ! Saturday evening us Mrs. HT
T. Smith , n farmer's wife , living three und a
half miles south of hero , was returning homo
from a neighbor's , sliu was assaulted by some
unknown ruffians. She was drugged from
the cart iu which she was riding und was
shockingly mistreated. She is still uncon
scious from her Injuries , and will probably
not recover. The pcoplo would make short
work of her assailants if they could bu found ,
but no cluu to their identity has yet been
obtained ,
An Accidental Sliootiiiir.
Drs MOINCS , la. , Juno 3. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] Saturday night a small
company of ladles and gentlemen were row
ing above the dam , about two miles from
Iowa City , when a pistol In the hands of ono
the company was accidentally discharged.
The buliut ladgud In tlio body of John Craw
ford , of Bonnet , a member of the senior class
in the law school. Tha wound la painful ,
though not. considered fatal.
Nebraska nnd lowu
WASHINGTON , Juno a [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE.I Pensions grunted Nebraskans -
kans ; Original invalid Daniel M. Bu
chanan , Joseph Morford , George Wilson ,
William Peters , Kanford Patch , Lovl S.
Boomer. Increase Ira E. Brewer , Anton
Hcpp , Michael Br.uinan. Rslssuo Edward
Fisher.
Pensions for lowans : Original Invalid
James A. Winger , John. II. Keoio , .Fames
Kollv , W. R. Uuynolds , Adolph Voguli ,
Franklin Prmitico , Robert B. Kicharason ,
John Oehrts , Jasper Long , James Howie- ,
Joshua Conurd , Hiram J. Gripman ,
Richard W. Martin , Roburt M ,
Downer. Increase George , T Burnhurt ,
Henry Neely , Francis Thomas. Jr. . Charlen
B. Hfcock , Samuel Smith , William F. Wuld-
ron , Francis F. Winter , Jacob F. Park ,
Orland Eddy , Milo Guiles , Orlando S. Hurt-
man , Henry Chusc , Herman L. Wugnor ,
Joseph D , Vuudiil. Reissue Taylor Pierce ,
Original widows Louisa , widow of John P.
Stlbolt ; Mexican willows Harriet , widow
of William Chcovor.
Associated Press Mooting.
111. , Juno 1) ) . The annual
meeting of the Northwestern Associated
Press will bo held at the , Trctnont house ,
Chicago , Wednesday , Juno D , ut 10 o'clock.
A full nttcadauco la desired.
THE NEW SIOUX COMMISSION ,
Already at Rosebud Agonoy Road ?
for Work.
FAVORABLE TERMS ANTICIPATED
A Blight DelAy Hoof Issue Dny A
Great Attraction Tlio Former
Opposing CliloO ) Now In
Fnvor of the Trojxty.
General Crook's Inlluoncn.
ROSEIIUH AOBNOV , Juno 0. Special Tolo-
gratn to THE Br.n. ] Nearly tlio eight thous
and Indians composing this reservation have
assembled hero to-day , To-morrow , nftor
the beef issue ot 200 beeves In the morning ,
the commission will have Its first council in
the afternoon. This morning the commis
sion guvo the Indians n feast of fifteen ,
bcovcs. Several councils wcro held last
night among the different bands , with gratl
fylng results to the work of the commission
Hourly all the piogresslvo Indians bclm ; It }
favor of the treaty , looking upon the 3,000,000
deposited by the government ns u hcrltngo
to tholr children , and believing thos' nro re
ceiving n fair compensation for tholr land. *
Swipe Bear , thu leading chief , and Good
Voice , and others , nro In favor of the treaty.
The chiefs , Two Strike , Crow Dog and"
nnd Lance are us yet opposed to the treaty.
But It Is hoped that ns soon us the bill la
fully explained to thorn they will recognize
Us merits nnd favor It ,
Ouo strong feature In the successful issue
of the treaty here is n majority of the Intelli
gent half-breeds , who have much lullneuco
nro iu favor of It. Many of them served
under General Crook in ' "TO" us Indian
scouts , and have perfect confidence
in. him. Red Cloud Is expected hero tonight - _
night , and ho Is , without doubt , the ropro
scntutivo man of the Sioux nation. Slnco
his return from Washington , last month ,
nfter the government agreed to pay ? 'J3COO ,
for the ponies taken from his bund in 1670 ,
lie Is in full sympathy with the treaty , nnd
his presence will nivo much weight.
President Harrison showed excellent Judg
ment In his selection of the commission ,
who showed their wisdom in coming -
here first , this being the largest
agency ; nnd if successful here , which they
possibly will bo , will huvopoworfuUnfiucnco
with the successful issue of the treaty with
thu other agencies.
The Indians will hold a big council , to
night , among themselves. Roprcsontntlvo
Indians are hero from the different agencies
nnd euro and caution will have to bo exor
cised to bring the treaty to n successful Is
sue. In this , thu commission uro proceeding
in the right direction.
Indians Selecting I/mulH.
PinmiE , Dak. , Juno 8. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ! A clerk in the Indian traders1
store at the Cho.vcnno agency was in the
city to-day , and claims to bo thoroughly con
versant with the sentiment of the Sioux
there , nnd says sovon-clghtha of them are In
favor of the treaty. A great number of the
Indians around the agency have already gouo -
on the Moronau rlvor to tuko land in
severally , expecting to sign the treaty , nnd
others arc going every day. They will sign
because they nro afraid thuv will iiover gel >
any better terms from tbo covernmont than
the present bill gives.
From reports received , confidence is grow
ing stronger iu Pierre that the Sioux com *
mission will meet no opposition on the reser
vation except ut Standing Rock , and possibly
nonu there. During John Grass' visit to
Pierre Intimation was given by a sqilaw-
man friend thut the wily chief would sign ,
und other reports continually coming from
various quarters show that no anxiety need.
bo had.
THE1IUSIL NATION Afj LiBAGUB.
Its Meeting at Philadelphia l'ost
poncd 011 1'arnrll'M Advlco.
LINCOLN , Neb. . Juno 3. President John
Fitzgerald , of the Irish National League-
America , to-day issued a circular postponing
the meeting of the league , which was to beheld
held July 9 , at Philadelphia. This was done
on the cabled advlco of Mr. Parnnll , that
such action be taken. The postponement is
until after the ending of the prcsont session
of tha British parliament. Upon the i ecolpt
of Parnell's ' advice , the members of the ex
ecutive committee of the league wcro wl' od
his wishes. Thirty-three delegates , InutLd-
ing the officers , replied favoring com pit i co ,
three opposing it und thrco could not bo
reached.
Parnell's cablegram was in answer to oao
from Fitzgerald to William O'Brien ' , urging
representation at Philadelphia from across
the water , und asking particularly for the
presence of O'Brien and some Protestant na
tionalist. President Fitzgerald points out
that a similar postponement of the Chlcuiro
convention took place in 1830 , upon Pornell's
advice , owing to the difficulty of sparing
suitaDlo representatives. Mr. Fitsjoruld
adds :
"Any scatcmnnt that the postponement Is
in any manner connected with the abomlna-
bio murder of Dr. Cronin is absolutely
false. "
JiKLMGUHENT HAVTI.
Tlio ToiiHsalut 1'Oiivcrttirn Fires on '
an American Craft.
NEW Youic , Juno 3. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ] The steamer Caroline Miller
arrived from St. Mure , Huyti , yesterday.
She showed no signs of having been made a
target , yet Captain Fred Miller , her com
mander , assorted that such was the case.
The Miller left Cnpo Ha.vtlcn , for u voyugq
to St. Marc , on May 15. When she had
steamed some distance out to sea n Blcarncr
was soon in the distance. It wus the Huytlen
iron-clad ram , Toussamt 1'Ouvcrture.
The rum wns evidently trying to
overhaul her. The Miller's en
gineer was ordered to put on moro steam , '
and the vessel's speed soon increased pur- ,
cuptlbly , No sooner wan this observed on
the Toussiilnt , than a shot came whistling
over the waters fulling a few yards abort o | '
Its victim. Another and another followed }
while the TousBuInt increased her speed *
Tha HhotH now begun to lly Illicit and fust
around the Miller , though , Btrungo to a ay ,
none of them struck her. Captain Miller
ordoml thu American flug to bo raised und
thn stars and stripes were unfolded nt thu
Miller's peak. Still thollriiiK continued ; tin
Miller , however , was now running fully
eleven knots , and gradually drew out ot /
range of the trims , Thu Toussulnt finally
guvu up thu chase and the Miller ran Into
St , Maru on thu Kith uuhurinud. The firing
continued two hours.
The VlHihlo Hiipty.
Cnrouio , Juno a. The vl-slblo supply for
the week ending Juno 1 , ui oompiloJ oy
thosccrct-iry of thu Chicaj uj.ir.l of trj'lo ,
is us follows ;
Bushels.
Wheat . 20/JOO.OOO
Corn . , . 11,008,000
Oats . 0 , )5COO ) ,
Rye . 1,1(13,000 (
Burloyr . . . _ . . . . . . . . . 4911,000
Preparing > < > Com i Homo.
Beiu.iN , Junu 3. Tlio expected protocols
drawn up in the Sauioun confurenco will bo
slgnud on the 8th Itist. The American com
missioners uro propurlm , ' to leave for homo.
Heavy Btorm In
LONDON , Juuo 3. Heavy storms have oc
curred In iho midlands of England. The.
lower pact of Liverpool U under water ,
Numerous ueciJents are reported.