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The Weekly Star. WJL H. BEEN AED, Editor and Prop'r. WILMINGTON, N. C. Fbidat, Jtjnb 1, 1889. rrin writing to change your address, aivxtyi eive former direction as well as full particulars as where yon wish your paper to be Bent hereafter. Unless you do both changes can not be made. Wf-Notloes of Marriage or Death, Trlbutesof Respect, Resolutions of Thanks, &o., are chamed for as ordinary advertisements, but only half rates when paid for striotly In advance. At this rate GO cunts will pay for a simple announcement Ul 4ttHW www. wy-Romtttanoes must be made by Check.Draft-1 fOStai juuuey wuor vir wru3w.w.. " Blasters will register letters when desired. "Only such remittances will be at the risk of the publisher. . ("Specimen ooples forwarded when desired A HORRIBLE C1L&R1ITT. Disasters by flood, fire, voloano, earthquake, cyclone and peBtilence jjojne-not unfrequently to some por tions of the earth, and we read sometimes stories from other lands of whole cities being destroyed in a day or a night, and thousands of people being swallowed up, as it were, in a day or -a night by some great convulsion of nature or by the . rushing deluge of some great river, but they are not read with the same thrilling interest as the recitals of those tragic visitations which bring death, sorrow and mourning to people nearer home. In all the features of dire desolation and death we have seldom read a story whioh equals the lifo and property destroying flood which last Friday overwhelmed Johnstown and several other towns in Pennsylvania, and whioh in a few brief hours swept into eternity thousands of human beings, washed from the face of the earth several towns, and destroyed $11,000,000 worth of property. The thought of death in any shape is always linked with seriousness, if not with terror. In the presence of the grim dostroy er there is no room for the levity which sometimes trifles with solemn incidents in the current of life, but when he comes thus without warn ing, clothed ia Bavagef erocity, and with one fell swoop hurls from life into eternity many thousands of unsuspecting human beings, men, women, children, all borne down on the breast of the surging waters, in sight of friends powerless to rescue, the stoutest heart stands appalled, and the most callous cannot remain untouched. The loss of property was -something, but it was nothing com pared to the fearful sacrifice of hu man life, a sacrifice which we do not believe was ever before equalled in this land, and eeldom anywhere else, except perhaps on the Yellow River, in China. We have our own great river sands of miles .of territory, but there is "seldom much loss of life, because they come gradually and give timely threatened territory to retreat be yond the reach of the waters, but here there was no warning. The deluge came with the impetuous end dennees of a cloud burst from the sky, and the first realization of dis aster they bad was when they felt whirling on the surge of the mighty torrent, too late to escape or even cry out with a hope of rescue. Father, mothers, sisters, brothers, strong men, trusting women, innocent chil- uicu, wuuc( uaucs, ail tswepii away by that remorseless tide in the pres- ence of the living, powerless to Bave. Add to this the horrid burning of the houses stranded against the bridare. when by the'eingular catastrophe of a conflagration in themidst of a flood, many human beings were burned to death, and the lurid picture of this ghastly tragedy is complete. The responsibility for the cause of all this sacrifice of human life and of property remains to be investi gated. If the wealthy, sporting gen tlemen who are the proprietors of that immense reservoir which might be more properly denominated a dammed lake which they purchased and preserved for fishing frolics, were as careless jn making the dam secure as the telegraphic reports assert, they have laid themselves liable to suits for damages, which will probably make their fish investment a very ex pensive one before the end in the courts is reached. For the Flood Sufferer A meeting of citizens to take action looking toward contributing to the relief of the sufferers by the flood at J ohnstown and other places in Penn sylvania, was held at the rooms of the Produce Exchange yesterday at noon. On motion of D. L. Gore, Esq- Mr, B. G. Worth was called to the chair and Col. Jno. L. Cantwell requested to act as secretary. After a full and free expression of sympathy with the sufferings of our fellow citizens in their affliction and distress, on motion' of Donald Ma Kae, Esq., it was unanimously re- eoivea inai tne sum of five hundred dollars be sent as a contribution from this city and that the Chamber ap, point a committee of three to solicit subscriptions for that purpose, and 4V.I II! , 1 f.3 rWl" ee De 'jested to The chair annolnt.orl TJiaaam n t. Gore, P. Heinsberger, Octavius Hicks as the committee above referred to. auu Luc uiccuug aujoarnea. Tn Railroads. . - The flood has rendered the bridge over the Nottawav river on the Sea- ooara road impassible, thus breaking wmuecuon with points north by that xwuiie. xne At.ln.nfin T l ... v WOflU JJkUC IO " 8 " wcisets to points north of weldon. . n.nri , i.n passenger or freight eervlno . . . is thought. ho V1 ina; Place, it lals here that ttronc,Vllroaa ffl" . aorth will be mK afewT6C n ? ; ' STATU TOPICS. The State Agricultural Department is showing commendable interest in perfecting the system of oonnty and township correspondents to report the crop conditions for the State. It is not a matter of easy accomplish ment to organize a thorough system with intelligent and accurate corres pondents, because to be accurate re quires time, inquiry, thought, know ledge of localities and discriminating judgment not often combined in one individual. Especially is this the case when eo compensation is re ceived for the labor done or the time devoted to it. Yet it is a matter of importance that these reports should be as full and accurate as possible for the productive capacity and agri cultural prosperity of the State are lodged to a great extent by the re ports of this department. We doub'i if there is a State in the South where there isjat this time as much activity in the discussion of railroad projects, railroad plans, rail road surveys and railroad building as in North Carolina. There are do less than ten that;we oall to mind at this writiug in j vigorous pro cess of construction some of which are to form portions of grand trunk roads, others feeders to the roads now in operation. In addition to this there are several - whioh have re cently been constructed. Don't this show the confidence of moneyed meu in the outlook for North Carolina? Capitalists are proverbially timid, and are not prone to put their money in enterprises where success may be doubtful, and the fact that they are doing it so freely in this State carries its own comment with it. Some of our exchanges, in discuss ing the future of. the South as an iron manufacturing Beotion, inad vertently overlook the fact that the resources of North Carolina and the outlook for success in this industry are quite as good and quite as favor able as in any pther State. She has bath coal and iron of the best quali ty in limitless quantity, and all the requisites for successfully engaging in that business when the railroads which in the near future will pene trate her iron and coal regions, give her quick, cheap transportation and ready access to the markets within and beyond her borders. . TDK HELIEF FUND. Tl ax (on $ead n First Contribution for tbe Flood Sufferers. Maxtoit, N. C, June 4, 1889. Editor Star, Wilmington, N. C.:. Dear Sib Knowing that Wilming ton will promptly respond to what now seems to be the loudest call for aid to the destitute this country has heard, I send herewith twenty dollars hastily gathered this evening from a few of Maxton's citizens, who desire to aid at once the sufferers from the recent flood at Johnstown, Pa., and vicinity. More will be contributed later. Respectfully, W. B Habkkr. Women's Foreign missionary Untou. The Women's Foreign Missionary Union of Wilmington Presbytery will meet to-day in the Lecture room of the First Presbyterian Church, Mrs. B. F. Hall, of this city is President of the Union. The following is the order of exercises for the week: Thursday, June 6. 4 p m. Devo tional Exercises. Address of Wel comeMrs S G Lewis. Response sirs u w Kobeson. Enrolment of Del egates. Minutes of last Convention. President's Report and Address Sub- iect: "How we can interest otners in foreign Missions." Appointment of Nominating: Committee. 8:15 p m Publia Meeting: Address oy Key .Lane, uampinas, Jtsrazu. Friday, June 7th. 10 a m Praise Meeting Each member is expected to read or repeat a missionary prom ise, iieport oi .nominating commit tee and Election of Officers. Reports of Societies. Question "Shall the Union undertake the support of two missionaries?" Answered by deleea t ions. Topic "How may we encour age and help our missionaries?" Opened by Mrs D G Worth. 4 p m Prayer and Praise. Topic 'How can we increase tbe circulation of the MisnonarvV ToDic 'flow shall r.we conduct our missionary meetings?" upenea bv Miss Anderson Consecration. Adjournment. :a;u-i0:30 p m Social Reception. Personal. The Wilson Mirror, whose editor has no doubt read the Star closely of late, is well pleased with its new associate. The Mirror says: "Maj. Duffy, of the Star, is die playing editorial ability of a very high order. He is doing some very admirable and efficient work on the Star. He wields a facile Den. and writes with the point. He is sound on all the leading questions, and ex presses his views with that perspicui ty and terseness that Is so desirable in newspaper men. Eastern, North Carolina journalism has received a valuable acquisition in Mai. Duffy. and we trust his labors in our section will be agreeable to him as we know they will be instructive and profita ble to us." W. - Creasr. ine-LumDerton juooesontan says 'This distinguished gentleman, pas tor of the First Methodist church, in Wilmington, preached to a very large and appreciative congregation in the Methodist church in this town last Wednesday night. His reputation had preceded him so that our people looked for a most eloquent discourse but It is just to say that the sermon far exceeded the highest expectations of bis most. 0nt.hnBin.aMn sm(ra Indeed he captured all hearts. His manner is simply perfect, his flow of language grand and majestic. As a puipu orator He has but few equals.' Death of Jobn 8. meEaebern. I Mr. John S. MoE&chern, a wel I known and highly respected oitizen I of this city, died yesterday morning. n the -60th year of his age. He had Deen a long and patient sufferer from I narnlvBfa whflth ln.r.alMiu l.tn I K J , u AMvtratum.v..w uuu 'or business for several months, a -j 1 . . . 1 """ken nusDana ana miner, an 1 , . . .. "UUCB" man ana a sincere unnstian, h,is ?eatn be mourned by a large f lrclf f relative and friends who - ivTcu uiiii tur 11 im iiiRnv mrrnaB . ..- - - COUNTY, ArWAIRl. , Annal mtetlncc of tne Koata 01 PIaa;lrat and roomy Coaamls loneis Ttos Tax l.vy Old Board of Bdaeailon Re-elected. Ele.' The annual meeting of the Board of Magistrates of New Hanover coun ty was held yesterday at the Court House, in conjunction with the Board of County Commissioners. A majority of the Justices was present, and W. W. Harriss, Esq., chairman, presided. Mr. H. A. Bagg, chairman of the Board of Commissioners, presented his annual report. The report shows the county In a prosperous condition, the expenses for the fiscal year ended November SO, 1888, are $29,790. The tax levy is recommended to be reduced two cents on the $100 valuation. The total tax levy recommended is as fol lows: On property for county, 40 cents; for State, 40 cents. Total 81 cents. On poll for county, 1.12 cents; for State and schools, 1.12. Total $3.43 cents. On motion ot Justice J. W. King the report on the tax levy made by the Board of Commissioners was adopted Also, the levy made by the Board under schedules A. B. and C. Justice Walker Meares, (Superin tendent Public Instruction) submit ted the following resolution concern ing certain sections of the school law, which he said seriously conflicted with the duties of the County'Super- intendent of Public Instruction. Resolved. That the justices of the peace, the board of county commis sioners and the board of education, n joint meeting assembled, deem the recent amendment to the public school law (Chap. 199, Section 47, Laws 1889) to wit: "tsy and wltn tne consent of the county board of edu cation, the committees of two or more contiguous districts of any city or town may, by a majority vote of the committee in such districts, employ a practical teacher, who shall be known as the superintendent of the public schools of said districts, and he shall perform all the duties of the county ouperintendent as to said districts," as inexpedient, unwise and dangerous to ihe best interests of the schools. Resolved, That the above amend ment if adopted :by one or more school committees, will seriously im pair tbe authority 01 tne tnree boards who control the school interests of New Hanover county, and especially tbe board of education, which body is immediately in charge of all pubiic schools 2n the county, and whose ex ecutive officer, to wit: the county su perintendent 01 public instruction elected by this joint meeting, is pre vented from discharging all these im portant duties, as to at least tne two arge6t districts, wnicn duties are so clearly set forth throughout the pub- lie school iaw; therefore, Resolved, That tnis joint meeting recommend to the Board of Educa tion, that further than conferring the title of principal as heretofore upon a teacher with such duties as shall not conflict .with the duties of the county superintendent of public in straction, be not allowed by any school committee in New Hanover county. On motion of Justice John Cowan, the courtesy of the floor ' was extend ed to Mr. Don MacRae and Mr. Jas. H. Chadbourn, members of tbe school committee. They were in vited to address the meeting, and Mr. Don MacRae did so,' expressing his disapproval of the resolutions offered by Justice Meares. After a prolonged discussion of the resolutions and after a motion to ta ble had been defeated, the resolu tions were adopted. On motion, the Board proceeded to elect a Board of Education, and the old board Messrs. H. A. Bagg, B. G. Worth and E. L. Pearce was chosen for another term. Mr. Bagg offered a resolution that the County Commissioners be in structed to turn over to the Board of Education $2,000 from the general fund, to be placed to the credit of the educational fund, if required, for the purchase of school sites or the erec tion of school buildings. The resolu tion was adopted. On motion of Justice E.D.Hall,a res olution was passed that a sum not ex ceeding $1,500 be appropriated by the County Commissioners to make very necessary improvements in the office of tbe Register of Deeds, for the safe keeping of the county records, etc. A delegation of merchants appeared before the Board in regard to what they represented to be unfair and un equal returns of purchases and per sonal property to the tax listers, made in certain instances, On motion, a resolution was ad opted, that the County Commission ers be authorized to expend a sum not exceeding $1,500, in having the law lully executed as regards the giv ing in of full and true lists of person al property by each and every indi vidual tax-payer in the county. Section 20 of the Machinery act, says: If any person liable to be charg ed with taxes shall refuse to answer any question respecting his property or shall refuse to fill and swear to his returns, he shall be guilty of a misde nieanor, and on conviction liable to be punished by fine not exceeding $50 or imprisoned thirty days; and it shall be the duty of the taxlister to have the offender proseeuted. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The Board of County Commis sioners met at 3 o'clock in the after noon, all the members of the Board being present, and Chairman H. A. Bagg presiding. The Treasurer's monthly report, showing a balance on hand to the credit of the general fund amounting to $18,296 62, and to the educational fund, $14,479.90, was received. The Register of Deeds submitted his monthly report, showing $15.68 received from marriage licenses, and paid over to the county treasurer Brown St Bro. were granted lioense to retail malt liquors at Carolina Beach, and license was granted also to Jas. P. Hewlett at Wrightsville. E. M. Barton was granted lioense a peddler, on paying a tax of $25 the State and the same to the County. Tne .Board proceeded to draw a nire of jurors for the July term of ve- the Criminal Court, to-wit: J M Hewlett, Samuel BlOSSOm. J D ' .Tfl.rmn.n Thorburn,C C Williamson.M Chad wick, Jno J Hewlett, G J Beach, Wm Wescott, D C Davis, W H Bernard, 1 M Legwyn, 0 W Stokely, W H Alder man, H M Bishop, Jr, W R BelL W B Turlington, J K Jones.FMMithH H B Freeman, Jr, I B Quelch.W J Kirk- nam, wm Cromwell, Isaac Bates, W Gerdts, R B Freeman, J C Smith, Benj Bell, M F Manning, R L Dixon, J S Piver, G D Ritter, J W Branch, John C Borneman, R H OrrelL. F W Foster. - - - " ' .' By recommendation of the Board of Magistrates the following named gentlemen were appointed a commit tee to aid the tax lister in adjusting the tax lists, and the clerk was In structed to invite them to meet at the County Commissioners' room Tues day, June 4th, at 5 p. m., for organ ization, towit: Messrs. B F Hall, D L Gore, Gabe Holmes, J 0 Steven son, R M Mclntyre, H H Munson, M M Katz, Geo R French, H VonGlahn, DG Worth, Jno H Harding, J C Munds, Clayton Giles, W H Alder man, W E Springer, Geo W. Huggine, D MacRae, G J Boney, Sam'l North' rqp. On motion, the Board adjourned. Laying tba Corner Stone, The corner-stone of the new gov ernment building wai laid yesterday afternoon with the usual Masonio ceremonies by the Grand Lodge of the State. The Masonio fraternity in full regalia marched to the place in pro cession, headed by Germanla Cornet Band, arriving on the ground shortly after 5 o'clock. Several hundred spectators had assembled to witness the proceedings, whioh were carried out in due form. Grand Master C. H. Robinson opened the ceremonies with a brief address, stating the pur pose for which the Grand Lodge had assembled and read the orders, and after prayer by Rev, Mr. Primrose, the corner-stone was lowered into place by means of the huge derrick. and a list of the articles to be placed in the box contained in the stone was read by the Grand Secretary, J. C. Chase, as follows: List of officers Grand Lodge State of North Carolina; list of pro tern officers of Grand Lodge officiating at the ceremonies; list of officers and members of the three lodges participating; list of officers and members Concord Chapter No. 1, R. A. M.; list of officers and members Wilmington Commandery Knights Templar; names of President of U. S. and Cabinet; names of Governor and State officials; names of Senators of North Carolina; names of Represent atives to U. S. Congress from North Carolina; names of Mayor and city officials; names of Superintendent and officials connected with the building; names of postmaster and collector of port; annual report of public schools of New Hanover coun ty; copies of all the newspapers (daily and weekly) published in New Hanover county. A Masonio hymn was then sung by thhe coir, and the elements of eonse c ration com and wine and oil were poured from silver flagons on the stone, and after an invocation by the Grand Master, and the singing of a national ode "My Country, 'Tis of Thee," the orator of the occasion, Rev. Mr. Creasy, was presented to the audience by the Grand Master. Mr. Creasy delivered an excellent address, which was listened to with profound attention throughout. The commandery of Knights Templar did not take part in the ceremonies. Y. Iff. C. M Convention. The first Convention of the Young Men's Christian Association of the Wilmington District of North Caro lina, will be held at Maxton on June 14th to 16th. At the State Convention of the Young Men's Christian Association, at Wilmington, March 21st to 24th, 1889, it was decided, for the purpose of more effectual and systematic effort in developing the Association work, that the State should be divided into five districts, having headquarters at Wilmington, Charlotte, Winston- Salem, Goldsboro and Durham, re spectively. In accordance with this resolution the Wilmington District includes the territory embraced within the follow ing limits: Including and east of An son. Montgomery and Ubatham conn ties, including and south of Chatham, Harnett, (Sampson, Duplin and Jf en der counties. r The committee appointed to have charge of the work within this dis tnct is K. . Tennent, J. S3. Alien, H. C. McQueen, P. B. Manning, C. C. Brown and G. M. Bnssev. of Wil mington; Wm. Black, of Maxton; W. P. Fife and W. S. Prior, of Fayette ville; J. F. McKinnan, of Laurinburg, and K. Proctor, of Lumberton. Mr. H. C. McQueen, Secretary of the Committee, has issued a circular in which it is stated At a meeting of this Committee at Wilmington, May 27th, it was decided to noid a instnct Convention at Max ton, Friday evening. Saturday and Sunday, June 14th to 16tb. At which it is proposed that tbe following topics should be discussed. Pastors' relations to the Association; Our Dis trict, its extent, and possibilities of work in it; Definite work of tbe As sociations; Relation of the Social to the Religi us work ; Impor tance of Association work in small towns and country places; irsc steps in organizing an Associa tion: Committees and their impor tance; Physical culture; Woman's auxiliary work. That this Convention may be a suo- cess,and helpful to the work through out the District, it is necessary to at an tne Associations witnin tne Dis trict should unite in an effort to make the occasion a profitable one by sending to it as many delegates as possible. Tbe Secretary of tbe Committee was instructed to urge all members 01 Associations in the District and others interested in the work to assist in securing as large representation as possible at the Convention. All are cordially invited to attend, represent ing every part 01 ine District. Prlees of Sontbern Frnlta and Vegeta bles. Mr. G. S. Palmer, commission mer chant in Southern fruits and produce, 166 Reade st, New York, telegraphs Receipts of beans lareer to-dav N. C. round selling $22 50; flat, $1 00 i ou. unoioe nucaieberrles, 10c Cherries, 810c. Potatoes firm at $4 W. H. Liscomb & Co., produce com mission merchants, New York, give prices on June 3rd as follows: We quote sales to-day: Potatoes, .wo. 1, $0 uu(QO w per ddi.: jmo. a, a 50 (3 00. Round beans, $3 00 per half bbl. crate; flat, $1 501 75 per one third bbl. crate. Cucumbers, $1 50O 3 00. Tomatoes, $2 002 50. Huckle- Dernes, iu12 cents per quart. - A Good Investment is that which yields lame returns from small outlay. Reader, the wav is dear I No anefilllftl.inn nn rhnnna hio TAtnraa I If you are like most of mankind you have omewnerea weakness uon 1 ieel at times just as you'd like to headache dftV. back&P.hn bamnrm rfnvn oinV , all to- next wee an De cause your blood is out 01 der. A filtlnll nnllav .nil wtiafc lama or turns I Ton invMt In Ttr TiorM'a flM. re- Medical Discovery and soon pure, f resit uiuuu uuuraea uirougn your veins, ana lyou are auuiuer ueing 1 JPBNWHYMj VAANVS H.ORHOB. Additional Particulars of the Tenia bl calamity a Jolnstrtn Xlio Dead Now Estimated as High as Ten or Torsive Xnousand Flendlsli Work of Tblev&s Among tbe tiead. and tbe Summary Execution of a, Naanner of Tneaa Boaattful Aid Going Forward to tne 8afferersTne Work or.Uanting for and Barfing tbe Dead etr, ete. By Telegraph to tbeHornhur Star. Johnstown. Pa.. June 2. The situation here has not changed, and yesterday's estis mates of tbe loss of life do not seem to be exaggerated. Six hundred bodies ate now lying in jonnstown aoo a large numoer haye already been buried. Nat less than fifteen hundred strangers are here. The handsome brick nigh school build ing is damaged to such an extent that it will have to be rebuilt. The water attain ed the height of the window sills of the second floor. Its upper stories served lor a refuge for many persons. All of Satura day afternoon two little girls could be seen at tbe windows frantically. calling for aid. They bad spent all of tne mgnt and day in. the building, cut eft from all aid. without food ana drinking water. Their condition was lamentable. Late in the evening the children were removed to hi? her ground, and properly cared lor. . Of tne Jfipiscopai church not a vestige remains. Where once it stood there is now olacid lake. The parsonage is swept away, and the rector of the church, Re v .Mr. Dillon, was arownea. About two hundred persons had taken refuge in Alma Hall, and were on the sec ond, third and fourth stories. The scenes W8re most aonizing. Heart rending shrieks, sobs and means pierced the gloomy dark nese; the crying or children mingiea wilt the sobs of women. Under the guardian ship of tbe men all took more hope. No one slept during all the long dark night. Many: knelt for hours in prayer, their sup plications mingling with the roar of waters and the shrieks of the dying in tbe sur rounding bouses. Ia all this misery two women cave premature birth 01 children. Mo one died during tbe night, but women and children surrendered their Jives on the succeeding day as tbe result of terror and fatigue. This afternoon a spring wagon came slowly from the ruins in what was once Cambria. Io it, on a board, and covered by a muddy clotb, were the remains of edi tor C. T. Bchubett, of the Johnstown Free Press, a German. There are not over one hundred bodies to be seen, bnt ' while the mass of people walked back and forth they were strangers. Not one person in tun that one met was a resident of this vicinity. It leads to the be lief that hundreds, perhaps thousands, are still buried in tbe mud and debris, burned in the awful furnace at the stone bridge, or lodged runner down than the searchers have yet gone ' Tbe scene at ot. Columbia Church was awful. Forty or fifty bodies had been car ried into it and laid on tbe muddy seats. Lying in a row in this church were five children, from two to six years old. No one bad identiflad them this afternoon. A number of bodies are lying in the school house unidentified. Trenches were being dug in tbe Lower Yoder (Catholic) Cemetery and Grand View (Protestant) Cemetery, this afternoon. The bodies that were exposed when tbe waters began fall ing are in a bad condition. Some have al ready been interred. In the haste and ex citement no definite arrangements seem to have been made for funeral services. Harry Rose, District Attorney, is among the lost. Col. John Li a ton and his family are safe. John Al. itose is not dead, as re ported, nor Uoi. jamea McMillan. Kev. hi. Chapman, also reported dead, is alive, These facts circulated this afternoon caused much I07. The doctors have under their charee three hundred patient1, mostly fractured lim os. It is stated that at 6 p. m. seventy-six bodies bad been taken out at Kearnsville, and eighty-live above the silk works Unit! Evans, ot the rittsburg Fire De partment, arrived this evening with engines and several hose carts, with a full comple ment of men . A large number of tbe Pittsburg physicians came on the same train. Mr. Crouse, proprietor of South Fork Fishing Club Hotel, came , to 'Johnstown this afternoon. Ho says that when the dam of Conemaugh Lake broke, the water seemed to leap, scarcely, touching the ground. It bounded down tbe valley, crash ing and roaring, carrying everything be fore it. Warning was sent from the South Fork by freight agent Deecher. when the tcrcat wall that held the body of water began to crumble at the top. He sent a message begging the people of Johnstown, for God's sake, to take to tbe hills. "Icanaot describe the mad rush," he said. "At the first It looked like dust. That must have been spray. I could see houses going down before it like a child's play-blocks set on edge in a row. As it came nearer I could ste houses totter for a moment, then rise, and the next moment be crushed like egg shells against each other. Just as shadows began to fall upon tbe earth last evening, a party 01 thirteen uun carian's were noticed stealthily picking their wav felon tbe banks of the Conemaueh towards 8anir Hollow. 8 us picious of their purpose several farca era armed themselves ana sianea in pursuit. Boon their most hor rible fears were realized. The Hungarians were out tor plunder. Lying upon the shore they came upon the dead and maneled body of a woman, upon whose person there were a number of trin kets of jewelry and two diamond rings. In tbeirettgerne88 to secure plunder the Hun garians got into a Equaooie, uunug wuicu one of ihj number severed a finger which wore rings, and started on a run with his fearful prize. The revolting nature of the deed bo w roue hi uoou the pursuing far mers. who bv this time were close at hand, that thev vave immediate chase. Some of the Hungarians showed fight, but being outnumbered were compelled to flee for their lives. Nine of the brutes escaped but four wtra driven into the surging river, and to their death. The inhuman monster whose atrocious act has been described was among the number of involuntary suicides. Another incident of even greater moment has juat been brought to notice. At 8 30 o'clock this morning an old railroader, who had walked from Sang Hollow, stepped up to a number of men who were congregated on the platform stations at Curanville and said: "Gentlemen, had I a shot-gun with me a half hour ago I would now be a murderer, yet with no fear of ever having to suffer for my crime. Two miles bolow here I watched three men going along the banks stealing jewels from the bodies of the dead wives and daughters 01 men wno nave oeen robbed of all they hold dear on eartn." He bad no sooner finished tbe last sen tence than five burly men, with looks of terrible determination written on their faces, were on tbeir way to the scene Of plunder, one with a coil of rope over bis shoulder and another with a revolver in his hand. In twenty minutes, so it is stated, they had overtaken two of their victims, who wete tben in the act of cutting pieces from the ears and fingers from the bands of bodies of two dead womea. With a revol ver levelled at the scoundrels the leader of the poeso shouted. "Throw up your hands, or I'll blow your heads off." With bl -inched faces and trembling forms they obeyed tbe order and begged for mercy. They were searched, and as tutir pock' ets were - emptied of their ghastly finds, the indignation of the crowd was in tensined, and when tbe bloody nnger 01 an infant, encircled with two tiny gold rings. was found among the plunder in tne ladies pocket, a crv went ud. "lynch them," "lynch them." Without a moment's delay ropes were thrown around their necks and they were dangling to the limbs of a tree. ia the branches of which an hour before were tbe entangled bodies of a dead father and son. After tbe expiration of half an hour the ropes were cut and the bodies lowered and carried to a pile of rocks in the forest on the hill above. It is hinted that an Allegheny county official was one of tbe most prominent factors in this justi fiable nomicide. Johnstown, May 8. The chief sensa tion of tbe morning has been the united remonstrance of tbe physicians against the extinguishment of the burning wreck. They maintain with philosophy that to the anxious searchers it seems heartless that the hundreds, if not thousands, of lifeless and decaying bodies lie beneath this mass of burning ruins. Llt would be better, they say, to permit nature's- greatest 1 scavenger, tne names, to pursue his wore : unmolested, than to expose to further de cay tbe horde of putrifj ing bodies that lie beneath tnis aeons. There can ne but one result. Days will elapse before .tbe rubbish can be suf ficiently removed to permit recovery of these bodies, and long ere that every corpse will bs a putrid mass, yielding forth those frightful emanations of decaying nu- man flesh, that in a crowded community like this cin give nut one result dreadful typhus. Every battlefield has demonstrated the necessity by the hasty interment of de caying bodies, and the stench that already arises is a forerunner 01 tne impending dan ger. With 'burn the wreck " "bum the wreck," a loud cry of indignation arose from the lips of tbe vast multitude, and the warnings of science were lost in the eager demands of those that sought the remains of near and dear ones. The hose was again turned upon the hissing mass and rapidly the flames yielded to the supremacy of water. It is almost impossible to conceive tbe extent of these smoking ruins. An area of eight or ten acres about the dam ia covered to a depth of forty feet with shattered houses, borne from the resident centre of Johnstown. In each of these houses it is estimated there were from one to twenty or twenty-nve people. This is accepted as the data upon which to estimate the number that perished on this spot, and if the data be correct the bodies that lie beneath these ruins muBt run Well up into hundreds if not thousands. As yet there is no telling how many lives have been lost. Adjutant General Hastings, who has charge of everything. stated this morning that he supposed there were at least twot housandp eople 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 living, and sub tract that, from the census before tbe hood. Said he, "in my opinion there are anywhere from four to five thousand souls lost." Tbe relief committee from Ohio are pitching their canvas tents on the hillside. They have nine hundred of these tents, and tbey are being eagerly utilized as fast as erected. It is a most distressing sight to see the relatives of people who are supposed to be lost standing aronnd watching every body as it is pulled out, and acting more like ma niacs tnan sane people. Tbe water has subsided to a great extent, and the streets in the main part of tbe town are free from water. The falling water has laid bare the terrible work of the flood, and the full extent of the fearful disaster is only being ascertained now. Tbe streets are one sickening, foul smelling mass of wood and debris, and the work of searching for dead bodies has only fairly begun. The latest estimates put the loss of life at from ten to twelve thousand. It is im possible to get any account of the number lost. From under the large brick school house one hundred and twenty-lour bodies were taken last night and to day. and in every corner and place the bodies are being found and buried as fast as possible. The neces sity for speedy burial is becoming manifest, and the stench arising from the bodies is sickening. A number of bodies have been found with bullet boles in them, showing conclusively that in their maddening fright suicide was resorted to by many. Johnstown. June 8. Over one thou sand bodies have been taken from the de bris of the overflow near Kernaville to day This is official. Rescuing parties who are at work on the mass of unburn ed wreckage on the river aoove btone Bridge, are finding bodies and fragments of bodies at the rate of from ten to fifteen an hour. In other parts ot the submerged districts many bodies are be' ing taken out. A careful estimate at this time of bodies recovered everywhere, puts it at from 700 to 800. Tbe total loss of life must certainly be irom o.uou to o,(Wu. 1.10 P. M. A small frigid cold wave has struck the town, and tbe people are badly in need of clothing. Newspaper men are among the sufferers. It is aimost an impossibility to get any tning to eat. There is nothing to smoke, aud only water to drink. The Citizens' Committee are making desperate efforts to preserve the peace, and the Hungarians at Cambria City are being kept in houses by men with clubs. Quite an exciting scene took place in the borough of Johnstown last night. A Hungarian was discovered by two men in the act or blowing up a sale in the Fust National bank building with dy namite. A cry was raised, and in a few moments a crowd had collected and the cry of ''lynch him" was raised, and in less time than it takes to tell it the man was strung up to a tree in what was once the central portion of Johnstown. Not content with this the Vigilance Committee riddled the man's body with bullets He remained hanging to the tree for several hours, when some person cut him down and buried him with the other dead. The force of the flood can be estimated by the fact that it carried three cars a mile and a half, and the tender of an engine weighing twelve tons was carried one-fourth of a mile down the river. A team of horses which were standing on Main street just before tbe flood, were found a mile and a quarter below the town yesterday. Fifty men are digging grave, on Pros pect Hill and the bodies are being interred as fast as possible. Over three hundred bodies were lying on the sand at Eernville, at the mouth of Sandy Creek, at 8 o'clock this afternoon. The sight was one that cannot be described and is one of tbe most distressing ever witnessed. A crowd of at least five hundred gathered around, endeav oring to find tbe bodies ot friends and rela tives. It is thought most of the bodies will be found at Kernersville under a large pile of debris, about an acre in length. This ia where most of the buildingB drifted, and it is natural to suppose that the bodies floated with them. Ham is now falling, but this does not interfere with tbe work. Most of the rescuing party have been up for two days, yet tne? work with a determina tioa that is wondeiful. Engine No. 15, of Pitt&burg, which is playing a stream on the fire at Stone Bridge, has it cow almost ex tinguiahed, and the fire will be out by to morrow, aad the task cf getting at the bodies under the burning debris will be commenced in earnest. Johnstown, June 3. Developments of every hour make it more and more appa rent that the exact number of lives lost in tbe recent horror will never be known, All estimates that have been made up to this time are conservative, and when all is known will doubtless be found to be too small. Over one thousand bodies bave been found since sunrise to-day, and the most skeptical concede that the remains of thousands more rest beneath the debris above Johnstown bridge. The population ot Johnstown, the surround ing towns and tbe part of the valley af fected by the flood is, or was, from fifty to fifty-five thousand. Associated Press representatives to-day interviewed nume rous leading citizens of Johnstown who survived the flood, and tba concensus of opinion was that fully thirty per cent, of the residents of Johnstown and Cambria bad been victims of the continued disasters of fire and water. If this be true tbe total loss of life in the entire valley cannot be less than 7,000, or 8,000, and possibly much greater. Of the thousands who were devoured by the flames, and whose ashes rest beneath the smoking debris above Johnstown bridge, no definite informa tion can ever be obtained. As little will be learned of the hundreds that were borne swiftly down tbe Conemaugh, only to be depos-iied hundreds of miles below on tbe banks and in the dtift wood of the raging Ohio. Probably one-third of the dead will never be recognized, and it will take a list of ihc missing, weeks hecce,to enable even a ciobo octimaie to be made. . -'All indications point to the fact that the death list will reach over 5,000 names, and in my opinion the miseing will reach 8,000 in round numbers," declared General HastiDgs to-night. At 6 o'clock in the evening 618 bodies nad oeen recovered at the Uambna depoai tory for corpses, Johnstown, June 4 Nearly 2,000 men are employed m different parts of the val ley, clearing up the ruins and prosecuting a diligent search for the undiscovered dead. Their Investigations are not without fruit ful results, for the bodies of the dead and charred victims of the flood and fire are discovered with undiminished frequency. It becomes hourly more and more apparent that not a single vestige will ever be recog nized of the hundreds that were roasted in the flames above the bridge. Men fall to the earth from sheer fatigue. There are many who have not closed their eyes in sleep since they awoke Friday morning. They are a hollow-eyed, pitiable looking lot; many have lost near relatives ana ail nave lost friends. From the wrecked stores in Johnstown one dealer was charging $5 a sack for flour, and was getting it in one or two cases. Sud denly the crowd heard of the occurrence and several desperate men went to the store and doled the flour gratuitously to the homeless and stricken army. Another deal er was Belling flour at $1 60 a sack; he re fused to give any away, but would sell it to any one who had the money; otherwise he would not allow any one to go near it, guarding his store with a shot-gun. uoaies are recovered m Johnstown to-day thut have been robbed by the ghouls - that flocked to the scene. It was known that one lady had several hundred dollars in her Eossession just before the disaster, but when er body was recovered, there was not a cent in ber pocket. i ne Hungarians attacked a supply wagon between Morrellville and Cambria City to day. Tbe drivers of the wagon repulsed them, but they again returned. A second nght ensued, but after a lively scrambling the Hungarians were again driven away. After that the drivers and guards of the supply wagons were permitted to go on ward. Registers are being opened in Johnstown. and all survivors are requested to register, to give information of their safety to in quiring friends. Postofflces were opened in is-ernersviue and the fourth ward of Johnstown to-day. The first mail got In at 9:30 this morning and was enormous for such a small town. The Knights of Pythias have received large donations of money from the Pitts burg lodges. An effort was made to have religious sen vices in Morrellville last night, bv Rev. John Fox, of Pittsburg. Rev. Mr. Beale is. making arrangements for service in Cover's school house to-night. The (Jhamoer of commerce has made arrangements with the Baltimore & Ohio railroad to transfer passengers from Johns town to Pittsburg free of charge. The train was packed so full that it was impos-, sible to obtain standing room on the plaU lorm - last nigni. xne passengers were mostly children and women. The faces at the windows expressed, nothing but relief, as the train drew out j from the ill-fated city. The Tariff Club's relief train, from nttsburg, lay on the B. & O. to-day, and did more good than any that has yet arriv ed. Trains on the Pennsylvania railroad cannot reach as many sufferers as those on the B. & O. Johnstown, June 4., 7:30 a. m. Every moment a new body of some poor victim is taken from the debris, and the town, or remnants of it, to write accurately.is one vast charnel house. The scenes at the extern porised morgues are beyond the powers of description in their ghastliness, while the moans and groans of the suffering survi vors, tossing in agony with bruised and mangled bodies, or screaming in a delirium of fever, as tbey issue from numerous tem porary hospitals, make even tbe stoutest hearted quail with terror. Nearly two thousand bodies have already been recovered, and as the work of exami ning the wreckage progresses the convic tion grows that the magnitude of the ca lamity has not yet been approximated. Conservative estimates this morning put the number of, lost at seven thousand, and many men of cool judgment, and who are not apt to exaggerate, and wbo bave been upon the ground from the first, place the number at ten thousand. The debris lodged against the big stone btidge of the Pennsylvania Railroad is still burning, and the efforts of the firemen to stay tbe; progress of the names are futile. The mass, which unquestionably forms the funeral pyre for thousands of victims who lie buried beneath it. is burn ing and is likely to burn for weeks to come. The flames are not active, but burn away in a sullen, determined fashion, as though bent upon proving how futile are man's et forts when the fire god is aroused, and, perhaps after all, the hand of proyi dence is in it, for the suggestion made by the physicians, yesterday, that the bodies not buried be allowed to be cremated, in the interest of public health, and which aroused such a storm of indig nation among the surviving populace, is viewed with more calmness to-day, and there is a growing sentiment that it is after all the best solution of the problem. Weeks and months will be required to remove the stupendous mass of artificial means, and in the meantime the rotting, putrifying re mains of the poor humanity burie 1 therein would be dealing pollution and death to all the surrounding country. 1 wenty-nve registry omces ror tne liv ing were opened this morning, and up to noon 9,000 out of 84,000 werelregistered. At Johnstown proper the rescuers con tinue to bring in bodies by the hundreds. Mrs. Friederick, an aged woman, was rescued alive from the attic in her house yesterday afternoon. The house had floated from what was formerly Vine street to the foot of the mountain. Mrs. Friederick says her experience was terri ble. She said hundreds of men, women and children floated down the torrent to meet death, some praying, while others had become raving maniacs. Tbe searchers started to work early, and up to 9 o'clock one hundred and fifty bodies had been taken from the ruins. Most of them are unrecognizable, but they are being taken away and buried as fast as possible. What is needed here to-day more than anything else is grave diggers. This morn ing hundreds of bodies were lying around and there was no one to dig graves. Williom Gagney, insurance agent at this place, had a very pitiful duty to perform this morniog. On bis father's and wife's side he lost fourteen relatives, among them his wife and family. This morning the man carried his deceased relatives to their graves, and he had the mournful duty of digging his wife's and children's graves and burying them. Tbe saddest sight to be seen on the river bank this morning was the case of a Mr. Gilmore, wbo has lost his wife and family of five children. Ever since tbe calamity this old man has been seen on the river bank looking for his family. He insisted on the firemen playing a stream of water on tbe place where his house formerly stood and where he supposed the bodies lay. The firemen, recognizing his feelings, played a stream on the place for several hours this morning, and at fast tbe rescuers reached tbe placej where his house formerly stood. "I know the bodies are there and you must find them." On went the rescuers after this plea, when at last one of the men picked up a charred skull, evidently that of a child. This stirred the old man up and he exclaimed, "That is my child, and there lies my family; go on and get the rest of them." The workmen Contin ued, and in a few minutes they came to the remains of the mother and the other chil dren. Their heads were completely burned off, but there was enough left of their clothing to recognize them by, and what was left was picked up and placed in a coffin, the old gentleman following closaly the men who were carrying the coffin. Johnstown, Pa., June 4 This morn ing the sheriff requested Adjutant General Hastings to call out one regiment of the National Guard. He stated that he did not want them called out on account of any troubles, but to guard against anything that might happen. Gen. Hastings imme diately telegraphed to Pittsburg to order out the Fourteenth Regiment. They have not yet answered, but when they do they will be stationed in Johnstown proper to guard the buildings from acts of thieves. The sad story of Conemaugh is not with' out its deeds of heroism. The appalling scenes of horror developed daring courage where least expected,while everyday heroes in the midst of terrifying scenes usually de generate into arrant cowards. Those who viewed the frightful scenes of fire and flood agree that the helplessness of the situ ation was first fully realized by the women, and that by tbe tender sex was exhibited that dauntless courage which is born of re signation. Mothers coolly sacrificed them selves to the fury of the flood or Are to Bave the lives of their children and loved ones. Not unfrequently some pale-faced woman, clinging with her child to the floating de bris, realizing that the support was too frail for two, would be seen to lift her precious burden high upon the floating debris, and with a hasty kisB, bidding farewell to all that bound her to the world, sink beneath the waves. Edward C. Willis, a young foundry man of Cambria, 27 years old, whom no one ever suspected of possessing more than or dinary courage, when the flood was at its height and people were floating down the rushing torrent in hundreds, rushed to his boat and senseless to the pleadings of wife and relatives, shoved his frail craft out into the angry current. Gliding alongside a floating roof upon which a woman and two children were kneeling with blanched faces and strong stare, he skillfully evaded the obstructions that every minute threatened to crush the craft, and lifting the terrorized creatures to his boat shot across the curs rent back to the bank. A shout of applause Bweiicu iii-ui iu mropg mat lined th j i. uo lKuauB. young Willis repeated the perilous-journey seven times, until twenty-two lives had been saved by his indomitable energy. Next ' day. when most of Johnstown was still un wmcr, ti nun Boucnueu ine stream to the desolate city and again distinguished himself by many acts of heroism and endu rance. Tribute to valor cannot be paid to his noble character, but after all, anions thn hnrnM that thcum J j & ------ -"(, "mucs aevei- oped, he is only one of many. There is every prospect that the heat will become intense now, and the effect of it will be awful to think of. Hundreds of bodies are lying along the river banks and under piles of big timber, aud trouble will come from these, because they are hard to find, and harder to dig out. Bonfires are burning everywhere. Fire is the agent employed to help the com mittee get rid of the refuse and broken wood. The completion of a temporary track and bridge which permits tbe passage of trains over the river has been a blessing as it allows the men to work much faster and to get tools and material close at hand It will take several days to bury the bodies now in the different graveyards as there were few graves dug until this morn ing, and no implements to- dig with Altogether about three hundred bodies were taken to tbe different cemeteries this morning. Three hundred more bodies have been found opposite Ninevah to-day This makes seven hundred bodies found at that point. " , At .least from twenty to forty people were lost on the two sections of tbe day express that left Pittsburg at 8 a. m. Fri day morning and the Johnstown accom modation that was about to leave Johns town that afternoon. The burned wreckage against the bridge at Johnstown is being dynamited to allow water to pass in the main channel. Many skeletons and fragments of bodies are found. Tbe opening cf this channel will take the overflow from the lower part of Johnstown proper. At 11 o'clock the first relief train.fce-.ring thousands of pounds of provisions for the suffering and two thousand coffins for tbe dead, passed over Johnstown bridge across the improvised trestle and the track up the incline to Johnstown depot. JOHN8TOWN,iJune 4. I notice that the Secretary of the South Fork Fishing Club said yesterday that the Club bad not filed an indemnity bond, as claimed by citizens of Edensburg, and that no complaints had ever been made about the safety of the dam by any Johnstown citizens. He is un doubtedly correct hb to the bor?, hut is misleading as to the second pan of his statements. There is not a shadow or doubt but that citizens of Cambria county fre quently complained, and that at the time the dam was constructed, a very vigorous effort was made to put a stop toibe work. It is true that the leader in this movement was not a citizen of Johnstown, but he was and is a large mine owner in Cambria coun ty. His mice adjoins tbe reseivoir proper ty. He related to me on Saturday the story of his labors in an effort to protect the lives and property of the people of that valley. He was f re quently on the fcpot and his own engineer inspected the work. He 6 ays (be cmbiink ment was principally of slate and cay, and that straw was used to stop the leaking of water. While the work was going on be called on the sheriff cf Cambria couuty and told him it was bis duty to apply to the court for an injunction. The sheriff promised to give the matter his attention, but instead of going before the courts went to the Cambria Company for consultation. An employe was sent up to make an in spection, and bis report was favorable to the reservoir work. The sheriff weDt ho further. But the gentieman referred to said be had not failed to make public bis protest at ihe time and to renew is fre quently. This recommendation for an in junction and protest were spoken of by the citizens of Altoona as a backceyed subject. Confirmation was certainly bid at South 'Fork, ConemBUgh.Millva'e snd Johnstown on that fatal Friday. Rumor of iu exist ing brtbk was prevalent, at tfceee places early in the day, but citizens remained that tbe rumor was a fiimilmr incident of an nual fret-bets. It kss the old classical story of "Wolf 1" ' Wolf 1" Tooy gave up tbe first floors !o tbe water and retired up stairs to wait until the river should re cede, as they had done often before, scout ing as absurd the oft told story of the breaking of the reservoir. Tbe reader will note the remarkable conflict between that shale and clay story of the mice owner referred to above, and tbe published statement of Gen. Morehead, who had charge ot the construction, that the mason ry was of solid granite snd limestone, and was believed to be as enduring as the pyra- mids of Egypt. The awful disaster would eeem to confirm the allegation of the ueo of unfit material in the construction. : jSigned, Wm. Henby Smith! Johnstown, June 5. The best estimate this morning on tbe loss of life, on registry of the living and unofficial poll puts it at from 12,000 to 15.000. Advices from Phillipsburg, Centre coun ty, report great loss of life there, and that 243 bodies have already been recovered. In the midst of this scene of dtath and desolation a relent'ng providence Feems to be exerting a subduing influence. Six days have elapsed since tbe great disaster, snd the temperature still remains low atd chilly in the Conemaugh valley. Tbe work of clearing up the wreck and recovering the bodies is now being con ducted more systematically. Over six thousand men are at work in various por tions of the vailey, and each little gang 6f twenty men is directed by a foreman, who is under orders from general headquarters. As the rubbish is gone over and bodies and scattered articles of value recovered the de bris is piled up in one mass and tbe torch applied. In this way tbe valley is assum ing a less devastated condition, and in twenty-four -hours more every mass of rubbish will probably bave been searched, and the investigations will be confined to the smoking 'wreck above Johnstown bridge. Pittsburgers are now in sole charge of everything at this place. The Fourteenth Regiment has not yet been assigned to any duty by Adjutant General Hastings. In an interview this morning he said : "Tbe regiment was ordered here to do guard work and take charge of the place. We will not declare martial law, for the reason that there is no necessity for it. The local police and the citizens who have been do ing yeoman service are about tired out, and 1 will assign the regiment to guard work this afternoon and relieve the police." At Johnstown station, on the east side of the river, everything was quiet, yet consid erable work is being done. This is the chief commissary station, and this morn ing, by 2 o'clock, fifteen thousand people were fed and about six thousand, families furnished with provisions. Five car-loads of clothing were distributed, and now almost every one is provided with clothing. At the different registration places 18,000 residents of the devastated district had re gistered as alive and well. The total pop ulation of this district was between 40,000 and 50,000. There were hundreds of people waiting around the offices to have their names placed on the list of the saved. It is thought that by to-morrow night at least 85 per cent, of the survivors will be regis tered. Roger O'Meara, Superintendent of Police ofiPittsburg, who has been here for two days looking for crooks and pickpock ets, said that reports about robberies and thieving were very greatly exaggerated. Johnstown, June 5. Conservative men are of opinion that the number of people destroyed will reach from 12,000 to 15,000. This view of it is based on many fragments of evidence obtained from over one hun dred citizens, carefully selected from as intelligent men and women as could be found. They were chosen from as many occupations as possible, and from as many social classes. They were asked to estimate the percentage of loss to the total population; to tell how many peo ple of their acquaintance bave disappeared; how gatherings of residents on streets and in public places compare with the same in former times. Their statements ot fact and estimates were proved as far as could be, and the calculation shows a list of from 12.000 to 15.C00. It must be remarked that a very large proportion of thia loss is made up of children. How strikingly frequent is the reference in the death list to "Mrs. Jones and six children," "Mrs. Smith and five children." In the morgue the little ones lie in dozens, where adults are in half dozens. The drift of opinion among intelligent men, physicians, engineers and railroad men. is that from one thousand to fifteen hundred of the bodies will never be found. Johnstown, June 5 At 11 o'clock this morning General Hastings sent the follow ing telegram to Governor Beaver: "Fully 8,000 men are at work clearing off the debris. Bodies are now being res-
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