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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1889
Page
1
Reports from Johnstown and surrounding towns describe a deadly pending outbreak as diphtheria typhoid and pneumonia spread amid ruined towns. Hospitals overflow burnings of wreckage and calls for cremation mix with grim scenes of river disaster and mass death. Authorities seek funds and faster action as survivors face exposure hunger and ongoing search for victims.
In Johnstown on June, reports note Clara Barton and the Red Cross Society organizing abroad hospitals and tending wounded, with emphasis on women volunteers who support medical efforts during the crisis.
June 8 report from JOHRSLOWN notes flood survivors in the ConeMauth valley receive $5,000 from a formal relief fund plus several thousand more from Knights of Pythias Odd Fellows Masons G A R and private sources raising hopes total relief could reach $10,000. Subscriptions continue as relief plans press urgent aid.
The Barrett street improvement law may drive up prices or scare contractors from city projects. They object to being paid with bonds bearing 6 percent interest maturing in ten years after completion. George W. Seibert and Fulmer & Seibert explain the anxiety over delayed cash flow and bond market value.
The school board convened to vote on raising teachers salaries. A plan to grant a maximum $100 yearly rise for each teacher over three years was approved, tied to grades. The passage of a 250000 loan authority for building purposes was noted, with emphasis on tuition fund use.
The rainy Saturday election for school commissioners saw little activity except in district four where incumbent A P Baker and challenger Anderson Lewis contested. Lewis led by over 100 votes of 700 counted at 2 pm, with strong turnout from the colored community. If elected, Lewis would be the first colored member on the board. Edwin L Williams appears to be re elected in district eight, while Joseph W Marsee lacks formal candidacy. In district three Frisby S Newcomer faced only token opposition, and district seven saw a close race between Fred Kline and John A Giddenbaum, with Kline favored.
The city clerk issued 20 building permits totaling 26715 with major sums for Henry Voight 3500 brick residence A M Banks 2590 frame dwelling on Columbia Ave MM M Cotton 2600 frame house on St Clair. Parkers block sold for 32000 to Carl Yoo Bake. Julia Dennings bought northeast corner Illinois and Vermont streets for 10000. Woods property deal near Massachusetts Ave and Pennsylvania St expected to close for a large apartment project. Only ten vacant houses were seen, all in poor condition.
The Social Turners Here selected the Reliable Line to travel to the National Purmest in Cincinnati. Round trip fare is 2.50 dollars and tickets are valid for 20 to 30 inclusive. Public invited to join the excursion.
Marchinavile officials vote to place the question of locking truing at farms on the ballot. J H Daniels elected night watchman Ad Crawford serves as street commissioner. High water damages crops across the county.
In Washington a mark of esteem is proposed for gallant conduct related to the Apia disaster acknowledging Hy to give Alaicaia a token of respect. The brief note references Guwatit as aide and mentions June as the time of the acknowledgment.
A scattered city column reports election case referrals to a federal court in the United States, a benefit for Johnstown sufferers scheduled for Sunday night at a local hall, and various local legal actions. A panic drugstore mention, gas-company litigation, an insane commitment, estate filings, sales via Panhandle tickets, and parole actions are noted alongside a local shoe sale at 16 North Penn Street.
A nineteenth century newspaper recounts Pogue's Run flooding to match 1675 and 1842 records. It details drownings near the Union depot, archways under factories, and residents like Tatleygherty and Henry Sauto surviving. The piece notes citywide damage, a court suit by Johnson & Irwin, and references President Harrison. Weather notes place the storm near Des Moines, with higher rainfall forecasts and a quip about a shift in naming the signal forecaster.
Severe rains flood Brazil region of Exavin Indiana causing evacuations as water breaches levees flooding lower lands. A 160 foot section of a levee washout drains the dam, 400 to 500 feet of E and J South Branch track washed away, Birch Creek area reports grade washouts and mines including Central Iron and Steel affected by floodwaters.
A Saturday Indianapolis special reports about 1,000 people in Clay County facing starvation due to a hammer strike. Families lose furniture and all hope rests on arbitration as unrest sweeps the area.
The Turners invite participation in the National Turn-fest in Cincinnati aboard the Old Relivule operated by YW and D. Round trip fares are two dollars fifty cents with tickets valid from June 21 to June 80, inclusive.
Alonzo Barrett was arrested Thursday in Terre Haute by Treasury agent Carter after counterfeiting a ten dollar note. A grand jury indictment was returned Friday and Barrett pled guilty at 5 pm. He was sentenced to five years in northern prison. He appeared neatly dressed, tall with blue eyes, and sobbed after sentencing.
Morning Inter-Cess hints at minister’s crooked ties to Clanad funds and murder allegations surrounding Cronin. Times asserts Egan lied and calls for recall, despite Walker Bleine’s denial.
An electrical weight printing machine, placed in Wales, uses a nickel to drop a card that shows weight. Descriptions cover its Oak cabinet, the glose top, and the mechanism driving a stack of cards. Burkhoder, a Chicago industrialist, notes use in Chicago St Louis and San Francisco with varying daily yields.
The article notes Cornelia Harrison will graduate next week at the high school as part of a strong year for the Hurricane. It mentions a Black porter named Redman on Lake Shore road and a Bloomington group called the Bloomington Rads. It reports on libel threats from Brer Cooper and Joe Howard of the New York Press over controversial remarks about Black children born in Washington, and covers the season’s activities of local colored clubs and literary societies.
A report on the city’s high school chorus at the recent Mary musical festival praises the work of young singers, many ex-pupils, and credits late music supervisor George B. Loomis with establishing a graded program. Prof Carl Barus endorses forming a permanent chorus unit to rehearse for an October midwinter festival and a forthcoming May festival, highlighting the city’s growing musical culture.
In Conypon Indiana on a Friday night two well dressed men posing as stock buyers stopped at farmer J. Lemay's home three miles northeast of town. After demanding money they drew revolvers. Lemay fired back and was wounded five times. His niece Lucy Lemay was shot in the right breast. The robbers fled and officers and neighbors have not traced them.
The third board of trade ticket known as the citizene is announced on Friday evening for the annual election Monday. N. S. Byram is named president with E. B. Martindale as vice president and C. N. Wrenzel as treasurer. Also listed are candidates for governor and other posts, including T. Malott H W Hanna Chas I Meyer J R McKee A H Nordyke S Huey Van Camp H Batee C E Caffin R R Shiel and Milton Dailey.
Mr Amos J Walker former manager of James Whitcomb Riley and Edgar Wileon Nye arrives in the city on a visit from New York. He is warmly received by the bachelors club, though the greeting is cool. He tours with his wife, new to Indianapolis, which he says would be a fine summer resort if not for dusty streets. Also in town is Geo Gasper, brother of John Gasper, the expert hunter, a seafaring man who has traveled a lifetime comparable to twice around the globe.
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