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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1889
Page
1
Survivors endure hunger and exposure after a disaster described as a gaunt wolf stalking the afflicted. Emergency crews scramble to aid residents, provide shelter, and restore power as waters recede and a firefight risk lingers. Local officials vow renewed relief and rebuilding efforts.
Johnstown reports hundreds of thousands of dollars needed to combat widespread suffering after disaster. A house to house canvass reveals four to six families crammed in one dwelling, with up to fifty in a single room, closed doors and windows worsening stench and dampness and pneumonia spreading. Dr. Carrington notes at least 100 well developed cases among immediate relief efforts.
In Jonxstown Pennsylvania on June 5 the morning mists cloaked the area as a mass burial began. A thousand funerals moved in silence with rough pine coffins and teams of farmers as pallbearers unloading their burdens into the earth. Few mourners or clergy were present, a sparse scene of grief and soil.
A special dispatch from Council Bluffs Iowa reports grave fears that Congressman Reed of the district may be among the Johnstown flood victims. Later word from Washington denies these fears saying Reed was not aboard the stopped train and had departed westward last night via New York.
Inter Ocean dispatches state Mrs Lew Wallace is safe at Cresson. Earlier fears centered on her being lost in the Johnstown flood disaster, but updated reports confirm her safety.
Jake Kilrain returns from Baltimore today to begin training with many sporting men in New York. Billy Jordan of the California Athletic Club has traveled from California to view him, and young Mitchell is matched to fight Johnny Reagan for a 900 purse in California. Kilrain is expected at Johnson's saloon Saturday where backers will choose the battleground, after which he will start training immediately.
Indications. Washington, June 5. Forecast until 8 am Thursday for Kansas: fair and warmer with southerly winds.
Grand Master A P Riddle of Minneapolis calls Kansas Odd Fellows and A O U W lodges to donate to the Johnstown relief fund. Contributions go to Sam F Burdett in Leavenworth as 500 to 1,000 A O U W members may have died in the floods. In New York a crippled vendor gave $5 for relief at City Hall, presenting the bill and explaining need.
Witness Thomas J. Conway testimony ties McGeehan to Clan na Gael orders and discusses Cronin threats. Other witnesses recall Cronin mentioning enemies and Sullivan as instigator. Coughlin, Woodruff indicted with unnamed others. pleas entered.
The New York municipal council of the Irish National League protested the postponement of the general convention. A telegram signed by officers was sent to President Fitzgerald asking for an early convention and a strong condemnation in convention of the foul assassination.
June 5 Johnstown Pennsylvania reports over 5,000 workers, including militia and volunteers, clearing streets with 1,000 tents set for shelter and meals. William Flynn oversees contractors Batt and Flynn as they predict 10,000 men would need thirty days to render streets passable and begin rebuilding. 18,000 residents registered alive, with 40,000 to 50,000 district population, and 55 percent expected to be registered by tomorrow night. Fifty bodies, many women, were recovered from debris near the Catholic church.
Johnstown reports six days after the disaster the cool June weather in the Conemaugh valley slows decay and aids recovery. Over 6,000 workers comb debris from the ruins, with foremen directing small gangs under central command as efforts continue to recover bodies or account for victims.
Curiaco June 5 The application of the Chicago Alton for a division of the livestock and grain traffic was considered at a meeting of the board of managers of the Interstate Commerce railroad association today. The whole matter was submitted to the executive board for action.
In a joint session on June 5 Coxcorp New Hampshire a ballot was taken for governor with no direct choice by the people. David H. Goodell a Republican was declared elected and the inauguration is scheduled for tomorrow.
Wheat harvest begins across Linn County Kansas with self binders in use in every district. The county grows about 125000 acres of wheat this year and five hundred self-binders have been sold in the past month.
Mrs. Mary Ross, wife of a leading Callaway County farmer, preferred L. E. W. a dashing neighbor who had only eight months in the area over her husband and eloped with him on Tuesday. The next morning the pair were arrested.
June 5 reports from Jonmxstown indicate the death list may exceed 8,000 to 13,000 as debris is cleared. The recovery effort finds clusters of victims on Franklin Street and portends a possible epidemic, with sanitary inspectors removing decayed matter and bodies, amid assurances of continued fight against the disaster.
A large gathering at the U S legation in Paris approved resolutions expressing sympathy for Johnstown disaster victims. Andrew Carnegie and James Otis led the measures praising local self-government and civic aid, with about 2000 dollars raised on the spot and bankers lining up subscriptions. The Paris council contributed 5000 francs to aid Johnstown victims.
A Star dispatch from Pittsburg Kansas reports Charles Hammamann and his wife were found dead on their farm near Kansas City. Mia Hammamann appears to have been choked to death and her husband was found hanging in the barn.
Report from Jonxstown Pa describes mass graves and unidentified corpses piling up as fires burn through tangled ruins. Morgues overflow, many bodies mangled or burned beyond recognition, with sacks of coffins carried by mourners through the wrecked streets.
Attorney Morris of Washington says the Catholic University of America desires learned European professors for its divinity department and asks if their immigration would violate the alien contract labor law. Treasury solicitor Hepburn states the immigration would clearly violate the law.
Word arrived by wire that Chester I Long of Medicine Lodge Kansas won the Republican convention nomination for senator in the Thirty-eighth district. Jubilant Barber County supporters greeted his return with carriages and a Silver Cornet band at Coldwater.
Monday night during services at the Free Methodist church in Pomeroy Ohio an apparent arson or bombing attempt occurred. A fuse was lit beneath the structure but did not ignite blasting powder estimated at a half peck was removed from under the church. Had it exploded it could have killed about 100 people.
Missionary letters to the anti slavery society claim western Abyssinia has become a desert due to Madhist forces. They report destruction of flocks and herds, thousands of Christians enslaved, numerous killings, and hundreds of nobles carried to Mecca as slaves in breach of treaties.
Mr Henry Winnie of Park grocer endorses Diamond Brand Prepared Paint after citing the store’s renovation and paint coverage per gallon. He says it outperforms lead oil and other mixes and gladly recommends it, noting Raymond & Dick as sole agents in the Southeast corner of Lee and Massachusetts streets.
Colonel D B Dyer was re-elected mayor of Guthrie. Navigation in Chesapeake Bay obstructed by driftwood. John A Reeve named special inspector of customs at Chicago. Missouri Horticultural society meets at Brookfield. WCTU holds district convention at St Joseph. Three men suffocated in Idaho mine fire at Grass Valley California. Iron and steel workers seek last year’s wages at national convention in Pittsburg. Sixty buildings burned in Jacksonville Florida, loss about 200000 with light insurance. Mutual Life Insurance Co to lose nearly 500000 from Conemaugh Valley catastrophe. Severe storm hits Lamar County Texas causing property damage and injuries.
Bankers City June 5 report shows quiet floor with mixed bids across commodities. Corn and wheat prices steady to bid higher, corn meal and bran at steady ranges, dairy and eggs receipts ample with quiet markets, live poultry and meat sections showing varied demand and midrange quotations.
Live Stock Indicator shows Carrier Receipts 2000 with 1700 shipments. Beef and steers up 10c, cows steady to firm, stockers and feeders steady. Prices listed for corn fed, grass, and stocker categories. hogs receipts 8000 with market up to 10c, closing weak. light to mixed offerings 4.27 to 4.32. Sheep receipts 1600 with shipments 1300. market about steady with good to choice buttons 3.75 to 4.00 and 2.50 to 3.50 for common to medium.
Frovr and Cosx show firm bids with modest activity in June August and September futures. Prairie and Har remain quiet with limited price movement, while Creamery and dairy items hold steady around mid-teens. Lax and Laan stay soft and unchanged, and Water remains steady at 1.02 with lard firmer.
St Louis market updates show receipts of 1 700 head with a strong activity in shipments. Native cattle sold 40 fair to good with 3 2064.00 stockers and feeders. corn fed and fat classes noted. Total receipts around 4 000 with steady market and fair to choice cattle priced near 4.50.
Fragmented market brief lists grain and commodity quotes with mixed figures. Mentions Frove-Steady and Unaffected, Ighore Coast No 9, Panvacs-Butter, various prices per barrel and per cwt, and several unclear entries such as 14 5c and 6.65. Indicates volatility with several weakened or stable notes amid a busy Chicago trading day.
The Drovers Journal notes Chicago beef shipments at 1,700 head with related movements reported. Minor legible figures indicate ongoing live stock activity and market flow in the Chicago area.
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