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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1889
Page
6
A fragmented, satirical poem envisions sweeping social reform led by Uncle Sam and a shift from warlike governance to domestic arts. It critiques aggression and pollution of public life, imagining cleaner folds of society and a factory of moral renewal symbolized by Ivory Soap.
Ad claims many soaps imitate Ivory but lack its distinctive qualities. Encourages readers to request Ivory Soap and insist on getting the authentic product.
Descriptions from Greensburg report the Conemaugh dam break unleashing a flood that wipes Johnstown from the map. Witnesses speak of 1,300 to 1,500 suspected dead while Cambria works and bridges fail and survivors cling to driftwood and trees.
Reports from the Kiskiminetas River describe widespread flooding with towns like Saltsburg Blairsville Livermore Baltsburg Apolly Leachburg and Avenmore at risk of submersion. The Blairsville iron bridge was washed away and rail cars detached. Coketown is reported submerged with several deaths.
Heavy rains caused the Conemaugh river to overflow flooding miles of banks and washing away the Pennsylvania railway from Jobistown to New Florence. Travel halted as bridges at New Florence and Coketown were carried away and homes and furniture swept downstream. In Bradford, water covered streets and residents fled with belongings as trains were abandoned.
June 1 reports from Derry and Pursaure detail widespread flood damage as the Juniata river overran banks. South Fork with about 2,000 residents largely wiped out four miles above Mineral Point and Conenough. Woodvale and others suffer heavy losses. Tyrone rail lines damaged. one man drowned at Cerminsville. two girls drowned escaping floodwaters near Clearfield.
Heavy rains over forty hours flood the Greensburg area causing extensive damage to collieries. All mines in the vicinity suspend operations and several bridges on the Reading line are washed away. Reports indicate widespread washouts and damage along connected roads and branches.
In Pittsburg and nearby towns the flood from the Conemaugh disaster leaves hundreds dead or missing. Two people survive wreckage while five dozen are seen adrift. Centerville reports partial submersion with no lives lost. Journal accounts warn of engineering hubris and the raging water as towns reel.
Reports describe a vast disaster whose death toll ranges from five to fifteen thousand. Survivors endure naked hunger, widows and orphans multiply, and calls go out for immediate relief as waters yielded grim burial grounds and stark human courage.
Adjt. Gen. Hastings at Johstown telegraphs Governor Beaver that 1,600 bodies have been recovered. A large number of persons who were drowned or burned remain missing. The message cites Harrusanthe Po as context for the casualty count.
June 3 reports describe the Johnstown valley ruin after the flood. Towns Woodville and Conemaugh borough wiped out. hundreds dead, thousands homeless. Wrecked railway, coffins arriving, morgues at Nunemacher mill, and bodies found across Indiana county as rescue work begins in a vast desolation.
Three hundred bodies recovered after the wrecking flood. Victims mostly killed by debris in the river rather than drowning. Morgue located at the Fourth Ward school. soldiers guard progress as crowds view remains. Identifications listed among over a dozen families and workers.
The Johnstown disaster leaves 24 drowned under debris in a Conemaugh riverbank triangle. Cremation mass, burning wreckage, and calcined bones spread horror as crews bury the dead and recover survivors. Telegraph operator Mer Ogle dies at her post warning stations before the flood ends. Only ten of fifty seven at the Hurlbut hotel survive.
A June incident in JoOnNeTOWN Pennsylvania reports two men robbing a corpse. They removed a lady’s ear and left jewelry as investigators pursue the suspects. The case involves violent mutilation and burial evidence, with police examining belongings to identify the culprits.
A posse confronted Hungarians robbing a farm, forcing three into the stream where they sank and perished. A farmer, Mr. Dick, fired on a plunderer and killed him, with the body carried away as guards watched over the scene.
A list of western people known to be safe on the two sections of train No 8 wrecked near Goonrnriugh Friday night includes C Groch Sharon Michigan Danel Humphries Indianapolis Indiana and several others. The telegraph-compiled roster notes many names from Illinois Wisconsin Chicago and Milwaukee with some missing or uncertain identities. The wreck also reports Mrs JW Brady of Chicago reportedly drowned and general manager Wadham Henry Smith safely in New York. others remain unaccounted for.
A dispatch from Indianapolis says Private Secretary Halford has been informed by the general superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad that they have established communication with Altoona and that Mrs and Miss Halford are there in safety.
Mrs Frank Hatton reports a biogram confirming her husband Frank Hatton is safe and among those saved in WashtveTtes City on June 3.
Johnstown business leaders vow to rebuild after the flood, with Cambria Iron Company planning to clear debris and reconstruct their mills and Ganier iron works. Amid widespread devastation, residents express stubborn optimism to return to work and reopen.
National Capital inundated as Potomac River floods low ground and avenues. Water covers Pennsylvania Avenue, stores basement levels, and streetcars, with boats and rafts seen on flooded streets. President views scene from White House area as relief efforts begin.
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