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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1889
Page
6
Telegraphs show Major Lockhart advising a train to Columbia as the fastest route to the capital. Plans propose sending clothing and supplies to the mayor of Johnstown while awaiting further directions.
Bepros p June 2 reports Bea rd citizens organizing a wagon train to aid Johnstown sufferers. Local volunteers rushed to assist as pastors, merchants, and travelers donated carriages, tents, and goods totaling over 7000. Reports describe extensive losses and missing residents while relief efforts mobilized from Bedford and nearby towns.
Report from James Town on June 2 describes survivors in afflicted districts dazed by shock and grief. Husbands speak of wives with fear, mothers recount lost children, and many narrate losses as if boasting. The Watt family and others remain safe after flood and upheaval.
Greenssree June 2 The Commissioners and Poor Directors of Indians Cambr ia and Westmoreland counties will meet tomorrow morning at Nineveh to decide a burial plan. A ground plot across the river in Cambridge Seage is likely to be purchased and a grave prepared for the victims. The expense may be saved by immediate action as the dead are rapidly decomposing.
Reports from June 2 describe a bright warm day in Washington with clear skies in the city and muddy water in southern districts. News confirms no loss of life from a dam collapse in Johnstown and notes rapid relief efforts including a citizens meeting in Homestead raising $11,000 and provisions valued at $2,000. West Virginia and Kaness City support follow with further aid planning and a delegation from Barres.
The interview with Mr. Adams from Mansfield eight miles west of Pittsburgh shows a belief that living in suburbs improves health. He cites his long residence at the Mansfield Hotel and warns against catarrh leading to consumption, urging early treatment and climate change to restore nutrition and vitality.
A sale listing from Madras offers Egyptian Lace shoes with a pair priced at 80 dollars for the lot. Four pairs and a single pair are noted, with the total lot priced at 00.
The advertisement invites shoppers to visit B. & B. for broad ranges of shirts from 50 cents to full dress, touting the famous Dollar shirts and 3 for $2 offers. It highlights neckwear, linen ties, and a large undergarment section with umbrellas and ladies furnishings, urging personal visits and stressing value and modern improvements.
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