Escaped to Hillsides Among Six Boroughs Population
Fifty percent of residents in six thriving boroughs fled to the neighboring hillsides seeking refuge as authorities report urban safety concerns and ongoing search efforts intensify.
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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1889
Page
1
Estimates of the Information Bureau Clerk
June 6 report from Jonssrowx notes the bureau of registration is slowing as names of survivors come in slowly. Chief H. McConaghey says about 15,000 living have registered, roughly half the six borough population, with over 17,000 accounted for including recovered corpses. Many survivors have left town or stay with friends, while thousands may never be recovered. The daily returns show about 53,000 people registered so far with several names listed in the readable fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PROM
Jonssrowx
Bureau of Registration
Bureau
H. McConaghey
Lef
Names of Kernville Dead and City Clerks Aid Inquiry
The compiled list from Kernville Morgue shows numerous identified and unknown dead including Otto Cooper James Messer Mrs Brennan Mrs Evans and many others. A separate report lists nine bodies received at the Presbyterian Church with details and unclaimed remains while the Fourth ward school intake notes fourteen more, naming Henry Ludwig Adolf Nathan Mrs Thos Brown and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mnom
Kernville
Neff Swank
Wall Davis
Hoeker
Rean
Weslaglouff
Jacob Bwane
Lottie Bannan
Wilson Baker
Otto Cooper
Daniel Reese
Windom Reese
Mind
Maggie
Ella White
Charles Messer
Mes. E. Brennan
B. E. Kune
Ellen Quinn
Gertie Howe
Evans
Edward Heffler
Nellie Bauman
R. Gagely
Mary Holloween
Eldird Finley
Lick
Ers
Kelly
John Merrill
Dyer
James Howard
J. Craig
Rachel Fosekes
Baby Fisher
Pulman
Roberts
Kennedy
Margaret Fisher
George Fisher
James Murphy
The
Presbyterian Church
Mre. Hoffman
Fourth Ward
Henry Ludwig Adolph Nathan
Thos. Brown
T. Howe
Fertha Wild
Josephine Wolf
Maltzie
Emma Brown
Miss Brown
Secret societies lose many members in latest estimates
The Jr. C. U. A. M. Cambria and Alma lodges report member losses in the latest estimates. Cambria No. 1 lost 18 members while Alma lodge shows 8 members lost. Only scattered members remain in these societies as of June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JonNsrons
Jr.c. U. A. M. Cambria
Alma
Pe Ens
Embalming Shortage Follows Johnstown Disaster Report
An embalmer reports four more bodies found and placed in the Fourth ward school after 25 men from the Odd Fellows and four from Johnstown Council No 85 perished. Supplies of embalming fluids are exhausted and the stench overwhelms workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Johnstown Corncil
Fourth Ward
Israel
Reverend Field Leaves After Charitable Aid Tour
Rev. Dr. Field of St. Clement's Episcopal Church Philadelphia has been aiding distressed families in JohNSTOWNS with Red Cross workers led by Dr. O'Neill and Clara Barton. A shortage of rations and clothing persisted as relief groups distributed bread, meat, and coffee to hungry residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstows
Dr. Field
St. Clement's Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
Red Cross Society
Field
Clara Barton
White Cross Society
O'Neill
Quaker City
Kernville
Pittsburg
Foraker Anxious Over Ohio River Water Contamination Fear
Governor Foraker seeks to calm fears after reports of dead animals in the Ohio River above Pittsburg. State Board of Health advises residents to boil river water for domestic use. Governor Beaver replies that Pittsburgh has deployed forces to prevent contamination and will aid neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver
CoLtumsus
Allen O. Myers
Foraker
Pittsburg
Ohio
State Board of Health
Ohio Valley
Harrissurg
J. B. Foraker
Pitteburg
William McCreery
Allegheny
James A. Beaver
Sanitary Decline Noted in Kernville After Collapse
A Kernville tour by Johnstons Lippert Richards Zimmer and Murphy of the Allegheny corps finds widespread filth and four illnesses. No town morgue exists and officials call for disinfectants and workers to clear the ruins. Reverend Beal estimates about 1,000 bodies remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstons
Janes
J. Lippert
George Richards
Fred Zimmer
John Murphy
Allegheny Corps
Kernville
Rev. Beal
Israel
Typhoid Case Reported in Suburb of Johnstown
A staff correspondent from Jones Town reports one typhoid fever case in outlying Johnstown. Residents praise local churches, especially the Methodist and Presbyterian, for saving many lives by acting to divert floodwater and reinforce the town center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
JonesTows
Sibbet
South Fork
J. K. Taggart
Leicenring
Woodvale Borough Devastated by Flood and Relocation Plan
JohnsTown reports Woodvale nearly wiped out by flood. Johnson Steel Company moves dismantled works to Moxham, abandoning local mills and leaving 2,500 residents facing unemployment. Many homes flooded, food shortages, relief scarce, train wreckage and overturned tracks mark the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Woodvale
Johnson Steel Company
Johnson Steel Street Railway Company
Moxham
Kernville
A Treacherous Pole Claims Johnson Draughtsman
A flood scene near Woodvale ends in the death of Robert Wickersham, chief draughtsman at the Johnson Steel Company. He fled the rising river, rode to a telegraph pole, and vanished as the pole toppled into the water. his horse was found starved nearby and later kept by a farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Steed Company
Johnstown
Robert Wickersham
Woodvale
Wickersham
Johnson Steel Company
Conemaugh
Petaway
Endless litigation over disaster property rights looms
In Johnstown on June 6 a staff correspondent reports residents realizing the calamity's scale and property losses. He notes heirs may be scarce, bogus claim risks, and potential state limitation laws to curb endless litigation following the flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Register
Ebensburg
National relief effort to expand through new committee
The Relief Committee in Johnstown plans a national scope with a new committee. The Financial Committee endorses creating a distribution agency led by local citizens and state governors to ensure charity aids flood survivors. The aim is careful, judicious distribution amid unprecedented calamity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Relief Committee
Twenty Five Bodies At A Time Buried In Town Disaster
Reports from Johnstown detail grim post flood efforts as East Conemaugh Franklinborough Woodvale Morrellville Cambria City and Mineral Point need food and clothing. Dr Groff and Special Agent Kennedy warn of stench and contaminated water while 25 bodies are buried in trenches at Grandview Cemetery and authorities push disinfection and debris clearance efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Groff
East Conemaugh
Franklinborough
Woodvale
Morrellville
Cambria City
Mineral Point
Fussell
W. H. Kennedy
State Board of Health
Matin Street
Grandview Cemetery
Kennedy
Carrington
Pennsylvania Depot
Sweet
Bedford Street Hospital
Benjamin Lee
Pittsburg
Sanitary Corps
Conemaugh
Kiskiminetas
Allegheny
Allegheny County
Lee
State Board
Ihs
Pennsylvania Railroad
Seabees Son
Allegheny Medical Relief Committee
IsRain, McScieax
Looking Out for the Orphans in Need of Friends
In Jounatown on June 6 the Peno Children’s Aid Society arrives with Mrs. H. SN. Hinckley and Miss C. Hancock from Philadelphia. They establish headquarters at No ved from seep idmakeeioeas for abil foe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jounatown K
Peno Children's Aid Society
Orphan Relief Arrangements Amid War Aftermath
Telegrams from Rev Morgan Dix in New York announce plans to place 75 children with care givers. Mrs Pearson of Indianapolis seeks one child, Mrs Campbell of the same city one, and Prof Charles Miege of New York will arrange for four. Snarson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ees
Morgan Dix
New York
Pearson
Indianapolis
Campbell
Charles Miege
Snarson
Passengers Stranded by Pass Requirement at Johnstown
Johnstown reports unrest as Sheriff enforces a ban on arrivals without proper passes. The Pennsylvania Railroad will not sell tickets beyond Bolivar unless the Citizens' Committee pass is shown, forcing travelers to walk long distances and prompting warnings of ejectment for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Bolivar
Pennsylvania Railroad
Citizens’ Committee
Eas
Beaver Money Talks In Johnstown Dispatch
J Johnstown June 6 Manager J B Scott backs paying the men Saturday evening. Finance Committee delays awaiting Scott's decision. Governor Beaver reports $250000 available and considers dispersing funds to Williamsport and Lock Haven. Public mood in Johnstown remains wary as discussions continue.
The Broken Dam Debate On Dam Owners Responsibility
New York June 4 The Sun reports rising public anger at the Pittsburg dam owners after disclosures that the lake dam was a dirt heap with loose stone facings. Residents warn owners faced damages suits and financial ruin. A top dirt dam with inadequate stone facing offered little resistance and might have failed with a wagon road beneath it. A stronger stone cover could have saved the structure and spared the wagon road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeprolal
Dispatch
New York
the Sun
Pittsburg Association
Sun
Johnstown Plagued by Fewer Women as Death Toll Rises
Special dispatch from Johns town reports a grim gender imbalance after the disaster. Men outnumber women among the living and the dead, with widespread loss of children and few women visible in the streets as responders search morgues.
The Chosen Priends Offer Flood Relief Appeal
June 4 New Hampshire urges aid through the Order of Chosen Friends. William G. Morris, Supreme Trustee, calls on councils officers and members to contribute to flood and fire relief for the afflicted. The message emphasizes immediate charitable support and organized collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carcago
William G. Morris
Order of Chosen Friends
Order of Chosen
Debris clearance costs rise as victims count grows
A report notes a $1,500,000 bill and 10,000 paid workmen for debris removal. It states three of the wounded survivors in Pittsburg hospitals have died, highlighting the escalating tragedy and rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Relief Committee Reports Deferred Cleanup Burden at Johnstown
The Relief Committee of the Chamber of Commerce details the vast ongoing effort after the flood. Telegrams from William Flinn and Evan Jones warn that 10,000 workers and large payrolls are needed to clear debris and remove bodies, with costs possibly reaching millions. Paid labor is urged over volunteer work to sustain operations and prevent delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Johnstown
William Flinn
Evan Jones
McCreery
Pittsburg
Jobo Town
W. R. Jones
Pitsburgers Mont Parsevere
Pittsburgers
Tar Disratcu
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Secret Society
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George Hood
Pennsylvania
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ATD
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