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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1889
Page
1
A fogbound freight collision on the Latrobe bridge sends thirty eight cars into a creek and fire. At least twenty five workmen from Johnstown are reported killed with many injured. signal failure and improper flagman distance cited as causes.
A westbound freight misread a signal and collided with cars left by a shifter near Derry. Officials report about 45 Johnstown men boarded the train and many perished. Firefighters battled flames as wreckage was cleared and coffins prepared for the injured and dead.
General Simon Cameron died at his country place in Donegal Springs near Movarxt Joy on June 2 about 8 o clock. He passed peacefully, surrounded by family including Wayne MacVeagh the son in law, Mrs MacVeagh, Mrs Hamilton, James Cameron, Simon B. Cameron, and Mrs Wallas. He had been very weak in the morning but later woke refreshed before his death.
A fog bound freight collision at the Loyalhams Creek bridge in Latrobe causes a westbound train to derail. Engineer Elmer Caldwell and Fireman G F Frock are missing. Conductor Alfred Barnhart survived. About 25 people are reported killed with many injured as debris blocks the creek. Recovery operations continue at night.
Four witnesses including Colonel T P Roberts and John G Parks testified at the Cambria county inquest into Mrs. Lawrence Hite's death in Johnstown. They attributed the catastrophe to unprecedented rainfall and warned that hay and faulty construction worsened the breach. The hearing adjourned to inspect the dam further.
A band of Salvation Army members marching toward Exeter Hall was attacked and dispersed by police in Lorpor. Instruments were smashed, several paraders injured, and a number arrested as officers prevented obstruction of the streets.
Johnstown’s assessed property value is $1.2 million, with experts arguing real value could reach $12 million. Officials decry substandard portable houses and push for faster, sturdier two story four room homes to shelter flood victims. Governor Beaver and Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce influence funding and construction sites.
The Ohio Republican convention in Columbus ratified J. B. Foraker as the gubernatorial candidate on the second ballot after a dramatic, disorderly session. He secured acclamation amid shuffled votes and defections, with McKinley and Grosvenor endorsing the ticket. Lampson chosen as Lieutenant Governor.
Wall street continued to talk about the movement in trust securities with sugar certificates cited as a possible influence. Prices swung violently from 117 to 113, closing near 115 34 with Lead Trust described in muted terms.
William Walter Phelps, with Secretary Blaine, was presented his commission by the President in the White House. He will serve as United States Minister to Germany after a brief home rest. Phelps, born 1839 in New York, Yale and Columbia Law graduate, has held multiple government posts and recently returned from Germany where he represented the U S on the Samoan Commission.
One more arrest connected to the Cronin tragedy emerges as lawyer Beggs, a Clan na Gael figure, is taken into custody and questioned by a grand jury. Burke remains in custody in Winnipeg awaiting extradition papers while police pursue leads and possible informers.
St Paul June 26 news reports one of the greatest failures in the Northwest as the Eureka Improvement Company of the city collapses with an estimate of 10 million dollars in debts. Outside creditors are believed to be in Chicago Los Angeles Philadelphia and New York. The firm was active in land deals and an electrotractor venture.
Mrs Harrison says she is pained at the tentative illness and believes he should decide whether to attend the funeral in Carr May New Jersey on June 26.
Special Telegram from Philadelphia reports John T. Robbins and Henry F. Hall doing an assignment for creditors of T. Robbins & Son, pig iron and steel makers at Beach and Vienna. Debts total about 114800 with assets around 47500. Assignee is Edward H. Wilson of Wilson & Co. A creditors meeting is set for Monday at 2 o'clock in Lawyer Sparence Street Chestnut. The firm rose in 1857 and collapsed amid the 1873 iron trade downturn.
Thomas Crosby, accused of killing Constable J. W. Gregory in Phillips County, was committed to jail without bail by the examining Justice. Crosby awaits the arraignment as details of the case and the mysterious White Cap warning attributed to Rg Canby circulate.
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