johnstown weekly democrat. (johnstown, pa.) 1889-07-12 [p ] · johnstown's paul hkvere daniel...

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The Democrat j FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1889. FIRK AND WATER. From time immemorial one of the great subjects for debate in every debating so- ciety has been, which is capable of do- -5 :: the greater amount of damage, (ire or aler ? At first blush the palm is usually i:ven to Are, but a little investigation t ??net ally decides in favor of water. This e think, will be fully verified by the 1 inutes of all such societies. ? 11 a vote could be taken upon the ques- r 'in by the thousands who have seen a ii.it water has done as a destroying igent, in Johnstown and vicinity, it would be unanamous in favor of water. To-day, if Johnstown and all the towns of the whole valley had been swept from the face of the earth?if all vestiges of mills, residences, stores and shops had been lit- erally burnt up, the place and its sur- roundings would be infinitely better off. Not one life would have been lost to every one hundred that has been carried away l>v the flood. In a confiagnration there i c far more favorable prospects of escape than in the face of a deluge. And so as to property, suppose streets would have been totally denuded of buildings by fire, they would not have been filled with millions of cart-loads of debris j nor c overed to the depth of sev- eral feet with sand. As to cellars, the brick falling in some of them would have been removed in a comparatively short period of time, and at the expenditure of very little money. One hundred men could have done far more in removing ob- structions caused by burning, than five or !cn thousand have been able to do in clearing off the stuff left by the flood. Then again, the many thousand dollars spent in the herculean task of freeing the river at the sloue bridge would liaye been saved. People who tnlk about a comparison be tween the ravages of a fire and those of a flood, have but little conception of the difference between them. The two may be contrasted, but compared, never. Further, if we had been burnt out lost everything, houses, furniture, clotlung. stores, offices, shops, and stables, the hundred thousands that would have been realized ou insurances would have cone far to putting most ail ou their feet again. Very little material aid from abroad would have been required to cause the town to rise again like the fabulous Phoenix from its ashes. But, alas, the dregs of the flood do not contain therein- snents of a new life. Burnt out Pittsburgh in 184, 1 ), and (ire swept Chicago at a later period, that were so soon rebuilt, are not parallel eases. As * new world was made by the Noah del- uge, so a new Johnstown must be created and not rebuilt. The word "rebuild "is not of place when applied to the towns ef the flood-ruined Conemaugh valley. A I'LKA 1-OK HOME PATRONAGE. While we have had no disposition to indulge in any unfavorable comments of the work done by our State authorities, and no wish now to utter a word that could be construed into anything like carping criticism, we think something ihould be said in favor of a little home protection, which, as we understand it, is a favorite plunk in all tariff platforms. Awarding full credit to those who have At first the difficultyof procuring work- ing implements, teams, wagons, caits, and hands made it somewhat necessary to give contracts to parties who had such means at hand; but now that facilities arc abundant for procuring them, the ne- cessity for sucli n course does not exist. AVe have in Johnstown men who have been accustomed to handle successfully large bodies of men in various depart- ments of work, and who are equal to the task of undertaking and performing any enterprise connected with cleaning up our waste places or in erecting buildings. And being 011 the ground and familiar with all our local affairs we hazard noth- ing in saying they can do the work now required better and at less expense than ny contractors from abroad. If we are correctly informed a perfectly -csponsiblc citizen proposed to do work Allotted to strangers at a much less ex- pense than is to lie paid, and in a shorter period of time. Not only he but other men in town could utilize bodies of men 'distributed in smaller gangs) to much better advantage and less expense than the hundreds concentrated in one place by some of the contractors from abroad. But even if our home men could not do lie work any quicker, better or cheaper, the principle of patronizing home talent *nd home labor should be obtained. For general work?for doing it well, expeditiously and economically no com- munity lias any superiors to A. J. Haws, or Mr. James, and others that might be named. Their well-known ability, as wcl as their push and get up and their uniform success in the past, are guarantees suffi- cient. And as builders and contractors we have in Messrs. Rose & Son, Mr. B. P. Horner, Mr. Seigh, Mr. Bcuford, Mr. J. J. Strayer, Mr. Teeter, and others the equals, at least, of any that have or could be imported. Aside from ull this the fact that they have all suffered severely by our vyashout, sught not to be overlooked. (T is the opinion of some of our people who were saved on buildings,and had fjtv- oruble opportunities for observation, that not Dearly l as many houses would have" been destroyed if it had not been for the 'urge box cars that struck them. Some structures that withstood the shock of others that came against them were mow- ed down like gras before the scythe when the- heavy cars struck them. JOHNSTOWN'S PAUL HKVERE Daniel Siliert Wan the Man Who Kto<le Down the Valley to Warn the Teople. Daniel Sibert was the true Paul Revere of the Johnstown flood, according to a story told by Mr. J. P. Wilson, Superin- tendent of the Argyle Coal Company at South Fork. Mr. Wilson says : "About noon on the day of the flood, the incess- ant rain and the unprecedented rise in the Conemaugh and South Fork rivers, caused tne to fear that the dam would be in danger, and about noon I sent Dan Sibert on horseback to learn the condition of the dam. He returned about at 12:80 o'clock and reported that a little water was running over the dam. Later in the afternoon I observed that the waters in the streams were not subsiding, and, fear- ing more than ever that the dam would burst, I again sent Sibert to the dam. He was gone but a short time when he re- turned, riding at full speed, and reported that the water had broken through the dam about twelve feet from the top and was running out in a stream about the size of a barrel. I knew then that it was but a question of time until the dam would give way, and making all possible haste, I went to the Pennsylva- nia Railroad signal tower across the bridge and sent a message, saying: "The dam is breaking. Lookout!" The lady op- erator laughed at me when I gave her the message, and an engineer in the tower at the time said there was 110 danger. I in- duced her to send it, however, and then I walked out of the tower, across the rail- road and up the steps to the tramroad. I had just reached that point when I heard the Hood coming. I called to the people in the tower, and at last, when they saw it, they hastened from the build- ing. the operator ran up the steps and the engineer ran to his engine near the tipple. He cut his engine loose, and, pullingthe throttle wide open, rushed up the track. Just as he was crossing the bridge the flood struck the tender of the engine. The bridge was carried away but the engineer escaped. " When Sibert came from the dam the second time the people living in the low- er portions of South Fork hastily heeded his warning and escaped. Altogether 38 houses, occupied by 43 families, were de- stroyed. The fact that only two persons were drowned shows that Sibert's warn- ing was well heeded. At the time my message was going over the wires, a rela. tive of mine, employed on the railroad, was in the Mineral Point signal tower. Realizing what the warning meant, he hastened to the village and gave the warning. All of the residents of that place except 14 escaped. Three years ago, when Superintendent Pitcairn, of the Pennsylvania road went with me to inspect tlie dam, he told me that if ever there was any danger a break I was to notify him at once. 1 did so, and am glad to know that my warning saved some lives, at least." ?' IIKAKTfailure," as a cause of death, has become almost as common an ex- pression with medical men as " malaria" in connection with sundry ills to which flesh is heir. An exchange says: "It would be an excellent idea if physicians of the present day would invent some other reason for about all of the deaths which occur nowadays than the cheap fraud 'heart failure.' This might not be ot serious moment were it not for the fact that hundreds of people are be- ing nearly frightened to death by the con- stant use of this cause for sudden deaths, and many persons who are sick, and necessarily have some heart symptoms, are kept in constant terror by cither read- ing or hearing of death by heart failure. There are probably no more deaths from heart failure in these times than hereto- fore : but a new cause for death has been coined, and the nervous and timid are be- ing severely injured by it." A COXVICT in the Eastern penitentiary, whose name and offense the prison rules will not permit to be made kown, has proved himself a-man of sense and feeling, lie had saved fifteen dollars by working overtime and wanted to give it all to the Johnstown sufferers, but the warden re- fused to accept more than five dollars. A Tennessee gentleman named Proudlit, struck by the contributions of the priso- ners in the penitentiary stilt to Governor Denver two checks ?one for SI,OOO for the sufferers and another $5 for the priso- ner who hud subscribed that amount. The Governor transmitted the latter to Warden f'assidy, but when the sum was offered to the prisoner he indignantly re- jected it, saying that the $5 that he gave was his own and tliat he did not want any consideration from anyone for giving his own money. ONE of tlic most conspicuous and sad- dest features of our disaster was the ter- rible destruction of child life. In pro portion the children were the greatest suf- ferers. On the other hand, one of the noblest features of the relief work has been the work of children. Thousands of dollars have been raised by them in Sun- day Schools and Mission bands. Many a hoarded treasure of bright pennies bus been gladly given by little folks all over the land, whose hearts were touched by the stories of suffering nnjl destitution 111 the Conemaugh valley, Difficult Operation. Dr. A.N.Wakefield, ussisted by l)r. Geo. W. Wagoner, performed a very delicate operation on a son of M'". John Gallagher, of Derry Station, Westmoreland, yester- day afternoon/-- The boy is aged about three years, ami about three months ago had an attack of pleurisy wicli formed a collection of pus in the chest cavity. The operation was entirely successful, over a pint and a half of pus being removed. THK LAST KXGINK TO CIHXS THE BUIDOE. Kng)llPr Hutch Clifford KMHIOH His Kx. perittiiuethe Evenliif; of Ihn Grout Flood. T). A. Orr, of Chambersburg. was in I'hiladelphia (ffew days ago, and touch- ing on the Johnstown horror, from the scene of which lie had just returned, said : " I see that one of your city papers, re- ferring to the saving of James Kelly and dozens of others by the engineman who dashed through Johnstown in advance of the flood, says : They fled to the lulls and waited. They saw the unknown en- gineer fleeing along the track, with the flood racing behind him; they do not know nor does any one there know to this day who lie was or whether he ran out. The daring engineer who plucked cour- age from danger's bold face was Hugh Clifford, in charge of freight engine No. 048, and he kept ahead of the sweep. I saw him last Monday, and with becoming modesty lie told me his story, running something like this; ?? ' I was at Conemaugh when the oper- ator there received a message that the dam had broken. I knew what that might mean, for I was nwtne of the enormous volume of water its banks up lo that time had held in control. I had not a moment to lose, as thoughls of the people and friends as far as Lockport, twenty miles away, that i might save, thickened upon me. I leaped to my engine, to which was attached four freight ears, and started on my ride witli a full head of steam. For the first time in my life I went ahead without orders. I heard the dreadful roar behind me and felt that mine was a race to save many lives. I was afraid to look back for fear of being appalled by what I had undertaken. I sped down the grade, my whistle scream- ing and bell ringing, while culled to hundreds, shouting and making myself heard as best I could : ' Get to the hills! The dam has broken!' Along by the track at Johnstown some workmen jeered me and others cried with oaths : ' Let it break!' But I warned all I could. " Mine was the last engine to cro?3 the Johnstown bridge. I think I was there about twenty minutes ahead of the flood, and while my locomotive did its best, in my fear for the safety of those I had yet to reach, I felt at times that the wheels were not moving. On I sped past Cam- bria City, Sang Hollow, Ninevah and New Florence; cn until I reached Loekport, where my brothers and their families live. There 1 stopped, alarmed all I could, hur- ried our people to the hills, and soon the great wave had caught up with me. If I saved many, as they suy I did, I am satis- fled. I don't soe that I deserve praise for doing what I thought was the best to do. This was not the safest for myself, 1 agree, but I thought then rather of the hundreds I might help than of my own security.' " Hugh Clifford, who rode down the valley ou his iron steed, unlike Sheridan, in front of his enemy instead of behind, on that fateful Friday, was not then a hero for the first time. It was this plucky fellow, then a fireman only twenty years of age, who. some eight years ago,averted an awful wreck and loss of life. He found the freight train he was on, a train of twenty loaded cars, speeding down the eastern slope of the Alleghenies at Allegrippus, deserted by the engineer and crew, all save Fireman Clifford. The engineer deemed the train beyond control, and, signaling danger, jumped from his en- ginne, and with the remainder of the crew, except the young fireman, fled. He might, too, easily and safely have jumped as did the rest; hut he knew the danger and death that it would cause as it would dash into the Altoona yards un- manned, Clifford, with a full realization of his risk, saw that the engine was re- versed, then ran hack the full length of of the train, breaking each car as he went, and soon, though it seemed hours to him, he had brought the train to a stand still and was able to take it safely to Altoona. Clifford never fired after that day. The next morning he was made an engineer. And now the hero of Allegrippus has won new laurels in the Valley of the Cone- mmigh ! Paul Hevere's ride seems a pleasure gallop when its story is told along with Hugh Clifford's." Undertaker Henderson Highly Compli \u25a0limited. Dr. Formad, of Philadelphia, was in town Sunday and visited the Morgue. He has bundled thousands of bodies, and says that everything here has been done as well as possible, and he could have no suggestions to offer. Important to Railroad Men A. E. Smith has been tor torty-nlne years road master on the Boston &Maine system, and Is now residing at Great Falls, N. JJ. He says track- men. brakemen, firemen, engineers and con- ductors. as well as baggage masters and ex- pressmen, are subject to kidney disease above all others. AH, therefore, will be interested in the statement of his experience. "I have used Brown's Saraapurllla ror kidney and liver troubles, aud can truly say It lias done more for me than all the doctors I ever employed,and 1 have had occasion to require the services ot the best physicians In the State. My wife alsohns been greatly benefitted by its use. A. K. SMITH. Road Master B. ,v M. it. K." ' The kidneys have been labored hard all win- ter, as (lie purer, of the skin have been closed, but now tbo springtime hasTO wo, an i thej dhH some aid. May he you have that pain across the back ; that tired feeling; those drawing down pains. . if so. you can get Immediate relief by following the exnrttpleof Mr. smith and hi* wife, and use that nover-iatling ami grand corrector for the-Udhcys, LUg'r and Wood, BROWN'S Sarsaparilla. Not genuine unless made hyAra Warren & Co Bangor, Me. LEADING BUSINESS HOUSE OK PITTSIDRGU AND _aiKI.I!KNV CIIY, DA. GSTThe flrn ? named below au . the lend ing and representative one* in tlicir re- spective lines of .Business. When wilting to either mention this paper. PiTTS.BjricQ.vi. HENRt HOLTZMAN a'iOYS, 35 SIXTH ST'-t-T tjfll II til ( '" r,alnS ' I'O' t !1! it s, & VJfcWAS°ASP TAIILH ? I.VKI.S. I plinN'erj Omuls, etc. Ketfumi to special i*r renin pi In - A Good Steal.winder Watch 'or j&fl j;T\ T only, and Warranted. ut Ml suitthtleld St., Pittsburgh. Pa. Cash paid ror old gold and silver. Commons (Mi! ill Hold Restaurant. lIKNKY I . P.lU'.iiEH. I'KOI'KIETOR, Cor. in .m .v ptamond sts., Pittsburgh. Pt-FlrHt-Clasß .\.e Is For cents. <ll i i:L ES PFEIFER, Men's Furnishing Goods 443 SMITH ITKI.I> STKKKT, 100 FKDKKAL ST., ALLKGI! ! NV. Shirts to Order. We make all our own shirts, and our custom Shirt Department is the best equipped In the state. We carry n full line of Full Dress. all over Knibroldered P. Ks , autl Embroidered Linens, and guarantee a tit. If you can not get a tit elsewhere give us a trial. Cleaning and Dyeing t iflicesat above locations. Lace curtains lanndrled equal to new. Full Dress shirts hwndrled. Hand Finish, .tosi;pil HnltNi: ,v CO., ?liW-'HitV~ c'SCa Dry (loods. silks, cloaks, xo- 't!; Hons, Millinery, etc. By Retail Stores, ihb to t;-ji I'enn \TL ANTED LADIES AND (iKN'i I.KMKN > agents In every town to sell metal lamp wick; no trimming, cleaning, smoke or broken chimneys; sells on sight, big percentage, en- tirely new, sample its-., or three for g.v. Ad- dress KKYSTONI-: WICK CO., No. 00 Fourth av- enue, room (i, Pltisburgh, Pa Aelie's Saddlery, Harness and Trunk Iteuse. Wholesale anil Detail, llorse Blankets and Lap Holies; you can more than save expenses when coining to the city by dealing with us. GEOHGE VV. ACHE, p.'(l Wood st..cor. Diamond Alley, Pittsburgh, mi. o.v/. r so. Crayon Portraits, Life Size. Call and see before ordering, solar Prints a specialty. Agents wanted. Mall orders solicited. I KICtIANOWAN AHT STOKF, No. l.v; V> lie avenue, Pittsburgh, I'a. W* ALL LADIES Inter- : flHHis'cdtolearn Thorps . \u25a0 I lis both simple iB § a I \u25a0('enable; taught - \u25a0 f 1 jji/\j-L\ih street, close \u25a0 I / ''"bridge. Dress-cntliiif School. ting. Draping, and all the Finishing pans ot Dressmaking. Miss c. IIAllllISON: Igj i mmavenue, Pittsburgh. Pa. ESTABLISHED 1870 CELEBRATED SWISS STOMA I'll BITTKHS, - CHKUItY TOM' The Swiss stomach Bitters are a sure cure lor Dyspepsia, Liver Trade .Mark, complaint, and every species of Indigestion. $1 per bottle; six bottles. Wild cherry Tonic, the most popular prepara- tion for cure of coughs, colds. Bronchitis, etc., and Lung Troubles. The Black Uln Is a sure cure and relict or the l rlnary organs, (iravel and chronic catarrh of the Bladder, Forsale bv all Druggists in Johnstown, by It. T. De- France. Julia M. Taney. v' Co., L. A. Slble, Cam- bria. OHO. 11. ltAßllOl'fl, civil. BNGINKBH, surveys iiuulcand Platted. Designs and esti- mates tnrnlMliPd tor Bridges. Boots, Mill Build- ings, coal Plants, and structures ot all kinds. (it Fifth avenue. Boom Qfc W S. BELL A C 0.,. fd(|(M 131 Wood si feet. if JU'L-lii,! IT 1>" 1 sburglt. I'a. AMATKITI PHOTO cUTF'TS. relohr: ; t 'i f'ra/.inonskl Lens,cutnlojruomalled free. Dii'iut'-dic Wind Engine Co., jJWPL PITTSBURGH, PA. 3s*&'Best Wind power Engine In the World send tor ; \u25a0-scriptlve Catalogue. >gents Wanted. J. 11. lilalr, 17 Seventh avenue, Plttlsliurgh BUILDERS' SUPPLIES. Firebrick, tile, sewer pipe, terra eotta goods, line, cement, hair, plaster, etc X*" WRITE Ko|{ PIMi KK. MEMORY TRAINING. The natural method, easily learned, endorsed by Dr. John Hull, 1.1, p.. Bishop J. 11. Vincent, Dr. Joseph ceok. etc., f ? I.cssons Uy mall only Three Dollars SHORTHAND, taught by mall only Ten Dollars. Address Pitts- burgh School of Memor.v Training and Short- hand, sackson Building. Sixth street and l'enn avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa MME. KELLOGG has recently returned from Paris, and Is now es- tablishing srhnots throughout the United states to tcacli ladles TilK ART OF PRKSS ( TTTINIi. At me. Kellogg leads tli 1 iuventorsoi the World In Inventive genius n . appll -d to ladles' garment doiittl g. i-bt has Imitators but. no equals. La r les bring i dress and le.iru to cut and baste it s, refining. No. fill ] enn evonue, Pittsburgh Protect Your Goods B.v Using X. L.I It. MOTH PREVENTIVE. It is far superior to Camphor, cedar ( hips. Tar Paper, etc.. tor pre.rials,g Clothing, Woolens, Furs. Feathers, tine fabrl. s. etc.. from Moths and otner Insects, if yon have goods to put away, try li .1 vs. L McC'ONNELL & t ().. No. Itr, Ttrill avenue, l Ittslnugli, Pa. For sale by .it! druggists. or order liv mall. /J\ Metallic Shingles. jyiVk Strong, Durable, /W an d Easily Laid. / "\Nf f/n x\ Send roH cathloouc MC /iK tvliyf iIK XT ANO emcc list. yr iOr john c. craff, ! \\ f /II \ : s ¥/ PITTSBURGH, PA. ' 1 >.\y nIIX Successor to Anglo-Ameri* L-JIS.. . X.lxtJ can Hooting couipauy. LADIES, We have tbehirgcst assortment nf switches. Bangs, Sc., In the city, at exceedingly low prices. J. W. I'Ki'K, - T's MARKETSTREET. rf /?..Sarnio:''s Eressmaiing Emporium, ft J/) fid SIXTH AVE., J'ITTSBt'KGH. iLkJ j Dress cutting and sewing tvhool. The /fSlilJlit'csT. 'art ot Dressmaking- taught by ItUX*square measure, ; send for circular. GETTY £ CO., Distillery Liquor Store. Nos. 180 and 186 First Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. vvtidlesnle .....V Ytntail. ficll the finest brands of Rye Whiskies In Hie world. Golden Wedding. Gibson, (iiiokrcnhclmcr, and other celehratcd brands. We guarantee pure Rye by bbt.. gallon or ease ot all ages from to f6 per gallon. Case goods, each bottle con- tains a lull quart. old iTemlum troiu #u tojld per case ; ;<\u25a0 cases from $5 to ft. Ba-Seml order and enclose money at our risk. lIKAhQCAKTKHS FOB WHITE LEAD AND PAINT \ ABMSTHONO A MCKK.LVY, I White Lead concli M nnufacturere & Wholesale | x oil Colore, Dealers, | I.lnseetl oil* 115 Wood street. j Turjientlne. etc *>. iJAUitIANN. ''?J'lmi? successor to Boltert Anderson. . WINKS'A Ligt'oss Nv -"KS0!B' IIS Fen) Mrtrl. Of~ Orders by mall will receive prompt ntten- tlOll. I HIM KIAN I.IIU. I Iteer Rattled ?leer Kreeli nml Kultiiiible Carson street. S. s. Furnished In tiny qnnntl- Plttsbttrgh, Pn. ties either for Knntllles. ; Mall orders Solicited. Hotels or lte.v aornnis. j-.. ZJ X, -80-I3jst -y C. \V. DITTMEK. HEAL ESTATE AND MOItTIiAOE BIiOKER, No. i)TFederal street, Allegheny city. Pn. Properly sold on commission. N2 sale no charge. Money to Loan. tu.. a. n per cent. SPECIAL PRESENTS Will be given withevery #5 worth of goods, Teas, Coffees, splees, and Baking powder, which we guarantee absolutely pure. Best goods In the marker for the money, 'l eas, 50, tWand so cents. Coffees. 35, 37, 30 and 35 cents. Baking Powder, IOC. per pound, send orders to Atlantic Tea Co., 113 Ohio street. Al.l.Kt.llKNYCITY,PA. If'Send for Price List giving full Information j FOR S3-OO ! t\ ollered for PRIIIM | x A l ?.llnilr to order TA Vj ii I Bend Postal card, glv- /D Vi I / your fad address. Mi l I j and we will send you It [ II samples for our i#:s (L / I l'miNaudselfmeasure- #/ u I I ment Blank, tir If you II ?I' II cannot wait for samp- -11/I ill 'os, tell us about A- I// I I II L I what color you would :.v {CI 'J V< >/SJ like, giving us your f/I j waist, hip and inside leg it" measure, together with 11 .J#. $3 and3s cents for post- il I* age or prepaid express, 'tfCJ mid we will guarantee 10 pleaseyou or refund the money. Address, giving fun name and Post- ofllce. C'JIAS. KLOPFER. 130 OHIO ST., ALLEGHENY, PA., corner (Irani street nnd Fifth avenue. (Within a few steps of Kost office.) PITTSBURGH, PA. EVANS Z3JROS. WALL PAPEf?, WINDOW SHADES, C jHOOL STATIONERY, A HTISTS" ITJ ATK KI Air. So. OH Federal Street, Allegheny City, I'm HOTEL CARSO.T 1118 LACOCK STREET. Few doors east of Federal street, Allegheny, Pa., a strictly temperance house. Best meals nnd cleanest beds In the city at lowest rates, 11. KNOX, Prop'r. Allegheny College. 1 a Federal street, Allegheny, l'a. Thorough In- struction tu bookkeeping penmanship,shorthand nnd typewriting, telegraphy, English branches. Languages, Music, Elocution, Vocal and Instru- mental .Music, Painting and Drawing, students may enter at any time, send for circulars: ad- dress the PRESIDENT. HOTEL WHITE S. E. CAKOTHERB, Proprietor, McKeesport, Pa. Leading hotel or the city. Terms, ?3.00 perdn.v Fine whiskies, x>\. ai the Bar. sth AVE. HOTEL. McKEESPORT, PA. GEO. XL LEPPIG, - - Proprietor, First class accomodations to the leveling pub- lic. Terms $1.50 to $3.00 per day. Bar ati ached. B. & B. BYMAiL! We employ a large corps of competent people, whose only duty is the filling of orders by mail from our numerous cus- tomers living at a distance who cannot do their shopping here in person. Whither you want a cheap school or house dress at (!{ cents, yard, a Gingham, Satinc, India Silk, Black or Colored Silk, or a Spring Suit of some of the new soft woolen fabrics, this MAN, ORDER DE- PARTMENT is here to supply your wants. Everything most desirable in way of tex- tile fabrics is here and at the lowest pos- sible prices. In all purchases, quality is one prime consideration price another.. In both these particulars we shall still aim to please you. Space is limited here. OUR NEW SPRING CATALOGUE AND FASHION JOURNAL Will tell the whole story. This Journal is published semi-annually for the benefit of our patrons living at a distance, but. will be cheerfully sent to any address whether you are a patron or not. Write for copy. It costs nothing, and may prove a benefit to you. Mention this paper. BOM & BUHL, 115, 117, 119, 121 FEDERAL STREET, ALLEGHENY, PA. M I \u25a0 Bt #S3 watch In th world II || M I UAblo' lino' of HnUUfholf' j te-Stf Kuinplffi. Thcfc soinpK *, ai them In your home for 9 months ami ihown them to Uio who may have culled, thev become your ovn proucrty. Tnoiie | who write at once *n be euro of NCrivtnff the Watch end SomplOH Wepay ait axpreM, flrtl*ht,cl. Adilrel* tstiuMoa rit Co., Box 81& PortlivnU, JUumc. j ill I-! \" MILLER'S OIL REFINING WORKS, ALLEGHENY. OlllceNo. 33K Liberty street, Pittsburgh, Pa. A. D. MILLER & SONS, Mnnußhfiurers nf Ittcli Test (fits for export and homeJconeuiupiton. We call atten- tion to bur brand Of ' WATER WHI TE OXJEINB flttVTßgi Warranted None Better. Gasoline for Stove and Gas Machines 74, 86, 37, 88 and no gravities. Lubricating oils. UNWANTED?staves and Headings. oct-s:ly srofrsßiuiui! Currtis. LI ENRY H. KUHN, Attorney-at- * I-ftw: Office opposite First .National Bank ao. msLoouat street. Johnstown, I'a. DANIEL M'LACGIILIN. FRANK P. MARTIN jyj cLAUGHLIN A MARTIN, A TTfIKS EYs-A I,A If, No. y; I 1..1NK I.IN s;i; |FT _sept:s< Ju'.itst ira'n, Fa. ,| AMES M. WALT Ell? A TTORXEY-A T-t.A II . Office No. 2, Aim A llnll. Main street, Johns- town, Pu. All businessgiven fulthfuluud prompt attention. jams F. J. O'CONNOK. j. u. O'CONNOR. Q'OONNOR BROTHERS. A TTORXEYS-A T-LA !!'. onice on Franklin street, over retrlkln & Mil. ler'B stoif, opposite I'ostoffice, Johnstown, I'a. mars JOHN S. TITTLE, JUSTICE Of THE TEA CE A\l> XOTARY PUBLIC. office corner Market and Locust streets, OOtlg Johnstown. I'a. W. EASLY. JUSTICE UP Till. PEA CP AM) SCRIYEXER onice No. ii>s Fraukllii St!'?\u25a0 :. two doors from (?ninth's Drug Store. mays JRVIN RUTLEDGE. JUSTICE OP THE PEA CE. oniceon Blverstreet.nearthe Kernville Bridge In the Fifth ward, Johnstown. I'a. collections and all other business promptly attended to mars J) II WM. RAUCH, PMYSICIA.X AM/ SUIIOBOX, No. 154 Mortis street, tenders Ids professional service lot lie eltl/eus or Johnstown and vicinity Oltlce hours, 10 to 12 a. m., l toand v to a p. h J tine i A N. WAKEFIELD, M. D., PHVsICIA X .1 XI)SURHEO.S Office No. 43 Morris sin el, Johnstown, I'a. YEAGLEY, M I). PHYSIC!A XAXI) SCRHEOX. Office No. 271 I.ocust street, Johnstown, Pa. JOHN DOWNEY, CIVIL EXHIXEEH. Offiee on stonycreek street, Johnstown, Pa. Q A. PEDEN, SURGEoifDEN- O. TIST. office in Border's new building, on Franklin street. All kinds of Dental work so- licited. novit J I'. THOMPSON. 51. D., SURGEON DENTIST, JOHNSTOWN, PA. lias hud a professional experience or over 35 years. 7?-Filling Teeth a specialty. office Booms. No. ill Napoleon street. JOHNSTOWN SAVINGS BANK NO. 192 MAIN STREET. CHARTERED SEPTEMBER 12. 1870 DEPOSITS received of one dollar and upward 110 deposits exceeding a total of 13,000 will be received from any one p rson. Interest Is due In the months ot June ami December, and If not withdrawn Is added to the deposit, thus com- pounding I wlce a year without troubling the de- positor lo call or even to present the deposit book. Money loaned on Heal Estate. Preference wit h liberal rates and long time en,mi to borrowers tfferlng first mortgages on ; irtns worth four or more times the amount oi loan desired; also, moderate loans made on town property wnere intple security Is offered, cood relerenee. per- fect titles, e e.. l'cuulrcd. This corpor.a Pm Is exclusively a savings Bank. No commercial deposits rei el red, nor discount made. No loans on persom ' vuirlty. Blank applications for borrowers, copplos of lie titles, by-laws, and spei i acts of the Legis- lature relating to depo-Bs of married women ind minors can be obtained ..it: \u25a0 Bank. Tblstkks? Herman Battiiier, B. L. Yenglev. rohn llannan, John Tloiu c. P. Kills, Pear- <ou Fisher, .lames .1. Fnmh .cr. .John Lowniau. W. It. I.owman, .lames McMoieu. James Qulnn. toward J. Kolierls, Win. ' siewart. tieo. T. swank, Jacob swank, W. . Walters. James tleMUleu. President: John i.owman, Herman Saunter, tieo. T. swank, \l< Presidents; W. t . ~ewls, Treasurer: t'yrus ri . r, solicitor, mans NO. S.T'SS. First National hank OP JOHNSTOWN, PA. No. 194 MAIN STREET. Capital, - SIOO,OOO Happlas, - - SIO,OO O DIRECTORS: I.VMES McMII.LEN, PEARSON FISUEB. < '. T. FBAZEB, HERMAN BACK KB, lOWABl) J. ROBERTS, (.K(J. T. SWANK, I'EBBY (.'. BOL3I.NUEK. JAMES McMILLEN, l'resiiieut. C. T. FltAZElt. Vice l'resiilunt HOWARD J. ROHERTS, Cashier. Careful and prompt attention will be given to til business cut rusted to ihis it ink.' may ?<,'** /' W^rrßiit.-.l^.^^ 1 ? V ,* I *'" ' ? ,,(I ' l Rniitln*Out' ./ -\u25a0 /? (< y ??"-'?lit nd nutcuiflevnt 'J \ j' { M. UdleVtid*olUlae - W '- K " W ' ""'1 Of v " , " v? I * 3 a:'H. 11 oJU ih I g p^Ml bint tbfllrhomes,* u l e|.tiw lo thofr v, .11 I re lln*afoar Trlurl'lo *Oi!' 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Page 1: Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Pa.) 1889-07-12 [p ] · JOHNSTOWN'S PAUL HKVERE Daniel Siliert Wan the Man Who Kto

The Democrat jFRIDAY, JULY 12, 1889.

FIRK AND WATER.

From time immemorial one of the greatsubjects for debate in every debating so-

ciety has been, which is capable of do--5 :: the greater amount of damage, (ire or

aler ? At first blush the palm is usuallyi:ven to Are, but a little investigationt ??net ally decides in favor of water. This

e think, will be fully verified by the1 inutes of all such societies. ?

11 a vote could be taken upon the ques-r 'in by the thousands who have seen

a ii.it water has done as a destroyingigent, in Johnstown and vicinity, itwould be unanamous in favor of water.To-day, if Johnstown and all the towns ofthe whole valley had been swept from theface of the earth?if all vestiges of mills,residences, stores and shops had been lit-erally burnt up, the place and its sur-roundings would be infinitely better off.Not one life would have been lost to everyone hundred that has been carried awayl>v the flood. In a confiagnration therei c far more favorable prospects of escapethan in the face of a deluge.

And so as to property, suppose streets

would have been totally denuded ofbuildings by fire, they would not havebeen filled with millions of cart-loads ofdebris j nor c overed to the depth of sev-

eral feet with sand. As to cellars, thebrick falling in some of them would havebeen removed in a comparatively shortperiod of time, and at the expenditure ofvery little money. One hundred men

could have done far more in removing ob-structions caused by burning, than five or

!cn thousand have been able to do inclearing off the stuff left by the flood.Then again, the many thousand dollarsspent in the herculean task of freeing theriver at the sloue bridge would liaye beensaved.

People who tnlk about a comparison between the ravages of a fire and those ofa flood, have but little conception of thedifference between them. The two maybe contrasted, but compared, never.

Further, if we had been burnt out losteverything, houses, furniture, clotlung.stores, offices, shops, and stables,the hundred thousands that would havebeen realized ou insurances would havecone far to putting most ail ou their feetagain. Very little material aid fromabroad would have been required to causethe town to rise again like the fabulousPhoenix from its ashes. But, alas, thedregs of the flood do not contain therein-snents of a new life.

Burnt out Pittsburgh in 184, 1), and (ire

swept Chicago at a later period, that wereso soon rebuilt, are not parallel eases. As*new world was made by the Noah del-uge, so a new Johnstown must be createdand not rebuilt. The word "rebuild "isnot of place when applied to the towns

ef the flood-ruined Conemaugh valley.

A I'LKA 1-OK HOME PATRONAGE.

While we have had no disposition toindulge in any unfavorable comments ofthe work done by our State authorities,and no wish now to utter a word thatcould be construed into anything likecarping criticism, we think somethingihould be said in favor of a little homeprotection, which, as we understand it, isa favorite plunk in all tariff platforms.Awarding full credit to those who have

At first the difficultyof procuring work-ing implements, teams, wagons, caits,and hands made it somewhat necessaryto give contracts to parties who had suchmeans at hand; but now that facilitiesarc abundant for procuring them, the ne-cessity for sucli n course does not exist.

AVe have in Johnstown men who havebeen accustomed to handle successfullylarge bodies of men in various depart-ments of work, and who are equal to thetask of undertaking and performing anyenterprise connected with cleaning up ourwaste places or in erecting buildings.And being 011 the ground and familiarwith all our local affairs we hazard noth-ing in saying they can do the work nowrequired better and at less expense thanny contractors from abroad.

Ifwe are correctly informed a perfectly-csponsiblc citizen proposed to do workAllotted to strangers at a much less ex-pense than is to lie paid, and in a shorterperiod of time. Not only he but othermen in town could utilize bodies of men'distributed in smaller gangs) to much

better advantage and less expense thanthe hundreds concentrated in one placeby some of the contractors from abroad.

But even if our home men could not dolie work any quicker, better or cheaper,the principle of patronizing home talent*nd home labor should be obtained.

For general work?for doing it well,expeditiously and economically no com-munity lias any superiors to A. J. Haws,or Mr. James, and others that might benamed. Their well-known ability, as wclas their push and get up and their uniformsuccess in the past, are guarantees suffi-cient. And as builders and contractorswe have in Messrs. Rose & Son, Mr. B.P. Horner, Mr. Seigh, Mr. Bcuford, Mr.J. J. Strayer, Mr. Teeter, and others theequals, at least, of any that have or couldbe imported.

Aside from ull this the fact that theyhave all suffered severely by our vyashout,

sught not to be overlooked.

(T is the opinion of some of our peoplewho were saved on buildings,and had fjtv-oruble opportunities for observation, thatnot Dearly l as many houses would have"been destroyed if it had not been for the'urge box cars that struck them. Somestructures that withstood the shock ofothers that came against them were mow-ed down like gras before the scythe whenthe- heavy cars struck them.

JOHNSTOWN'S PAUL HKVERE

Daniel Siliert Wan the Man Who Kto<leDown the Valley to Warn the Teople.

Daniel Sibert was the true Paul Revereof the Johnstown flood, according to astory told by Mr. J. P. Wilson, Superin-tendent of the Argyle Coal Company at

South Fork. Mr. Wilson says : "Aboutnoon on the day of the flood, the incess-ant rain and the unprecedented rise in theConemaugh and South Fork rivers,

caused tne to fear that the dam would bein danger, and about noon I sent DanSibert on horseback to learn the conditionof the dam. He returned about at 12:80o'clock and reported that a little water

was running over the dam. Later in theafternoon I observed that the waters inthe streams were not subsiding, and, fear-ing more than ever that the dam wouldburst, I again sent Sibert to the dam. Hewas gone but a short time when he re-turned, riding at full speed, and reportedthat the water had broken through thedam about twelve feet from the top andwas running out in a stream about thesize of a barrel. I knew then that it wasbut a question of time until the damwould give way, and making allpossible haste, I went to the Pennsylva-nia Railroad signal tower across the bridgeand sent a message, saying: "The damis breaking. Lookout!" The lady op-erator laughed at me when I gave her the

message, and an engineer in the tower at

the time said there was 110 danger. I in-duced her to send it, however, and then Iwalked out of the tower, across the rail-road and up the steps to the tramroad.I had just reached that point when Iheard the Hood coming. I called to thepeople in the tower, and at last, whenthey saw it, they hastened from the build-ing. the operator ran up the steps andthe engineer ran to his engine near thetipple. He cut his engine loose, and,pullingthe throttle wide open, rushed upthe track. Just as he was crossing thebridge the flood struck the tender of theengine. The bridge was carried awaybut the engineer escaped.

" When Sibert came from the dam thesecond time the people living in the low-er portions of South Fork hastily heededhis warning and escaped. Altogether 38houses, occupied by 43 families, were de-stroyed. The fact that only two personswere drowned shows that Sibert's warn-ing was well heeded. At the time mymessage was going over the wires, a rela.tive of mine, employed on the railroad,was in the Mineral Point signal tower.Realizing what the warning meant, hehastened to the village and gave thewarning. All of the residents of thatplace except 14 escaped. Three yearsago, when Superintendent Pitcairn, ofthe Pennsylvania road went with me toinspect tlie dam, he told me that if everthere was any danger a break I was tonotify him at once. 1 did so, and amglad to know that my warning saved somelives, at least."

?' IIKAKTfailure," as a cause of death,has become almost as common an ex-pression with medical men as " malaria"in connection with sundry ills to whichflesh is heir. An exchange says: "Itwould be an excellent idea if physiciansof the present day would invent some

other reason for about all of thedeaths which occur nowadays than thecheap fraud 'heart failure.' This mightnot be ot serious moment were it not forthe fact that hundreds of people are be-ing nearly frightened to death by the con-

stant use of this cause for sudden deaths,and many persons who are sick, andnecessarily have some heart symptoms,are kept in constant terror by cither read-ing or hearing of death by heart failure.There are probably no more deaths fromheart failure in these times than hereto-fore : but a new cause for death has beencoined, and the nervous and timid are be-ing severely injured by it."

A COXVICT in the Eastern penitentiary,whose name and offense the prison ruleswill not permit to be made kown, hasproved himself a-man of sense and feeling,lie had saved fifteen dollars by workingovertime and wanted to give it all to theJohnstown sufferers, but the warden re-

fused to accept more than five dollars.A Tennessee gentleman named Proudlit,

struck by the contributions of the priso-ners in the penitentiary stilt to GovernorDenver two checks ?one for SI,OOO forthe sufferers and another $5 for the priso-ner who hud subscribed that amount.The Governor transmitted the latter toWarden f'assidy, but when the sum was

offered to the prisoner he indignantly re-jected it, saying that the $5 that he gavewas his own and tliat he did not want anyconsideration from anyone for giving hisown money.

ONE of tlic most conspicuous and sad-dest features of our disaster was the ter-

rible destruction of child life. In proportion the children were the greatest suf-

ferers. On the other hand, one of thenoblest features of the relief work hasbeen the work of children. Thousands ofdollars have been raised by them in Sun-day Schools and Mission bands. Many ahoarded treasure of bright pennies busbeen gladly given by little folks all overthe land, whose hearts were touched bythe stories of suffering nnjl destitution 111

the Conemaugh valley,

Difficult Operation.

Dr. A.N.Wakefield, ussisted by l)r. Geo.W. Wagoner, performed a very delicateoperation on a son of M'". John Gallagher,of Derry Station, Westmoreland, yester-day afternoon/-- The boy is aged aboutthree years, ami about three months agohad an attack of pleurisy wicli formed acollection of pus in the chest cavity. Theoperation was entirely successful, over apint and a half of pus being removed.

THK LAST KXGINK TO CIHXS THE

BUIDOE.

Kng)llPr Hutch Clifford KMHIOH His Kx.

perittiiuethe Evenliif; of Ihn Grout Flood.

T). A. Orr, of Chambersburg. was inI'hiladelphia (ffew days ago, and touch-ing on the Johnstown horror, from thescene of which lie had just returned,said :

" I see that one of your city papers, re-ferring to the saving of James Kelly anddozens of others by the engineman whodashed through Johnstown in advance of

the flood, says : They fled to the lullsand waited. They saw the unknown en-

gineer fleeing along the track, with the

flood racing behind him; they do not

know nor does any one there know to thisday who lie was or whether he ran out.

The daring engineer who plucked cour-

age from danger's bold face was HughClifford, in charge of freight engine No.048, and he kept ahead of the sweep. Isaw him last Monday, and with becomingmodesty lie told me his story, running

something like this;??

' I was at Conemaugh when the oper-ator there received a message that the

dam had broken. I knew what that mightmean, for I was nwtne of the enormousvolume of water its banks up lo thattime had held in control. I had not a

moment to lose, as thoughls of the people

and friends as far as Lockport, twenty

miles away, that i might save, thickenedupon me. I leaped to my engine, to

which was attached four freight ears, andstarted on my ride witli a full head of

steam. For the first time in my life Iwent ahead without orders. I heard thedreadful roar behind me and felt thatmine was a race to save many lives. Iwas afraid to look back for fear of beingappalled by what I had undertaken. Isped down the grade, my whistle scream-

ing and bell ringing, whileculled to hundreds, shouting and makingmyself heard as best I could : ' Get to thehills! The dam has broken!' Along bythe track at Johnstown some workmenjeered me and others cried with oaths :' Let it break!' But I warned all I could.

" Mine was the last engine to cro?3 theJohnstown bridge. I think I was thereabout twenty minutes ahead of the flood,and while my locomotive did its best, inmy fear for the safety of those I had yetto reach, I felt at times that the wheelswere not moving. On I sped past Cam-bria City, Sang Hollow, Ninevah and NewFlorence; cn until I reached Loekport,where my brothers and their families live.There 1 stopped, alarmed all I could, hur-ried our people to the hills, and soon thegreat wave had caught up with me. If Isaved many, as they suy Idid, I am satis-fled. I don't soe that I deserve praise fordoing what I thought was the best to do.This was not the safest for myself, 1agree, but I thought then rather of the

hundreds I might help than of my ownsecurity.'

" Hugh Clifford, who rode down thevalley ou his iron steed, unlike Sheridan,

in front of his enemy instead of behind,on that fateful Friday, was not then a

hero for the first time. It was this pluckyfellow, then a fireman only twenty yearsof age, who. some eight years ago,avertedan awful wreck and loss of life. Hefound the freight train hewas on, a train of twentyloaded cars, speeding down the easternslope of the Alleghenies at Allegrippus,deserted by the engineer and crew, allsave Fireman Clifford. The engineerdeemed the train beyond control, and,signaling danger, jumped from his en-ginne, and with the remainder of thecrew, except the young fireman, fled.He might, too, easily and safely havejumped as did the rest; hut he knew thedanger and death that it would cause as

it would dash into the Altoona yards un-manned, Clifford, with a full realizationof his risk, saw that the engine was re-versed, then ran hack the full length ofof the train, breaking each car as he went,and soon, though it seemed hours to him,he had brought the train to a stand stilland was able to take it safely to Altoona.Clifford never fired after that day. Thenext morning he was made an engineer.And now the hero of Allegrippus has won

new laurels in the Valley of the Cone-mmigh ! Paul Hevere's ride seems a

pleasure gallop when its story is toldalong with Hugh Clifford's."

Undertaker Henderson Highly Compli\u25a0limited.

Dr. Formad, of Philadelphia, was intown Sunday and visited the Morgue.He has bundled thousands of bodies, andsays that everything here has been doneas well as possible, and he could have nosuggestions to offer.

Important to Railroad MenA. E. Smith has been tor torty-nlne years road

master on the Boston &Maine system, and Is nowresiding at Great Falls, N. JJ. He says track-men. brakemen, firemen, engineers and con-ductors. as well as baggage masters and ex-pressmen, are subject to kidney disease aboveall others. AH, therefore, will be interested inthe statement of his experience. "I have usedBrown's Saraapurllla ror kidney and livertroubles, aud can truly say It lias done more forme than all the doctors I ever employed,and 1have had occasion to require the services ot thebest physicians In the State. My wife alsohnsbeen greatly benefitted by its use.

A. K. SMITH.Road Master B. ,v M. it. K."

' The kidneys have been labored hard all win-ter, as (lie purer, of the skin have been closed,but now tbo springtime hasTO wo, an i thej dhHsome aid. May he you have that pain across theback ; that tired feeling; those drawing downpains. . if so. you can get Immediate relief byfollowing the exnrttpleof Mr. smith and hi* wife,and use that nover-iatling ami grand correctorfor the-Udhcys, LUg'r and Wood,

BROWN'SSarsaparilla.Not genuine unless made hyAra Warren &

Co Bangor, Me.

LEADING BUSINESS HOUSEOK

PITTSIDRGU AND _aiKI.I!KNV CIIY, DA.GSTThe flrn ? named below au . the lend

ingand representative one* in tlicir re-spective lines of .Business. When wiltingto either mention this paper.

PiTTS.BjricQ.vi.HENRt HOLTZMAN a'iOYS, 35 SIXTH ST'-t-Ttjfll II til ('" r,alnS ' I'O' t !1! it s,&VJfcWAS°ASP TAIILH ? I.VKI.S.

I plinN'erj Omuls, etc.Ketfumi to special i*rrenin

pi In -

A Good Steal.winder Watch 'or j&flj;T\ T only, and Warranted. ut

Ml suitthtleld St., Pittsburgh. Pa.

Cash paid ror old gold and silver.

Commons (Mi!ill Hold Restaurant.lIKNKYI . P.lU'.iiEH. I'KOI'KIETOR,

Cor. in .m .v ptamond sts., Pittsburgh.Pt-FlrHt-Clasß .\.e Is For cents.

<ll i i:LES PFEIFER,Men's Furnishing Goods

443 SMITH ITKI.I> STKKKT,100 FKDKKALST., ALLKGI! ! NV.

Shirts to Order.We make all our own shirts, and our custom

Shirt Department is the best equipped In thestate. We carry n full line of Full Dress. all overKnibroldered P. Ks , autl Embroidered Linens,and guarantee a tit. If you can not get a titelsewhere give us a trial.

Cleaning and Dyeing t iflicesat above locations.Lace curtains lanndrled equal to new. FullDress shirts hwndrled. Hand Finish,

.tosi;pil HnltNi: ,v CO.,

?liW-'HitV~ c'SCa Dry (loods. silks, cloaks, xo-'t!; Hons, Millinery,etc.

By Retail Stores, ihb to t;-ji I'enn

\TL ANTED LADIES AND (iKN'i I.KMKN> agents In every town to sell metal lamp

wick; no trimming, cleaning, smoke or brokenchimneys; sells on sight, big percentage, en-tirely new, sample its-., or three for g.v. Ad-dress KKYSTONI-: WICK CO., No. 00 Fourth av-enue, room (i, Pltisburgh, Pa

Aelie's Saddlery, Harness and Trunk Iteuse.Wholesale anil Detail,

llorse Blankets and Lap Holies; you can morethan save expenses when coining to the city bydealing with us. GEOHGE VV. ACHE,

p.'(l Wood st..cor. Diamond Alley,Pittsburgh, mi.

o.v/. r so.Crayon Portraits, Life Size. Call and see before

ordering, solar Prints a specialty.Agents wanted. Mall orders solicited.

I KICtIANOWAN AHT STOKF,No. l.v; V> lie avenue, Pittsburgh, I'a.

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Dress-cntliiif School.ting. Draping, and all the Finishing pans otDressmaking. Miss c. IIAllllISON:

Igj i mm avenue, Pittsburgh. Pa.

ESTABLISHED 1870

CELEBRATED

SWISS STOMA I'llBITTKHS,-

CHKUItY TOM'

The Swiss stomach Bitters area sure cure lor Dyspepsia, Liver

Trade .Mark, complaint, and every species ofIndigestion. $1 per bottle; sixbottles.

Wild cherry Tonic, the most popular prepara-tion for cure of coughs, colds. Bronchitis, etc.,and Lung Troubles. The Black Uln Is a surecure and relict or the l rlnary organs, (iraveland chronic catarrh of the Bladder, Forsalebv all Druggists in Johnstown, by It. T. De-France. Julia M. Taney. v' Co., L. A. Slble, Cam-bria.

OHO. 11. ltAßllOl'fl,civil. BNGINKBH,

surveys iiuulcand Platted. Designs and esti-mates tnrnlMliPd tor Bridges. Boots, Mill Build-ings, coal Plants, and structures otall kinds.

(it Fifth avenue. Boom

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if JU'L-lii,! IT 1>" 1sburglt. I'a.AMATKITI PHOTO cUTF'TS.

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3s*&'Best Wind power Engine In the Worldsend tor ; \u25a0-scriptlve Catalogue. >gents Wanted.

J. 11. lilalr, 17 Seventh avenue, PlttlsliurghBUILDERS' SUPPLIES.

Firebrick, tile, sewer pipe, terra eotta goods,line, cement, hair, plaster, etc

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MEMORY TRAINING.The natural method, easily learned, endorsed

by Dr. John Hull, 1.1, p.. Bishop J. 11. Vincent,Dr. Joseph ceok. etc., f? I.cssons Uy mall onlyThree Dollars

SHORTHAND,taught by mall only Ten Dollars. Address Pitts-burgh School of Memor.v Training and Short-hand, sackson Building. Sixth street and l'ennavenue, Pittsburgh, Pa

MME. KELLOGGhas recently returned from Paris, and Is now es-tablishing srhnots throughout the United statesto tcacli ladles

TilK ART OF PRKSS ( TTTINIi.At me. Kellogg leads tli 1 iuventorsoi the World

In Inventive genius n . appll -d to ladles' garmentdoiittl g. i-bt has Imitators but. no equals. Lar les bring i dress and le.iru to cut and baste its, refining. No. fill ] enn evonue, Pittsburgh

Protect Your GoodsB.v Using X. L.I It. MOTH PREVENTIVE. Itis far superior to Camphor, cedar ( hips. TarPaper, etc.. tor pre.rials,g Clothing, Woolens,Furs. Feathers, tine fabrl. s. etc.. from Mothsand otner Insects, if yon have goods to putaway, try li

.1 vs. L McC'ONNELL & t ()..No. Itr, Ttrill avenue, l Ittslnugli, Pa.

For sale by .it! druggists. or order livmall.

/J\ Metallic Shingles.jyiVk Strong, Durable,

/W an d Easily Laid./ "\Nf f/n x\ Send roH cathlooucMC /iK tvliyf iIK XT ANO emcc list.

yr iOr john c. craff,! \\f /II\: s ¥/ PITTSBURGH, PA.

' 1 >.\y nIIX Successor to Anglo-Ameri*L-JIS.. . X.lxtJ can Hooting couipauy.

LADIES,We have tbehirgcst assortment nf switches.

Bangs, Sc., In the city, at exceedingly low prices.J. W. I'Ki'K, - T's MARKETSTREET.

rf /?..Sarnio:''s Eressmaiing Emporium,ft J/) fid SIXTH AVE., J'ITTSBt'KGH.iLkJ j Dress cutting and sewing tvhool. The

/fSlilJlit'csT. 'art ot Dressmaking- taught byItUX*square measure, ; send for circular.

GETTY £ CO.,

Distillery Liquor Store.Nos. 180 and 186 First Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.

vvtidlesnle .....V Ytntail.

ficll the finest brands of Rye Whiskies InHieworld. Golden Wedding. Gibson, (iiiokrcnhclmcr,and other celehratcd brands. We guarantee pureRye by bbt.. gallon or ease ot all ages fromto f6 per gallon. Case goods, each bottle con-tains a lull quart. old iTemlum troiu #u tojldper case ; ;<\u25a0 cases from $5 toft.

Ba-Seml order and enclose money at our risk.

lIKAhQCAKTKHS FOB WHITE LEAD AND PAINT \ABMSTHONO A MCKK.LVY, I White Lead concliM nnufacturere & Wholesale | x oil Colore,

Dealers, | I.lnseetl oil*115 Wood street. j Turjientlne. etc

*>. iJAUitIANN.''?J'lmi? successor to Boltert Anderson.. WINKS'A Ligt'ossNv -"KS0!B' IIS Fen) Mrtrl.

Of~ Orders by mall will receive prompt ntten-tlOll. I

HIMKIAN I.IIU. I Iteer Rattled?leer Kreeli nml Kultiiiible

Carson street. S. s. Furnished In tiny qnnntl-Plttsbttrgh, Pn. ties either for Knntllles. ;

Mallorders Solicited. Hotels or lte.v aornnis.

j-.. ZJ X, -80-I3jst -y

C. \V. DITTMEK.HEAL ESTATE AND MOItTIiAOE BIiOKER,

No. i)TFederal street, Allegheny city. Pn.Properly sold on commission. N2 sale no charge.

Money to Loan. tu.. a. n per cent.

SPECIAL PRESENTSWillbe given withevery #5 worth of goods, Teas,Coffees, splees, and Baking powder, which weguarantee absolutely pure. Best goods In themarker for the money, 'l eas, 50, tWand so cents.Coffees. 35, 37, 30 and 35 cents. Baking Powder,IOC. per pound, send orders to Atlantic Tea Co.,113 Ohio street. Al.l.Kt.llKNYCITY,PA.If'Send for Price List givingfull Information j

FOR S3-OO !

t\ ollered for PRIIIM|x A l ?.llnilr to order

TA Vj iiI Bend Postal card, glv-/D Vi I / your fad address.Mi l I j and we will send youIt [ II samples for our i#:s(L/ I l'miNaudselfmeasure-#/ u I I ment Blank, tir If youII ?I' II cannot wait for samp--11/I ill 'os, tell us about

A- I// I I IIL I what color you would

:.v {CI 'J V<>/SJ like, giving us yourf/I j waist, hip and inside leg

it" measure, together with11 .J#. $3 and3s cents for post-

il I* age or prepaid express,'tfCJ mid we willguarantee 10

pleaseyou or refund themoney. Address, giving fun name and Post-ofllce.

C'JIAS. KLOPFER.130 OHIO ST., ALLEGHENY, PA.,

corner (Irani street nnd Fifth avenue.(Within a few steps of Kost office.)

PITTSBURGH, PA.

EVANS Z3JROS.WALL PAPEf?, WINDOW SHADES,

C jHOOL STATIONERY,A HTISTS" ITJ ATKKI Air.

So. OH Federal Street, Allegheny City, I'm

HOTEL CARSO.T1118 LACOCK STREET.

Few doors east of Federal street, Allegheny,Pa., a strictly temperance house. Best mealsnnd cleanest beds In the city at lowest rates, 11.KNOX, Prop'r.

Allegheny College.1 a Federal street, Allegheny, l'a. Thorough In-struction tu bookkeeping penmanship,shorthandnnd typewriting, telegraphy, English branches.Languages, Music, Elocution, Vocal and Instru-mental .Music, Painting and Drawing, studentsmay enter at any time, send for circulars: ad-dress the PRESIDENT.

HOTEL WHITES. E. CAKOTHERB, Proprietor, McKeesport,

Pa. Leading hotel or the city. Terms, ?3.00perdn.v Fine whiskies, x>\. ai the Bar.

sth AVE. HOTEL.McKEESPORT, PA.

GEO. XL LEPPIG, - - Proprietor,First class accomodations to the leveling pub-

lic. Terms $1.50 to $3.00 per day. Bar atiached.

B. & B.

BYMAiL!We employ a large corps of competent

people, whose only duty is the filling oforders by mail from our numerous cus-

tomers living at a distance who cannot dotheir shopping here in person.

Whither you want a cheap school orhouse dress at (!{ cents, yard, a Gingham,Satinc, India Silk, Black or Colored Silk,or a Spring Suit of some of the new softwoolen fabrics, this MAN, ORDER DE-PARTMENT is here to supply your wants.Everything most desirable in way of tex-

tile fabrics is here and at the lowest pos-sible prices.

In all purchases, quality is one primeconsideration price another.. In boththese particulars we shall still aim toplease you.

Space is limited here.OUR NEW SPRING CATALOGUE

AND FASHION JOURNALWill tell the whole story. This Journalis published semi-annually for the benefitof our patrons living at a distance, but.will be cheerfully sent to any addresswhether you are a patron or not.

Write for copy. It costs nothing, andmay prove a benefit to you. Mention thispaper.

BOM &BUHL,115, 117, 119, 121

FEDERAL STREET,ALLEGHENY, PA.

M I \u25a0 Bt #S3 watch In th world II || MI

UAblo' lino' of HnUUfholf' jte-Stf Kuinplffi. Thcfc soinpK *,ai

them In your home for 9 months ami ihown them to Uio

who may have culled, thev become your ovn proucrty. Tnoiie |who write at once *n be euro of NCrivtnff the Watchend SomplOH Wepay ait axpreM, flrtl*ht,cl. Adilrel*tstiuMoa rit Co., Box 81& PortlivnU, JUumc.

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MILLER'S OIL REFINING WORKS,ALLEGHENY.

OlllceNo. 33K Liberty street, Pittsburgh, Pa.

A. D. MILLER & SONS,Mnnußhfiurers nf IttcliTest (fits for export and

homeJconeuiupiton. We call atten-tion to bur brand Of '

WATER WHI TE OXJEINB flttVTßgiWarranted None Better.

Gasoline for Stove and Gas Machines 74, 86, 37,88 and no gravities. Lubricating oils.

UNWANTED?staves and Headings. oct-s:ly

srofrsßiuiui! Currtis.LIENRY H. KUHN, Attorney-at-* I-ftw: Office opposite First .National Bankao. msLoouat street. Johnstown, I'a.DANIEL M'LACGIILIN. FRANK P. MARTIN

jyjcLAUGHLIN A MARTIN,A TTfIKS EYs-A I,A If,

No. y; I 1..1NK I.IN s;i; |FT

_sept:s< Ju'.itst ira'n, Fa.,| AMES M. WALTEll?

A TTORXEY-A T-t.A II .

Office No. 2, AimA llnll. Main street, Johns-town, Pu. Allbusinessgiven fulthfuluud promptattention. jams

F. J. O'CONNOK. j. u. O'CONNOR.

Q'OONNOR BROTHERS.A TTORXEYS-A T-LA !!'.

onice on Franklin street, over retrlkln & Mil.ler'B stoif, opposite I'ostoffice, Johnstown, I'a.mars

JOHN S. TITTLE,JUSTICE Of THE TEA CE

A\l> XOTARY PUBLIC.

office corner Market and Locust streets,

OOtlg Johnstown. I'a.

W. EASLY.

JUSTICE UP Till. PEA CP AM) SCRIYEXER

onice No. ii>s Fraukllii St!'?\u25a0 :. two doors from(?ninth's Drug Store. mays

JRVIN RUTLEDGE.JUSTICE OP THE PEA CE.

oniceon Blverstreet.nearthe Kernville BridgeIn the Fifth ward, Johnstown. I'a. collectionsand all other business promptly attended tomars

J) II WM. RAUCH,PMYSICIA.X AM/SUIIOBOX,

No. 154 Mortis street, tenders Ids professionalservice lotlie eltl/eus or Johnstown and vicinity

Oltlce hours, 10 to 12 a. m., l toand v to a p. h

J tine i

A N. WAKEFIELD, M. D.,

PHVsICIA X .1 XI)SURHEO.S

Office No. 43 Morris sin el, Johnstown, I'a.

YEAGLEY, M I).

PHYSIC!A X AXI) SCRHEOX.

Office No. 271 I.ocust street, Johnstown, Pa.

JOHN DOWNEY,CIVIL EXHIXEEH.

Offiee on stonycreek street, Johnstown, Pa.

Q A. PEDEN, SURGEoifDEN-O. TIST. office in Border's new building, onFranklin street. All kinds of Dental work so-licited. novit

J I'. THOMPSON. 51. D.,

SURGEON DENTIST,JOHNSTOWN, PA.

lias hud a professional experience or over 35years.

7?-Filling Teeth a specialty.office Booms. No. illNapoleon street.

JOHNSTOWN

SAVINGS BANKNO. 192 MAIN STREET.

CHARTERED SEPTEMBER 12. 1870

DEPOSITS received of one dollar and upward110 deposits exceeding a total of 13,000 will

be received from any one p rson. Interest Is dueIn the months ot June ami December, and If notwithdrawn Is added to the deposit, thus com-pounding I wlce a year without troubling the de-positor lo call or even to present the depositbook.

Money loaned on Heal Estate. Preference wit hliberal rates and long time en,mi to borrowerstfferlng first mortgages on ; irtns worth four ormore times the amount oi loan desired; also,moderate loans made on town property wnereintple security Is offered, cood relerenee. per-

fect titles, e e.. l'cuulrcd.This corpor.a Pm Is exclusively a savings Bank.

No commercial deposits rei el red, nor discountmade. No loans on persom ' vuirlty.

Blank applications for borrowers, copplos oflie titles, by-laws, and spei i acts of the Legis-

lature relating to depo-Bs of married womenind minors can be obtained ..it: \u25a0 Bank.

Tblstkks? Herman Battiiier, B. L. Yenglev.rohn llannan, John Tloiu c. P. Kills, Pear-<ou Fisher, .lames .1. Fnmh .cr. .John Lowniau.W. It. I.owman, .lames McMoieu. James Qulnn.toward J. Kolierls, Win. ' siewart. tieo. T.

swank, Jacob swank, W. . Walters. JamestleMUleu. President: John i.owman, HermanSaunter, tieo. T. swank, \l< Presidents; W. t .~ewls, Treasurer: t'yrus ri . r, solicitor, mans

NO. S.T'SS.

First National hankOP

JOHNSTOWN, PA.

No. 194 MAIN STREET.

Capital, - SIOO,OOO

Happlas, - - SIO,OO O

DIRECTORS:I.VMES McMII.LEN, PEARSON FISUEB. <

'. T. FBAZEB, HERMAN BACK KB,lOWABl) J. ROBERTS, (.K(J. T. SWANK,

I'EBBY (.'. BOL3I.NUEK.

JAMES McMILLEN, l'resiiieut.

C. T. FltAZElt. Vice l'resiiluntHOWARD J. ROHERTS, Cashier.

Careful and prompt attention willbe given totil business cut rusted to ihis it ink.' may ?<,'**

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our havi -"iiin, l-.c tiityfi: nth or twowo MURllygrt from ?????<) t '? u tc from tho?nrroxuitlliii: country. 3hit, ft" r * wmrier- I t.Tor errknown,is initioin tlo.. .r E'tnay'- nr<lßtrmcwlirrt they CAO b snjii, All ? . Wtr t nnc, tntlIBftke'niirvpl Ihoehnitc . 8- >? ' vIDl>obi>' my troubl*tor yon m* aht'MTiiuM tini'kt r ? vt? ? " lrL vourhom#?0(S YQPr rrwnpl im-T ? tory. ? <?! crd onwhich ;o farril*.u-o<UJ'tii i ; ' i-rm *i!l,iryoa tdo notctirc i? i. v.' v i >'?* . Ifyou do?end yoUr ft'iiir', t \en . , . . mo of thoboot nolld f

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