Work was resumed to-day in the shops of the Cambria Iron Company’s
mammoth steel mill, and the repairs to the building are being made with
remarkable rapidity. The damage to the buildings has been stated, but
the machinery was only slightly damaged. The blast furnaces were not
hurt at all, and will be in operation as soon as a supply of coke can
be obtained. There is some coke on hand, but it is too small an amount
to begin with. The most serious loss to the firm was the destroyed
papers, letters, order books, etc.
The members of secret societies on the Conemaugh Valley fared unusually
well. The junior O. U. A. M. are very strong here, having a membership
of 1,200. Out of this number only nine lives were lost. Most of them
lost their homes, but all have employment and expect to be on their
feet again in a short time. The committee from Pittsburgh and Allegheny
established headquarters in the upper end of the town and relieved
the wants of all who applied. The councils responded, not only very
liberally, but promptly.
The Independent Order of Heptasophs had a membership of eighty-five,
and lost but two. None of their members are in want, and the committee
sent to distribute provisions and clothing have returned home. They had
more than enough.
[Illustration: A TELEGRAPH OPERATOR’S DEATH.]
The Independent Odd Fellows had a membership of 506 here, and out of
that number lost seventy-nine. The distressed members are being well
cared for.
It is not known how many of the Masonic Order are lost, although a
prominent Mason says they are few, and the survivors are being royally
provided for by the relief committee of that fraternity.
A trap was laid for the crook undertaker who was robbing the bodies
in the Fourth ward morgue. A female was brought in, and before it was
dressed for burial a diamond ring was placed upon one of her fingers,
and the pseudo undertaker was assigned to take charge of the body.
He was detected in the act of stealing the jewelry, and was promptly
arrested by the chief of police, who immediately took him to Ebensburg.
The officials refuse to give the name of the man.
About forty bodies were recovered to-day up to 3 p. m., but of these
only three were recovered at the bridge.
Chalmer L. Dick, the ghouls’ nemesis, bid good-by to this ill-fated
town last night. He will hereafter reside in Mount Pleasant.
Already twenty barrels of embalming fluid have been consumed,
aggregating 800 gallons. It requires from half a pint to a quart for
each corpse.
A Masonic relief committee has been organized and solicits aid for
distressed Free Masons and their families. Remittances should be made
by New York or Pittsburgh drafts to the order of Col. John F. Linton,
treasurer, or Wm. F. Myer, secretary. Knights of the Mystic Chain are
requested to forward all subscriptions to the Supreme Recording and
Corresponding Scribe, box 321, Pittsburgh.
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