. The story of Johnstown : its early settlement, rise and progress, industrial growth, and appalling flood on May 31st, 1889 . Ina---mnch as Congress made appro[)riatious to relievethe sntlerers from the Charle^tou eartlnpiake. the sutterers inFlorida and tor other great calamities, the Johnstown (leople teel sure thevwill receive the assi.^tance they demand. It is estimated that S30( willmake the proposed change. rrr-r^ —? -? -•\WRS, ..«.-^-t>. fef/i- •i,, ?.:?•;? (7 : V /,- .•« J^ J. ...... .. ..:h\.;H-^. •-? Nations Hasten to Six-coK the Distkesseu—Cities,
. The story of Johnstown : its early settlement, rise and progress, industrial growth, and appalling flood on May 31st, 1889 . Ina---mnch as Congress made appro[)riatious to relievethe sntlerers from the Charle^tou eartlnpiake. the sutterers inFlorida and tor other great calamities, the Johnstown (leople teel sure thevwill receive the assi.^tance they demand. It is estimated that S30( willmake the proposed change. rrr-r^ —? -? -•\WRS, ..«.-^-t>. fef/i- •i,, ?.:?•;? (7 : V /,- .•« J^ J. ...... .. ..:h\.;H-^. •-? Nations Hasten to Six-coK the Distkesseu—Cities, Towns and Indivuuals Poi r in C>_>ntrikitions —Many Notable Offerings—Associations, Societies and Churches SiLENDIuly Rep-resented— Generous Erins Greetinc, — Food, Clothing and Shelter in Ahln-daN( E — NoKLE Women Who were Ministering Angels — A Stream of CharityGrand and REslSTLE^s as Nuuaka Itself. ! hold CI Wlic e char We > lir il, loll Of ovc to ? nhouiulshat when. ^^^IS Tin^ li;0\\ of promise gilded the Oriental sk\- after ? the X(jachian deli:t;e. so the dark cloud enfolding; the Conemaugh \all(-y had a ray of lirightest siin- uht. A great, grand, glorious tide of sxiiipathy for the sufferers swept the land like a conflagration. warming mens hearts to deeds of radiant histre. The whole ci\ilized world hastened to succor those so much in need of aid. Johnstown -wanted ever\-. thing—food, clothing, shelter for the living—coffins and Imrial for the dead. Never was assistance given more largeh and iingrudginuly. Charitable people began to raise nione\, clothes and pro\isions on Saturdas morninu. These were poured into the stridden district with the utmost celeritv. The superb response to the appeal tor relief extended to the ends of the earth, coming with good cheer fast as electricit\- could flash its splendid benefactions. Trains and ears laden with generous otierin^s were given the preference e\er\ where. iges and individuals
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