The story of Johnstown : its early settlement, rise ... - JohnstownCafe

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As tlR'\ reachetl the tliiicl tU>nr Mr. Lane heard Mr. Ru>e- say to liis wife ;
"Givt.' me vour han'l anJ we will die to,s;etlifr. Lonl. sa\e u>
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At that moment Mr. Lane was knnekeil backward dnwn stairs. Init reached
up and uaiiied his feet. A second and thirtl time he was knockei,! back. Tht-n
his suspenders cauL;hl in the rubbish, his wiiole bod_\ under the water. He
took out liis knife, cut himself loose. i;ot hold of timbers and called for the
various members of the familx. His wife answered : also ditl his daughter.
Mrs. Rose. Mr. Rose did not respond. He was dead. ••Grandmother"
Teeter replied. Miss Fiek had ,i,'ot out throuL;h the roof. I!\- the aid of
friends Mr. Lane and his famil_\- reached the roof, unly to Ljet into another
wrecked liiiuse. tossin^; to and fro on the surL;inL; mass of debris. Grandmotlier"
Teeter had her rii^ht arm cut otl below the elbow by the breaking of
a plate-glass mirror. It liad to be amputated, and a week later the aged
lad\'—she was S3— expirei! from the shock.
After remaining in the vvreck until
Saturdax- evening. Mr. Lane and his famil\ were taken to Morrell Listitute
and thence to Prospect. The remains of Mr. Rose were taken on Saturtiay
evening ti.i the railroad morgue and embalmed. On Tuesday afternoon the
bod\' was interrecf on I'rospect Hill.
A black storm-cloud was dri\ing liard from the \\'est as the coffin was lowered
into its temporar\' grave beside imkncTwii \ictims. Three people attended
the burial— Mr. Lane, the Rev. Dr. H. L. Chapman, of the Metlioilist
Episcojia! Church, and the Rev. L. ^Ll;Juire. Dr Chapman read the funeral
service, and while he j)ra\'ed the thunder rumbled and clouds ilarkened the
scene. Mr. Rose was a vouni; man. highly gifted and jjopular. He was serving
his term as District .\ttorne\" of Cambria countv. an arduous and responsible;
trust, the duties of which lie discharged efticientlx'. His brother. Hon.
John M. Rose, a member of the Legislature, was out of town and escaped
the wreck of his home, trom \vliich not an. article was saved. Mr. George
Slick, father-in. law of John M.. ci'iitracted pneumonia from e-vposure and died
the second week in June.
Three doctors went down to the doom which medical skill could not ward
off. Ur. C. C. Brinklev- had practiced successfull\ in Johnstown about five years.
He and his brother were among the victims in the Hulbert House. Dr. J.
K.
Lee was eminent in his profession. He occupied a tine home and office on
\ ine street, which were Hooded to the second tloor. His bodv was found on
Jmie (jth, in Sandyvale Cemeterv . W. C. Deam. his wife and one son,
aged 2, Were not simdered in death, .\nother son, spared \o mourn the loss ot
kind parents, was taken tci Harrisburg to live with relatives. Luke's epithet,
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••the beloved physician, well be apjilied to e,\ch of these lamented
practiti(Tni-rs. Their inspiring presence and masterh treatment have been
missed in manv .1 sick room.