The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-14 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

It is now estimated that the lose of life will exceed 250,
and that the value of the property destroyed exceeds half •
million. From Bradfield, where the reeervoir buret, down
the °own of the rivers for twelve or fourteen miles the
country is laid waste. The reservoir covered an area 76
acres, and would hold 114,000,000 cubic feet of water. The
embaalonant, which crossed the end of the valley, was an
enormous erection, with en average height of 85 feet, sad
40 feet in thicltness. It was 300 yards long. Between Mat-
lack and Hillsborough, a distance of four miles, the greatest
loss of life has been caused. Within this tract whole roan of
houses have been swept entirely away, in three of which
alone there were 25 lives lost. I. the opposite row the
whole of the inhabitants were drowned, and scarcely any of
their bodies have been discovered. The flood seems to have
swept off everything before it, from the confluence of the
Loaley and the Bevilin to the Don. Between Wardsend
and Sheffield on the Don, the bodies were seen lying in the
mills and the mud and rules. There were 14 in one place,
10 in another, and 13 in a flied. At Seemed 900
acres of gardens were devastated, and whole fami-
lies were swept away. An official report just re-
ceived states that 156 dead bodies have been already ',-
meowed ; 70 have been identified. Large numbers are not
yet found. Bodies have been discovered as far down the
river as Doncaster. Along the b►nks of the river, between
that town and Sheffield, the scene of the inundation was
visited by vast crowds on Sunday ; the police sad • strong
military guard acted for the maintenance of order and the
security of property. A movement for a general subscription
was immediately commenced, and a meeting will he held
to-morrow. The inhabitants of the submerged districts
have lost everything, and an appeal fur instant help will
be made ; hundreds have nothing left of their property but
their nightdresses. The inquests were opened on Saturday
eight, and then adjoersed far tea days. There were then
90 bodies in the workhouse, sad the Coroner said he had
been informed there had been warty 20U found. He re-
ferred toa statement, which is 'recently made and believed,
that, in consequence of the dangerous state of the reservoir,
warning was sent to the inhabitants of the valley as far as
Dernfisak, and that only a few lives were lost there, but
that the warning was not sent to the thickly-peopled dis-
tricts below. Strict inquiry will be neoresary to ascertain if
the accident could have been prevented.
The following official notion has been Caned by his
worship the Mayor :
" nein Nemo& --Ginter DIFITHOCIION or LIFL
Ponces are requested to give information at the Town-hall
of deal bodies (mad, so that they may be removed to the
Sheffield Union-house for identification, and to wait the
coroner's inquest before burial.

PROPZITT AID GOOD6.—Persons are requested to
assist the polioeforos in recovering and restoring property
and goods of all kinds to the owners.
" Persons taking promotion of property and goods, and
not restoring tilers, will be proceeded against.
• Pumas requiring information to apply to Mr. Jackson,
ebleicoustabls, at tbs Town•nalL
" THoiss JESSOP, Mayor.

" Town-hall, March 12, 1884."
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