The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-16 00:00:00

CrWOPEI\ CE

THE INUNDATION AT SHEIFI ELI).

(FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.)
SHEFFIELD, Tcx,DAI.

Now that the people have Lad a little time to
recover from the stunning effect of the first intelligence ar
the awful calamity which has befallen thew, its fall
effect is becoming known. The lees of life ha*, I as
sorry' to say, been fearfully underrated. 17 bodies hare
been recovered, but the missing number, aocordieg to the
returns made to the authorities at the Town.ll.ll thin
moroinu, is 25:4, consequently there are SO bodies which
have been washed down the stream, and will probably tot
be recovered till after the lapse of many days. Of :be
large number 94 of the victims resided beyond the limas
of the borough, principally between Bradfield and tinier-
ton, and the remainder in the borough.
The number of bodies that have not yet been recog-
nised is !i6, inSheffield, Rotherham, and the neialibourhoeL
The list is composed of sixteen men, ranging from 21 le
70 years ; twelve women ; and the remainder of childres.
boys and girls, and infants, some of a very tender age. Six
of the above are in the care of the county police at
Hillsboro' and the neighbourhood, and 13 at Rotherham
and Kilnherst ; are in the Sheffield Union, and 13 at the
Club Mill, Owlertou.

The bodies that were not identified were buried to-day in
the general cemetery in separate detachments, and at
various hours, so as to prevent any public spectacle.
At the preliminary meeting yesterday nearly s,oUti/. sae
subscribed in the Town-hall, Mr. Hadfield, with character-
istic liberality, sending a cheque for WO!. The principal
firms also subscribed, but as no doubt the list of subscrip-
tions will be advertised, it is not necessary for me to men-
tion the names here. Of the extent of the claims to be
made upon the Water Company none but the rag ant
gnomes an yet be made. The liolmfirth food was
computed to have caused damage to the amount of a
quarter of • million, though there it was but the
water from a dam of leas than a tenth of the
size of that at Bradfield, and it dewed in a narrow
channel through a little town of 6,000 inhabitants.
Here we have, in a population of 200,000, probably at
least 6,000 actually reached by the food which caused more
or lees damage for a distance of ten miles. All tills toads le
show that those who speculate upon half • million as the
extent of the pecuniary mischief are likely to hero erred
rather on the side of understatement than of exaggeration.
And then if we turn to the water company's act, we fiat
it cattails, RD extraordinarily stringent clause fixing upset
them the liability for damage both immediate and ore-
tiogent. To the small shareholders the calamity will be
ruinous, and indeed they may be classed among the
chief utterer'. The share* cars held by a large number
of local subscribers, and among them are =ear
who have been aceustomed to look to the dividend
of the water company as their main if not sole source of
income, and their stock has been reckoned the cure invest-
ment for aged persons, widows, and single ladies. When
state that the whole capital stock of the company does not
exceed 400,1a11.V., and that the smallest intimate of the
actual damage, not taking into account collateral injury,
exoeede halt a million, it will be seen at once what
wide-spread ruin must result if not averted by a national
subscription.
. . . _

Yeat•rday the coroner (Mr. Webster) and jury proceeded
to the dam, to inspect the earthwork that had given way.
The whole volley of the Lockaley was visited by thou/awls.
This afternoon a public meeting of the inhabitant;
called by the mayor. was held at the Tows-hall.
&.rl fitewilliam and Lord Wharscliffe both attended, tool
the platform was crowded by 1111014 of the meas.
factusers of the town. Earl rttrerilliam, who seemed tote
deeply affected, moved a resolution to the effect that the
fearful inuudauou which had caused such an awful loss a
life and immense iiestruction of property, and which had
oecessanly ocessiooed the most widespread misery and
desolation, called on the inhabitaats of the borough sad
neighbourhood, as well as on all who sympathised with the
sufferers, for an immediate subscription to alleviate
as far as possible, and at once, the distress which
bad been occasioned. After moving the resole-
tion, the noble earl requested of the Mayo: pee-
minion to contribute to the local subscriptiou the sena
of LOOM ; Lord Wharscliffe, Mr. Dunn, and the 1t... Lc.
Sale, also addressed the meeting, and before the close, sob-
scriptioos to the amount of 4,9701. were announced, making
iu addition to those received yesterday, considerably more
than 10,10(. A local committee with the mayor, as trea-
surer, was formed, and instructions were given to proper
officers to go round and inquire into the extent of the
loses of those who had been driven out of their homes by
the deluge. The committee which was appointed met at a
later hour in the evening to devise means for affording icr
mediate relief to the sufferiog poor in the lower part of the
town ; and some benevolent householders who bad tettee
property untenanted, placed it at the dispoval of the cone.
mittes, so as to enable them to remove many families frog
dwellings half-filled with mod, audio which fever must is
speedily generated if they continued to be inhabited. Ilea
are still employed in pumping out water from the dwellings
and carting away the filth with which they wee
filled. The scene at the post-ottix last night
was extraordinary, thousands of persons coogregating
together to post letters and newspapers to their
ft lend to assure them of their safety. The town still con-
tinue s too much agitated for the trasagetion of the ordinary
business, sod thousands pour into it from Manchester, Hull.
Lincoln, and other towns, so that the whole place ;weasels
a bustling aspect. Mr. Earlinson, the government inspec-
tor, has been occupied the whole day in inspecting the
works, preparatory to giving evidence at the adjourned in-
quest next Wednesday.

MP MURDER AND ROBBERY IN DARYL&
BONE-APPREHENSIO.Y OP THE ,SUPPOSED
11URDERLR.

Shortly before the closing of the Maryleboue
Police Court, y esterday, Arthur John Dt a int , aged 21. el
no settled place of abide, and no particular occupations
was brought up by Importer Hind, and Sergesot Whir,
of the D division, charged on suspicion °teaming the death
of Joseph Dock on the 11th inst.
James Crowley, 229 I), mid—About 12 o'clock last Thurs-
day night I was on ditty in Little Chesterfield-street. I
saw prisoner standing with his back leaning against the
King's Head public-house in Woodstoek-street I west
round ray beat, and ea returning near tho spot I saw the
prisoner again, exactly in the same position as before—that
is. with Ws hands behind his back. Ten minutes after this
I saw him in the same place again. He then had hie hands
behind his back. Knowing him, 1 asked him when.
he was living, and what he WSW doing now.
He said he had no settled place of Ts...ado:me.
but he expected to lavesomething to do shortly. One doer
of the public-house (King's Head) was closed at this tune.
The next time I returned round my beat the prisoner was
not there, and the public-hour was closed. I went dome
Great Chestertield-street through Little MaryleboueldreeL
As I got into Little Chestairtieldrreet I saw a man lying
down on the pavement is frost of No. 5. The wither
then gave an amount of tr discovery of the deceased ems
the peasant and his removsl to the workhouse infirmary.
which has already been published. When in the lobs-mars
it oppears that he struggled very much, and several times
" Let me have my property. I bad two sovereigns.'
Frederick Fox, landlord of the King's Head, Woodstock-
street, stated—l Isom/ Joseph Duck. He was in my hoar
at half-put 11 on the night of the 10th, sod stopped till
twenty minutes after 12. There was another main, DAMS*
Ackwsll, sr Otley, that deals in fish. Deceased was net
sober when be came into the house. The deceased bad
been drinking for the last three weeks. He had two sem-
reigos in his ',osmium. Whilst is the house the deceased
challenged a cabman to llght him for a savereigo. I told
him to put his money away, sad not to place it about. He
placed his money in his trousers pocket, and the littler(
in his jacket pocket. He had also some loose silver.
George Weatherly, potman at the King's Head, said—
On Thursday evening the primmer came into the tep-ream
and mid he win hard op, and had no work or money to pay
for his lodging. He also said he had to walk the streets, r
be lhad no Kimsey for lodgings for the last few nights. I
asked him why he did not come to me, and I would haws
gives him something. 1 got up • subscription; for him, sad
Duck, who was in the tap-rootn, said be would sot give
anything, as he (deceased) had got him a place which be
would not keep. Afterwards the prisoner came back. sad
Duck said if he mom to his place be would give him a
lodging, ugly be had DO bed to spare to place bin. io. M-
eatier rid that would do, for bolted bees used to sleeping ea
beards late)y. He rime in several times.
Henry ILinis 5, Circus-street, said—Prismer camet
lodge at our plats; tea days asio. On WWl:today be Ited se
money to pay for his lodging. He had also good in debt for •
night or two previously. Oa Friday be paid for one week'.
lodging in prospective. Yesterday be mid be bad lost half.e-
soveresp, and asked me if I had found one is his bed. I
aired where be haillgot it from, and he said from a lama-
dries is Woodstock-mews, who had given him :10s. He dig
not mesitiou the DADA of the lanodrees. Oa the ten pse.
Mons sights he bad so money to pay for his lodgiag. The
primmer wasgenerally in and out and hanging about by days
aid nights.
Other evidence hawing bees gives, the prisoner wee
emeadsd.

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