Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-02-28
Particulars OF TIE DISASTER Al
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were no ltn than rntETY on roUrI rTEioNs
oEiv isa or twelve 81 them 81 the time ,scsp'd
III. pausplsr ef,h, dreadful tragedy. With
soTe corrections sns sdtuo-7. ~, tats frorn he
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Il - our melancholy duty 10 record The most
al ciins Disaster Which has ever h.pp'n'd IN
osfetv % Fuiiy afternoon n half pss three
O'Clock portion n the till oaa Of the city Sid
of snd orerrhelfnol min. hours al Of them
With on. cIcrp,ou occupied by iamilii Al the
TIM Il the lid. several men wnh team, were IN
r.eei a. the boaon II the hank. carrying OF
ealih sni nsre~ly sscspd WITH bir hy's
No - however the unfortunate inmates ri the
d~,lling. scs,iy al Of whom were buued un-
der the mass Of clay. ~hich covered th'ir houses
IN several lnssncrs - thr depth Of Eve OF ak
fest crushing some 10 sto rs nn1 removing oihers
b1ily fnr I'd. spree Of several yards
The diNance from the comm ncemsut Of tao
.l,ic to the outer edge Of the deposit Of earth
wh,,h Il ha, l.lt.no, f,r from 200 yards The
ear,h htr,ng been cafrcI more than 500 fe.tovcr
a~sI level after u rachel the bottom ofthe bill
The sol bong remarkably unctuou. bloc clay,
!. doub,lcs, the oa-se II the extraordinary space
which the sill covered Tho sill commences
ss.s, 100 wards eaS Of Fihh.,, and IT'S southern
.strernay hrs encountered two houses ADJOINING
,,rh other IN the c.s sile Of ssll street both Of
whJrh u DESTROYED
The centre Of nc slide was then prec pila'cd
upon the head of Washington 81 o,rrwhrnny
the uillings on both SIDE Of s1,i STREET with the
exception Of ono on the corner Of Washington and
II ~. which WIS plrsiy destroyed The
'uurubcr of houses DESTROYED on Washn,,on ST
wa. eight Tho .i.- p'sst down Washington
o Nill St which I, cro,,-! AMI p->ce-dlng few
yaris beyond IT, WIS hnilv arrrsiet
1h.n,nes ofihe occupiuls o. the houses de-
srorel IS fir as can ascertain tn N NJ pf's'ni
sre q. fo,ws. Dumb F. Day ship carp n'or,
Filth ST btlow Wsshincun Robert II ,nry,
contractor d TO- WIN Boz u usms.er Wash
in l,on cor ofFhh VIM Il kilflr tcsmsier,
WuSlnCon Z"hulon p Btrdsall painter,
Washington WIN Purdy, m,snn CO.. Of Hill
snl Washington, hons, partially destroyed
Ch,r's D lmhle,on IS Hill ST
a, soon rs the alarm was given. the Nsvor
AMI members ofihe Common Council, the Sheriff
nj N" County. together with the City Police
Fremen hook anil hi Ter cor panirs repaired 10
th~ spot, accompanied by vas concourse Of clti-
gas vigorous preparations were Immediately
eonnrnc"i for removing the earth above the m
ms the houses which were overwhelmed AMI
before the lapse OF m hour several persons were
taken OIL, alive and the bodies of several others in
whom life was extinct The work Of excavalinr
was prosecuted wiihnu, intrrmission for several
hous sniihe following dad bodies taken ont,
according to list prepared by the Common
Cornell
Mrs Matthew Grcnnin and child
Ms Wlliln Brazell aud two children.
Michael Damn
Thomw Kelley and wife
Mrs klfpie
Edward Dumble,on-a lad
chill of James Caldwell
Two eh,lrcn Of David d Day
Miss An WILDER
A chll Of Mrs Gardner
Mss Jane S,uro din all f6een
The following persons were take. GU, alive;
A child Of T. p Bird,ail
Jane McColom
Ms Gardner
Two chiliren--n1nes not ssceytaiacd
Jtues Barnett sn1 wife
Mrs d inn--leg broken
John Clark-not expected 10 survive.
Mana Drnniker
Mrs David D Diyani two children, Zone m
the mothers atmsl
Mrs CiIlweII ani,wo chiliren escaped through
the chimney
Oae Of Mr. Brdsalrs and another child had
no, been fann!
The scenes which occurred during the eyhu'
nation OF the !iring AMI dead defy nll DESCRIPTION
Nh Biuisi snh h,s wife, who occupied one OF
The houses destroyed were both abs"n, from nome
a, the time OF The disis,r, having lrh their emil
dfcn 10 the charge OF a sister oi Mrs Il lhey
returned while the workman were IN yaged in eI
eiviling the earth above their dwelling, nm were
nl-r,I alnps, frantic By the sight ofthe terrible
eiiindy which hal oyerwhelm'd them Oar o.
their children with the sister OF Ms were hnal
Nv frscurl alive Ohcrscrnrs highly distress. 9
an their character also occurred hu, Of which Z
10 impossible 10 give a d,taied descriptions.
Ms Kilisae az aged li1y, who WIS resorei
about o'clock WIS cnaOlri 10 huld vOtn'n~r'.ra
non f,r some time previous 70 her cNurltier
wnh those Who were engaged IN the src~p, Il
save her. AMI was 81 exhausted thar she coat NJ,
IL sriculate water" which was han led to he
BY those without
Too mus praise eanno, be awarded TO III
M,ysr AMI Common Council and Other city off
rar, 10 me Hiyh Sheriff Mr. Redmond 10 III
frelnen ans nenber, of the hook AMI ladder cor
panie. ami % Raaefou, oshcr ci,iLens, Tor the q
ervv m perseverance WI,h which they exeI'e
the,ns Ives to rescue ste.f f,llow en aiares lro
8 lingering death
We are informed that the owner % the lrnl n
which The sliie nceurrcd, hal 'r~q1en'ly forhll l.
person. % take away the esrh fro 'he nil BEN
fearful Of catastrophe like that which has hN
pesel Blu, his orders were disregarleI anl n
eonsaQ renee has ben the loss oflie 20 fifteen b
usn be.ngs AMI the destruction Of large amoo