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From the Albany Argus of Saturday.
AWFUL CALAMITY.

We have accounts Of a fearful Gala
nifty at Troy, occasloned by and slide,
scaTCe y inferior in extent. and it is
feared even more destructive OF lie,
than that which occurred several years
ago,
This slide occurred south Of the for
mer one. on the same hill; the avalanche
crushing and nearly buryng several
frame buildings at The foot Of the hill,
and extending quite across Main street
The verbal accounts vary in particu.
lars, but all concur in representing the
loss Of life and the scene of distress az
terrible beyond description. The fol.
lowing letter from correspondent fur.
nlshes all the particulars as yet within
reach:
Troy, February IL 81 P. M.
Our city has been again visited with
an awful calamity. Another terrible
avalanche has swept houses and families
away in its course Of destruction. 1t il
useless to attempt to particularze, when
it is utterly impossible 10 do so on this
mourniul occasion. Suffice il 10 saw.
that The earth slide occurred in The i'm.
mediate vicinity Of the terrible avalan.
che OF 1887 about four o'clock this af.
teTnoon, covering acres of ground at the
base Of the hill, and crushing to atoms
some ten or twelve houses, nearly all
occupied. Whole families have perish.
ed, and the only warning they received
was the death blow that carried them
into eternity.
| have just left the ruins 10 communi.
cate to you these few lines. There, all
is panic and confusion. Eight or ten
dead bodies have already been taken out
from the RUNS, and how many alive or
partially injured | cannot tell. The
crowds are moving in masses from spot
TO spot, and in lhe centre of each lhe
mortal remains OF some one who has
perished are being carried from The
scene Of destruction 10 some more suita.
bic place. The municipal officers are
Oh the spot, doing all that is possible to
be done TO rescue the living, If any are
yet to be found, and 10 take care of the
dead When left, The smoke was gush.
ing from the smouldering ruins, aud
several hose companies we're there
While | am writing, the alarm bell for
fire is ringing, but do not apprehend
Ihat the destruction can be augmented
by fire.
Let me assure you that the scene pre-
sents an awful and melancholy sight
Babes in the cradles mothers with
their children in their arms-aud stall
wari men, who but two hours ago
breathed freely aud in health, have been
taken from the ruins, mutIated and
corpses. The buildings de-
strOyed were nearly all new, and had
but recently been erected. They wore
lenanled principally by poor and indus.
trious mechanics
| viii state for the information Of your
distant readers that the centre OF The
avalanche was at the head OF Washing.
lon street, little below what has been
usually termed the Five Points" OF this
city. The names OF the families that
have persisted are BirdsaIl, Day. KeI-
ley, OCd some others that cannot now
recoiect.
From the Troy Budget, Extra, February
I7-6 p. NJ.
AWFUL CATAsTRoPHE About 4 o'clock
his afternoon another land slide occur
red from the hill (Mouni lda) where the
awful catastrophe Of Of January |, 1897,
'rauspired, exceeding in extent and con.
sequences that memorable disaster.