Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-06-30

mass Of ruins and mud in the ohasm.
Up 10 last evening inquests had been held on
thirty three bodies The bodies Of Mr. Hart
we'll, Mr.. Babbington the Tulips and others,
we're brought away without any inquestf they
being recognized and taken in charge ~ their
idonda and relatives,
A lady who was carried down by the current
and saved By catohing hold OF limb, says at
least a dozen human bodies, some alive and call
| ing for assistahce and some still and hielessi
passed by her in the stream
Il was remarked on this, as it has been ON
similar occasions before, that those who sur
yived at all were generally but slightly woun'
ded
the oHAsM
| Produced by the waters was about 100 feet IN
width and from 20 TO 80 feet deep. The
depth Of water at the time ol the incident, was
about u feet So powerful was the current
at the time, that even masses OF concrete ma,
sonry and bars Of Railroad iron were carried
several rods below the gorge. Something of the
suddenness cf this powerful flood may be I'M
agined, when we state that at noon Yesterday,
only l2 hours after the incident, there was
very little waterpassing and by evening not
enough TO prevent man with boots crossing
with dry feet.
INCIDENTS
Mr. Il. P. Gillit, of jefferson Co., N Y, was
returning from a western tup, with hiH iie
and child, and was seated with them They
were both killed, while he was spared TO pur.
sue his homeward journey with their corpscs
A lady travelling alone was returning from
the west to South Bend, al which place her
brotheri was in waiting for her but having
fallen asleep and not awaking in time to leave
the train at that station, was brought on, aud
taken back yesterday a corpse.
Three young men occupied seats facing each
other two sitting up and one lying down; the
former wero killed and the latter but slightly
injured.
A lady from Illinois wished Mr.. Calligan to
say to Mr.. Richards, Conductor Of the sleeping
Car, that she owed her life and that Of her
child to him. She with her child were in the
water, and about to he carried away by the cur
rent, when Mr. Richards caught them and res
cued them from death Mr. Calligan also ac-
knowledges his own Indebtedness to Mr. r.
lor his prompt and efficient assistance in res
cuing the property Of the Express Compony
from loss.
Even in this scene Of death and suffering,
where the humane were incessant in labors in
rescuing and relieving the poor victims OF the
catastrophe there were not wanting tiends in
human shape, who employed every opportunity
to rifle the bottles of the dead aud Wounded
If total deprayity could give greater evidence
of supremacy in the mans heart, it is hard to
conceive ofits nature.
Much credit is given to various officers and
employees of ihe Road Cor their prompt and un-
tiring efforts In behalf Of the lives and comfort
of the living and extending every possible at
tention to the bodies of the dead As has al
ready been stated, GEo Bliss, Esq, President
of the Company, was in the Sleeping Car at
the time of tLe accident, and although slightly
injured was not prevented from contributing
valuable and protracted assistance in reseuinp
and caring for the dead and survivors. In the
mud and water, laboring with the foremost, he
persisted in his efforts until his friends, to save
him from utter prostratiOn, took him away to
Mishawaka.
Supt CAMPBELL heard of the catastrophe
while at Adrian, and repaired Immediately to
the spot, where, with all his energy, prompt.
ness and ieIomtabe perseverance, he contribu
ted very essentially in assisting and directing
operations, and where be still remains
II. Sibley, Of Rochester, n. Y, a Director,
was in the car with Mr.. Bliss, and escaped with
| slight injury. With Mr.. B., he was most la
boriously, and constently at his post' doing all
within his power to help on the mourniul work.
Mr.. Morrison. Of Laporte, also a Director, was
early on the ground and contributed materially
Of advice and labor.
All unite in giving great praise TO the people
Of South Band and Mshawa, for their prompt
and noble services in the trying hour The Ia
dies of the latter place. where the most of the
| bodies and wounded were taken, done them
selves eminent credit by their untiriug labors
Nothing that noble sympathy ard willing
hands could render, was wanting
The following names are in addition to those
reported killed yesterday: Mrs Sumner and
two children, Chicago; Mary Ann Curran,
Dunkirk; Mrs. Tizwold and four children. The