Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-04-17
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RocuE.TER O.. y, April s.-This
evening about $50; the foundation wall
on the river side, on Front street, of
the new city building for the police
and fire department. washed out, when
about twenty or thirty persons were
upon it, looking at the river. It is
estimated by eye witnesses that ten or
fifteen were carried into the river and
swept over the high falls. No names
Of the lost are yet reported. Five or
six. are.known to have escaped. Great
excitement prevails, and the police are
out in full force, trying to prevent any
further catastrophe.
There is a chance that the bodies of
most all the dead will be recovered, as
it is thought they fell into the. base
ment of the building, and the current
now sets toward the street. Adyices
frors Avon show the river to be still
rising there, and we shall have higher
water here w hat the result viii be,
a few hours will determine. Reports
begin to come in giving the names of
those supposed to be lost, but there is
no certainty that they are correct.
A man who was standing on the
Central railroad bridge says that he
saw boy, with one arm over a plank,
pass under the bridge and 60 over the
falls.
The number at this. hour known to
have got out alive is Ave-.
Word has just been received at pc
lice headquarters that aid is needed
to remove people from house in Ex-
change street, near the Erie railway
depot, the houses there being inundat-
ed.
Later.-An interview with man
named H. Hysner, who was standing
near the wall which fell, brings out
the fact that twenty five or thirty per-
sons were on the wall and timbers lead
ing thereto He was considerably
bruised in getting out. His son was
saved. 1t is known certainly that three
persons were taken out alive. No
search can be made for the bodies to
night. As the news spreads through
the city the excitement increases. Mr..
Potter, who was foreman of the work,
says he saw there was great danger of
the wall beingswept away, and he advised
and even begged people to get of.
He appealed to the warchman of the
building to drive the people away, but
he refused, exceptto keep off the boys.
Potter had just reached the side Of the
wall when the crash occurred, and was
powerless to save any of them.
Loss OF A sTEAMER-A NARROW ESCAPE
AND THRILLING INCIDENTS.
New York, April 8,-The details Of
the sinking of the steamer Nupha,
in the. Hudson river, show that
the thirty passengers and crew had an
extremely narrow escape from. drown
ing. When the steamer was cut through
,by the ice, and began to fill, the
captain reused all the passengers, gave.
them life-preseryers, and they rushed
on deck.
A boat was lowered with the wo-
men and children, but by some acci-
dent was capsized before reaching the
water, throwing the woman into the
water; but they were fortunated res
cueG by the crew in another boat Final
ly al were put in boats and made
to wards the shore; but met huge field
of ice, on which they walked until with
in ten feet Of the shore when the ice
parted. A seaman had broEght q yilhk
which was placed across nhs ehasm
over which they we're all safely taken.
They lost nj their clothing, several
ladies being in their night clothes.
They. reUhed Khinebeck, were cared
for, AM forwarded yesterday to their
destinations.