The New York herald., 1874-07-29

occupied by Mr.. Henry Martin and his family, con.
sistihg oI wlfe and two chlldrel Inc Iamily
was drowned and the dwelling was crushed 10
splnters
Mr.: John winkler's was the next house struck.
Ihe lamiy saw that the nOOa was enuangering
tneir barn and their stock, which was therein
housed, Mr. winkler and his brother started out
10 save the houses, Mrs. Winkler remained IN the
mousse, and In less than five minutes afterwards
tne water mad filled all the lower rooms. Mrs.
could reach her the building gave way and
she was enguled. Still iurther southward
soon ee ss she Sccupied ny Mr. John risea Mr
Snearlng moved his family, consisting OF ms wile
and Twin boys, aged about four years, TO the clll'
sue ~ Wnat was supposed TO be place Of saIety:
The children were sleeping sOundly but one OF
the lutte fellows was ar0 lsed by the Storm, and
below @ ana was drowned, his body being recovered
sas morning. the large glass works on Madison
PREY TO THE TORRENT.
ana was completely destroyed. A short distance
6eiow e the factory stood the residence of August
kykOn ana Ills family. The house was small one,
and the waters swept down upon it while the
family we're unaware Of it, and the dwelling
occupants. Mrs. Rykofi, bruised and bleeding
was rescued a few blocks below. but both OF the
children one little girl aged three years, named
Emma, and Mary, aged one year, were drowned.
Tue body OF little Emma was found yesterday
gorge along the plank road, about zoo yards below
the site occupied by the dwelling OF the family.
Below here East street anu Madison avenue inter-
sect, ana at tins point the water appeared TO have
made deviation, but each branch carried terror
and havoc with Il In Its course. just below tnis
nue. lntersect each other. Here the waters
seemed TO deviate, but each branch carried
house at the intersection OF the streers named,
resided Mrs. ConlOn, widow. who had three chill
named Arc6y Arnold and another, j Cripple,
named JOnn Rogers, were in the house at the
time. Ine entire number, with the exception OF
Neil COnon, were lost.
PERIsHED WHILE TRYING TO SAVE OTHERS.
Archie Arnold resided aI No. PAS Madison ave.
had gone INTO a stable to iced his horses,
aud alter that. having seen the storm
coming and having visited Mrs. Conlon. he
he perished with them, and his body was
recovered yesterday morning. His late home.
which stands intact, save that the steps leading
10 IL are gone, was draped In mourning and seemed
like speaking monument amid devastation and
the Sandusky street Baptist church. from whence
the funeral will take place at halpast two O'Clock
not been recovered up to last evening block
below the intersection OF Madison avenue and East
street the waters again formed union ana swept
down with mighty iOrce to the lower land below.
IL seemed now to have attained terrific fury and
came down Concord, O'Hara and portion OF
Chestnut street. The course Of the hood took in Il
swathe OF perhaps 200 feet WIDE and moved It's
way through brick and frame buildings, which iel
ike grass before the mowers Scythe. Everything
MASS OF CONFUSION AND DEBRIS.
Houses, stables Workshops and other buildings
were ntermlna5ly thrown together, and human
remains ana the carcasses OF cattle and horses
were thrown In with them, only making the Scene
were entirely Ooliierated in the confused mass.
The residence OF Alderman Bolster OF O'Hara
street, brick house. was crushed, and one OF MS
children aged four years, was crowned, the rest
OF the family escaping. On the same street the
iamily OF Nh. James Fuchs consisting OF his vile
and enid. and Joseph, u brotner OF Mrs. Fuchs,
perished wnen tnelr home was wrecked. Not
one OF the bodies had been discovered up to last
evening. In an adjoining dwelling lived Jacob
Metzer. vile and two children. XII but one Child
perlshed, and the bodies OF the three persons
recovered yesterday morning. At the intersection
of Chestnut street and Spring Garden avenue the
water nad gained Ievel OF fully twenty leet, but
tue iorce OF II seemed to have been not sufficiently
lng, used as beer hall, was moved from Its loun-
0tlon and was noated across the street.
ALONG MADISON AVENUE
the water had made deep gully In the street
aud torn away the sewer. Into tins men had gone
people that must have perished there. man
and woman were iound, and tney were immedi-
a,ey Sarteu & 10 an unaertaker's Coroner McCa ln
inquest, ON Mrs. Britlon, whose remains were
lound In the sixth ward and al.erward taken to
Iaggarts undertAklng rooms
FEARFUL BEREAVEMENT.
Mrs J. Prutting resides at No. POS Ohio street.
Irs. Joseph ,schnepDert was her sister. She ana
her husband and i've children lived on Madison
avenue Inc Mood swept them out o. existence,
and those o two OF the children were recovered.
Mrs. Pruttng was nearly crazy under ine weight
OF her sudden and ieariul bereavement. At the
took place. Friends oi parties lost or supposed
10 be lost came IN search Of them. At Fairman
were lying last evening Among them was a
MRS. Leopoc with her iour children. from twenty
months = to seven year. years OF age Upon the Infants
ialien to sleep laughing, and II seemed as though
the innocent had never wakened 10 meet its
doom.
BURIALs or THE DEAD
Funerals are announced to-day OF families OF
eight persons. to Toe buried at time. All these
Ia themselves tell their own tale. Mir. aud Mrs.
Hulnagle were ouried yesterday afternoon from
who is employed on this side OF the river, was at
WORK on sunday nigat In tns city, and repaired
home to Allegheny Yesterday morning. He lOund
his late home turned ON end and his vile and sew
eral children missing. He was discouraged tnat
he had not the heart TO 20 to the undertakers
10 look upon the remains, Tor fear OF Identifying
some OF his lost dear ones.
VISITING THE SCENE.
iair & estimate OF tne number OF persons that
not put 1t less than 10000 persons. In the gullies
that the water had made in the ruined districts
boys amused themselves by playing with rats and
making light OF things generally.
In one place on Madison avenue, where a beer
hail was the only place left staptling, and that
badly damaged, the nuld was dispensed to the
bibulOusy inclined yesterday afternoon.
hodv was dsscovered anh n,ana; auu wmenvVer =
1t was being taken to the undertaker's, q large
crowd would follow Il, sometimes including men
ana women ana children hOoting and yelling. The
sight IN Itself was iearlul and sad enough but this
made 1t more SO.
Just above the Smithfield street bridge the effect
Of the torrent coming down the steep hills shows
1tself. A large force OF w0rkmen was busy all day
yesterday III removing the immense quantities OF
debris that had been washed down upon the
street. hng 1t In some places to the depth OF from
eight to ten feet. Messrs. Knox, Kim a co. were
among the heaviest sufferers from the torrent
Their works, situated immediately below the
street. having large quantity OF dirt ana
stones washed in upon them. A number OF
dweillng houses belonging TO the lrm had
their cellars hooded, ana the inmates suffered con-
pyaniA l.nt
heaviest damage was done to their soda house
where over $4,000 worth Of soda was stored. THIS
was completely covered with dirt, stones and rub
psn 0i every description. How mucn OF 10 II
ruined IL Is at present impossible TO tell but the
nrm state that their loss Will not be less than
$l5,OO0. The Castle Shannon Railroad Company
were also considerably damaged by the amount Of
DIRT anu stones washed upon their Goa. rippIe and
railroad. They had a force or men ana teams re.
moving 1t as fast as possible.
PROCEEDING down CARSON STREET
the eHects were plainly visible In washed out