The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-18
Charles Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Ellen Finnessy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew.


Mrs. e. Harmon, and three children.
Mrs. Sarah J. Ryan.
Miss Evelyn Sherwood.
Arthur sharp.
MIRA Hurley.
Mrs. James Finnessy ana two children.
Mrs. Coogan and her two daughters were q
breakfast when the house was crushed. One %
the girls was Q teacher In the village school, and
the other was preparing for the Same calling aS
the Westneld Normal School. She was spending
the day At home with her mother. few years
ago Mrs Cougan's husband was drowned In the
same stream, during freshet.
BURIAL or VICTIMS.
Miss Annie Coogan was buried to-day from tina
house OF Mr. George Warner, a. was also MISC
Carrie Bonney.
The body OF Miss Grace Cougar was found meas
Florence late last night.
Mrs. Cougan's remains have NOT been recovered.
Cornelius Harlem rushed to his home when bo
saw the water coming, and, clasping two OF his,
children In his arms told his wife to do the same,
and then both escaped with their precious burden.
HEARTRENDlNG CRIBS OF THE DROWNING.
II ID said that the cries OF the drowning and,
terrified victims were heart-rending. Children
chung to their parents ana parents to their chill
dren, and together they sank In the angry tor.
rent. One man was seen to go over the silk mill
dam, standing erect on some floating timber, and
OEe little child was found alone IN the street,
where 1t had been at play. All it, relations had
been lost
soRROwFUL SEARCHING.
The search for the dead was made with the ut
most kindness, and the bodies were taken up and
borne away with unspeakable sorrow. Many Of
the victims were sadly disagured. arms and limbss
were broken and their bodies cut and gashed byl
the falling timbers and debris II was sckenhR
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mud and dirt. Many q spectator looked on ana
turned away with tears nlling his eyes Not .
drunken man was seen ON the ground to-day and
scarcely an oath was heard.
TRUNKs RIFLED.
One or two trunks were rined as they were dug
| from the ruins OF the Silk Mill boarding house,
one Of the victims being Miss Alma Angen, Of
South Worthlngton. Apart from this strict ordey
has been kept.
| The Northampton Emery Wheel Company's
| works. reported to be destroyed, are damaged
only to the extent OF $1,000.
AT FLORENCE.
| Florence, when compared to the other villages
through which the terrible hood surged may be
said to have escaped serious damage. No person.
living there lost his HE, and yet the scene on the
! Florence meadows was appalling. The waters there
! had the sweep OF log acres OF fine meadow land,
ana rushed over its enlarged borders with the
speed OF lightning, carrying away everything
| which had been planted and covering the nne
! grass land with foot or two OF soft earth, on
which is piled indiscrminately several thousand
cords o. timber and building material OF every
kind. Dwelling houses and factories ground to
| kindhng wood lie In great confused masses, ana
mixed with the debris may be seen household
furniture torn-to fragments, bedding and wearing
apparel pieces OF Bibles, hymnb0oks, photograph
albums, mantel ornaments. &C., all destroyed and
hesped up on both sides Of the stream as far ~
! the eye can reach.
| THE HERO OF THE FLOOD.
The first warning the people OF Florence had a
the approach OF the hood was brought by tina
brave Myron Day, who. with the hood roaring be-
hind him, dashed his horse down through the VAL
ley startling the dweners along the stream and
the operatives in the mills with his quick cry,
"Run for your lives!" 1t was . little after eight
O'Clock Saturday morning when he dashed into
Florence, startling the echoes with hts wild
alarm. For o moment the people hest.
tated. scarcely believing that the man
could be in his senses, but his manner
soon Injected them, and 1t was well for them that
itdid. They ned to the high ground with all pos.
sible speed and had scarcely reached 1t when the
torrent swept through and onward towards
Northampton 1t was the work OF few moments.
and then the waters receded rapidly and the men
OF Florence bent themselves to the sorro wful tase
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