The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-19

have hardly been more than half exposed 10 view
when the dog discovered them. The next half
hour revealed the form Of Mr.. Bryant. AS the
workmen prosecuted their digging around the
body the dog lay down at the feet. Finally when
the face was exposed to view, the poor
creature seemed overjoyed, but when cloth was
wrapped around the rigid form and the removal
was begun, the noble animal seemed bowed with
grief and sullenly and sadly he followed the party
home. Dil.gent search had been made for these
remains In this exact locality and it is barely pos
sibie that any human being could have ever found
the imbedded corpse. 1t is reasonable TO believe
that some OF those now missing are
BENEATH THE sAND-BEDs,
which were swept over the intervales and left BY
the nood their bones to be found IN after time by
accident or by the changing OF the course or Mil
River The spot where Mr.. Bryant's body was
found Is many yards from the river bed.
ALL LOST.
Among the arrivals OF bereaved and lonely
mourners to-day was one young man named
Fitzgerald, OF New Raven who started. as he heard
Of the disaster, to ascertain the tate OF an aged
father and mother and seven brothers
and sisters. He found the homestead
swept away and was told by sur
wing neighbor that all his kindred
were drowned. Their bodies were among the
uAbt ACSovcASu uuu MI uhu Otcu DuFleQ twenty
four hours before his arrival The remains OF his
mother were found with the lower limbs separated
from the body, and one OF the limbs was buried by
itself before It was known to whom it belonged
YOUNG WIDOWS BITTER TRIAL.
On the nrst train from Springfield this morning
came young widow to look for the remains Of
two darling children and younger sister, whom
she had left In charge Of them during a
o temporary visit to her late hus-
bands relations in New York. In looking
over the HERALD Of Sunday morning she learned
for the first time OF her sad bereavement. Upon
arriving In town she was informed that the bodies
had been removed, shockingly mutilated and
buried without ceremony in the village cemetery
the day before.
PAINTING AT THE NEWS.
On the same Springfield train came lady who
was anxious to see list of the lost and borrowed
paper from gentleman near whom she was
standing. She sobbed at the perusal, but merely
said -
II think know some Of them. One, Andrew
Fennessey's little boy. is recovered. l am SO
thankful for his parents sake"
"What, Is Andrew, my brother drownedf'' and
there was hollow, gaspng-like sound in her
voice as she said this and tainted This illustrates
the suddenness OF the news to many who could not
communicate with friends on the river.
FUNERAL TRAIN.
One young fellow was on the train going to see
II his folks were all right, and was told that his
mother, grandmother and several brothers and
sisters were among the missing or lost. The
whole train Of seventeen passenger cars bore the
aspect OF an immense funeral cortege, while the
baggage and express cars contained caskets,
which could not be provided in Northampton.
AN EMIGRANT's LOSS.
Another in VT lint
greatly affected by the loss OF his sister, was going
to the scene with shroud and handsome casket
She was his only relative in this country. He
works In o suburb OF Springfield, and she had
been an operative In the silk mill az Leeds,
and was swept away with the bridge in
crossing from the mill to the corporation
boarding house.
TENDER oBsEQU1Es
or all tender and touching obsequies which
have been performed over the victims of this la
mentable catastrophe none have been more
Affecting than those over the Birmingham family in
the Northampton Congrega tonal church this after
noon. Mr.. Birmingham was formerly manu-
facturer in Hinsdale, but Of late years has been
superintendent OF the James Woollen Mills.
in Williamsburg. He was swept down
the stream Of death, together with his
whole family, consisting OF his wife and
three daughters The oldest daughter was o
teacher In one OF the Northampton schools and
was greatly beloved by all her pupils. At the SER
vices to-day nearly all the school children OF the
town were present, ana the scene and exercises
were painfully solemn and interesting.
NUMBER OF coRPsEs RECOVERED.
OF the whole number lost the bodies OF ITO have
been recovered. seventeen or the missing being
from Haydenville and eighteen from Leeds. Pos
sibly strangers or unknown travellers may have
persisted in the food, and the search for bodies
win be renewed tomorrow with more vigor and
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