The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-19
THE MASSACHUSETTS, CALAMITY.
UEiSUisES or isEIlEF.

UEiSJHES or ssEIuEF.
NEW YoRH, May ~
Special dispatches from the scene of
disaster Of Massachusetts contain details Of
incidents connected with the late horror.
Means for immediate rclic have been nsli-
tutcd at lIaydenville. Mr. Hayden sent
notice to rebuild his works and offers to
employ all who ever worked for him and as
many more rs are needy, in clearing away
the debris, and making preparations for the
work. lDacl. wages will also be paid. and
persons in want Of immediate aid will re-
ccive it from Hayden. Gere & Co., by APP
plying to Brewster, the book-keepcr Aid
is freely extended by all the townships in
the vicinity, and the mayors of New
Haven, Springfield and Watertown have
rendered assistance Watertown places
the residue OF the Chicago fund at the dis
posal of the sufferers. The living are and
will be amply provided for.
THE UNKNOWN DEAD.
Meanwhile, popular anxiety is felt con
corning the dead and missing who. it is
dreaded will number far more than any
one has anticipated heretofore. The people
of Northampton believe that there are
dozens Of French Canadian operatives, not
known in the district for any length of
time, buried under the ruins at Leeds, Hay
denvile and the meadows between.
a SCENE or DEsoLATIoN
Hundreds of acres are covered with sad
remnants of villages which once adorned
tract of country running eight miles
through Hampshire county, and are now a
barren waste of sand, stones, ruins and
corpscs The actual extent Of mortality is
unknown
REBUILDlNG.
Laoes and children in Northampton are
contributing to the wants of the living by
sending garments to the committee at town
hail. TO devise further aid, a citizens
meeting will be held at town hall, and
trains full Of men will be sent to clear
away and build up temporarily on the ruins
of the villages.
THE FORCE OF THE TORRENT.
\ Iaydenville dispatch says the boiler
of factory there was washed across the
street into the front yard Of the late GOV.
iIaydcns house.
FUNERAL or GOV. HAYDEN.
All the SONS and sons-in-law of Licuten
ant-Govcrnor Hayden, including acting
Gov. Talbot. came together at ilaydenyille
on Saturday with their families, in antici-
patton Of the delivery OF sermon on Sun
day Ivy Rev Mr. Kmball in memory of the
late Lieutenant Governor Hayden, hut the
discourse was, of course, postponed.
BANK SAFE AFLoAr.
The safe Of the savings bank was found
in the river Sunday. The report that it
contained $50, 900 as bank deposits ut
northampton is unfoundcd.
MORE DANGER AHEAD.
The Worlds special says: Even now
that the water, are down, the danger is not
reckoned entirely over. On the west
| branch of Mill river is the Goshen reser-
yoir. larger by nearly one half than the
| burstcd Ashtirli, to which it has always
been reckoncd inferior in strength. 1t is
! owned by the men whose fortunes their
own reservoir has just wrecked.
MEASURES or PROBATION.
The people of the valley sent up on Sat
urday three messengers in quick succession
to ret the gateway of the Goshen reservoir
opened and left open until the dam could
be examined, and, il necessary, strength
ened. The gatekecper refused TO open it,
and finally saturday eight an agent of the
water company went up in person and
compelled him to let off the water. Here
there are two reservoirs, one above tho
other, in the same line, the lower and
larger twelve years old and the other new
The people of Mill river valley have pro
missed to themselves that no want of car,
shall make possible another such over
whelming disaster.
MORE BODIES RECOVERED.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May IS.
4 number of dead bodies have been re
covered to-day from the debris of tn
flood. 1t is now thought that yesterday
estimate of 200 lives lost may fall below
the actual truth, The extent of the disas
ter increases rather than diminshcs and
is as yet impossible to give reliable est
mate of the loss of property and life.
AID FOR THE DESTITUTE.
At llaydevllle to-day sixty families ar
piled for relief. Temporary funds fun
nished from northampton yesterday ar
now exhausted and mass meeting Ia
been called at northampton this evenin
to devise means for II continuous systemati
relief of the sufferers. The whole CON
munity is moving in the work of relief an
everything that can be done will be don
to alleviate loss and suffering.
REBuILDING COMMENCED.
IIaden, Gere & Co, of Haydenvillt
proprietors of the destroyed brass work
commenced rebuilding this morning, bu
have been obliged to stop on account G
the rain. They will resume work as 500
as the weather allows, and hope to hay
their building ready for occupancy in thre