The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-20

neeoeu. me arrangements Tor anOru1Dg renef
have also been completed and rendered effective
and systematic. The village hall oil HaydeIsville,
where the Rev. J. P. Kimbsll has charge, has been
selected Tor the headquarters. Most or the money
contributions are small outside OF Boston and
New York. The latter city has thus iar
reported $4,75o, and Boston has COM
menced with $4,000; Worcester reports 81, 300;
the balance or the Chicago relief fund, Springfield,
81, 500; Hartford $3.50; New Haven, s., 900; North
Adams, $3.50. Other places have requested .
statement OF the needs OF the people TO be pre-.
sented to rellef meetings. There is proposition
to appropriate the surplus OF $4,000 remaining
from the income Of the Smith charity fund OK
Northampton, which amounts 20 over IL 900 600
and ID let for the benefit OF widows and orphans
and cases OF particular distress. In cases or alb
m, ute necessity more may be appropriated on
account " the fund and drawn the present year.
SUCH disposl...o,n' 1t Is said. would be entirely
consonant with the fishes OF the donor. and
would meet with no dissenting solce. The actual
wants could hardly be better expresses. 'nan w
saying that the Leeds local committee held nnee~.
ing to-day to perfect arrangements for q continue
GUS work OF relief. They ascertained that 2le
persons at Leeds were destitute-some OF them in
need OF help for q short time anu others WAC
would need aid for longer period, and to con-
siderable amount The number OF families Is
thirty-six, and there are eight widows. The mill
tary and state police have been withdrawn.
NEITHER THIEVES NOR RowDIEs PRESENT.
The fearful apprehensions In some quarter that
roughs and thieves were to invade the desolated
district have and will not be realized. A lew
harmless relic hunters appropriated few brass
ornaments which we're scattered around the old
site OF the Haydensville brass works. and instantly
there was needless alarm and an importation
OF company OF soldiers and twenty or
thirty police officers from Springfield and
Boston. The only real trouble that has occurred
was accustomed BY some Of the military
themselves. Last night a lew Of the members Of
the springfield PEABODY Guard, being denied
with the rest an exit from their
armory, some Of them appropriated
ladder and got out upon the roof OF the
building and found their way from there to the
roof OF Fltchs Hotel. Thereupon some OF the
boarders became alarmed, experimenting grand
onslaught by burglars, and aroused the hotel peo-
pie, who summoned in hot haste the whole
force Of local police. The latter soon found out
the true state Of the case, and, entering the ar
mory, demanded that ladder. The roof walkers
had been called in, and Captain Gray gave every
assurance that there would be no further for
complaint. The police were at frst disposed to
chaw up the 'soger boys II they couldn't have that
ladder. After lively war Of words the police
retired In good order and the ladder remained.
No blood was split and all was quiet on Main
street for the remainder OF the night and this
morning the gay warriors were sent back to their
homes and the peaceful pursuits OF civil life.
THE PROSPECT OF REBUILDING.
Although in some localities the Industrial in
terest Will be revived 1t Is scarcely possible that
the present generation will live TO see the valley
In its former thrift and industry. Propositions
were made this afternoon by New York capitalists
which may result In the rebuilding OF Leeds which
was famous for buttons and paper. The ass
works OF Hayden & Gere will be speedily rebuilt
on the old site in Haydensyile. Williamsburg
has enough left for . nucleus, and is
likely TO revive In the OF time. On the other
hand Mr.. SINNERS mill, Of which there liz not left
one stone upon another, Will not be rebuilt by him.
This enterprlsing manufacturer will probably re-
enter business somewhere, however. Mr.. Lyman,
OF A. A. Low 4 Co., is one OF his hackers, and he
has other substantial friends; but the next Skin
nerville will not be located, probably. upon mill
site.
YOUNG CUMMINGS ESCAPE.
The marvellous escape OF young Cunning at
Leeds has already been alluded to, but his story Is
SO interesting that 1t is worth giving in detail.
When the alarm was given he was at his work In
the spool room or the Nonotuck silk works, and
rushing of the mill, his first thought OF course
was for his family. He found that his father, wife
and three children had all left the house. HI
shouted 10 them to run for their lives at the same
time pointing to them what direction to take. His
wife and children obeyed MIN and were saved
but his iarher an old man OF seventy-eight, think.
ing that something might be got out OF the house
before the flood reached IL, went back. In dashed
his son after him, begging him to leave the
huft pofn Of t,o
dows the moor gave way beneath their feet
and his father disappeared from his sight.
The young man had just time to Chamber out OF the
window, and as the house tipped over crawled up
its side to the root just as the building broke up,
leaving him but fragment TO cling to for his life,
and on he went sailing down that awful hood in
full sight OF wife and children who, as they looked
on In terror and agony, expected momentarily to
see him sink beneath tie surging mass. In few
seconds his frai RAFT was crushed ike an egg
shell, but his presence OF mind never deserted
him. He jumped Tor another. and when that was
gone for yet another. He was Fastening
down with the current at terrific speed,
and, intent on the fearful task he
had in hand, never once thought OF the
dams towards which he was Fastening. The frst
one is reached IN the awful crash and jam. He Is
hurled seemingly twenty feet in the air to come
meath the waves. As he came to the surface again
and clasped another piece driftwood he realized
with an intensity unimaginable by those whose
lives have never been imperllled that another and
higher dam was but q short distance below, and
that he had absolutely no hope for life unless he
escaped from the mood before that point was
reached. but fortunately the swollen mass OF
water and debris ar that moment surged toward
the shore, and setzing an opportunity, which
seemed to be providentialy presented, he Chamber
ed across some broken roofs, which served him as
bridge and with leap again had foothold on the
earth. The feelings OF a man who, like him. had
scarcely hope OF life, on finding himself escaped
from the Jaws Of death cannot be depicted. Only
cool and intrepid man could have passed through
that experience, and possibly Mr.. Dunning
could not but for his experiences before as rats
man In Canadian waters. He had been swept half
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