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Moro Bodtos Observation-Disclosures
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New Yonx, May 2l.--A Northampton (Maas,;1?
dispatch Gays: There are now IN the MIL
River Valley ], 200 destitute and homeless poo.
ple 70 feed and clothe, not for ono dry only, but
until their future ia decided upon, md they must
have at leaas s100, 900 for immediate uso. The
women, nH uBual, exhibit moro fortitudo thhn
tho mot,, nud inatoad Of yio!ding to their sor-
rows, put forth praiaeworthy oaorta to Improve
Yesterday morning 1900 men came from
different places to work In tho valley, clearing
away tho debris, and were rewarded by the dis
oovery Of nlno bodies, Ilve st o which wore un
DosTor, May 21:.-T!ie special Legislative
Committee on the Mill River dlnaster of satur-
day last took testimony to-day, in rogard to the
town damagos. From the testimony 1t Was
making o loss to Northampton Of
$50, ,o00. The moadow-land destroyed ia
valued at 100000. williamsburg reported
that onethird Of tho village had been desroyoda
Iteeds reported q loss Of $10o,0 900, and Florence
$4,000. Thcao losses are independent Of any
suffered hJ tho people. Tho representatives Of
tho sevsral towns ha3o asked thRt they bo
re1ieved from taxation for few years. and that
their bridges aud roads bo robuilt, and they
woa,1a fahe hre Of the people made poor by the
disaster.
sccnca In tho Track OF tho Flood.
1oTt"a"p0" tayao ,{n< SS55nsspe'sss q tbs No" Fork
Tho food plowod It's truck through the fairest
portion Of the valley, and laid bare aorea Of rocks,
whose existence was not even suspected by tho
thrifty villagers, who, on the aamo spots, hare
titled their little gardens, or loitcred beneath
the shade Of great trees In grAss-coyerod door
yards. The country road. onco the pride Of the
town offlcera, is now sought IN vain, and the
little river has now channel, In aomo places 100
yarda from Its former bod. It Boems impossible
that nature should ever, in these places, weaz
Its old aud familiar face to the surviving resi-.
dents; but they have gone to work with ntoui
hearts aud willing hands, and hope to succeed
IN winning the favor Of Providence, even to the
accomplishment Of their end.
After passing Leeds, in coming from Williams.
burgh to Northampton to~day, wo camc sudden.
~ upon distressing sceno. A wagon, In charge
Of q Selcotman aud Ills baud Of workers, con.
to be taken to the Town Hull to await idontitica.
ton. a woman, whoRo hrother was missing,
aaw the vehicle slowly climbing tho hill, and
apparently moved by some sudden and unoou'
be shown the body. The seleotmen complied with
her requeat and 1t WAS ut onoo apparent thai
the wor1an's fears were realized. She recoG
nizad in tho n1utilated body, despite the ecarrot
face, the remnins Of her brother, Andrew
wero agonizing, and it was only witl
great difficulty that she WAS induced Il
Ioave the spot and allow the body X
| be taken to, the temporary morguo. A few
minutes lator We met four men boaring a rude
3 young girl, whose age could not have boes
mora than t6. Tho clothing Was torn from tht
undiscovered body, the limbs wore bruised, ant
the face could only be recognized by those wilt