The New York herald., 1874-07-29
TIE PITTSBIRG FLOOD.
A Water Spout Of Vast Proportions
Bursts Upon the City.
HUNDREDS Of HOUSES DEMOLISHED.
Frightful Loss OF Human Life and
Destruction Of Property.
DETAILS OF THE CALAMITY.
Over One Hundred Bodies
Recovered.
The Fatalities Above Two
Hundred.
Meeting Of the Citizens to Provide
Measures Of Relief
SCENES OF SORROW AND DEATH.
Bodies Horribly Mutilated and Recog-
milton Impossible.
Over One Hundred Bodies
Recovered.
The Fatalities Above Two
Hundred.
Meeting Of the Citizens to Provide
Measures of Relief
SCENES OF SORROW AND DEATH.
Bodies Horribly Mutilsted and Recog-
milton Impossible.

milton Impossible.
PIITsBURG, Pa July 2s, 1874
Thousands Of people visiting the scenes Or
the great disaster to-day. In the Butchers Run |
region IT was found necessary TO put on
duty company OF the National Guard
OF the state to protect property and pre-
vent the crowd from interference with the
workmen, VINO are clearing away the debris. The
work Of searching for bodies proceeds slowly,
owing 10 the immense amount Of wrecked matter.
At noon to-day
THE FUNERALS
OF the following victims took place the burial SER
vices being conducted by the St vincent, ST.
Peter and st. Patrick societies.
Joseph and Louisa Scnriepier and four children;
Hubler and wife and Fox and wife.
The bodies Will be buried IN UnOndale Cemetery,
where LOT which viii hold 20 of the victims has
been secured by the citizens committee. Meas
ures will be taken 70 secure Q decent nterment for
AL the victims.
Excavations are going on for four children at
the head OF Butchers Run. Five bodies have been
recovered to-day, but none OF them as yet have
been Identified.
CHURCH STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
During the storm on Sunday evening the Presby-
terian church at Williamsburg was struck BY light
hing and the congregation did not become aware
or the TACT until after service wnen il was dis
covered that the roofwas splintered.
In the Temperanceville district 8 large number
OF people are viewing the ruins. The bodies OF
Ara Buttner and Ida Mcyay were recovered about
noon. and q body has been found floating at the
Jerry landing which is supposed to be that OF one
OF the sufferers.
FROM CHARTERS VALLEY
further reports have been received. On Laughlin's
Run the body OF Mrs. Cleat was found this morning
with the scalp torn OF and one arm gone. Half
mile above Bri dgeville William Stratton, whose
vie and i've children were drowned, was found in
the top OF sycamore tree where he lodged, he
knows not how. Another death, that OF Isaac
Reamer, coal miner on Painters Run. is re-.
ported.
One thousand dollars was raised in half an hour
1t the relief meeting this afternoon, and 81, 600
vas raised among the county onicers for the same
fund to-day.
BODIES FOUND.
Seven bodies are reported TO have been found in
Woods Run this afternoon. Two Of the bodies
are unaccounted for IN the list OF missing, and
Indicate that there must have been loss OF lie not
yet reported. The following is an additional
LIST OF BODIES RECOVERED
from Butchers Run district to-day
Jacob Wetxle and whe.
Conrad Center and wife.
James Schnaners, Maria, his wife, and four chill.
DR. en-.
Ere derrick Haber, wife and one child.
MIS- Leopold and tour children.
Archibald Arueld.
William Humbart.
John Shaving's child
CLEARING AWAY.
Men and teams are busy to-day all along the
valley OF the l.un clearing away the accumulated
rubbish and making an effort to restore the streets
to something Ii Ike their former condition.
Where walnut street crosses Main street the
cobble stone paveme mt was torn up In the direc.
non OF tne hill TO quite an extent. Men are to-day
engaged In making repairs.
NARROW ESCAPE.
William Duney, his wife and child and a lady
visitor named Mrs. Bigey, had a narrow escape.
They heard the roar OF the coming hood and ned to
the hills. They had hardly crossed the threshold
when the house was lifted up oy the roaring tor
rent and borne down the stream with the crash.
ing wrecks Of other buildings. The followlngls 10
REHABILITATION
OF bodies found up to this time: -
Upper Allegheny district, a.
Woods Run, 9.
Temperanceville, Q.
Charters Creek, H.
Total found, 81.
The number reported missing is stir very large
From the best Information which can be obtained
the total loss OF life will reach $50.
THE ACTION OF THE CITIZENS.
In response TO a call issued yesterday by Mayor
Fleming, there was large attendance OF citizens
OF both Plttsburg and Allegheny the selec,
Council Chamber last night for the purpose OF de-
visiug ways and means for the relief of the SUI
Ierers by the great hood OF sunday. shortly before
eight O'Clock the Mayor called the meeting to
DER ana he was elected permanent Chairman.
aessrs Arratt and Graham were appointed Secre-
"A
tory OF the damage done by the hood ana the
great suffering Of the people and asked
Ameiorating the condition OF hundreds Of
.nelr ielow ctizens who had been left destitute.
During the day, he says, he had detailed police
aud guarded the injured property as much as pos.
Aioe. and had been ably seconded BY the street
6e done in this sad state OF affairs; money was
needed, aud he felt assured rom the interest
Manifested at the meeting that IT would be forth
sofmns. ar. Jonn A. Mvles suggested That the
Mayor or Police Commissioners be requested to
secure lot OF special police, that they might go on
inty al once IN aiding those in distress, cleaning
,ut the tnoroughiares and rendering such other
help 10 he sufferers as the occasion might REQUIRE.
The Mayor stated that he had taken upon HIM
self the authority 10 place several gangs OF laborers
a. work and ne felt assured tnat the money would
ougn should be at work now rive Mr. gobp saale
thought tnat the meeting was getting too talka-
tive. DE agreed with Mr.. Myles tnat extra police.
mcn should be secured at once and 20 to WORK
There were not only dead horses calves hogs
1ogs and cats exposed to the rays Of the sup about
he ruins, out there were human bodies still hidden
beneath the debris, and they should be found and
Christian burial afforded them. In the speakers
0pinion, it would be nighly proper Tor
the city authorities 10 call for 500
uen Immediately and put them to work
n removing the debris and securing the
bodies OF the dead He did not wan, THIS move.
nept 10 De localized. but TO extend to the humane
Throughout the entire country. To be sure we had
sorrow and loss enough on the Allegheny side OF
sue water; but there was saw Mill Run, which had
ossed lrs corpses and It's houses over to the Man.
chester side, and Gil we're equally interested in
anording the sufferers relief. Money was needed,
and t should nos come In IN ave or ten dollar bills,
~ suonnH ~ nOt shnx nat eon0aSyee1 DID