The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-18
TIE HAMPSHIRE FLOOD.
CONTINUED FROM THIRD PAGE.

1C0 A4N OGO AuM 1a16O 6AOGs
words as tn discovery brought tears to the eyes
- the strongest.
CHURCHES EMPTY.
To-day the churches in all this region have been
deserted. NO services being attempted. st Haydens
vtlls or any OF the other villages through which
- nood swept II has seemed a. al hainp-
shire. Hampton and Franklin counties had
0mpSied themselves into the roads leading 10 and
Aom the track OF devastation. Five thousand
teams and 10000 people Is low estimate OF
the number that have blocked the roads
an every direction and an fndescripaoie ieeitng
81 gloom has rested upon every one, and many OF
eAe scenes have been ssd beyond expression. Long
1unera professions, great loads OF con1ns, wagons
ptled with bridge tmbers, ana groups Of men,
With hooks ana tools IN their hands, preparing TO
10 out and aid In the WORK OF searching for bodies,
MI the street. nsMA.a.t
The funeral Of Captain Vaughn the station
agent at Leeds, was attended from the residence
Of J. Hoxie. at Florence, this forenoon, and the
Captain Vaughn was member OF the Knights Of
Pythtas and was highly esteemed.
RBLIxT FOR THE SUFFERERS.
There should not be Q moments delay BY the
philsnthroptc In sending forward funds iood and
clothing for the suffering survivors OF
this terrible calamity. Assistance win be
needed for weeks and months, and It
should be furnished with no niggardly
hand. Senator Edson OF Hadley, win introduce
hill In the Legislature tomorrow for the relief OF
the sufferers. The bill will provide for the re-
1uilding and repairing OF roads and bridges de-
0troyed with an appropriation from tho State
Treasury Williamsburg, which il the greatest SUI
serer all Of her three villages being iaid waste,
~t1l no polto hv Sha Cta%a
county tax and win have the privilege OF making
Der valuation this year June 1 instead or May !.
Already there have been generous and timely
oeers OF assistance from New Haven, Springfield,
Northampton and other cities.
CLERGYAEN ON THE DISASTER.
At the Unitarian church IN Northampton this
forenoon the Rev. Mr.. Hosmer, OF Bridgewater
preached on the disaster saying that 1t was
neither wise nor manly to charge the RESPONSE.
bility OF the calamity on the LORD. The fault was
IN the weak dam.
At the Edwards church the Rev. Dr.. Hail
preached timely and appropriate sermon from
the words. 1.-THE floods came" He briefly pic
tured the touching OF the route OF devasta-
saon.
At the Old church the Rev. Mr. Leavitt held
services In the morning, but in the afternoon the
services were omitted.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
It was singular to see how buildings were abso-
9utey pulverized In going down the stream. Large
houses were reduced in short time to debris, no
two boards remaining together. The violence
OF the torrent was also shown by the
met that nearly every tree in the
Hood was stripped OF It's bark, while the
remains OF nearly all the victims were stripped OF
their clothing and horribly mangled. One head
less trunk OF man was recovered, frtghttul
stght One farmer found his horses alive in the
stable alter the hood, with only their heads stick
ing up out OF the mud and water. Ryan Moran's
tenement on Main street, in Leeds, was one OF the
lew that did not go OF, but 1t was
hooded to the second story. six children
were found huddled together behind o bed
IN the chamber. with the water up to their necks.
They were al numb and half dead, but were all
right after . good rubbing. One little boy came
AosranR down the mood to Leeds, on q board, rom
somewhere above. Luckily he steered for little
knoll not yet covered, and. throwing away his
beard. he climbed to the highest point OF the knoll
ettn the water rose. and only q spot IS large as
. table remained when the water reached it's
greatest height, and the plucky fellow was saved.
Many people were only just finishing their break.
fasts when the mood came. and many q table, with
tie food sttll uneaten, went down the laundering
eide.
THE BRIDGES LOST.
Northampton lost six iron and three wooden
bridges, and one arch of q new stone BRIDGE
Every bridge In town on Mil River,
except the one on Smith street. was
carried on, and that narrowly escaped
destruction. The canal railroad bridge near Hos.
pttal Hill, Northampton, Is gone and the road Is
% much washed away, both below Northampton
and above Haydensvlle. that 1t is doubtful II
through trains shall be running again before Wed
nesday. In several instances stone dams resisted
the torrent successfully, and the river cut an en-
esrely new channel to-day around them.
SAD AND PATHETIC INCIDENTS.
A French Canadian, pointing to two little boys,
said, al had eight children, but only THESE are
left." He was afterwards made glad, however,
BY the news that bright little son. three years
old, was rescued while floating down the river on
. mattress. A baby was seen SAILING down the
current in its cradle; but 1t was soon engulied
and never seen more. boy six years
cid noated down from Leeds clinging to
or one large family at Leeds all were
lost save the youngest child. The great loss Of
ME at Leeds Is due TO the fact that most oil the
families were at breakfast and were swept away
without moments warning.
H. L. James, T. McCarter. Rev. Mr.. Gleason and
others were busy to-day rendering aid MI. James
and his wife were in New York when the calamity
occurred, intending to sail saturday afternoon
for Europe but being notified by telegraph, they
Immediately returned.
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