The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-18
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
sPRNaYIELn, Masa, May II, 1874
The most terrible disaster in the annals Of
Massachusetts, occurred In Hampshire county on
Saturday. The Williamsburg reservoir. covering
q tract OF over 100 acres, gave way early In the
forenoon, precipitattng the vast mass OF water IL
contained three miles down . steep and narrow
valley into the thriving manufacturing village Of
Williamsburg, ana thence further down the valley
through the villages OF Haydensville, Leeds and
Florence into the Northampton meadows, where
the stream emrties into the Connecticut River.
The huge torrent dashing into Williamsburg with
resistless power, swept away in . moment the
manufacturing establishments and numbers OF
dwellings,, causing enormous destruction OF prop
erry and
TFRRIBLE LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE
The lower villages suffered only less awfully The
latest figures OF the loss OF life make the total IA
divided as follows between the three plscAs:-
Williamsburg, 81.
Leeds, 20.
Haydenv1lle, IS ~..
These figures only represent the persons who are
positively known to bel0st, though the bodies OF
all are not yet recovered. Bodies are constantly
being found, and in some cases those Of persons
who were not supposed to be lost SO that 1t seems
perfectly safe to say that the total loss OF HE wiz
exceed 15O, II, indeed. it does not more nearly ap-
proach zoo The following are lists for each village
OF the persons who are known to be misnng:-
LIST OF THE MISSING.
At Williamsburg-Mrs. Kingston. 8 Bartlett,
Viola B. Coilyer, T. J. Hitchcock, William H.
Adams. widow OF william Snow. Willie Tlton,
Mrs. william Carter, X J. Louchone, Mrs. E. N.
Chandler and daughter May, jeremiah Ward,
widow Elecka Knight, Mrs. Patrick aealey and
ror Dron onAo
Roberts, vile ana two children Mary Anne MCGEE.
Mra George E. Hams, E. q. Hubbard, Mrs. Merrick
Wood and child, o. Chickapee; Michael Burke and
three children OF James Burke Frederick BIRD.
James Stephens, Mrs. w. d. Adams and son Willie,
Mrs. Eliza Downing and daughter, widow Down.
ing, Henry Birmingham, wife and three children;
Mrs. E. q. Kingsley, Mrs. f d. Kingsley and two
children, Dr. Z. N. Johnson wife and three chill
dren; widow Johnson, Frank Murray and wife'
John Atchinson. Spencer Bartlett and wife, George
Ashley, Mrs. George 4. Lamb, Frank Train and
wife-sixty -one.
At skinnerville, q little below Williamsburg
Mrs. Jerome Hilman, Mrs. Jacob Hill, Eli Bryant.
father OF Captain Joseph Hayden's wife and Robbie
Hayden. the little son OF Captain Hayden.
At Raydensvie-Mrs Norris and daughter, Miss
Johanna Winams, Francis Broden. John Kap-
linger, Mrs. Began, Edward Msckler, Mrs. Mosier,
Mrs. John Wilson and three children, Mrs. Posey,
her married daughter, Mrs Antovia Brasier and
two children, Mrs. Messie, two young chill
dren and her married daughter; Mrs. Napoleon
BenvI with an infant Stephen Kelley, wife and
daughter; two little children OF Edwin Thayer,
three children Of Samuel Miller, Michael Burke
and Archibald Lancrubie.
The following Ia q complete list Of those missing
nom the village Of Leeds:-Mrs. Patrick, Charles
Patrick and hts wife, Miss Julia Patrick and her
sister, Mrs. Duniea and her daughter Mr. Fitzgerald
and two children Charles and Annie, two children
| OF John Clancy; Mrs. Jane Cogan, Misses Annie
and Grace Cogan, Andrew Fennessey, wife
and two children; Mrs Louis Brouette and
seven children. Mrs. Hurley, Miss Carrie
Bonney, James Fennessey and wife, Lizzie Char
pentier, Mary Rose. Patrick O'Nei. Alexander
LANCER, Ralph Isham, Ira Cumming, Samuel
Davis, Mr.. Smith. Arthur Sharp, boy; Mrs
O'Shaughessy. Mrs. E. Harmon and three chilaren.
Mrs. sarah J. Ryan and child, Miss Evellne sher-
wood Captain 7. F. Vaughan. Miss Mary Wood
ward and Nellie Fennessey-49.
THE LOSS OF PROPERTY.
1t IL utterly impossible as yet to give Q detailed
estimate OF the losses. ASIDE from buildings de-
stroyed and damaged, bridges have been carried
away roads ruined and hundreds OF acres OF
meadow land rendered almost valueless. The
total loss mustfar exceed $1,0000Oo, aed win prob
ably come nearer 100000. The following 10
general estimate OF the losses:-
IN WILLIAMSBURG.
w. II. Avoniss Touring mill swept away, $4,000,
II. L. james, mill damaged and lett without
water power, $4,000.
Houses, barns, &c, gone, $4,000
AT sKINNERvILLE.
William SINNERS silE factory and twelve tene.
ment houses destroyed, 100000
Other houses and barns, $4,000.
AT HAyDENsvILLE.
Hayden, Gere Co.'s Brass Works. savings
bank buildings and tenements swept away,
$3.50, 900.
Hayden Tobacco Company's mill carried Oh,
$1,000.
Hayden Foundry and Machine Company,s WORKS,
damaged, $1,000.
Other houses and stores. $4,000
Gas works, $4,000.
AT LEEDS.
Nonotuck SILK Company dam broken and seve-
raj hnfldinpg and houseg carried away xoh 00O