The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-28

waters yesterday we're suDsdInR but IL Is feared
that the heavy rams on the Welsh mountains
during the night Will again swell the river. During
the waoie OF yesterday sseep. horned cattle, hur-
eles ana masses OF nay aud straw were boating
down the stream. The water at Hereford BRUCE
Is ten feet higher than has been known Tor many
years. The nOod at Brldgend Is aoating the
body OF an ironworKer named James Thomas was
washed ashore at that place YESTERDAY. Tue ue-
ceased IS believed TO belong 10 Aberdare.
mD-s0MEKsEr.
telegram yesterday from feoVn saws the
heavy rain Wnicn mas fallen during the past lew
Gays mas caused deep nOods In Mld-Somerset. The
extensive moorIands are deeply covered with
water and hay Is being washed away IN large
quantities. several OF the rivers having Ovs Known
country is Hooded, much damage being done 10
corn as well as 10 the newly mown grass.
WIDESPREAD DISASTER.
A visit to the scene OF tue disaster at Own earn
disclOses the fact that the damage sustained W
she inhabitants OF the district is much more WIDE
three miles below the point most OF the houses
were inundated, anu along the principal roadway
the waters were several leet deep. Many OF the
Inhabitants here seem TO keep pigs. and most OF
the animals were for time taken up In the bed
ling OF the roadway for long distance Is clean
swept away and cut up Tor at least eighteen
lncnes The tine weather OF Friday induced the
people 10 be busy In cleaning the DIRT from their
dwelling rooms, aud rendering them once more
habltaole. IL Was above this village, IN Craigy
secured the mil SIDE to a great depth.
The inmates Of farmhouse at the foot OF the
ALMOST nRAoULoUsLY.
The house still stands, put Is ned with soil even
about fifty ducks and fowls are buried beneath
Mr.. William John Bssalleg had ESQ worth OF
hay swept into the Ebbw, ana other farmers nave
suffered similarly. on the other side OF the val
ley the roadway had sunk into an old coal level,
the existence OF which was forgotten and the
danger ignored.
In the course OF the day i've other bodies have
been recoyered-Mr. John Hunt, eldest son OF Mr..
Hunt, OF the factory; William Cara and his two
sisters, Letitia and Elizabeth Weeks; one Of the
servants. and George Kahn, an apprentice, from
the Caereon Industrial School. All the bodies,
except tnat or John Hunt are mucn bruised;
that OF Elizabeth Weeks mas large wound on
the chest. Hunt was wen developed muscular
young man, but his strength was evidently no
AVIAN against the force OF the water. The bodies
OF Mary Jones, OF the factory OF Howell Dawes,
and her son, are still missing, Excavations on
the site OF the cottage were going on during the
day, in the faint hope that they may have been
buried there but the labor has been fruitless.
Tue eight bodies are now lying at the cross Keys
Inn awaiting the inquest, which will be opened
by Mr.. Brewer, the coroner, on saturday. Mr.
necessary collins. large NUMBER OF persons have
visited the scene OF the calamity, aud some sur
prise IS expressed that the emDaEkment should
so long have wlthstood the pressure oil such =
AID FOR THE SUFFERERS
A subscription fund will he started by the Lord
Mayor OF London Tor the relief OF the sufferers.
SEVEN ACRES OF WATER SWEEPING DOWN on A
DWELLING
[Cardln July 10y correspondence OF London Tel
egraphl
The most painful incident OF the inundatIon,
which all hope may now be referred 10 as
thing OF the past, is the fatal incident near ABB
ercarne. There is little with respect to this 10
add 10 the already published accounts. Numbers
OF visitors went from Newport and Cardin to-
day thinking TO behold a waste OF waters,
which need not say they did not. bursting
reservoir is swift messenger OF death TO all
who finger IN the path OF the loosened torrent.
The liielike countenances OF the dead indicate
that their suderlngs were merciiully breL and
witnesses told me that the Calamity was awfully
sudden and swiftly completed. IL was late on
wednesday night, and outside 1t was thick with
rain and darkness. Whether the reservoir.
which was known to be full, was properly re-
lieyed OF It's overflow or not viii be matter
TOR the CoroneI's inquiry, and the condition OF
the embankment Will also be subject oil inves-
tRattOn.
DWELLINGS wREcKED-THE CHILDREN SWEET
AWAY.
What Is certain is that seven acres or water
swept down the incline with roar and leapeu
the nigh embankment which interposed, wreck
ing Hunts dwelling place and sweeping MS little
ones away. The foundations OF the house were
left, but nothing else. Howell Dawes house,
Two men, named Bowen and Cover, occupied
cottages IN the line OF the torrent and they mad
miraculous escape; tue water surged nearly I'VE
hastily seized and placed on CUPBOARD shelves Tor
safety, while Govier made sreacn Ia the wal
ana swum away. At the moment when the water
threatened to drown the little ones the canal em-
bankment further down the stream was carried
away, and the released waters, with sudden,
sucking sound, SUNK out Of the bedroom and cut
or Ihe house, leaving set OF worthless furniture
and a thick, muddy sediment on the noors.
TIE LIST OF THE DEAD
at Abercarne fs:-Mrs. Hunt, wife OF John Hunt.
OF the nannel factory; John hunt, son, ABOUT
twenty-three years OF age; Letita Hunt,
daughter, about twenty-one years OIL age; Eliza
BETH Hunt, nineteen years OF age: James Hunt,
eleven years oil age; Mary Jones, fifteen years or
age. a factory worker; Elizabeth Wicks. seventeen
years OF age, factory worker; George Klein,
niteen years OF age, an apprentices Howell Davies,
a collier; John Davies, son OF Howell DAVIES
Margaret Davies daughter OF Howell Davies.
THE RE5ERyOIR
was situated In a most picturesque spot, In
corner formed by three bold noun tains; but the
scene at present-houses overthrown, trees and
hedges overturned, gardens trampled on or 90
ltterated-ls painfully desolate.
Up 10 eight O'Clock this evening
SIX BODIES,
not eight as previously stated had been re-
covered-nameiY, those OF John, Letttia, james
and Mrs. Hunt, the servant girl and the APP
prentice Klein.