The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-03-29
RUIN ON THE RHINE.

THE FEARFUL DISASTER AT THE TOWN OF
cAUB-c consequences OF THE MOVE OF A
MoUNTAIN-oFFIcIAL NEGLECT THE CAUSE
OF EUIS AND DEATH-A TERRIBLE ROLL
IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT
niesbaden March 15l correspondence OF London Stan
dard
No doubt to many OF your readers who have made a
trip up the Rhine the small Of Caub the histori-
cal spot where Marshal Butcher the river on
the lst OF January, 1914, well known through its
splendid scenery and the WINE that grows there For
the years the people have noticed that part OF
OF the mountains-at the foot Of which whole
streets situated-ha1 moved about feet down
ward forming vertical crevices Of which the botomi
could not be asccrtalned. The numerous petitions
sent 10 tho government IN Berlin, in which atten-
ZION was drawn TO the imminent danger, induced the
authorities to erect wall thirty feet thick about
hundred yards above the houses, TO prevent
the rocks from rolling down and crushing them This
wall was built six months ago and since that The
miners, about thirty In number, working near the
summit Of the mountain for states ordered to
throw their rubbish down in the direction of the
guardian wall, which accumulated IN time to an
nous mass Whatever the government may
have had Tor giving tins order, the public
will not be convinced Of the property the measure
the more as the valley on the lett side mglt have
been purchased ana used for heaping u6 the waste
whereby, all events, no houses would have been
dangered or lives lest
A MOUNTAIN MOVING THEIR HEADS.
Last Friday night shortly before Twelve O'Clock, the
inhabitants were alarmed by the bells and the night
watchmen, we'll as by the cries OF the people,
a portion OF the mountain rolling down,
ana everybody fastened TO the place called
the Kalkgrubc, where sight horrible Us
ever inankiud Witnessed presented itself In
qucnce OF the heavy during the last weeks I'M
mense masses oil slate suddenly gave way above aud
down with tremendous force against the guardian
wall which gave way with terrible crash. together
the immense heap VI waste slate that piled
up against H.
In "A few seconds afterwards no fever than eight
houses with their twenty seven sleeping Inhabitants.
were eutred buried in the debris. Three persons,
who happened to up and heard the peculiar noise Ia
that followed scarcely TO be describedthe
OF about two thousand men and who sur
rounded the entrances OF the Ony two
leading 10 the place OF disaster combined with the
help aud expressions OF tear still greater
accidents might every moment occur. for
time deaicning Order prevailed at last, anG the
set TO work, although II was pitch dark, 10 release
BURIKD FRIENDS sEiGHBORs.
On Saturday morning they heard sounds below, and
digging that direction they succeeded, alter a hard
struggle hberating man, his wife and her sister
from the ruins The man, although seriously injured
may yet recover, the two women with whom have
spoken were hurt all Later on the bodies OF
two and four women, icariuy mutilated one man
decapitAted, got out, and more distant sounds
heard from underneath. Duung the night a mes-
sengcr on horseback had 20 be sent TO Bacharnch
which lies about eight miles lower down the river to
telegraph Tor assistance; because Caub although a
railway station, has no night service. aud therefore