New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-03
vHg C0RPSES AT NINEVEH'
.por WHERE THE FLOOD HAD SPENT ITS
~ FORCE
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pxIpANcr OF THEIR PAGES.

...,yIpyNG THE DEAD FOR THE 0""'
pEARANcF OF THEIR PAGES
p.,.,nro lime (SreciaI.-Nineveh VIII he'e
.fesr DO known as the city OF 'he ue""' 1o,g,
that point the Conemaugh has gwen up -. CIV
norton of its dead. Yesterday wiz oorry
.ubsided and IL became too weak ions.' 80 ,hs
them along, when the waters fecc,'u ,,sod nd
bottom land, stiff, staring and naReo'
,,anpled bodies of men, old ana youne, c,;r,
the matron in the prime OF HE u'o .Ls r.
inst entering into beautiful womann0Vu' ,,S
and girl In knee breechos and shor' :, -
The sweet boz and girl baby were III Wv. -
~ dead. It was most horrible sem an" NO."
he.r,s,ck tbose who SOW IT, DuV VIZ -
sion WAS so great tnst VI,
Ia, dread OF contact WIN inc ""u
,-.s lost in the urgency Of the moment anu hotoe
ard man went into service 10 cover inc oVu'e'
"a rs,torm for then the last services 'he hNi"s
..,,, r.rform for the dead. iheodor" L, Ne"-
..s.h.r offered the use Of his planning mill ior '"e
.,.rororarv disposition of the oodieS ana IL was
.h.-. ,bst they were laid side oy slde nuo-s'Sineu
snS blood. stained. swollen and dlshgured, some
~ them white others smiling as placidU rs
.houcb plessed with the sudden and rough soiu-
,ion NJ lifes problem. One little fellows iace oore
uron IL the expression OF the child that Is ABOUT
- hnrs. into tears. Upon another death stamped
lool. al agony and horror that spoke the IN
,,oressble language of the soul durlhg the
few. vet long and trying, moments between lie
and death. Women shuddered as they looked
ana wept OF the awful fatality.
From these lowlands ninety-seven bodies
were recovered up to the time day
Beht ended. Man and beast were
then too much exhausted TO continue the work,
and the further removal Of bodies was abandoned
rn1ii this morning The bare bodies
of male and female were put in cofins
as soon as possible Most of the women were
Catholics for around their necks were hung the
.nblems of their religion and these were replaced
after washing and cmbalming. The attire and
features of q majority showed them to be Of the
lowly class, yet there was to be found among
them the finely chiselled features Of those Tn
whom circumstances evidently gave the benefit
Of culture and refinement Such apparel as was
found upon them indicated that they had In life
plenty and TO spare.
Directly across the Conemsueh River from
Nineveh, In Indiana County, there are 3l5 bodies
reported bing In district where there arc
only two houses and ten Inhabitants. Collins
will have 10 be taken across the river, one at a
lime, in sldns, owing to the lack OF bridge This
win be tedious work.
Hundreds Of people passed Nineveh and went
Town the river with the drift. They looked
neither to the right nor to the left but kept their
yes fixed ahead Some of them passed within
hree feet of the shore, but they made no effort to
cave the drift nor needed the shouts of those on
ihore A child, probably four years cid, went down
N drift doat and contentediy played with lot
II sticks, wholly unmindful Of its perilous posi-
don. An effort was made, but it was utterly i'm
possible to reach the child. Eighteen men and
women, lodged in trees. mounted TO places OF
sfety. -, -....,... ... .. ...