New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-21

BEAcKEN. Mrs
BLACK, Henry
BURKE, Mrs. Stephen.
pIRKE-two children.
FARRELL, Thomas and three children
fITzGERALp-one child
KEMP Mrs. Joseph.
LANE. Miss.
LANsoN, Mrs
LEAHY Richard
NOLAN Thomas. and witA
READY. Mrs
BLACK. Mrs
BERRIGAN. Denis.
BERTJGAN. Thomas.
BRADLEY-child-
BURKE. stephen and his mother.
CARLSON, Mr. and Mrs.
DEEHRY. Nellie.
FARRELL Mrs Thomas
FITZGERALD. Patrick. and wife
GRAHAM, Thomas.
HAYDEN, James.
KEMP Joseph.
KERwIN, Mrs. Luke, and chiie-
MAYBURY-uhree children
. o'NEILL, J.
POWER William. wife and child
READY, Martin.
STEVENS. William end son.
Some dead and wounded are still being taken
out of the ruins, but their names have not yeU
been ascertaned. Among those VINO, IL Is sdlu'
are still missing and who are thought 10 De De-
meath the ruins are Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Allan.
Mrs Stevens. Mrs. Henry Richard Maybury ana
wife Michael b. Leahy and number o1 children.
The loss sustained by the surviving victims of
the disaster is great. Some of the worhngmen
who are deprived Of their homes lose all their
furniture and other effects, even Their summer
earnings, and many are left virtually pennIesS
at the beginning of a Canadian winter.
The injured have nearly all been removed to the
Hotel Dieu where they receive all possible
care and attention.
The scene of the disaster is being visited by thou
sands, who block up the narrow street and make
II difficult task for any one to move in any direc-
tion There being only one narrow street between
the rock and the river there is a complete stop
page of traffic. except by climbing over the debris
large force of men are engaged in the work of
searching the ruins The shipping office in the
Dominion Government building has been turned
into a temporary morgue and over twenty bodies
are living in it. 1t is difficult TO identify some of
the bodies. so much have they been disfgured and
crushed.
Several Of the persons reported missing have
turned up but it is thought that there will be
ten or more victims to be added to the list.
complete list OF the injured cannot be made up
vet, as they were removed TO different hospitals
and TO friends houses as soon as they were taken
from the ruins
The City Council held a special meeting TO con-
slider what the best course of action Will be 10
complete the work Of recovering the remaining
dead. There has been no lack Of volunteers for
work at the ruins, but there is lack of intelligent
directions as there is no person in authority.
Citizens are sending in money to relieve any i'm
mediate distress among the homeless women and
children.
1t is feared that large part of the rock ad-
n,rin 4ba cit of fba Gid will ac
large crevices have appeared and the rain is still
falling and may repeat the operations which
caused last nights disaster. The people are NOV
ing out Of the threatened houses.
The sight of the landslide Of last night is almost
Identical with that of the one which occurred in
l64l, when eight buildings were crushed and
thirty-two persons were killed. The houses de-
Etroyed last night all stood on the other side OF
the roadway and were not thought to be in danger,
but the immense mass of rock swept clear across
the roadway and over the brick buildings de-
molishing them as if they were made of card
board.
The mass of earth and rock moved is, roughly
speaking, about 600 feet frontage by 80 feet IN
depth. Some Of the masses of fallen rock must
weigh nearly twenty tons, and there are so many
huge blocks that it makes the work of clearance
difficult
The working parties this afternoon were better
organized and equipped and are making more
headway
The members Of the Black family were buried
alive twelve feet below the surface Of the debris
On being asked if they were safe, Mrs. Black
answered: MY husband is killed at the door.
The rest are safe, but we are suffering from
wounds and bruises on our limbs" Shortly after
Miss May Cauldwell, a niece of Mr. Black, was
frl0 II he
were SO stih from inaction that the least touch
on them caused eXcruciating pains. The next
person taken out was Thomas Berrlgan,
MhoSe VIE was taken out Of the ruins dead. lie
was SO dlsigured that his friends could hardly
TTScosII[e IIoin. nm. lie was removed TO the Hotel
pleu hOSptal, mutterng prayer for his miracu-
@ Ious SS escape Pc Inc next to follow was an eight
was crushed to a Jelly. Then came Mrs Black
Her chest neck and face were dreadfully swollen
tEepa[anlons iid are Delng made for the funerals
OF the killed, VINO Will be buried at the Joint
expense of citizens and the local government
Among those buried by the rocks are a Young
weeks ago. Nolan could have escaped bnt no
house. 00' VI 'iio
1t is thought that the Kings Bastion ~ ,1o
citadel will have TO be removed as il is n0Iy
neaE The edge Of the rock, with unsafe crevices
III 'front.' OF IT, As precautionary measure ali
COZ c@3mmO9lcation with the Bastion has been emf
In, ah4 the morning and evening guns viii no
longer be fired from it, NV
=, A9ont 10000 persons have visited the scene of
the ulsaSler during the day. Thousands crowded
INTO 1ne norgue and seized every point isside and
ouIsIde Ihe building where glimpse could be
nIl ~ Iuc noules OF the victims. Many women
VINO oDtalned an entrance had to be removed in
iainung condition, the mangled bodies being q
hslJ 70 tfy u'e aerEes Of the strongest men.
II has been decided to use small charges Of
powder to break up. the huge bouIders covering
the roadway, as il is certain that there can he
nothing living beneath them
William Powers T,. wife and child. were saved by
The men OF IL Battery who, aided by detac6-
ment Of the Cavalry School, effected a number Of
rescueS.
While the workers were busy clearing AWAY
the debris Of crupbled buildings faint groaus
were heard al intervals from under huge piles
Of rocks Tic efforts OF the ynlnntanrs ,rern