St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-21
SICKENING SIGHTS.
Preparations for Burying the
Dead at Quebec.

QUEBEC, Sept. 20.-PreparatlOnS are
being made for the funerals of those
who were killed by the falling rocks
below the citadel, who will be buried at
the Joint expense of citizens and the
local government. Among those buried
by the rocks are yung couple named
Nolan, who were married few weeks
ago. Nolan could have escaped, but he
lost his life in trying to get his wife out
of the house. 1t is thought that the
kings bastiOn Oh the citadel will have
to be removed, as it is now near the
edge of the rock, with unsafe crew.
ices in front of it. AS precautionary
measure all cUmmunicatiOnwith the baS-
tion has been cut off and the morning
and evening guns will no longer be
fired from it. About 10000 persons have
visited the scene of the disaster during
the day. Thousands crowded into the
mOrgue and seized every point inside
and outside the building where
glimpse could be had of the bodies of
the victims. Many women who OBJ
tanned an entrance had to be removed
in a fainting condition, the mangled
bodies being sight to try the nerves OF
the strongest men. 1t has been decided
to use small charges of powder to break
way. as it is certain that there can be
nothing living beneath them. The
horrors of this dreadful day are still
succeeding each other. While the
workers were busy clearing away the
debris of crumbled buildings,
FAINT GROANS WERE HEARD
at intervals from under the huge pile of
rocks. The efforts of the volunteers
was concentrated to that point, and
after three hours hard work, the bleed
ing body of Joe Kemp was eXtricated
from the mass of rock. The poor man
is in a most pitiable condition. Both
legs are broken at the knees, the left
arm is fractured above the elbow, and
several ribs are fractured. He cannot
live many hours. Two hours later his
wife's body was taken out of the wreck,
Her head was almost severed from her
body. Farther away another hideouS
spectacle was offered to sight, the corpse
of a young woman Mrs. Lauson)who had
been admired in her lifetime for her
al most fiat. Her abdomen had been
ripped open and her entrails were scat
tered about Shortly after viewing her
remains, her husband became raving
maniac. 1t is doubtful if he will re-
cover his reason. A man named
Michael Bradley. who had gone almost
crazy when told that all his family had
perished in the land slide, discovered,
while working over the wreck of his
house, his five-year-Old daughter, still
alive. His joy was indescribable. 1t is
thought the child will live. Up to this
time the number of cOrpses is twenty
five, and the number of wounded eigh-
teen. The city is thrOnged with stran-
gers coming from all parts of Quebec
district to witness the effects of the ter
rible avalanche.
RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERERS.
QUEBEC, Sept. 20.-At meeting Of
the city council tonight a resolution
was adopted, voting the sum of 5000
towards the relief of the sufferers by
last nights disaster. A report was read
from Engineer Baiilairge, showing that
he had warned the federal government
years ago of danger from the rock at the
place where the accident occurred.