Telegram-herald., 1889-09-21

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~ Gay evening peotle lFf4k III tie
usis-oor1ooc % ths citadel asIe startled
% hearing lo~. T4n5.lnK s0lAa. &C.
con g44is1 - = psE~s stisls qalser u LLs
saEt1 Houses were slakea. lls-ss rstlled.
sl1 eFea "a so14S eases people Lad cl-i-
cl-ty IA maintaining t-er footing
LysIy oEs rAs1s1 iato t1e slEect a.
it " as learned that q lagge portion ~ C-ns
Dam0a1. l4s- belos ghs citadel Lad ts-
colas detached snd sliding doWa tLs
declyity 10 CaAuplaln street lad
buried several residences aud tlsir
inmates kinder from fifteen -
twenty ave feet of rock. dirt and
0lher sreckage Al tae fo9- of the cliu 10
a narrow street watch occlples al the
space between the cape ami the
river. and his Was nued with the
debris which had crushed out tie
lives OF a. least twsnty- nye people. he ex-
a. number : no. yet known As tho enor-
ulC4s Iaass CT elrth and stone has up 10
midnight shown 0ut l--tie dimiauIion not
withstanding that large forcs Of men was
az work clearing II away IA less than halr
an hour after the horrible disaster took
pace lt Is believed. however. that not
less than twenty i've have perishsd
Up 10 . T. IA. thirteen bodies Aad been
taken ont Of the ruins tho more seriously
injured numbering sixteen OF the latter
Il IS almost certain that several viii die.
IL IS now believed that some days must
elarse before al the bodies can be recov-
ercd Tho damage 10 property wilt
amount 10 about si0oc0 Fix hundred
men are engaged in the work OF rescue.
The night was Intensely dark. all electric
lights ia the neighborh0Od having been
rendered useless by the landslide and the
TescUers were reduced 20 the necessity OF
working with lanterns
Among those who are still alleged 10 be
missing beneath the ruins are Charles
Allen and his wife, Mrs Stevens. Mrs.
Henry. Richard Maybury and wife. Mrs r.
Lawson, T. Kemp aud family. Michael Il.
Leahy and a number OF children
ChamplaIn street, on which the terrible
visitation fell. is situated at the foot of the
Dufferin terrace, and presents scene OF
unmitigated sorrow and cesoiation The
heads OF families are rushiag about fran
tic luy seeking their OF pring. " lille chill
dren are quite distracted scar ching tor their
parents The portion OF the cliif oVerhanging
this street VII ch started from its place de-
moilshed about eight houses. occupied by
twenty TO thirty families The cause OF
the disaster is said TO be the recent heavy
rains The amount OF fallen rock is i'm
mense and completely blocks the road so
that IL is most difficult 70 OBTAIN reliable
Ia ormation-
Those who witnessed the fall Of the rock
cay that they heard a long loud noise, as
of several cannop and, on looking up to-
ward the terrace and citadel were
horrihed by the sight OF a
large mass of stones, rock and
earth breaking loose and rushing
down the 80 feet Of declivity upon the
doomed houses below Immediately the
air was filled with dust so that
no one could sec ten feet in front
ot him, and breathing was made
difficult This WAS 10 lowed by tho
sound Of timbers crushing and yielding
TO the immense power OF the avalanche,
and the shouting and screaming of men,
women and children in all the agony of de
sDair The avalanche was caused by
the hot weather OF the past few
weeks cracking the earth and rock
which were loosened and driven down by
the heavy rain OF the last few days
The mon OF the water police, whose station
f. near the scene OF the accident, set to
work at once TO rescue the imprisoned per-
sons, while the general alarm was sound
ed, which called out the fire brigade and
police for, with the lamps and stoves
breaking the houses soon caught FIRE. The
flames were, however, soon extinguished,
and the men from the battery began the
work OF extricating the unfortunates from
the ruins, assiste by many OF the citizens
A detachment from Z Battery Canadian
Artillery under Major Wilson soon start
ed for the scene OF destruction.
The water police and the men Of the
civic police force also worked bravely,
every one present working his best for his
fellow-creature in distress The soldiers
especially distinguished themselves by
their bravery.
After the first few bodies had been ex-
tricated the work proceeded more rapidly
TIL at last an almost continuous string OF
dead dying and wounded kept pouring
into the marine department. where almost
al the doctors OF the city were assembled
The spacious rooms Of this building were
soon illed with a crowd OF sorrowing
relatives It is estimated that be-
tween twenty and thirty persons are
dead and over twenty wounded. Two
men OF the fire brigade were also injured
but not seriously Some families havo not
vet been recovered and il IA feared that
their members have bresthed their last
The recovered dead are. Thomas Fare u,
two Farrell children. two Burke children.
an unknown child, Mrs Berrigan, six uni
Identified bod es
The work OF rescuing the victims Is go
ing on vigorously. The members % the
Black family were buried alive twelve feet
below the surface OF the debris On being
asked r. they were safe Ms Black
answered: NY husband is killed
az the door The rest are safe.
but Ne are suffering from wounds and
bruises on our limbs Shortly after Miss
Mav Cauldweu a niece Of NJ Black. was
extrfcated from NJ Blacks house Her
limbs wore so stlG from inaction thst the
least touch on them caused excrnciaring
pain The DeTt person taken ont
xas Thomas Berr gan. whose vifs
VS. taken out Of The Tuins dead Re
was e. Gisfglred hts friends could haTdiE
recovui1s him He was removed 20 tie
hospital muttcTing q prayer o. thanks foI
his miraculous escape The nsxr 70 foiio-s
wa an s-vear-old BOY also nam 81 herTiFan
lis left lez was crushed 20 Jelly. Then
came Mrs Black Her bosom. neck sno
frra ver. dree1fuNT sHri on.
The ioss sustained by the surviving vio
TINS az ths disss.- ia very great som'
81 ths workinz-rn-n pbo are deprived RI
ho.aes lose au their fanigars snd otbel
eFects-even their SIMMER earnings
my are lsft Tirt4slT pennies
a tas commences raent % a Canad "a Viu
te- Iha injured have been nesriJ a. 70
moved % tae hotei Upn- where they VII
receive sll possibls care snd attention.
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