The Delta independent., 1889-10-01
Crushed to Death.

A late telegram from Quebec says
several thousand tons Of rock slid from
Cape Diamond, at the end of Dunerin Ter
race, to Champlain Street, 800 feet below,
demolishing in its course seven dwellings.
Up to midnight six bodies have been taken
from the ruins, Thomas Farrell and two Of
his children, also two children named
Burke and one unknown child. Farrell's
mother in law, Allen, and her husband are
still in the ruins. About twenty-five per-
sons have been removed from the debris
badly injured. Some have broken arms
and legs and others are badly crushed and
multilated. 1t is supposed that at least
fifty persons are yet under the ruins. The
debris covers the road in a solid mass some
300 feet in length and fifteen to twenty-five
feet in height. 1t is impossible TO say at
present how many are dead and wounded.
Everyone is working heroically and Under
difficulties as the night is intensely dark
aud the electric Light wires have been pros
trated.
The mass Of rock detached from the
cliffs side left q vacant space of extraor-
dinary dimension under Dufferin Terrace
and that great promenade is now unsafe.
Thirteen corpses and sixteen wounded have
been taken out. The pecuniary damage
will be large. A force of 600 men are now
working on the debris.
Later-Rescuing parties are hard at work
at the scene of last nights catastrophe,
but they are meeting with accidents, as
huge masses OF rock still continue to fal!
from the cliffs.
The loss is very great Some of the
workmen who were deprived Of their
homes, also lost their furniture and other
effects, even their summer earnings. Many
are left virtually penniless at the com.
menceEent OF q Canadian winter.
The shipping ofice in the Dominion Gov
ernment building has been turned into Q
temporary Iaorgue. Over 20 bodies arc
lying in it 1t is difficult to identify some,
SO much have they been disfgured and
crushed. Several persons who were re-
ported missing have turned up, but it is
thought that there are ten or more victims
still under the rocks. A complete list of
the injured cannot be made as yet, as they
were removed TO the different hospitals and
their friends houses.
The citizens are sending in money to re-
lieve the immediate distress among the
homeless women and children.
The site of the landslide of last night is
almost identical with that Of the one which
occurred in 1Sil, when eight buildings
were demolished and thirty persons
killed.
Preparations are being made for the
funerals OF the killed, who will be buried
at the joint expense Of citizens and the
local government
Among those buried by rocks are young
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 the Kings bastion on the
citadel will have to be removed, rs Il 10
now near the edge Of the rock, with unsafe
crcvices in front OF it. As precaution-
AIRY measure all communication with tho
5astion has been cut OF and morning and
evening guns will no longer be fired from
it.
About 900 persons have visited the
scene OF the disaster during the day.
Thousands crowded into tho morgue and
siczcd every point inside and outside the
building where n glimpse could be had Of
tho bodies of the victims. Many women
who obtained entrance had to be removed
in n fainting condition, the mangled bodies
being sight to try the nerves of the
strongest men. 1t mas been decided to use
small charges Of powder to break up the
huge boulders covering the roadway, as it
is certain there can be nothing living be-
meath it.
While the workers were busy clearing
away the debris of crumbled buildings
faint groans were heard at intervals from
under huge pile of rocks. Volunteers
were concentrated at that point, aud after
three hours bark work the bleeding body
of Joe Kemp was eStricated from the mass
of rock. The poor man is in apitiablc con.
dition Both legs are broken at the knees,
tho left arm is fractured ali We the elbow
and several ribs arc fractured He cannot
live many hours. Later his wife's body
was taken out of the wreck, her head being
almost severed from her body.
Farther away another hideous spectacle
was offered to the sight-the corpse OF n
young woman (Mrs. Lawson), who had
been admired in life for her beauty. Her
body had been crushed almost fiat, her ab.
domen ripped open and her cntrails scat
tered about Shortly after viewing her re
mains her husband became raving ma
MAC, and IL is doubtful II he will ever re-
cover his reason.
A man named Michael Bradley, who had
gone almost crazy when told that all his
family had pcrished in the landslide, dis
covered while working over the wreck Of
his house, his S-year-old daughter still
alive. His Joy was indescrioablc. II il
thought the child may live.
Up to this time the number OF corpses
found 1t twenty-five, and tho number Of
wounded eighteen.
The mass Of earth and rock moved Is,
roughly speaking, about COO feet frontage
by so feet depth. Some Of the masses Of
fallon rock weigh nearly twenty tons.