The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-04

forced to the top story. The roomswe
very low and soon the heads Of Il
mother and children were beating U
against the ceiling,
mamma, said the eldest child, agil
wouldn't 1t be better to go outside an
die in the open alr?" Eyes, dear" sal
the mother, "we'll make raft and a
go down together" She fought her ow
and all her children's way to the windo
and opened II, She caught a piece
plank and on It put the oldest chile
with hasty kiss and "God bless you,
Then she let It float away into the dark
ness and the roar OF the waves, 81
times were these frail barks ireightel
with precious cargoes and argosies o
pious trust, The children were fright
ened and only lent obedience as part o
their creed, and they made but llttll
protest. Now came the last child
Bessie, the four.year-old, One car
fancy what II tmeant, the last and dearest
There was scarcely breathing space II
the room now, and II haste was not used
death would come there at once. 10 q
broad plank Bessie was fastened securely
and was blessed as had been the others
u loved them all oh, | loved them
all" said the mother, "but had two
kisses for Bessie, for she was Toms "a
vorlte and was such q good child, She
put her arms about M neck and said,
You know you said God would take
care OF me always, mamma will he take
caro- OF me now2"
l told her he would, and she need not
fear, and then she was carried away,
"I'm not afraid mamma, she called
ont, "aRd ] heard her although ! could
not see her-and, that's all, except that
the roof was torn oil and tioated oil on
1t, aud some Italians saved me at Kern.
vile, sixteen miles from here"
"And the children, Mrs. Fem; hope
they oil escapedP
ave have found two Of them dead,
Bessie and George, and there is not a
mark on Dessie's face; and, oh, | am so
tired, They are oil gone, every one
eight OF them-and am going home to
Virginia after all these years to rest and
and try to think,
Only ono mother OF the huudredsi
only one Of the multitude,
FIgREH HUNDRED HoDIRs IN ONE SPOT,
Three hundred bodies were laying on
the sand at Kernville at So'CloCk this
afternoon. The sight was one that can.
not DO described and Is one OF the most
eyer witnessed. A crowd Of
at least 800 was gathered around, Gndeav-
orlng to ilnd the bodies OF some friends
or relatives, There were no collins there
ut the time aud the bodies had to be laid
on the ground. However, 900 collins are
on the way here aud the undertakers
have sent for 500 additional collins.
kernYille from now on will be tho place
where most OF tho bodies will be found.
The water has fallen so much that 1t Is
impossible to get at the bodies. How
ever, all the bodies have to be dug out
Of the sand and II causes no Ond OF work.
&4t 10 thought that most Of the bodies
that will he found at KernVllle are un.
der large pile Of debris about an acre
In length. This is where most OF the |
drifted and 1t Is natural to |
suppose the bodies noated with them.
A rain is nov falling, but does not inter.
iere with the work. Most OF the resCu.
Ing party have been up for two days, yet
they work with determination that 10
wonderful. Engine Company No. 10, Of
Pittsburgh, which ig playing a stream
1n the Are at The stone bridge, has II
now almost extlngulshed, aud the fire
will be out by tomorrow, aud the task
Of getting at bodies under the burning
debris will he commenced In earnest.
There iS q fight in the Pittsburgh Re.
lief Committee between the members on
account Of some OF the members attend.
ing more 10 sightseeing than business.
There has also been trouble between the
local committee and Mr. Moxham, who
u at pEesetit chairman Of the committee.
It seems that Mr.. Moxhaln has several
enemies who are doing everything TO
retard him in his work, and an opposi.
lion committee was formed with isther
Tenancy % chairman. both fights have
tbout been fixed up, and eYefythIn. 40 10
smooth.
About y o'cc..11ck ten bodies were
laEe.t out Of the wreck near Cambria
Library: Qn account Of tho bruised aud
condition, some having faces
crushed In, 1t was impossible to identify
them. II lis supposed they we're guests
lt the Hubert House, which was COM
pletely demolished. Eight bodies were
recovered near the Methodist church at
II o'clock this morning. Captain Kuhn,
attorney for the Cambria Company,
claims that the entire population which
the flood struck In JamGstown and sur
rounding towns will number some 96,-
900, which will entail loss OF about
|, 1000 persons.