Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

LILO WONtlubu ~ lluS lhT.
The scene OF the terrible disaster is being
visited by thousands, who block up the
street amt make II a difficult task for any
one to move in any direction.
There being but one narrow street be.
tween the rock aud the river there Is a
eomulete stoppaga OF trattio except by
climbing over the debris.
A large force of men are engaged In the
work OF searching the ruins. The ship
ping Office In the dominion government
building has been turned into a temporary
moryue, and over 90 bodies are lying In 1t.
l. is ditllcult to identify some OF the
bodies, 70 much have they been dlshsured
and crushed. Several of the persons re-
portoi miesin9 have turned up, but 1t Is
Thought that there will De ten or more
victims to be added to the list.
a complete list OF tho Injured cannot be
made up as yet as they wera removed 10
different hospitals mud friends houses as
soon as they were taken from the ruins.
The city council Ia how holding special
meeting to consider what the best course Of
action will be to complete the work OF re-
covering the remaining dead.
QUEpEc. Sept. 2O.-The scene to-day of
the landslide which occurred last night
was one OF horror. The huge masses of
rock that fell from the Citadel lay imbedded
In the homes OF the unfortunate people who
were crushed beneath the debris. Six hum
dred men wore kept steadily at work
throughout the night and day, digging out
the dead and dying The task Is OF glgan-
tic proportions, and 1t will take several
days to recover all the unfortunates. The
Heath list, 1t Is believed, will not be under
SC, and may 20 far beyond that figure,
while the Injured will be far In excess of
that number.
Those who saw the slide gazsd upon
Spectacular exhibition Of resistless might
tpl arJytll In, hat
minds as long rs memory lasts. 1t was
something so terrible that people who
might have escaped from the mass were
simply paralyzed by fear and stood help
less while the avalanche of rock and earth
came down upon them. Houses OF brick
aud stone were pushed betoie the gliding
mass and crushed as II built OF card
board. The avalanche had slide OF 200
feet before 1t, and Its impetus before 1t
reached the limit was frightful. Champlatn
| street, the narrow way running along below
the cliff, received the death bearing mass,
| and was buried so feet deep in the debris.
1t was In the houses In this street that the
chief loss Of life occurred and that the
people were caught and hurt.
The mass of Garth and rock moved Is,
roughly speaking, about 600 feet frontage
by 10 feet In depth. Some OF the masses OF
fallen rock must weigh nearly 20 tons, and
there are SO many huge blocks that 1t
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1t Is thought that the kings Dastlon on
tho citadel will have to be removed, rs 1t Is
| now near the edge of the rock, with unsafe
crevices In front of 1t. AS precautionary
measure NIL communication with the bias.
ton has been cut of, 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 thu morgue and
seized every point Inside and outside the
building where glimpse could be had of
the bodies OF the victims. Many woman
who obtained an entrance had to be re-
moved In a faintlnR condition, the mangled
bodies being sight to try the nerves OF the
| strongest men.
1t has been decided to use small charges
OF powdu. to break up the huge bowlders
| covering the roadway, as 1t Is certain that
there can be nothing living beneath them.
Two fearful days of rain and dood sue.
ceedlng month OF dry weather filled the
| erevices OF the soil immediately below and
beyond the southern extremity Of Dutferin
terrace, and at 7.30 p. m. an enormous
mass was detached from the cliff and
hurled as with the noise of many thunders,
slowly and mgjsstcally at first, but rapidly
Increasing In momentum through its slide
of d couple of hundred feet over the re-
taining wall, pushing half q doseu houses
out OF Its way and crushing most OF them
/ beneath Its weight.
The debris OF rock filed up the narrow
street TO the depth OF some 80 feet, and cut
oil all communication between the portions
OF the city north and south of II. On the
wfRrveS behind where the houses had
stood, scattered timbers and the earth and
rock that partly covered them were mingled
with hugh piles of coal that lefG little pas.
sage way between them and the river.
QUEpEo, Sept 2S.-Denis BerrIgan, who
usgs hi. IN ha laH h
Ing. His bacK was broken. The remains
OF his father, Timothy Berrigan, were
buried this morllng. The body of Mrs.
McKlnnou, WHO was visiting friend at the
limo Of the slide Hnd was entomoed In the
ruins, was found standing erect. She was
buried this morning.
About CD men employed by the city are
row working Mt tho debris with steam
engines and derrlcks. Ihe bodies oil
rhcmus Nolan Gnd wife were found late
Yesta day locked In zach others arms. They
we're BURIED this afternoon. George Miller
and young Slaybugy will be buried to.mor
row.
Major Mayne of tho Royal Engineers, and
several other engineers are making an ex.
animation of t.le terrace and tho adjoining
rocks. A newly discovered crack runs 20l
feet under the southeast end of the
Dufferiu Terrace and divides It Into wedge.
like seSments. IL has wldened In three
I
and Is the prime factor of the dreaded sec.
oni avalanche.
The engineers express tho opinion the
the houses In Champla'n on both siie6 and
on the whole length of the street, number
Ing about $40, should ba deserted ut once
The continual chemical dissolution of tue
face OF the rock threatens its demolition
Another catastrophe may sOol lie recorded
II means are not taken to remove the oceu-
pants of the houses Ia the Gangerou.
locality.
QuEBcc, Sept. 29.-Thls morning tht
laborers Ut work 1T the ruins CAUSED by thu
recent lHnd slide hGard n eight moan uldel
a heap OF wrecsage, and digging vlsor
ously soon rsachsd Joseph II. Kemp. Wher
eStficeted ksllp, who Is ~ yegrS of age
was still able to speak after having beer
buried 1903 hOHys. Father Mccarthy admin
t3tered the sacriment to the apparently
Tying man, Kemp answering to The prayers
Stimulnnts wera ndmiuistsred and hope
ara now entertained that Kemp Will re
cover.
Intense excitement prevails and tho ful
force OF city aud river police havs hard
work TO KEEP buck the anxious crowds
shortly aitsr Kemp was token ont tn,
corpse OF Mrs. O'DoWd, aged IA years, was
recoveret. The body was BADLY muttlatsi
Sire. O'Dowd was rocking u cradle AM
knitting stocking when tho avalanche 0
rock came down. She ives knocked
through window mud killed. When fount
her hands stu held her Emitting work. L
Is expected that more bodies will be founl
shortly.
Tho coroner's Inquest In the cause OF thu
death Of the i3 vicrims who lost thor live
In the disaster WAS oDeual nt 10 O'clock