New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-02
FRIENDS LOOKING FOR THEIR DEAD.
sa1nssTRICKEN PEOPLE STRIVING TO REAc7
THE SCENE OF THE CALAMITY.


THE SCENE OF THE CALAMITY.
Song Hollow, Penn, June Al 80 o. m.
the first train passed New-Florence, bound east.
Il was crowded with people from PttShurg and
places along the line who were going to the scene
OF the disaster. with little hope Of finding their
loved ones alive It was a heartrending sight.
Mothers moaned for their children. Husbands
paced the aisIcs and wrung their hands in mute
agony Fathers pressed their faces against the
windows and endeavored 70 see something. they
knew not what that would tell them in o measure
OF the dreadful fate that their loved ones had met
All along the raging Connem augh River the train
ptopped. and bodies were taken on the eXpresS-car
BIZ the villagers who were out along the banks.
It was about q. m. when the first passenger
train since Friday reached the New-F1orence depot
With its load Of eager passengers. They were no
lale travellers but each had mission. Here and
there men were staring out Of the windows with
red eyes Among them were rough-looking Hun
enrians and italians, who had lost friends near
Nineveh Many were weeping Two Of the passen-
gers on the train were man and wife from Johns
town. The husband was able TO reprcss an app"ar-
afce Of anxiety, but the wife, though she tired
hard to control her feelings could not keep back
the sobs.
ours is a big. new brick house." said she with
a
and her Ips trembling. 1t is three-story
house. and don't think there is any trouble. Do
your There ore my four children in the house
End their nurse, and guess father and mother
will 20 over 20 the house, don't your
In a few MON ents all those in the car knew the
story Of the pair, and many q plying glance was
east at them. Their house was one OF the first
70 60. ..sa
Just before reaching Sing Hollow, the end OF
the mail line on the Pennsylvania Railroad, is the
as O., signal tower, and the men in it told
stories OF what til ~ saw so ptcoas that ono could
not listen 10 hall Of II and command his Feelings
"A beautiful girl came down on the roof OF
n building which was swung In near the tower.
She screamed 70 the operators TO save her, and
one big brawny brave fellow walked as far into
the river as he could, and shouted to her to try
TO guide herself into shore with a bit OF plank.
She was plucky girl, full Of nerve and energy
and stood upon her frail support in evident
obedience 10 the command Of the operator. She
made two or three bold strokes and actually
sS5ppcd the course OF the raft for an instant.
Then ii swerved and went out from under her.
She tried 10 swim ashore, but in few seconds was
lost in the swirling water Something hit her,
for she lay quietly on her back with face pallid
and sxpreSsionless Men and women 10 dozens In
pairs and sipgly, children, boys, big and little
and wee babies, were there among the aWfui con
fusion Of water, drowning, gasping, struggling
cad hyhtine desperately for life. Two men on
ting rsft shot into the swftest part OF the current
They eroached stolidly, looking at the shores
while between them, dressed In white and kneel
tng with her face turned heavenward. was CIR
SIX OF seven years Cd She seemed stricken will
paralysis unt1 she came opposite the tower, ant
then she turned her face 60 the operator She wa
g close that they could see the big tars on be
checks and her pslior was as death The help
less men on shore shouted 70 her to keep up he
toaxeze and she resumed her deyout attitude an,
short distance below.
DO you see that fringe Of txecs,, said Tn
operater pointing 70 the place WHERE The h,,l
SRI bad gone out Of sight Wen. we saw soore
Of children swept in there. believe that whe
The time comes they will find almost a hundre
bodies in there among those bushes
Just above Sew-Florenec Is the little town
NineveN There were l0e dead there. the lare,
rfcportion Of whom were women.
Here 1t was that the awful work OF the fresh