Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-21
Two Hundred Bodies Still in the
Quebec Ruins.
REscuERs HARD AT WORK.
They Make Slow Progress on Account
OF Numerous Accidents-Thir-
teen People Injured at
Missionary Ridge.
The Quebec Horror.

The loss sustained by the surviving VIC
tins OF the disaster is very great. Some
OF the wOrkingmen who are deprived
of their homes lose all their
furniture and other effects, even
their summer earnings. Many are left
virtually peDniless.
The injured have been nearly all removed
to the Hotel Deu William Powers, wife
and child We're saved by the men of the bat
terry who, aided by a detachment of the
cavalry school, effected u number of rescues.
The latest persons rescued are Miss Mary
Caldwell, Thomas Barrigan, n boy
named Barrigan and Mrs. Black.
All are badly bruised. Mrs. Black
states that her husband was killed
at the door Of their house and that his body
is still IN the debris.
1t is known that at least 200 dead bodies
still remain under the pile of rock and de-
bris. The names of the dead so far recov-
cred are: Thomas Farrell and two children,
Charles Pois, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Allen,
James Edwards, L. Edwards, Alphonso IRE
deau IL. Wright Napoleon Truteau and o.
S. Neville
Rescuing parties are hard at work, but are
meeting with accidents, as huge masses of
rock still continue to fall from the cliff
The list OF killed as far as known is us fol-
lows:
Thomas Farrell and three children.
Two children named Burke.
One child named Bradley.
Child of p, Fitzgerald.
Mrs Bracken
Mrs. Stephen Burke.
Henry Black.
William Black.
Thomas Nolan.
Mrs. Ready.
The wounded whose names are to be had
number hfty-tive. DEAD and wounded are
still being taken out Of the ruins, but their
names have not been ascertained. The work
OF rescuing the victims is gong on vigor-
ously.
The members of the Black family were
buried twelve feet below the surface of the
debris. All escaped death except Mr. Black
When those who were not killed were taken
from the ruins it was found they all received
injuries more or less serious, one man being
30 disfgured that his friends could hardly
recognize him.
The scene of the terrible disaster is being
visited by thousands VINO block Single
street, making it difficult task to move any
where. A large force OF men are engaged in
the work of searching the ruins, but the
work is not under any head, and conse-
quently not much headway is made. The
shipping Office of the dominion government
building has been turned into temporary
morgue and over twenty bodies are lying IN
it. 1t IS difficult to identify some bodies,
30 much have they been distigured
and crushed. Several persons reported
missing have turned up, but 1t is thought
there viii be ten or more victims to be added
to the list.
The city council is now holding n special
meeting 10 COnsluer tne DeSU course OIL dcLl0n
TO complete the work of recovering the re-
naming bodies. 1t is feared large part of
the rock adjoining the site of the slide will
come down. as large crevices have appeared
and rain is still falling People ARE are moving
out OF the threatened houses. The citizens
are sending in money to relieve any immedi-
ate distress among the homeless women and
children.
The site of the landslide of last night IS
almost identical with that of one which oc-
Cured in 1s41, when eight buildings were
crushed and thirty two persons killed The
houses destroyed last night all stood on the
other side of the road and were not thought
to be IN danger, but the mass of rock swept
clear across the roadway and over the brick
buildings, demolishing them. Roughly
speaking, the mass of earth and rocks which
moved last night had a frontage of 800 feet
by eighty feet in depth. Some of the pieces
of fallen rock must weigh nearly twenty
tons, and there are so many huge blocks that
1t makes the work of clearing very difficult.
The working parties this afternoon arc
better organized and are making more head
way. In addition to the list of killed given,
the bodies of Richard Leahy, Mrs Ready and
Miss Lane have been recovered from the
ruins.
Preparations are being made for the fu-
nerals of the killed, who will be buried at
the joint expense of the citizens and the
local government
Among those buried by the rocks are a
young couple named Nolan, who were mar
ried few weeks ago. Nolan could have es-
capped, but he lost his life trying to get his
wife out of the house.
II is thought that Kings bastion on the
citadel will have to be removed, as it is now
near the edge of tho rock with unsafe crew.
ices in front of it, AS precautionary meas
ure all communication with the bastion has
been cut off and the morning and evening
guns will be no longer fred from it.
About 10000 persons have visited the scene
of the disaster during the day, Thousands
crowded into the morgue and seized on every
do .t1s1 90 nt,fl "A
where glimpse could be had of the bodies
of the victims. Many women who obtained
an entrance had to be removed in fanting
condition, the mangled bodies being sight
to try the nerves of the strongest men.
1t has been decided TO use small charges OF
powder to break up the huge boulders cover
Ing the roadway, as IL is certain there can be
nothing living beneath them.
While the workers were busy cleaning
away the debris Of the crumbled buildings,
FAINT groans were heard at intervals from
under the huge piles of rocks. The efforts
OF the volunteers were concentrated to that
point, and after three hours work the bleed
Ing body of Joe Kemp was extricated from
the mass of rock. The man is In a most
pitiable condition. Both of his legs are
broken at the knees, his left arm fractured
He cannot live many hours. Two hours
IaIer his wife's body was taken
out Of the wreck. Her head was almos,
severed from her body Farther away an
other hideous spectacle was offered to the
sight by the corpse OF young woman Mrs
Lauson). who had been admired in life fol
her beauty, Her body had been crushed
almost flat. Her abdomen had been rippeC
open and her entrails scattered about,
Shortly after viewing her remains her hus
band became a ravlng maniac. IL is doubt
ful il he will recover his reason.
man named Michael Bradley who hat
gone almost crazy when tola that all hi
family had perished discovered while work
ing over the wreck OF his house his five
yearold daughter still alive. His JOY wa
indescribable, II is thought the child vii
live.
Up TO this time the number OF corpse
found is twenty-five, and the number o
wounded eighteen.
Thirteen People Injured.
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