The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-21
QUEBEC'S BIG DISASTER.
THE SEARCH FOR CoRPsEs STILL
IN PROGRESS.

Twenty Five Had Been Recovered at
Last Accounts-Some of Them Hor-
ribly Mutileted and Crushed-Whole
Families Exterminated - The Coy
ernment Warned OF the Danger
QUEBEC, Sept. 20, Il A. M-The work of
excavating at the scene OF the landslide is
still going on. Among those who it is
alleged are still missi lg, aud who are said
70 be beneath the ruins are: Mr.. aud Mrs,
Charles Allen, Mrs. Stephens, Mrs Henry
Richar, Mr.. Mayburg aud w.Je, Mrs. Il.
Lawson, r.. Kemp and family, Michael Is.
Levy, and q number of children. The loss
sus al red by the surviving victims of the
disaster is very great Some of the work
ing men who are deprived OF their homes
lose all their furniture and other effects,
even their summer earnings aud many are
left pennileSs at tle commencement of the
Canadial winter. Tue injured have nearly
all been removed to Hotel Dieu, where they
will receive all possible care and attention.
William Powers wife and child were say d
by the men of battery, who. aided by
detachment Of the cavalry school, effected
a number of rescues
BURIAL OF THE BLACK FAMILY.
QUECEC, Sept 20, 3 p. m.--The members
of the ac< family were buried alive twelve
feet below the surface of the debris. On
flsing asked if they were sa o, Mrs. Black
answered: "My husband is kill d 1t the
door, The rest are afe, but we are suffer-
ing from wounds and brui es on our lin vs.
Shortly after, Miss Mary Caldwell, a niece
of Mr.. Black, was extrcated from MIR.
Blacks h use Her limbs were so stiff
| from inaction, that the least touch on them
| eau ed intense pain.
The next pers n taken out was Thomas
| Borrigan, whose wife was taken ont of the
ruins dead. He was so disfgured hat his
friends could hardly recog nze him. He
was removed to the Hotel Dieu hospital,
muttering prayer Of thanks for his niracu-
| lous escape.
LEG CRUSHED TO A JELLY.
The next to follow was an S-year-old boy,
also named Borrigan. His left leg was
| crushed to jelly. Then came Mrs. Black
| der bosom, neck aud face was dreadKully
| swollen.
The scene OF the terrible disaster was Wis
| tied by thousands, who blocked up the
| street and made it IA difficult tast for any
one to move in any direction. There being
but one narrow street betweet the rock and
river there ls a complete stoppage of traffic,
except by climbing over the debris
A large force of men are engaged in the
work Of searching the ruins.
A TEMPORARY MoRGUE.
The shipping office in the Dominion gov
ernment buildi e has been turned into a
temporary morgue, and over twenty bodies
are lying in it. II is difficult to identify
| some of the bodies so much have the been
dishgured I'd crushed Several of the
| persons reported missing have turned up,
/ DuJ it is thought thai there will be ten or
| more victims t. be added 10 the list A
Iah lseta ~ fy1ig hA Aa
up as yet, as they we're removed to different
! hospital and to friends houses as soCn "a
! they were taken from the ruins.
| Tue city cou Gil held q special meeting
| to-day to co slider what e best urse OF
| action will be to complete the work of re-
| covering the remaining dead.
1t is feared that d large part Of the rock
| adjoining the site of the slide will C mo
| dJwn, as large crevices have appeared and
rain ia sill falling and may repeat the
| operation which caused last nights disas ter.
PEOPLE MOVING OUT.
People are moving ont of the threatened
| houses.
| There has been no lack Of volunteers for
| work at the RUNS, but there is a lack of in
telligent direction, as there is no person In
authority.
The citizens are sending in money to re-
heve any immediate distress among the
! no i0el0SS WOLQSu a u CiliIlEeH.
The mass Of earth and rock moved is,
| roughly speaking, about 600 feet frontage
| by 80 feet in depth. Some Of the pieces of
| tle fallen rock must weigh nearly twenty
| tons, and there are so many huge blocks
! that it makes the work Of clearing it very
| difficult.
A PREVIOUS SLIDE.
The site of the present landslide is almost
| Identical with that Of one which occurred
| in 1S41, when eight buildings were crushed
| and thir y-two persons we're killed. The
| houses d. troyed last night all stood on
either side of the roadway aud were not
| thought TO bs Ia danger, but the immense
mass of rock swept clear across the road
way and over the brick buildi gS, demolish-
| ing them as If they were made OF card
| board.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FUNERALS.
Preparations are being made I r the funer-
! ais of the killed who will be- buried at tine
| joint expense Of the citizens and local gov
ernment Among those buried by ther cks
are young couple named Nolan, who were
| married few weeks ago. Nolan could have
escaped, but be lost his life in irving to
| get ms wife out of the house. 1t is thoug It
! nat the kings bastion on the citadel will
| have to be removed, as 1t Is now near the
| edge Of the rock, with unsafe crevices in
| front of it, As precautionary measure
| all communication with the bastion has
| been cut off and morning and evening gus
will not be fired fro II it.
CROWD ON THE SCENE
About 20, 900 persons have visitsd the scene
of the disas er during the day. Thousands
| crowded into the m rgue and seized every
point inside and outside the builiing where
o gIimise could be had of the bodies of the
victims Many women who obtained an
entrance had to he removed in fainting con-
dition, the msngled bodies being a sigh to
try the nervesof the st o get men. 1t has
been decided 10 use small charges of powder
| to break up the huge bsulders covering the
roadway, as it is certain that there can be
nothing living beneath them.
HORROR UPON HORROR.
QUEBEC, Sept. 20, 8 P. M.-'fhe horrors of
this dreadful day are still succeeding each
other. While workers were busy clearing
away the debris of the crumbled buildings
faint groans wers heard at intervals from
under the huge piles Of rocks. The
efforts OF volu lteers wore conce tratsd
to that point, and after three
hours hard work, the bleeding bJdy Of Joe
Kemp was extricated from the mass OF
rock. The poor man is in most pitiable
condition. Both legs are broken al the
knees, his left arm is fractured above the
elbow. aud several ribs are fractured. He
cannot live many hours Two hours later