Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-20
QUEBECS SAD DISASTER.
The Dead and Injured So Far
as Can be Ascertained.
THE COMING FRENCH ELECTION.
A Slight Sensation in the Ives Case
This Morning.
BURIED UNDER ROCKS.
Houses and People Covered by q Land.
slide in Quebec.

Houses and People Covered by q Land.
slide in Quebec.
REPETITION OF A DISASTER WHICH HAPPENED
IN 1S41-THE NUMBER OF KILLED AND WOUNDED
STILL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FIREMEN AND
CITIZENS WORKING TO CLEAR AWAY DEBRIS
QUEBEC, Sept. 20-Last night large portion
of Cape Diamond, below the citadel, became
detached and, sliding down, burieda number
OF houses beneath a mass Of rock and dirt. A
number Of dead bodies have been taken from
the ruins, but the total loss of life is not
known.
The extent of the disaster is likely, from
present indications, to fall but little short Of
that which occurred ON nearly the same spot
on May II. 1S41. when eight buildings were de-
stroyed and thirty-two persons killed. In 1852
several others were killed half O mile further
up the strict bya similar avalanche of rocks
Still the warnings were disregarded and people
continued to build and to take up their habi-
tations Immediately below the overhanging
masses of rock that juts out from the front Of
the cape and in the narrow street that bears
the name OF Quebec's founder and that occupies
all the space that remains between the cliff and
river save the wharves, which serve also Is the
back yards of the houses where
LAST NIGHTS DISASTER OCCURRED.
The federal government, warned by the rep
reservations of the Hon. Thomas McGreevy,
member of parliament for the division of Que
bee, west, expended a large sum of money
about the year 1881 in purchasing and remov-
ing several houses on the cliff side of the street
and in building huge retaining wall several
feet thick to prevent disaster from falling rocks
to the dwellers across the street Those
portions of rock which projected in the
most dangerous manner were also removed.
NJ mi n Of ratv, aud
month of dry weather filed the crevises of the
soil Immediately below and beyond the southern
extremity of Dufferin terrace, and last night
an enormous mass was detached from the
cliff and hurled over the retaining wall, push
ing half dozen 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 of all
communication between the portions of the
city north and south Of it. As soon as an idea
was obtained of the extent of the disaster the
whole force of municipal police was turned out
to render assistance and a strong force Of the
military turned out to aid in the removal Of
the debris. Fire broke out almost Immediately
In some OF the ruins, but the brigade, when
summoned, soon extinguished the flames and
set to work to assist in
THE SEARCH FOR THE DEAD AND DYING.
Nearly all the doctors of the city were in at
relief of the sufferers. Quebec's famous prone
nade-Dufferin terrace-has been fearfully
shaken by the slide, especially that portion of
1t lying nearest the citadel, which almost over
hangs the cliff whence the land slide fell. More
rocks are falling and it is feared that the whole
oowlder forming the highest point OF Quebec
will give way. The mass of rock de-
tached from the cliffs side left q
vacant space of extraordinary dimensions
The houses in that locality were built of stone
and brick and inhabited by ship laborers, &C.
The officers and men Of the royal school of
cavalry and the Redemptorist fathers went to
the rescue with ropes, picks and shovels.
About 600 men are now at work The damage
is estimated at 100000.
At midnight most Of the injured who had
been rescued. all in fact who were In Q condi-
ton to be moved, were taken to the hospitaI
Thirteen corpses have been taken out Ii Will
take several days to recover all the bodies.
THE DEAD AND INJURED.
The bodies identified Of those recovered were:
Dead-Mrs. Berrigan, child Of James Bradley,
child Of James Fitzgerald, Thomas Farrell,
ship laborer; two children Of Thomas Farrell,
two children of Stephen Burke.
At midnight those rescued were Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Carlson; Mr.. and Mrs. John O'Neill
and family (Mrs. O'Neill being slightly in
jured); Mrs. Luke Kerwin and child; Mrs. Tim
Berrigan, Dennis Berrigan (taken out in an
apparently dying condtion); James Hayden,
William Stevens and son; Nelly Deehey. with
broken leg; Patrick Fitzgerald. with leg
broken and internal injuries; Martin Ready,
with fatal injuries; three of the Maybury
children; Stephen Burke and his mother, the
former badly injured; Mrs Fitzgerald: Thomas
Graves, with broken leg: William Power, wife
and child: Mrs. Thomas Farrell.
THESE PERSONS ARE KNOWN TO BE IN THE RUINS
and it is believed they can never be reached
alive: Mrs. Allan, Henry Black, grocer and
foundry proprietor; Mrs. Henry Black and
three children. Mrs. Henry, Richard Kemp,
Mrs. Richard Kemp and two children, the Law
son family Richard Maybury, laborer; Maggie
Walsh Ellen Walsh.
So far as can be ascertained the houses de-
stroyed contained over thirty tenements, bear
ing the numbers from 129 to l59 Champlsin
street, occupied by the following: Charles Al
Ian, Thomas Berridge, Timothy Berrigsu, Gro
Ger Black, Henry Black, Mrs. ". Bracken,
James Brooley. Stephen Bunce, Michael Dee
hey, Thomas Farrell, Patrick Fitzgerald, james
Hayden, John Henry, Joseph Kemp Luke Ker-
win, John Knox, Harry Lawson, Robert Law
son, Richard Leahey. Richard Maybury Henry
Mullins, John ODowd, John O'Neill, William
Widow.
THE WORK OF HxcAvATINo
still goes on at the scene of the terrible land
sAoe. out lew oooies nave been taken out
since midnight A large number of persons
are still missing, and there is no doubt but that
they are beneath the ruins and 90 dsep down
that they will all be dead before they are
reached. The loss sustained by the surviving
victims of the disaster is almost total. In ad-
dition to their homes most of the sufferers,
who are workinglnen, lost all their summer
earnings. The injured have been removed to
the Hotel Dieu, where they are receiving ell
possible care. Tho list Of dead and injured
will be prepared at noon
THE LIST OF THOSE KILLED AND WOUNDED, 4
as far as known, ID a. follows: Killed-Thomas
Farrell and three Farrell children. two chill
dren named Burke, one child named Bradley,
child OF p. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Bracken, Mrs.
Stephen Burke, Henry Black, VIM. Black,
Thomas Nolan and Mrs. Ready.
Wounded-Mr. and Mrs. Carlson, J. O'Neiu,
Mrs. Luke Kermin and child, Thomas Berri-
gan, Dennis Berrigan, James Harden, VIM.
Stevens and son, Nelly Deehry, Patrick Fits-
gerald, Martin Ready, three children named
Maybury, Stephen Burke and his mother. Mrs
Fitzgerald, Thomas Graham, VIM. Power, wife
and child and Mrs. Thomas Farrell
Some Of the dead and the wounded are still
being taken ont OF the ruins, but their names
have not yet been ascertained.
0RxAf Loss or rm sunvrvona
The loss sustained BY the surviving victims