The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-22
DIGGING IN THE DEBRIS.
A WOMANS LEG TORN OFF IN
PULLING OUT her CORPSE.

Her Head Smashed to Jelly by Fall
OF Rock Just a Moment Before
Another Woman Found Almost De-
capitated-A Man Still Alive Under
the Mass of Rock and Earth.
QUEBEC, Sept. 21.-Although rain fell in
cessa ltly last night the work of digging out
the victims of the land slide was carried on
throughout the entire night. The efforts of
the workers were conce trated on the spot
where man named Kemp was supposed
to be. AT o'clock this morning the work
was far enough advanced to allow him to
be seen at a distance of about 25 feet from
the base of operations Kemp would sing
couple of popular songs and then would
shout "Policep "Poicel" The poor man is
either insane or in adelirium.
REsCUER NEARLY KILLED.
A man named Beluchamp, who with his
two brothers had worked at the wreck with
out sleep ever since the land slide, crawled
into a small opening to get at Kemp, who
was lying about fifteen feet away, u der an
immense pile Of stones, but had not OF six
feet under the pie wheG the whole mass
came down on his back. Beauch mp, how
ever. being strong, courageous man, man
aged 10 crawl back couple of feet, but
could not move an inch further, his pro-
gress being blocked by the corpse of
woman.
A PRIESTS PRAYER.
A redenptorist father, who passed the
night on the scene encouraging the work.
ers, knelt down and began TO recite a
prayer. The men, although almosi ex-
hau'ted by their consta t hard struggles,
and weakened b. the pouring rain, which
| undated all about them, seeing Beau
champ apparently doomed to ce tain de lth
rushed to his rescue with all the energy of
despair, and after great efforts their com
IA e was pulled out alive, and without seri-
lus injury, though somewhat stunned and
bruised.
ALIVE AFTER A LONG IMPRISONMENT.
john Nola !, who vas thought to have
been killed at the beginni lg OF the catastro-
phe, was found still alive, though he had
been imprisoned under a 10 IS of ruins
twenty feet deep for thlrty-six hours 1t
will be several hours yet before he cen | @
gotten out. The men of "B" iLtery and
the royal cavalry are still at work.
URGING ON THE LABoRERs.
Mayor Langller and most of the city
councilers were on the ground all day, en-
coura ying the laborers at work and at
tending TO various details. a great deal
more work was done to-day than yesterday,
the mon having acquired through practice
the way of using their strength and ener-
gies to the best ends. The number of
men working at the debris is upward of
200.
HORRIBLY MUTILATED.
This Afternoon a squad OF 'B' battery
men discovered the body of Mrs. Kemp un-
4 "a -.
Her head only was clear. In order to re-
lease body the men attempted to remove
a stone weighing some 500 pounds, but it
craS ed down upon the woman's head,
smashing it to jelly. The body was re-
covered later, hut leg was torn off in pull
ing 1t out of the wreck.
The CORPSE of Margaret Welsh was
reached under a pile Of masonry. Her head
was almost severed from the body, which
was horribly mutiated. These ars the
only additional c0rpses found after twenty
four hours work.
The quantity of rocks, lumber and
masonry is so great tnat three or four
hours of hard work does not show any
difference in the debris.
SIXTEEN STILL MISSING.
It is thought that sixteen persons are still
missing, and tlat they were in tho base
ments of buildings at the time Of the land
side. The debris must be cleared level to
the ground III order to get at them, and this
work will occupy several days.
Three sailors a q supposed to be buried
under the huge pile of fallen rocks, the top
Of which is about 30 feet above the level of
the road.
The guard room Of the river police sta
ton mas been ira sformed into a mortuary
chapel, and twenty corp 'es recovered have
been laid in row in front of an altar on
which number of tapers and lamps are
buraing. The chapel is open to tue public
d people flock there en- masse. Twenty
hearses have besn secured for the funerals,
which will take place tomorrow, at S.
Patricks church. The members of the
provincial parliament, city councillors and
ther prominent citizens will attend the
services
AID FOR THE SURVIVORS.
At a meeting of the city council last
night S2,500 was voted to the aid of the
surviving victims Of the catastrophe TIE
city will also bear the expense of the
funerals Of those killed by the falling c'iff.
The chief city engineer has presented a
report on the condition Of the Dufferin
terrace and adjoining grounds. 1t shows
that as late as 1880 he pointed out
the danger the houses now demolished were
exposed to, and suggested work costing
$4,000 which would have made that portion
of tue rock sale to the inhabitants below.
He makes certain recommendations calcu-
lated to preye further falling away of
the cliff, which will probably be carried out.
Timothy Herrig n, who was woun ed in
the landslide, died this morning at Hotel
Dieu. Coroner Belleau opened an inquest
this morning, and after a short sitting ad-
journed it until Tuesday next.
TO EXAMINE THE CLIFF
and Maj. Magone, Of the Royal Military
college, arrived here to-day to see the mil-
lister of militia regarding the catas -rophe
az Q lebec. They left tonight for Quebec,
where they will hold an investigatio and
make an exami lation of the cliff It is be-
heved here that the domi ion government
viii build revetment walls to protect the
Qualifications