The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02
LIVES CRUSHED our. ,
Nine Persons killed by Landslide In
Ireland.

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Ireland.
Dublin. Dec PA landslide has oc-
CURED near baltimore. County Kerry.
doing great damage to property and
causing the loss OF at least nine lives.
Heavy rains have fallen In That part Of
Ireland lately. with the result that some
places that are generally dry now re-
scmble vastmorasses. Near baltimore
there Is IN eminente about 1000 feet
high. known as Boy hill. and IL was
here that the landslide occurred. The
rains percolating through the ground
gradually loosencd huge mass OF
earth. and on Sunday night. apparently
without the slightest warning. large
part OF the surface OF the hill began 10
slide towards the valley. Gaining mo
mentum MS IL moved. II swept down
ward with roaring sound. carrying
rocks, trees and everything before IL
for miles. In some places the path OF
the landslide was mile wide. and as
IL moved along il buried everything.
entirely changing the aspect OF the sec
ton over which II passed.
The residence OF Mr.. Donnelly. stew
ard of Lord kenmare. one of whose
seats. Killarney house. is at Killarney,
was engulfed in the mass of earth and
debris and all Of it's occupants, Mr.. Dom
nelly. his wife and seven children. were
killed. II Is supposed that the house
was swept from lis foundations by the
crushing mass, overturned aud buried
10 great depth AS its present local
lily is not known. IL is hardly probable
that the bodies will be recovered All
the cattle, pigs and horses on the place
were also buried. and there is now q
scene OF utter desolation where, en-
Sunday. stood the neat dwelling and
outbuildings OF Mr.. Donnelly.
The movement of he landslide was TO
the southwest. in the direction OF the
River Flesk, into which large portion
OF the earth slipped, blocking II up.
The current OF the river was employed
in running dynamos. which furnished
electric light for the Kerry lunatic
asylum and some buildings in Killar-
ney. The blocking OF the river. Of
course. stopped the current and rem
dered the dynamos temporarily useless
All the buildings using the light from
this source were plunged into darkness
and IL was some time before other lights
could be obtained.
The part of the hill where the slide
began was bog. and much OF the earth
that moved was very soft Huge guam
titles plunged into the river and there
is danger Of the back water fiooding the
country around about unless the cur
rent is able TO carry the debris down
with IL. II anybody was passing along
the roads at the time the slide passed
over the highways they would surely
have been buried. There have been no
reports Of anybody being missing. and
on this is based the belief that there
was no loss OF life outside the Donnelly
family.
Dublin. Dec. During Monday
night and Tuesday morning the bog
slide at Castle island. County Kerry,
continued unchecked copious rainfall
( helping the movement The mass OF
bog is II mile and hnli wide roars like
the ocean, carries away bridges aud
roads, destroying houses and farms,
I sweeping through the Flesk valley and
\ emptying peat. carcasses OF cows sheep
and donkeys. and debris OF houses INTO
the Lake OF Killarney. The people liv-
I ing in the direction in which the bog
slide is moving have fled, and the police,
searching for bodies. are arriving on all
/ sides. Lord Kenmare has caused cor
/ don of guards TO be drawn around the
/ slide in order 10 prevent loss OF life.
/ The greatest excitement prevails In The
vicinity. and all the houses there are
I open 10 receive the hundreds OF people
rendered homeless by the disaster.