The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-16
VICTIMS OF THE FLOOD.
F1UITIEss SEARCH FOR THE CON-
nor OHIIDREN,g BODIES.

The Eeeiing Arafnst tire water Company
Grows More Bitter-A thorough HnvesttGn-
tion to Ne MADE by the Coroner to Place
the nianas rer the Disaster where II BeiongS.
NrwBuRo. July 15.-This has been q day Of
~fruitlcss search among the debris at Timoney-
vile, the scene Of the disaster caused by the
breaking Of the dams of the MelEingah reser-
voir. When the gang stopped work tonight on
account Of darkness, the two children OF John
Conroy were still among the missing.
Coroner Bevier's force Of TWENTY-FIVE men,
which he put at work this morning, was this
afternoon increased to nifty. Besides these there
are many volunteers. Under the direction OF
tho Coroner they have labored diligently all
day. The work this morning was started at tho
tracks Of the New York Central. Here the larg-
est heap of debris had accumulated. 1t
was o curious heap, too. Trees that
had been carried nearly one-half q mile,
carts used for carting clay In the yards.
wearing apparel and odds and ends Of almost
every description seemed to have boon lifted
up and let down there. A cooking stove which
was used by Patrick Murphy, who kept the
boarding house, lay almost directly above n fran
washstand. Tho stove was broken in several
places, while the stand was hardly scratched.
This afternoon the stream was dragged from
where the boarding house stood to the river.
Tho search will DO continued with an increased
force tomorrow.
The feeling against the Fishkill and Mattea-
wan Water Company continues to grow moro
and moro bitter. The investigation will DO q
thorough one, and District Attorney George
Wood will bo present when the Coroner's jury
meets on Monday noxt. Tho jury Is made up Of
tho best citizens Of the two villages, who are do
termlned that the blame, II any. shall BIO put
upon those who deserve II. There are rumors
flying about town that even the Beacon reser-
voir, the largest one Of tho lot. is not safe. but
this 10 ridiculed by those in q position to know.
The events of the past forty eight hours, how
ever, have had q tendency to make the people
who live at the base of the mountains very timid.
and in some instances persons have refused to re-
main In their houses since the breaking Of the
dams. The Fishkil Herald has asked for an i'm
mediate inspection Of the Beacon reservoir to
there are any. Superintendent Sheaff OF the
water company says that the broken dams will
be rebuilt at once.
President OF the village of Fishklll Landing for
twenty years. comes out with n letter In the
terms and calling. upon the citizens to put the
water system under their own control, 30 that
an inspection will be made regularly and by
TO II Sun reporter Michael Dzlcr, q Hun
garian. who roomed with John Zinka; who was
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water frst began to rise he and Zinka were in
the shanty and reached the ground in safety
before tho water had reached IA great depth.
ZinkA was greatly excited. and wanted TO cross
the stream. His companion tried to dissuade
him, but Zinka started. He was In front Of the
shanty when the log struck it and the building
tumbled over. 1t struck Zinka, and his COM
panion stood by and saw him swept away. Mr..
and Mrs. Lewery were In the shanty. Mrs.
Lowery is the mother Of the child Duleko. which
was drowned. The couple wero swept away
down through the brickyard. In the end OF the
yard, near the track. are some sheds, which
were part OF the brickyard property. These
were left partially standing. The water Just
reached their tops, and as the couple were swept
along they were landed high. and dry on the
sheds. This morning Mrs. Lewery found q
child's dress on the river bank. 1t was the dress
which her child had worn the day previous. 1t
was carefully carried away BY the grief-stricken
woman.
Besides the amount Of damage to property
able amount lost in money; Nearly all those
who were in the shanty earned fairly good pay.
and they were all of q class who saved their
earnings. These they did not deposit In any
bank. but kept their savings by them. Patrick
Murphy, tho clearinghouse keeper, 10 said TO
have had q large sum of money in the house. At
8 o'clock this morning. whilo digging in . heap
near the barn, q bag containing S73 was found.
It was turned over to Coroner Bevier.
Tonight It Is feared that more bodies arc in
the ruins. A Hungarian, who could speak but
little English. was this afternoon following
Coroner Bevier from place to place, wringing
his hands and repeating, ME brudder gone"
He and his brother we're employed at Timoney's'