The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-04-14
HUNDREDS KILLED
LARGE new RESERVOIR AT Mad.
RID COLLAPSED.
One Hundred and Fifty Bodies Already
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of the
King Superintends the Reseue-City
ls In a Gloom and All Business Sus-
pended-Women Carry Black Flags.

-Four hundred persons were killed
or injured Saturday by the collapse of
a new water reservoir in course of
construction in Madrid. One hundred
bodies have already been recovered.
The prince of Asturias, the war min
lister, the governor of Madrid and a
representative of the king have gone
to the scene to superintend the work
of rescue. Troops sent to the spot
are engaged in helping the sufferers
and recovering the bodies of the dead.
The catastrophe caused profound
sensation throughout the city. All
work was suspended and the people
focked to the scene.
AS the day passed the indignation
and excitement increased and serious
disorders are feared, especially on the
occasions of the funerals of the vic
tins, should the authorities undertake
to prevent professions passing through
the center of the city. Already incipi
ent demonstrations are evidencing, d.
rected against those held responsible
for the disaster.
Black Flags Fly.
Professions of women carrying black
flags are parading the district in which
the disaster occurred. A great crowd
marched to the center of the city and
forced the merchants to close their
stores as sign of mourning.
The markets are all shut and bust
ness is entirely suspended. The work
of recovering the dead and injured is
hampered by enormous crowds of an
cry women.
The estimates of the number Of per-
sons injured are increasing. Nearly
all the injuries are of a serious nature.
The ambulance stations are already
overcrowded, but assistance continues
to arrive from every direction.
King Alfonso was shooting at Cura-
banchel when he heard of the disas-
ter and Immediately repaired to the
ovations from the crowds. The king
was deeply moved and insisted upon
: personally supervising the relief meas.
: ures.
Working parties are gradually re
moving the debris and continue to re
, cover mutilated bodies, fragments OF
flesh and limbs. A workman who was
, injured says the collapse was SO sud
. den and complete that it was impOs
sible to tell what had happened. The
men at work on the reservoir, how
ever, anticipated trouble. as a fort
night ago three arches collapsed ant
cracks developed in four others.
The public hold the engineers ant
: contractors responsible for the catas
trophe, into which the cabinet has or
dered strict inquiry.
2 Recover 100 Bodies.
g The structure which collapsed was {
I huge quadrilateral, $50 by $50 meters
D built on arches. The disaster was du,
9 to the weakness of the supporting pill
d lars. AS the greater part of the de
t bris is under water the work of ex
d Treating the victims is most difficult
Up to this time $50 bodies have beef
recovered. These were taken imme
b diately to the morgue to prevent dis
/, turbances. Seventy injured persons
:. have been rescued, but it is feared tn
J. remainder of those working in the vi
|, cinity at the time of the accident per
/. ished in the crushed masonry or b.
- asphyxiation. Guards are posted al
Q about the scene of the disaster.
9 The government has authorized tn
j. opening Of a relief fund, and at a meet
9 ing it was decided to appoint civil
g ian and military commission to estat
), lish responsibility for the disaster