Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 23, Number 52, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 August 1874 — Page 3

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL TUESDAY, AUGUST 4. JS74.

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HEN DIÜCK HÜUSO.VS DItKAM. The southern breeze had died away. The ebbins? tide to seaward ran ; It was the twilight honr of day. Her Nlsjht her starry reign liegt 11. Ilendrick tad dropped his anchor there, Beneath the brtsilini? FallsadP, When sunset streamed its golden hair ir. naf nre'i face in slumber laid.

And as ho paced the decks alone. Fond memory brightened into hope; The past was his, aiid the unknown Was la the future's horoscope. lie stepped, and gazing at the view, Hat leaning o'er the sraliiot's side, And aaw the Indian'sllmt canoe lanceon the aparkllug star-lit tide. The mrtstc of the parted stream, The lauzhing land air' vesper si;h Stole o'er his ncnses. and his drenm Was child-like with the luilaDy. lie thonsht he aw the small canoe - Urow bis and bister, biscgPT yet Till suddenly before his view It was a sloop with mainsail set. And then this white bird had her yonn-r : They grew like her and clustered round ; And " Yo! heave ho! " was cheerily sun As aloorw were up and downward tonnd. And still ihey grew as fashion's dames Increase In flounce and fiirbelow Brigs, hipA and crafts .f various names Float round the anchortd DulchmanV bow. Twas not hlu: strange; he'd seen them oft, Perhaps le-a jauntv, snug and trim ; But then those flags b e saw aloft? Those stars ami stripes were new to him. lint now he sce5, or thinks he sees, A nvll a:?oat with water-whH-H Itevclvb g, coming cor! His knees They shake-boid Hendrkk nervous feds. It thunder on, with furious blast Ikeomes the devil's ship of lire; lake MjhiUin? s eeps Hie galllut past On bickering wings that never tire. And underneath tbe lurid light She leaves above her foamy track, Up jnmps to his astonished sight A city ou Manhattan's back! Tie thinks 'tis Hell! Its demons scream Through thousand whistles In his ear; And fiends on iron horses seem I To shout along her jtad career. TIendrIck swok! lie could not sleep, As Kip Van Winkle slent of yore, Jfnr could his ina'o the night-watch keep Till eighteen hundred seventy-four. CENTRAL NOTHS. One of the chandeliers of the new opera house, Paris, cost 13,C(0. - The estimate value of real estate propeity in the republic of Mexieo amounts to ),- M,4C3, aeeoiding to oflicial returns. The Chicago, Rurlington fc Qnincy railroad has hired ot the United States Rolling Stock Company 1,000 freight cars, in anticipation of the pressure ot business In carrying forward the crops. Peru has niade proposals to Germany for a treaty of amity, commerce and navigation, similar to that she recently concluded w:"th Italy. The chancellor has referred the request in lavorable terms to the federal council. The public debt of Mexico, acknow'odge:!, by the government, and including the amounts thus forwarded by . the mixed commission, amounts to 1 1,404 .273, which, divided among 9,000,000 of the inhabitants would bo but 1 :J per head. The management of Providence hospital lias promulgated a plan by which, for the periodical pryment of a small sum (only 23 cents a month), a person may securo free admission, nursing and medical attendance at tbe hospital in casaof accident or sickness. Plymouth Church has congregational singing, led by a lull choir. Inside tli9 choir is a paid quartet. The trustee set apart ?7,500 for music. To this is added 000 more, bringing it up to sS.OOO. Fifteen hundred of this is paid to Mr. .undel as organist. The balance the leader uses at his discretion. A fire at Aewburg,Sunday, destroyed the pattern and machine shop, and damaged the moulding shop of the Wright Engine "Works or this city. The building, fixtures and too!3 were oweedby Homer Randall, whose loss was :?.,000. Wright A Co. 'a lo3 is $ JH.0:). The losses are covered by insurance. Chicago must shake hands with Sar Francisco, and tell the latter city to keep on trying. Th. new Palace Hotel at Ran Francisco is to bo six stories high, .Jö0x27. feet, and will contain TOO rooms. The total cost of the establishment, including: the ground, building and furniture, is placed at ?2,750,00a Chicago Post. , The most practical lover has boon discovered at Bristol, Kngland. In one of his letters to his adored he wrote: "I wish, my darling, that you would noc write me such long letlers. Il you were to bring an action for breach of promise agains me the lawyers would oopv the correspondence betwceins and ctarsre f.mr pence for every folio ot 72 word". The shorter the letters the more we gave from the lawyers." It Is said that the days of wDoden barrels are numbered, and that within the coming decade, every pound of flour shipped eastward will be in barrels and boxes made from the straw on which the wheat grew. The conversion of straw into paper is a process already quite familiar, and, in the next step of converting it into paper mache, there is nothing to daunt either the intrepitdity or ingenuity of this .inventive age Wo have large trays and bowls and tubs made of this material now, and the step which wonld extend the size to that of a barrel has often been exceeded in late years. "A writer says; "If one wishes to grow fleshy, a n'.nt of milk taken before retiring at night will soon cover tho scrawniest bones. In cases of fever and summer complaint, milk is now given with excellent results. The idea that milk is 'feverish' has explodcd.and it is now the physician's great reliance in bringing through typhoid patients, or those in too low a state to le nourished by solid food. It is a mistake to scrimp the milk pitcher. Take more milk and buy less meat. Look to your milkman; have a iarge-slod, w ell-tilled milk pitcher on the table at each meal, and yon will also have sound flesh and light doctors' bills." A number of painting by Sir Joshua Rey nolds have just been sold in London for the following prices: "Portraits of Sirs. Hart ley and Child," representing the beautiful young actress as a nymph, carrying the infant Jiacchus, wreatned with wine leaves, on her shoulder. Tb picture Is engraved by S. W. Reynolds, and was purchased at the sale of the Marchionesa of Thomond's pictures, who was the niece of Sir Joshua. It was exhibited at tbe National Portrait Exhibition of 1 WIS. This beautiful example, painted probably about the same time an his 'Pi ping Shepherd Iioy," and while he was enjpized upon his great work of "The TJcolina," Hold lor Ci.O. "A Portrait of VAround llurke," the property of his greatgrand nephew, and exhibited recently at Karlrostton House, at the Winter Exhibition of Old "Masters, lsTl, sold by order ot the High Court of Chancery, was knocked down for.I,00. A portrait of David Garrick, by Sir John Reynolds, exhibited at Manchester, belonging to Tien. Fox'g collection, sold for 77 lis. From another property, "A Portrait ot Sir Joshua wearing Spectacles," by bimself, presented by hini to Mr. Ireland, author of "Pjver Scenery," 03 lis. London Letter. '.

PITTSBUEG'S CALAMITY.

THE TERRIBLE TALE. SCENF.S AM) INCIDENTS. visrrnc; the ruins the iiiROEs-rEiur..-OCS ESTATES AOVOrXTS FROM EYE WITNESSES DESTItrC TION OF A WHOLE FAMILY A FLOATING CRAPLE THE RAILROAD DAMAGES. l'irrsuuiw, Pa., July Thousands of people are again visiting lb,e scene of the recent great disaster to-d:iy, which lias been tbec.:se since its occurrence. At Katchcr's Ran, Iis, evening, as the shadows crept over the sad precincts, tbe scene was peculiarly a dismal one. Tbe thousands ot visitors who crowded the ruins dunnir the dav had turned from the scene ' of death and destruction, and in some portions of the district reigned tho silence-of the tomb, in others the careless voices of children sounded in close proximity to devastated homes, hieb are now in heaps of shajieless ruins, and which doubtl-jss- conceals a large number Of bodies not yet discovered. Rumors were current last evening that a man and child had leen taken alive from the ruiDS, but they could not be traced to their source. The 'captain of the steamer I C. McCormick, reorted liwi heiased three dead Ikxücs floating in the Ohio river, atut 27mlles below the city, but vasuuable to rexihthem. The loss on the estate of A. Hoveler, on Butcher's run, will reach l,f00. Among the mau v heroic acts rcponeu are the exertions of Frederick Schultz, w ho reBides on lien street, hili above the rea?h of tho Hood. Iten street runs from the bill to Ohio street. Schultz heard the piercing acreaiiis of the drowninjr victims at his borne, and rushing out attempted to make bis way through tho water ti O'llara street. Finding that impossible, bo swam down to Center street, and i:.ade bis way down nearlv to Ohio street whore be found a skiff. Notwithstanding the swift current he made his wav up to 'Center street and Spring (Jarden avenue, ami with the assistance of tw o men, who got into the skiff, succeeded in recovering eleven ladies. His description of the si-ene which transpired during the night were thrilling -n tbe extreme, lleit w as who discovered the lodv of Oflicer I Ioss, who was drowned on t'hesnnt street. Tue vict'm was clinging to the corner of the houe, and it was found necessary to drag the lodvawaybv .main force, so tight was the dontii grip! The boat in which they were riding was caught in a terrible maelstomi and whirled alout with auch violence that the occupants were forced to lie down on the bottom to save themselves. Fortunately THE SWEEP OF THE WATER was changed, the Hoods having forced a channel through to the river. Then the wrecks of houses, boards and household goods began to sweep down and clinging to them or struggling in the surging water oulil be s-ea by the Hashes of lightning tho victims. On one occasion, the body of a woman was seen on a pile of lumber, Mr. S. made a grasp as the pile swept by and secured the body. Several similar incidents occurred, bn. notwithstanding the efforts of this heroic crew they were not ablo to( rescue a single one alive. Half of the thrilling incidents of the great flood on I'.utcher's run have not yet been told. Mr. A. V. t'ole, one of the memhars of the lirac of Holler V. Co., whose glue works were entirelv wrecked, states that when the Hood of waters began to descend no one bad any idea that the Hood would reach the great proportions which it assumed. Mr. Cole, who during the storm stood outside of his dwelling located just in the rear of the bill at tne upper end of the glue works, says that the hill had the appearance of immense sheets water as outlined on tho opposite bank, when lighted up by the continuous flashes of lightning. When the great Hood of water rushed down the run he likened the sound prodiH-edto the maring of Niagara Falls. Mr. Cole described the incidents attending the destruction of the dwelling occupied by Mr. August Renkauf and the drowning of little Kmuia. ased three years, and Marv Renkauf, aged one year, and the nurse giri. Miss Nolting, aged fourteen. When the flood ing run. began, Mr. Renkauf was vlsi:a brother, on Spring Garden Mrs. Re nkauf went to lier front to ascertain the extent of door tbe Hood, and upon opening it the waters rushed in in a great volume and was soon several feet deep. A number of articles of furniture were piled up against the door leading to tbe second storv where the children were. She found that she was unable to getmp the stair case, ami then tried to g9t to the rear of the house, if possible, to save the sleeping ones bv the up stairs window. She tried in lA-ain to roupo tiicni. as sne passed out oi ine irom uoor. idb sme laeuiii me Aiiei'neiiy river, fell out. carrying her with it. She was SWEPT lOWIf TUB RUN alout one hundred yards, and was caught ou the top of. some of the debris of tho glue works. She clambered over this, and had to wade from that point to the shore, a distance of about twenty yards, in water waist deep, ner ( Ills for assistance were responded to by several men who happened to be In the vi cinity and did what they could in enabling her to reach the shore. She is in delicate health, anil the ?ouraia she displayed was remarkable. Durimr the time Bhe was leirg swept away, air. A. v. txle, witii Iiis brotl er Isaac, went to the rear of the house by means of a private lane leading past it, and, ny snouting at tu tot or tueir voices, en deavored to awaken tbe i-bildreii who were imprisoned in tbe upper story of tbe dwelling. The roar of tho torrent drowned his voice and he was unable to mako himself heard above the tempestous element. He and his brother then picked up clumps of earth and threw at the winiow but just then the house was swept off and disappeared in the Hood, ami tho three children were crushed to death in irs crumbling ruins Their inangVd ltodics were found about ono hundred audi fifty yards lwlow the scene of the heroic efforts for tbefr rescue. Another thrilling incident which occurred in this vicinity was the miraculous escaie of the watchman of the glue works. He thought tbe flood was a small affair and started up stairs to get beyond the reach ot it just as there was about a loot of water in the lower story. He scarcely reached tho tbe second story when the 6tairs gave way and he was compelled to jump down to a coal house which stood in the vicinity of the boilers. Out oi this he crawled through an aperture while the water was up to his chin. Fortunately he secured a plank and with that made for the shore, which ho reached in safety. The B idden me of tho waters in Hutchors run is well illustrated by some incidents related by a German, family, that resided. in a' stone dwelling, opposite Haneller's glue works. The hus band told his wife to proceed to the cellar and obtain srme kindling for the cook stove, as be desired to go to work earby on Monday morning The wife ptaced tr.o wood in the stove, but by the time see hail completed her work, the water had reached t he lloor. Sim notified her husband of the fact, and suggested thst they had better VACATE THE HOUSfT, as tho flood threatened to destroy it. Tho husband, who bad retired, jumped out of tho IkxI into the water, knee loep, and with his wife proceeded to get the children out of an upperstory window, onto the high ground in the rear. After they had accomplished this tho husband returned to the bed room to get some clothing out of- a wardrobe, but

in tbe meantime the water had reached such a height as to upset it, and ho found it impossible to get tbe articles, leing complied to bastilv vacate the apartment. Tbe Fve-n ing Chronicle his the following from Ben Langold, .HJerman living a short distance from The. Schanapjert's, w hose bouse provfd the tomb of u family of tix: The. Schannppert's house tood" immediately below the oil refinery of Holdslnp it Co., and was struck by the Hood witli f tree enough to cirry it co'mple ely from its foundations on Madison avenue and hurl it down the torrent. Langild hearing shriek upon shriek rend the air, looked out fro-n an norx-r window. 'Hie doomed

hora9 was carried along within a stone's! brow. At the upper window stood joor Shanappert and his wife, each holdirgalof: a child over tbe rairing water and shrieking, "God Almighty, htlp u: fJol save u" In a few seconds the building reached the 1end where the Hood turned south at the foct of Ruena Vista street. Here it struck against a slaughter house and dissolved like a pile of snow in the loilitig waters. Th shrieks w ere silenced, and 011I3- the crash and grinding of timbers ws heard. The Branigan family live 011 O'llara street, and occupy the hvt house saved on the left going down the street. The family e insists of Mr. and Mrs. B. and four children. A nejghlor, Patrick MKianus, was alone in the house when the w ater tore over the back wall on the ground floor, and dashed towards tbe front of the room on O'llara street. Had the couple not speedily opened this dooor and broken out the the glass, the whole family would have drowned like so many rats. Across one window was the iron bar used tor seeurinir the shutters. Swiftly the water rose until it stood five feet inthe'room with a current like a mill race setting through the apartment. Mr. aud Mrs. 1J. instinctively seized each a child and clung to this bar with the grip of despair, while the cold, mnddy torrent swept over them. For a few hours these two hung to THAT I'KOVIDKNTI ALLY TLACED It Alt, and were all rescued. McManns, who with the remaining child rushed to the street, by some miracle was swept into an alley swd onto the roof of ashed, where they were also saved. One singular feature of the Hood has not hpoii alluded lo, so far as we are able to ascertain. Only. one person who escaped from the flood was injured. Tho dead all Itorc marks of Iruists and mangling, but, notwithstanding tho tojpling of houses and avalanches of timber and debris, those who escaped from the wreck came out unhurt. A baby was found - in a crib floating in the Ohio river at tbo head of Monteroy Island, S2 miles below the city, yesterday afternoon, and was recovered by Mr. Alien, who lives near the island. The child was living, but has net been identified. In Saw Mill run district there is but little cliame of any additional bodies being found. It is prolaMetbat the remaining missing ones were carried into the Ohio river. Some of the bodies . will doubtless never le recovered, and others that are found far I low the mill will lie buried without identification. Workmen, are still employed in clearing the streets of the accumulated rubbish, and restoring them to a passable condition. Theuody of the child thai was found in the Ohio river yesterday, proved toleone ot the missing Hunter children, instead of a daughter ot Mr. McVay, as at Ii rst reported. The body was IPKSTIFIKD BV A RISC ' 011 the little finger. The remains were sent to Temperanceville this morning and will be buried to-day with tboe of her father. w hich w as found yesterday. Last evening two bodies were pieket I up on the Allegheny side of the Ohio river. One of them was identified as t be bod v of William Hosley. from the Saw Mill run district. The other is that of a woman and is probablv the body of Mrs. Hunter from the same section. Tbe name eiven bv to burial committee is that of Mrs. ;iifBth, but no person of that name ig known to be missing from that district. Tho damage done to tho Pittsburg it Castle Shannon it. R. aloDg Saw Mill run w as comparatively light. Two bridges were somewhat damaged, but have already 1een repaired and passenger and coal trains are now makinz moir regular trips, itio lirst hrulge was damaged by raving the Rev. Isaac Banks' church washed down against it with such force as to knock out one of the trestles. Nothing but h pile of boards and timlx r rsmaius of the church, and the place where it stood is marked by a long hole. The upper trestle would have cscaTxti entirelv but for a fence ngiinst which several stacks of wheat lodged and stopped tho water, until the pressure liecame so grf at that tbe fence gave way, and lodged against the bridge, beuJiD it so that it plopped the trains from goiu any further up the roads until this mornin: at 1 o'clock. PERSONA L F.XPERIKXCFX THE PECTXIARITT OF THE DISASTER ITS SUD DENNESS AND OIGANT1C TOWER THE NAR RATIVES OF EYE-WITNESSES nEROIC AC TIONS AND WOMAN'S SELF SACRIFICE. The Pittsburg Telegraph of iho :Mh inst. gives an extended account of tbe terrible disaster in that city, from which the following extracts are taken: The excitement that pervaded the city yesterday afternoon and during the early hours of the evening, in re gard to the great lss of life and property caused by t he flood of Sunday evening, was most intense, and only paralleled by ths scenes of war times after eomo great battle. It is a peculiarity of Pittsburg nd Allegheny that a number ot ravines and gulches deboüch into their suburbs, and in Allegheny, in one or two instances, almost into the heart of the city. These are narrow, bounded by hL'h and precipitous bluffs, sometinifs ' thickly populated by a poor class of people, and generally (.'ermans. who have built their houses, mostly balloou frames, on the hillsides. Oreat räin storrra have always done more or less damage in these gulches to property ; but the storm of Sunday night had no equal in recent rains aud the ground was so thoroughly saturated and the ordinary outlets so full by the morning's rain, that tho sudden precipitation of tbe immense massof water at. iight,rendertd the disaster as inevitable as the Mill river one in Massachusetts. The ravines w here tho llooo did tbo greatest, and about the only dsmazetu life, were in Allegheny, Butchers' run, the most densely populated, on tho extreme northeast; then Woods ran, on the extreme southwestern side of Allee heny; then on the south side. Sawmill run at Temperanceville, and lastly where the damage was but light, at Beck's run on tho north sitle of the Monougahela, opposite Hazelwood. . DURATION OF THE STORM. Tbe storm seems to have leen can fined in its violence in a circle thatwould take in Piltsbnrganl Allegheny, with a diameter, say, ot five or six miles. Outside of this there were heavy rains, but no great destruction. In Allegheny, at Butchers' run, where the violence was greatest, it 6eems to have bflen caused bv a collision of opposing currents, like the tornada in the Junlatt valley on tte forth of July. Tho ßtorm lid not tegia to rage In fact, no rain fell until the people had assembled at church, and services were about to lcgin, say from 7:30 to 8 o'clock. Tt was over, or at leastltsBcveriiy, by 9. At Butchers' run oneof tho most intelligent men ourrepor'er tonversed with fixed the duration i from the time the flood "took" his house with its great avalancbe of water until bo was 1 able to get on the street, at from 8:20 till 9 o'-.

clock, just 4 minuter, in which all the de s.riiction to life and propert v was worked,

At Woods' run the cnurch was Hooded, aua'i tbe water rose to th. clock, . which stopped at 8:00. Tlv, marke.l tbe time the waters began to subside. The suflerers by this fearful caiamity,with very few exception, are poor aud hard working people, very poor in Uct. We suppose a majority of them are ; ermans or of other ibitizn birth. Not more than four or five names are reconiyed,so far in either city, as known outside of their immediate locality. The details and stories of sich of the survivors as our reporters could interrocate las: night and this morning, follow, ard will be found of surpassing, but ad interest. There were apparently no Btreet Sjectat0rs. Tho peopie of 'IIara and other streets, attracted by the magrdiieence of the lurid lightaing Hashes, and tbe loud dctoDations of tbe thuuder, bad congregated at their attic window, to witness the progress ot the storm. In a little while many of them would have retired and bad the violence of tbe storm leen delayed ti few moments longer, the torrents woe id lave washed away with a learful velocity hundreds of innocent sleepers. But a sudden rumbling sound, unlike that of thunder, is beard; it approaches nearer and nearer, and a substantial building is wrested from its foundation am! carried away like a dog kennel, for several rods, the inmates fleeing for escape directly into the midst of ID feet of water. which in tho few seconds which elarxaHi from the lirst appearance of the trouble, sped down the iboroushhre on the low ground adjacent the run. FOURTEEN MEN ON TUB IXJOKOCT. At thr houso or saloon on the south side of O'Hara street, nearly opposite the pork house, 11 men had taken up their position in the "dormer" window. They were watchmen upon the lighthouse wall, of the raging storm, little dreaming of their impending danger. One ol these men suddenly felt the house going, and in a twinkling there was a snapping assunder of timber, like so many twtgs, and the second story and attic of the house irranetullv floated from the lirst storv and was landcd on the top of the building ! adjoining, where it still remained last even-! Ing. Alarmed for tueir saiety these men piled out of the "dormer' window "pellmell, scrambling over the roor to the next buibiing in tbe most hurried manner Tbe houses were now piled together in a pro miscuous heap, and they had to wait i jr tee intervals of the Hashes of lightning to see whereto leap. Thcv braved their dangers nobly, faced tho storm with heroic courage, and scaling the hightä of rools at dangerous angles and fearful declivities, finally reached terra tirma at a di.-tance tar enough removed from the train of the waterspout to be out of danger. Christ Diebold. ayoung man who was walking along Chestnut street when the storm was at its bight, was one 'of the earlifst eye witnesses of tue terrible deluge, but was unable to give any account' of tho tcane, other than that the streets in the vicinity were swimmius with houses, stables, horte?, cattle, and above and over all, men, womun and children. Cries and agonizing fcre-iins could be heard ou all hands, and with each succeeding flash of lightning cmld be occasionally seen beads of persons in the water. The "wails soon died away, the roar of the water gradually lessened until at length they subsided enough to lermit those who hai since appeared njon the scene to go to werk searching for the tlead. At one time mes-eogers were despatched to the river for skiffs, and one or two persons rescued by means thereof. IMcbold says the water came with tho rar.iditv of a flash nf lightning, Alling evcrylody with the wildest consternation, and lie doubts not many were drowned by their own foolish attempt to save themselves by plunging from their bouses in the blindingstorm. Mr. Diel old said lie had lieen searching for a Mr. Hoover and daughter, who lived on the north side of O'Hara street, just alongside of the run. The body or the mother and one child had len found in the ruins of tbe bouse, and the little had leen recovered alive, but the father and daughter were still missing. His opinion was they were under the houe on the optiosUc side of the street, which had ln-en moved two blocks, and deposited in a straight line whence the volume of water coursed. TUE TIME OF THE DISASTER. Mr. Iiobold thinks it was about 7:10 o'clock when the water burt on the streets and at i o'clock, as nearly as he can recollect the water had subsided. Thus it will be seen that in 40 minute the work of dostruc tiou was rendered complete, and the locality of the disaster lay in w aste and ruins Such a sight Mr. DiPbold says he never witnessed in his life, and never wishes to look upon again. Ine gli-isllinesn ot tne scene was hi ishtcned materially by frantic women ami children, who, despite the learful storm. went scrambling about, at the peril f their lives, amid the darkness and desolation. confusion and chaos, in search of their loved ones. Several persons, according to the stateinentot Mr. Diebold, were found in their night clctbes, and others with their boots oil", which would indicate that tbey had been in bed, or were preparing to retire when the disaster overlook them. A young man named Oforge Fisher was next inter viewed by our reporter. uns young man had appeared at the scene of the dis aster immediately alter the water had reced ed and had workel during the whole of the night, and all dy yesterday, without sleep. He gave a verv vivid description of theresuit oflbo ms larjors in extricating ineiivins for he rescued one little fellow alive and the dead. With reference to tho child rescued alive, M r. Fisher said that shortly after arri vi Dg at the place where Mr. Hoover's house stood, he heard bitl er wails from the water underneath the building adjoining, which had Ijtvn jammed from the pork bouse almost on to tho street. He at once repaired tbere and sloopimrdown, w hen the lightning came, saw a little 1kv floundering In the waXt r. It was but the work of the moment to desceud to the water, and every effort was lent toward saving the little one which endeavor was rewardeU'With success and the child reseuea. Naturally, the unfortunate cbild aked for his parents, but alas, they were not present to i-omfort him. Tbclr wherealxmts were not known. Perhaps they were lying beneath the ruins dead and mangled. Tbe latter supposition was continued a few . mouuent later, when Mr. Fisher came um the bodies of the mother and little daughter clasped in each others' arms in tne embrace of death. Tbe lather und daughter are still missing. This is tbe Hoover family alluded to in the statement ol Mr. Dleboid. Mr. 1 '.sher next referred to tbe finding of tbe body of a girl, in a huighter house, near the foot 01 O'Hara street. Her head was hanging out of the window andheroody was fastened iuside, but "after considerable difliculty it was ieleased acd extricated. The body was not identified. The more we investigate THE ECTCHERS' RUN DISASTER the more appalling are tbe revelations connected with its history. It has been stated that this terrible calamity was caused' by the bur-ting of a sewer on Madison avenue, but this seems to le as a mistake, as the sewer was in an incomplete state, only being in the p -ocKss cf bunding. No connection had yet been made, and tho excavation in the street led many to suppose there hid leen a burst in the sower. At the point whare the water broke it may be wdl to give a description of the surroundmgs. I here are two large mils on eithor sido of tho run, which will average

ab nit one hundred mid lifly yard fpnn i base to base. On either side öf the sueim! .J...,n: ...i. : u u ......

on- mint untiliugs, V. iltCU A ITC. ill tH."cup;eil at the ime of the catastrophe by the rcpreseatatives of the joorer clashes of Oermans. A sheet of tjic destructive clement alout three feet in depth made its way down the valley, burs.iug open the doors and windows of all the houses before i. The "rain fdlung in torrtnts, and the wstcr rolling down from the hill-tops, acted as feeders, and in about ten minuts aftci the first visitation of thea lueuus clement along o'llara ist reet and Center avenue, it had readied in most places a depth varying from fifteen to nimtteu feet. Many lives wre saved by speedy removal . from the lower rooms of their dwellings to the upper parts of tho building. Amid such devastation I it seems almost a miracle that hundreds ,,f others did not fill vie ims to tho angry wa-i ters. All along the line uf destruction not hing is disc3rnahle but masses of collected debris, horses, wagons, stables, par sof dwo:licg, houses overturned, all of which form a eonfus-d mass of indescribable matter, and but a fiint conptioii of wui'-h -an lc c jnvejed on iair. t'ne mt rubor of hairbreadth cscajH's increases as we have leeii able 10 learn the facts c,nnecicd with the aw;i'ul afiair. In many Ins.nneca whole l.miilies perished, while in others, one or twj are loft from large households, to tell the talc of thKr deliven nce. At every step it stems that the angry waters only grew more furious and were dissa isli rf with their number of victims, and sem-d the opportunity to carry scores into eternity. Among those who had the fortune to escape, our reporter gained an interview wbh only a few, who related the tad story of thtir misfortunei. RlPINa IN THE URRENT OX A Rk)F. In one instance a family by tbo nam'? of Oiperiek came down the cuireat on the root of a franio house screaming for help, but 1.0 tme could lend a hf IpiDg hand, as it emed t-very one had all they could do to save tbir own lives. The building, with its precious freight, moved on until it reached O'Hara street, when the skiff " laly Annie," in the bauds of the "DiKpusne 1m: it ciub. went to the rescue, and sUocerdtl in saving Mr. Oiperick, his wife and child. :wi infant nine days old. .Ttere was slsoas.n of the above named mau, l'J years of iure, who linilied over t lie moviun mass to a brick budding standing on tbe corner of Center street and Spring (Ja rlea avenue. njH)n the roofor wimli be was e ixp6llfil to r.-main all night. His situation un terrible, but be clumr to life with an iron grap md succeeded in saving himself, j widow lady by the name of regie l.ved 111 1 small brick buüdin?. and b.arlnz the! coming flood, rau to Tmrd street. be had succeeded in paving three of her children I and returned for tbe fourth child, widch she ! took In her arms, and was about to carry it away, when by the timeiy assistance of a man, she was rescued Irom a terrible deat h. In this we have an example of motherly love, for thi3 w oman endangered iter own lite to save her remainius cbild. and barely escaped a watery grave. n this same streci another widow resided by the name of Ciiock, who had an only daughter living with iter. Her dwelling was located in one ot t lie most n-niortunato fort ions of the whole line. While tue wi.ter was raging and the aqueous element had reached a depth of four feet.t 'urrv Wipnins.a youug man, made his way to the entrance of thedwelling and took the widow ia hisarms and waded through the flood, landing ber safely on high ground. He then retorted and seized the daughter and b re her safely to tbe sinie siot. This was a noble act, and ftr such conduct he, no doubt, has the thanks of these parlies. Yesterday morning anumberoflive persons were found in the over turned hout-cs. One of the niot remarkable escapes which we have to chronicle is given by l'etcr öhaier. (Jo going to a bjil-bnir ledged near O'llara stive"; a little child was rescued from the roof aud f coined rejoiced at its deliverance. This same partv relates one ol the most DEARTRENDINü INCIDENTS which can be conceived. A woman, whoso name he could not give, was found in the second story of her dwelling, fastened in the debris with which she '-.as surrounded, with her babe in her arms, llolh she and her balie were in the arms of death, but just above her, and resting on her body, was another little child, which was ariso fastened, but which had managed to keep his bead above the water, and it was taken out alive. This was certainly one of tbe most remarkable occurrences of the whole disaster. In this same house, the busband of t)u unfortunate wife was drowned als. A houseeamedown tbe valley, lodging below Concord street, in a half turned situation, in which were found au ol i man, his wife and two children, who we-re saved, being taken from the building at an early hour yesterday morning. Another of tbe sad events which occurred was that of a lad v who. with nine children, was taken from a building lodged on Church alley. It seems that in this eae the entire family were forced to succumb it tbe swecpiug current. On O'Hara street a brick house owmsl by Mr. Fosc wa occupied by himself and family and an unmarried brother. It so happened that the building was in the direct course of the moving mass, and it Avas capsized, emptying the lod:es into the flood, each to meet au unexpected death. .There are various retorts in regard to the number of lives lost here, but it is blioved that the two Foxes, with the wile and child of the married brother, whi'-h coiiitutctl the w hole family, perished. At Vast none of them have been seen since the disaster. Next door to this bouse, Jacob Metzer and family resit led, and they, too, were carried away. In this row of buildings Alderman Bohrt e-r lost a little boy, live years of ge. HURYING THK DFAD. THE INTERMENTS OF THE DEAD THE M MBER OP KILLED THE RELIEF SoV,HT CAVSES OP THE SCDDEX tltOD. The Pittslurg Telegraph of the 20th inst. contains the following additional particulars of the great flood: The undertaking estab lishments were besieged all day yesterday by anxious spectators, desiring to g 1 6ight of the bodies f the unfortunate dead before their burial. Many were yet unrecognized, and it seemed that many citizens, though comparative strangers to the unfortunate district, were unwilling that the grave should receive the precious trcfure. without putting forth every effort to secure the recognition ot tne (lead. Notwithstanding the desire? aud ansieth-s of the assembled muitutide, many were ear ned away to their last resting place whose names win never do Known. me soiemn steue w ill linger in the mind ol all who witnessed the services until time shall end their earthly existente. The greatest number of funerals took place from the undertaking rooms of Fairman & Voght,on Sandunky s;ree, where alout torty bodies were, de posited. The burial services began at an early hour in the morning and were kf pi up during the entire day. Not less than seventy-live bodies were interred during tho dav. and tho services. though unusually short, were nevertheless very impressive. The bells filiei the air with their not03 of mourning as the preces sions moved slowly away with the sleeping victims, and as their dust was consigned to "the narrow house." many aeliing hearts surrounded tho scene of their final resting place. If ever was there such a feeling of

glo-.n and profound solemnity felt in all the .:,tory f both o;'iet and n-ver. li it

hoped, shall we tie t a led upon r-gnin to w itnei$ t?ie soie-nn e-remoniesof sjimnv i::ifort unate victims. A roMMENDAnLE Act. The Foil nh Ward (Allegheny) I.yer.::o. conrqtojied of about thirty young men, have decided to give an eutenainmeat in .tcut ten das. the proceeds to I e contributed to tbe relief of the sufferers. Mr. F. W. K ?:Vr is presidtntof this organization, and Macule Mall, in Allegheny, has been M-jured, f-.ee of enarge, for tho purpose. Theothcial report of the dead up to tLis morning is as follows : lio !es fcund At Putchers" run Tri 11 -pa ion ud at W oods" rnu 7 liodies found at Saw .Mill 11111 It is thought the list will vet roat-u two hundred. The loss to prop-rty on Sfw M:ll run. and in the district contiguous thereto, will reach between tbrea and iout hundn-d thousand dollars, it is ttnught. The principal losses may be summed up as follows: trsiy o- rscn Utile sawmLl Kun Kailraui..'. .7.''.'.". Halt Works pi open y Iron h-i.yp ;h Works. 7..riT7.3.7.7r. eifcMtr s store and dwelling .,- 1 - , r. :c.c-jti TotRi v-o When the hisses all along tbe line of tbe vtt i are added m tbe aliove liures, the tct'd bss will not f;i 1 bt-low SiiNi.inm. uur reporter aain visited liutchei'e ri n this morning and IV und things ii a much better fch:ip- than yesterday. Tho S'y. -eg areiuoroug ly organized and the wort, ol clearing away tbedtbris is k-ing sucesful'.y r. rosecu e l. Katt tre I has been clef.ri-i a:ui the principal p un k now bcin work I up.iu are ü'H.-ra a. d Center uresis. It is the intention t'.is .if err.oin to bejiin t1 e d mining of licckiy- incd-w, ami it ! thought a iargr numltcr of the missing v Al be louud In that locality. 11m wrk tt BKMOVIMii DEAD ANiMAl.s is Ui eg pushed forward as rapidly as risible; up to 12 o'clock to-day eh ven t aUL , nine horses, lour mules and three or l:-ur wagon loads of calves and sheep wcro urx.?i ovfrto the fallmater, ho convened thta to the bhinderey." The military are very strict and will nöt p-rmit persons to rs's w ithin the lines wituut a permit from u f.cIjuarters. Maj. (Jen. I'earson has fc s hcad'pnrters located at No II O'Jfsra street, wiifre al! orders are issu d, and all ports made. Tue greatest anxiety seems be to recover the lost, and to thisetid, tc. t one hundred men are kept onsljntly t.t work. The whole neighborhood is Uwrr.ing very repulsive on account ol tbe d -composition of dead animals, hence ft it. found absolutely 11 eeess ry to remove Heir c.-ii L-ases in ortler that the men may 1h- &H -to .work. About s o'clock this mcrr.itii: t!ie body of Mary Oonlen, a li.tlogirl seveu years ot age, (whoss meti er was biiriod etertlay) was found on Concord t reet .and takeu immediately to tbe undertaker s. The ody is in a sad rendition. a3 might bo exieeted. being badly swollen, having lain so long under a larc massid rnbbh. The lxnlv o!'a man, w b-s-' n 1:110 eiuld not bo learned, was takeu Lota tho ruins on O'Hara street about 1( oVl-.-cs. and the workmen were searching diligent! in the same place, as it was thought cttc-rs weie under the ruboish. A toucbiug seen occurred at this p int. A little boy alx t fourteen years ol age, sat on a broken tiir.ber nearly all forenoon watcliinr the progress oi' the nearch, we?pln arl with :-. heart almost broken. On being interrogated it was found that ho was the only or ' lett of a family consisting of a he her, motbe: and three children. The parents and or child tad ben fouud, bu his little sister 1:bid, he did not know where. He remained anxiously awaiting her exhuniaion nin n r 12 o'clock, w hen he left the scene. Witthe aid of a practical engineer, wherz. weintl on the grounds, we inqniixl Into the eau&es of such a flood coining d-oun as .1 were in a perfect avalam-h. In going up to ti e corner of Madison avenue ami . Käs'. street it was found that a large collection cf ru jblsh bad gathered at this point justl -low where the glue lactory sIorJ. To th: 'gr'-ai weight was added the crumbiit y buildings, aud down they weut, almcst usolstrbcted. In view ing the loca'ir-n of ths run at tias point, we found that it w&4 pat tly filled with rubbish from a!ove. Tt? WOrJST FATTRE OF THIS WHOLE STREAM was this : In passing under the streets ani through some lots It had an arch built ove. it, giving it a capacity of eiüht aoiTbne-b:-'..' feet in width by about five fot in height. Just a the run passed under c Ilara street a t rick htmse was built where the arcL. should have bteu, but the owner had buil: the foundation down at its entrance, leaving a passage way of only abort eighteen inches in heighj. No wonde tbe run dammed up . iiickiy, whe v tiiere was such a small place inrouu wbicli the water could pass. Anotl crsnd feature was that the houses were nearly all balloon fiames, and instead of being builton a f 'ni dation, were set on "stilts." This gave flood an opportunity to sweep them away without any effort. Itias teen stated that a number of persons have been taken out alive at Uutchers' run since yesterday morning, but upon special inquiry it was louud. to be a mistake, as no such occurrences have taken phicc. This is an impossibility, and if the public would reflect a moment they would easily see that such could not bo tho case, lor tue mass of ruins wbs covered with waver, ."nd rf-rsons undei tbe wrerk could not possibly escape death by drowning.. Insur ance agents are on the grounds lo king up the!r loi:s-s; but nothing could be gnd from them, as tbey could not even tiud tb6 iocition of the pr?-rty which tbey 1 ad insured. The work will be Coldinner day af ter day until ail the unfortunate district :r ciearej out. San Francisco has another Chineso theatj and it has just opened to the public. At the lirst performance 1,S00 persons were present, and manifested much Interest in the rlay, which lasted from Saturday evening until nearly 3 o'clock the next morning. A. local paper says that the costumes of the actors were magnificent-, and were all made jor the opening night. Tbe pcriormuce passed off in the most con vivid, manner. Fach aetor was gret-uxf on his appearance by many marks of approbation from his immediate circle of friends. Tea drinking was indulged in to a large extent, and cigars and cigarettes were smoked to the exhilarating strains of questionab: harmony. The play in plot and action was like all Chinese plays. Tbere were combats and intrigues, murders and suicides, elopements and pursuits. There was a bucolic vein rippliDg through the spirit of tbe drama, aud tbe introduction ot two cows, represented by two Chinamen with beasis' heads, was the oceasieu ot no small amount ot enthusiasm. The theater is large, and is said to have cost ftf.000. Secretary Northrop wheel report firths M tte of Connecticut , jut issued, shows hat the number of children b- ween ih atM of fjur ard i.ten standing tLe pubhc schools of that, j?ta e dur.ng h yer was133,C2, au increase of tiO v- r t previous year; that the total unit ui t 1 mo n-y received ft-r public sc c 1- fr u. all sources during the year w as 1.542,4St) a .u int. ti amount expended fli7,4. I he avuaje length of thepubli tlnols or M e y a" was a tnllc over one I uudied ami seventy f ur days, and the average iHnei.thgeoi t ndance ajcong the thddicn truiim-ia cd aä