SINGULAR AND DISTRESSING EVENT.
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SINGULAR AND DISTRESSING EVENT

 Nothing south of Washington was received by last nght's Express mail. slip from the office of the washington Telegraph contains the following particu- lars o a singular and distressing occurrence which took place at Troy, N Y on the night of the lst inst, They related in letter to d member of Congress, = Bat Amer.

 iRor, Monday, Jan. 2, 1887.

 "ihe lower part of our city has become a modern Pompell Last evening abou, o'clock the hill at the lower part of the city slid down, covering LID houses. barns, &c, with men, women and children in them.- II has covered up every thing half way to the river pas sing over sxh hith, and fourth streets on third street.

 Never was ihere greater consternation. The whole city Is alive, and on the spot with thousands from other places, digging out the dead They have found eight dead bodies, and l9 horses It is impossible to say how many lives are lost. have just come from the spot and saw them dig ont little children lying III d 'rundle bed sleeping the sleep of deaih without nruisa upon Them, probably smotbered

 where ouh street. was the earth Is at least sixty feet hlgh. There many houses near the spot, but what were, are buried. It is calculated that seven buildings, each occupied by two three families are destroyed. There was house upon the hill which has not been discovered.

 was sitting in my house. and heard a rumbing noise. like distant thunder. and went to the door, and saw ight Tn the South, and cloud coming over the city. and soon grapet fell like hail. Soon the bells com menced ringing, and went to the spot immediately. .- ne brlck Kiln was carried hundred rods, and was on Ire. gave light enough the horrible and novel scene.

 Q add to the dreadful sublime, tho water came loamng down the hill in torrent. Ii is now evident na' 'ne ear'n about here Is volcanic, that the water comes rom the mouatans east of us. The swamp that is noi filled up with earth is filled with water IS a melancholy day with us.

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