Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-06-27
The Inundation III Fiance-Terrible Scenes i
10000 People Homeless 100 900 Thrown

The Inundation i'll Fianoe-Tenible Scenes =.
10000 People Homeless 100 900 Thrown
out OF Employment,
The Journal de / Indre ct Loire gives the fol-
lowing description of Tours on that day:
The Rue Royal presents the appearance of q
canal. and boats are plying on it necessarily,
carrying relief to the unfortunate inhabitants
who either would not could not quit their hou-
SEES. The Mail is like a torrent and all sorts of
things brought down by the Loire and Cher are
floating about it. The ornamental trees upon il
have been torn up. The railroad station. the
centre of the commercial activity of the town, is
still surrounded by water, AS high as the windows.
In the garden of the Prefecture opposite nothing
is to be seen but the tops of the trees; the walls
of the garden thrown down. Tho Rues de
Paris. de Bordeaux and du Rempart, built on the
old ramparts of the city, are under water. At
every step we take see the rayages Of the
waters, and from the Route de Grammot we per-
ceive in all their hosrror the effect of the catas-
trophe In the adj acent country. As far as the
eye can reach there is water. The mundations
were not able to surmoun, the obstacles caused
by the Route de Bordeaux, but they rose to n
great height and were strewed with articles with
furniture, clothing and woodwork. The Pont de
j Archevaque threatens to fall I'M tho viaduct of
the railway to Nantes, beaten with great fury by
the waters has been thrown down. Wherever
the eye rests, it sees farms submerged, houses
that cannot be inhabited for long time to come
even if they can ever be inhabited again. and on
the heights thousands Of poor Uiotims grouped
together acithom shelter and ,cithom tood,-
Even the dark aud narrow streets of the old city
occupied by The lower classes have not escaped
From the Rue Borgne to the commune of La
Richie, from the Champe de Mars to the Mail,
and from the place du Aumont TO Saint Sauveur.
is an immense lake, reaching in eight to the
first story of the houses. Such is the state of
city after five days of mortal anxiety and hides
cribnbe calamities!
The accounts from Sanmur of the ravages com
mitted by the Loire and the Anthon are even
more distressing than those previously received.
The pupils of the cavalry school of that place
gave fine example of courage and devotedness.
They plunged into the water with their horses,
they saved many involides and infrm persons
from certain death. and compelled the inhabitants
to leave their dwellings,. The clergy likewise
displayed considerable energy, and effected
much in combating the strange determination
of the people to remain in their houses. A
young curatc swan to a who cling
ing to tree and succeeded in landing him in safe
ty.
From Lyons we learn that as the waters recede
numerous bodies ara discovered, all in a state of
decomposition. Workmen employed at
building wooden huts on the Place st. Pothin
for the reception of the persons who are without
homes. The directors of the Mediterranean rail
way have placed number of railway carriages
at the disposal of the authorities for the tempo
rary accommodation of the houseess When
the Emperor came to Lyons he gave .0OOf. to
be divided among the engine drivers and other
employees of the train. That sum has been gsn-
erously given by these men to the subscription
opened at Lyons for the sufferers. letter from
Aries states tina, the extent of the country mum
dated in that neighborhood is at least twenty
leagues. Although the waters are going gradu-
ally down, guns still frequently heard
in different parts round as signals of distress
from inhabitants of the inundated houses. Boats
are maying about in all directions to render as
sistance.