The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-28

rNrEREsriNU DETAILS PROM LATE oxRMAS
TU.Hs.

tNrEHKsrINu DETAILS FROM LATE GERMAN
FILMS.
The ravages Of the great flood still continued
throughout Germany at the last dates. At
Rtgcnsburg. on the Dirube, tho rain had last
Cd for several DAYS, and the river had overflow
90 tho city art all the ada ,nt villages, cut.
urg ~ ailiusd communication and taking tho
irhabitaf - oi tho rural nciSh5orho a ~ CON.
plottN b, sufptiso tia they wlrs Unihlo to
save anyth ~, AMI great quantities of hoiso.
hold guOds atd corn sni meal worc los. Tho
Nuremberg railway depot s'ooi sol ,to hv tho
water ant could bJ reach "a only by moihs oi a
bridge
From lower Bavaria, the news is thu, brooks,
rivdlots and stfo,n' Of every description ara
swollen beyond precedent. At plSaau not only
the Danube, but the liz and tho lnu are far
above their banks. This Danube hal risen %
feet and was still rising. Tho l7ar is like a
mill race and many important towns wero in
great danger. From Freysing clear to Deggcn-
dort all the low country was under water, and
the rain continued 10 pour down in torrents.
AZ Bambsrg, tho scene on the lat Of February
Ia described a. having besn fcatful. The rush
ing OF tho water the howiing Of the wind, the
dashing OF the raiu, minRlng with tho shout
ing and hurryipg to anl fro along tho shore, OF
men engaged in securing boats msrchan-
M1o ard household goods and the cl,t-
teetirg OF hesyily laden Wagons, splashing
along through the ilDoded streets, mado a wild
night dramA.I From time to time the boom Of
signal gun would be heard, dcnoting pressing
need Of help. Al Mtyonce, railway communi-
cation was intercepted, aud, with heavy rain,
the river was still rising. At Dusborg thore
was the same condition Of things, the water 10
ing at - ieot 10 inches. AZ Cologne il was 20
feet inches AZ Cjblentl 2i fsot 2 inches, on
the 9th. At Bingon on the Rhine the rail- ,ad
was submerged, and trains were running
through tho water. curious incident, the
drocn'1g Of q Rbck Of ducks, hal occurred at
that place. At Dresden, on the lst, the Elle
had rison 10 feet in "a hours, and was still ris.
ing, with held, Of rice hjating down from Bo-
hemiA. The Moldau had risen IL inches. Tho
Ch0mnitz was, also, ovsrtio wing its banks tho
adjacent Highways and the city OF thu same
name. In Prague, on the 2i, tho water
was 1G0 inches above It's usual level, and
tie streets were all flooded. Tho two
journals, the PRAGUE GAZETTE and the Bo-
IrEMIA could not appear on that day, OWN Z to
the inundatiOn OF their offices.
Al Vienna, the main canal of tho Wildb lch,
running throug the RofrangasSs-a street Of the
city-was so swollen by the flood that II gave
way, and an immense breach was ma,e by the
water, which rushed into the house, OF s.. Cl-
rich and Strozzengrund suburbs wi h great VIC.
lonC'.
STILL the gay season was never norI lives
ly in that city than now. Ga all sides there
Is nothing hardly thought OF but music dan
cing festivals aud masquorades. The grand
masked ball at the Vienna theatre was magni-
cent. The whole Of the immense structure was
converted into q ball room, and although tho
prices Of admission ranged as high IS ton dol
lars OF American money, every space was
crowded.