, 1864-12-20
FROM EUROPE.
Dreadful Limitations In Italy aud
spain.

4 correspondent Of the London Norntng
Herald writing from Denia, Spain, November
II, furnishes the following details Of the in
undation in Valencia, which has been already
referred to:
.sThe news of the hurricaneat Calcutta Ind
just reached us BY telegraph when = somc-
what similar catastrophe befel one Of the
wcalthiest and most pognlous districts IN the
has it's source among the mountains Of Gu
cnco, flows through and fertilizes one Of the
most productive districts Of Spain.
4tOn the night Of the Sd there Was copious
fall Of rain, which continued on the morning
Of tho 4th, aud towards the evening 1t seemed
fore midnight, the TOWNS Of Cullera, Alciro,
Carcagente and JatiEa, with many adjoining
villages. were submerged In water.
II Alci1a alone upwards Of two hundred
houses near the banks Of the river we're COM
pletely swept away; others haye fallen since,
and many hare had their foundations sappsd.
The poorer classes, whose houses were ofone
story only, were obliged to get Oh the roofa
to sayc themselves from being drowned.
Thousands from 1kkfr house-tops auxiously
looked for the morning. There was no escape.
The water had risen to height ofsix OF eight
feet in the highest parts Of the town-in the
lower part whole henses were covered. In
the convent Of Carcagcnte the water was IF.
tecn feet deep. Except cats and dogs not .
single domestic or hrm animal Las been left
alive. Now that the waters have subsided,
the streets and houses are full Of the dead
carcasses of horses. mules, donkcys, pigs,
goats and sheep. On the first entrance into
the town tWenty-one corpscs were found In
the streets; how many more are to be found
in the houses that have fallen, how mauy
drowned in their beds, and how many swept
away With the flood, no one presumes to cstl-
mate. Already above one hundred corpses
have been taken to the church but there Is
no place Of interment for them, scarcely
veslige Of the cemetery having been left.
'About one hundred square miles-tho
most fertile and popn1ous that the province
Of Valencia eau boast oC-haye been inun-
dated. From many places no information
bas, US yet, been obtained, and in this lettcrI
Lave eonare ed myself principally to what oc-
CURED at Alclra, as being tho largest and
most important town in the district. Albalat,
village near Alcira, was completely under
Waler. From the nearest approach only the
steeple Of the church could be seen.
IA royal decree has been issued by the
Spanish Government for the opening Of ma
tional subscription In aid Of the sufferers.
"The Corre1pondeneia Of Madrid states that
one Thousand and two head Of cattle and ono
hundred and sizty.cight domestic animals
have been drowned two hundred and seven
teen honses are In ruins, and six hundred and
tlirty-flyc others In tot,eElog state"
Tile Italian papers contain full accounts Of
damaging floods in Central Italy. Tic follow
ing is a condensed account:
"0f all these provinces, Tuscany appears
to have been the greatest sufferer. Part Of
Florence Inns been laid under water by an
oycrfowfng Of the Arno, and food and other
necessarics a1e conveyed to the inhabitants
by means Of bouts. The commune Of sigma.
lyin. between Florence and Empo1i was re-
ducea to great distress by the encroachments
Of the swollen river, and train WIS sent
from Florence with provisions for the unfor-
tunate population. But the last train from
Lcghorn having arrived safely, the Guards On
the line had retired to rest, and In the dense
darkness 1t was not perceived that at dis
tance Of four chi1omettcs from the city,
wooden bridge had been swept aw4y By tie
current, and the locomotive, with the driver
and the stoker, was prccfpitatcd into the
stream. The few passengers had time to ex-
trfcate themselves from their perilous posi-
tion, but could give no help to the two unEor~
tunates who were struggling In the water.
There was no remedy for it but to return to
Florence and to implore succor, which was,
Of course, Instantly Forthcoming, aud sec
ond train was dispatched to the scene of the
disaster. The new comers, consisting OF
three Gremen, lieutenant and two soldiers,
were provided with a boat and with all things
necessary for the rescue of the sufferers, sup
posing them to be still alive. Torches we're
lighted, md every means WAS taken to ascer-
tain the position Of the men. The boat was
launched into the impctuons stream, but eve
RI endeayor. proved fruitless pnti1 laEbreak,
when the two objects Of the search were dis
covered, still living, hut up to their hreaatsin
water, md clinsing desperately TO the trunk
"At Pisa. also, the Arno has broken Its
banks, but the damage inflicted is Of compar-
atlve1y little moment. On tho line Of rail-
way from Florence to Arezzo, two bridges
have been washed away. Between Florence
and E1npoli, the viaduct at Alontelupo is dcs-
tFoycd, and the communication with LeShorn
is consequently interrupted as likewise that
between Florence md Sfena. 1t Marzalotto
the railway is under water, and the damage
cannot, 1t Is said. be repaired In less than two
months. Travellers from Bologna to Pistoja
arc therefore now obliged to perform por-
tion Of their journey along the carriage xoad,
from Bologna to Fcrsara, as, although no ac-
cidents have yet occurred there, it Is not cx-
pected that the district can long remain ex-
cmpt. Snow has already made its appear
ancc at Bologna, which, as you know, is more
iavoratIy situated In regard to climate than
either Turin or AIilan. and this circumstance
is regarded as Indicative Of Il severe winter.
"Accortling to last advices the danger is
over, or at least suspended. The Arno has
returned to Its bed, although 1t remains still
nlucl aboye its usual level and repairs are
being carried on with yigor in the recently
flooded quarters OF Florence. But few days
have produced on the central Italian railways
series Of disasters which will interfere for
some time to come with the promptncss Of
our communications with that part OF tue
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