The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-26

on tho bank OF the river have all suffered severely
" mood, He has already deputed Weiyuens ia
.~a''ine INTO The particulars and see what can bo
oone 'or .ie sufferers. but in the meantime nc begs
iespec'iuhy to report upon the matter thus:-
,oynr seacant has received reports from the fol.
snun rsngioo,; Ito Chow Gaa me- Pen ring, Pan
Tiun, cnahg SHOW tail In The prefecture OF Chung
CHOW Fungtoo Doth in Chung Tslng-loo,: wan
nwn C rmns 0nie Yum Yang ana 90 Shan (a In
the Prelect or Kwei Chow has also reporred 10
the following effect
In the sixth month after the fn,, mao, On. ,k,n
tisth Ju,y $50, there was constant and nnceas.
broke through is banks for Iar Tae river
tior several cns OF changst The walls OF the cities
aSag the S sSIs.s Of The river the yamSns
stroyed the fields OF the people ana thetr
houses We're all overwhelmed Tue people beng
drowned. In The case OF the two Hens OF Fung.oo,
ana Oo-shan, the waters completely surrounded and
ns archives We're al desoyea Ta Saa
the only place which escaped destruction,
WAS tne yamsn =, Of the cnTs,Gu; the
and the people for the most part escaped TO high
place outside the city. The country people fastened
10 save their lives by running away. For the pre-
sent u only remains Tor us 10 endeayor TO comfort
the people OF these afflicted districts, by raising
subscription and opening the storeh0uses and dis
tfibuting to the sufferers.
Yonr servant, having received and examined into
TINS pettloG, nnus that tHe Hood under consideras
ZION IL much more severe than any former year.,
From the extreme point Nanchung and HochOw to-
the extreme point at Oo-Shan and Chlakow Is dis
lance VI one thousand and several hundred H. The inI
habitants along the river bank mostly very poerI
HAVING suddenly met with misfortune, not only
nave thcy nothing TO eat, but they have place Of
shelter. Although the local magistrates have al
ready devised plans for assisting lhem yet as those
who have lost their all are very numerous 1t will be-
extremely difficult TO assist them ali. Under
these circumstances your servant, as soon an
he had received these reports, at once
consulted with the Fantai and determined
10 make use OF the government money
for the RELIEF OF the distressed He has also az
spatchcd special commissioner, with instructions
to hasten TO the spot, ana. having carefully ex.
anined into the case and divided the sur
ferers into classes, according their loss has been
more or less severe to- IN conjunction with the lOcat
magistrates distribute literally TO and comfort the
distressed. The rebuilding OF the ruined city walls
the yamens prisons, granaries, treasures temples
and fortified camps, by giving employment to the
destitute, Will serve instead OF more gratutous help
and thus the people will be comforted and Wilp
gradually regain their former condition.
In report from the Toong Chwan Ta0w
(the Taoutai of Chung Ching, Kwei-chow and
Swei Tingl TO the Governor the TaOutai says
that the hood was most severe at Fung too
He further states that several OF the gentry having
made their escape, had lard complaint against the
Magistrate OF Tung TO the effect that instead Of STOP
ping TO the last 10 look after his people he had at
once got on board his boat and fed to the Pen sub
Shan Monastery. The complaint having been found.
10 be well founded, the Magistrate is dismissed.