The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-12
TERRIBLE INUNDATION.
Great Destruction of Life and Property al
Campeche, Mexico Sad scenes.

Great Destruction of Life and Property at
Campeche, Mexico Sad scenes.
The Campeche Espiritu Publioo Of recent
date says t..+. J.
The capital of this State has been disturbed by
a fearful inundation. Its lamentable results win
be felt for some time. For seven days past the
rain has fallen from the afternoon until mid
night; but on the 26th abovesaid, 1t commenced
to rain with such abundance that the atalches
Glow lands) poured forth their Currents of water
upon the town with considerable impetuosty.
At 8 p. M. the water commenced to rise vio-
lently on the wards of San Francisco, Santa
Anna, Guadaloupe ana San Roman, having
reached on the same night at 10 o'clock, the
height of two metres on the inland gate, inside
the walls, and four metres outside. The whole
town was aroused by the cries and lamentations
of the unhappy people of the wards, who i'm
plored for aid on seeing their lives threatened,
not only by the water which rose fast, but by
the violence of the current which carried off
every object Boats were Immediately provided
by the civil authorities and the citizens,
to save the lives of those outside the
walls, but all efforts were impotent in
these moments against the force of the current.
Only a few. boats could reach Santa Anna, and
the streets of the inland gate inside the walls,
and thus were saved a large number of families
who had climbed to the walls, trees, and house
tops. Some poor wretches, exhausted by fatigue,
or not being able to resist the current, let 60
their hold and perished with their children.
The water had thrown down some walls and
several straw and stone houses The people
could be seen rushing everywhere, searching
for boats to aid the sufferers and lighting fires
to facilitate the means of salvation, the night
was extremely dark The families outside the
walls were somewhat relieved by the boats
which had reached them, and by o'clock
A. NJ, on the 27th ult., the moon had COM
menced to shine, thus making the situation less
painful. The spectacle was touching and sor-
rowful one; everywhere could be seen the unfor-
tunates, who had saved their lives with great
difficulty, contemplating the loss of their pro-
perty, their clothes, and what is more yet, their
children and their parents. After daylight on
the 27th the picking up of the bodies was COM
menced .v. Il s..-. .,fr. ...- :.
The cemetery of San Roman was completely
destroyed. The stone walls and the tombs were
carried away by the sea- To Ef ?
The people of Campeche conducted them
selves in a heroic manner In the moments of
great anguish, and once more gave proof of
their charitable hearts and their interest In the
good of humanity. The same can be said of the
| first battalion Of CaZadOres and the regular
| artillery. l3lh I u .T
This overflow almost equalled the great storm
| of the 7th of September, 1907, which almost
destroyed the city Of Campeche. "a % fT I;
The cemetery of San Roman presented, on the
| 2Sth ultimo, picture worthy of one of those
| paintings enVied by photography itself The
| wall in front of the edifce, and on the eastern
side, was forced out of its cements by the water
| inclosed in the cemetery and which entered by
| a small door In the southeastern angle, carrying
| the rubbish to the seash0re, distance of some
20 metres. The sepulchres, made of stone and
about metre in depth, were carried off by the
| current and the remains scattered, even some
bodies which had been inferred recently, along
| the shore of San Roman, the current making
great excavations and distractions from where
| the water precipitated itself with such impetu-
| osity and noise so horrible that 1t seemed to
/ us to look like Niagara Falls.
On the same ward of San Roman, on the me-
morable night of the 26th, the water discharged
all its force through one of the streets near to
| the bridge, making canal as wide as the street,
| and carrying off many houses.