, 1870-10-27
4 DELUGE.

1n..n. Ssr,.,e sr,d disasters c.ustd by sle !
etoru or hu1Ilcarc Of the 10 ano otsc s,.aM.a oe
Of Havana and immediate Sic'hns. "..n-.s
Is the place worst dealt vi u. aaa Va IL I'm :
from, there ate indeed sid ones. ~, NeaN 1ou
honaa. sr.nt away, ard ahcuf ] ,oo0 NFos lost
4e4, at once how ar.s~ IL iu.tnG vas .ao stafm
there. Il;e c,* ir bulk on thu nay OF the same
unur. and Il. ~, 1hH hants " W. LtseseItAe
r.,.rs ,n,o 1l,4 ~ hardly l.alf mile apart. |
1:.,s,, Il. t,e.uliar IocA,on Mstanzah is often |
r,.:ed Iy The S a1,iaids - Ia Cindad de los Dos
Eiotr-,l,e ..t>i,y Of the T@o nivets"-aud
hi, recnlia1 1csa,ieu was chiefly tue means Of
sI,, i,.srte1. il suIrscd. The etorm was of
ta;u a. we'll AZ Of wind, and tho heavy. show
c;4 saou swel.ed the w.iets OF the San Ju1n
aud lumuri to ove1tiunluy heights. On the
q, ,1us,,e bank OF the two rivera werc email
eaourLe, ti.~ two prtuctp.l ones built aroun1
the TAO railway st4tlcua Of sbc city Tao
l'r:.'se- over the San Jnan and Que over the
yun41.n connected the O rn"urbs with Matau-
A.. Of &hr San Ju.u bridges having cost
-a.f.tD0. and was, thrrefOre. = yety fne one.
'f!4e~s bridges caught the descending drift IN
its cou1te TO tile bay aiuug tbeir pier, and coon
ercciea Of larls wese formed that forced tho
ascunu!atpE Maiers II tho tUo rivers get
faster from aheir Natural beds; and worse
et,ll tue nln1 rt1tulsts Il ON the east drove the
waters Of the hay over 'fla trout strtets OF the
city, and ny the TWO riserr, thug preventing
1Ae rircams 1tum di-'hargft,E their fast-iu-
Atl =. m. (ot tie Sth) the Ea,lon bridge
gave WAY, aud waa noun u perfect wreck.
Quietly tue Iumu1i bridge and the remaining
Que Of tho san Juan foiaoaed. Then tho al
vzuciug waters of the by and the descending,
oreshowing ones OF the TWO riscra met, and,
coMmiugling for terrible work Of destrnc-
1iou, nMopt fuiiou il 10 tue right AMI left.
frGnt and r. ar. na.t inundated the wards OF
Tnrblo Nuevo sud Vi dc Aqua, pArt Of that
OF Tersai1les all all III suburbs on the oppo-
u. afht tRr
the city proper A. far H Sau Francisco street.
RIos. OF tic hhus-s in ihe Inundated wards
and .uLu1bs were uf but Que floor, and, a.
in many streets tho wa1cf attained hcight
Of fifteen feet, they proved OF but
little p1otechou to their inmates 4>a-
sides, the walegs I.ru sg4iust tho bnildiugs
will sucb loser that many were quickly
lrcheu UP, pa.ti,u9aes. a. the wind, whlrh
then reached liz sr.ht..et strength, md the
rala which fell fa=te1 aul llarlur than over,
materially ursisicd III ihr d.vAstation. THO
inhabitants of the u1i,!tlulste1 warlh we're
atio 10 render but little ASSISTANCE to their
fellow. .catiz.un vi tue inundated vards and
tuiuss.s. The wind extended its work Of
destruction 10 their homes. unroo1tng honses,
scnnstsnuiug ha)cunicr. irscttiag lrots to tue
Tsrlllnl, aud doing ,tlscr damage. For more
thar, TWO hours MatA. aud inhahitAuts ta-
n1tintd thus sr<,lrge<l aisl wind ard HateE--
,hr first iurressi,E iii Intensity, tho sec3ud in
l., l;ht Fit niir. ii $50 4. H., The rain ceased,
Axe Ett4 tHIiSult &c|tt lAS AH1A EluNAa
opened, assd ihraugh The oaeEing the moon
Ia,:,r.1l Mclcr.ur ilsrri Ut light, aud the
n,tti.- tie1 iuls b t>nls h1ilel tho eemi-
l.AeaCmennn MS Of gtsrl AnsnEy--the fore-
r.int.et 1t the ending VI the storm. In truth
tLty we're not mistaken.
With the lu,i Of the storr and partis1 change
OF the wind the watcEs Ut ihs b.y at ouco re-
tired fiom the city aul .uitltle, and the two
riye,s. .zalefcr1ntd into torrents, wcro ena-
blcd once more to disci.4.ra theie superabun-
Ianca where they lad been wont TO- The
rapid flow towards tn. bav, uoxevcr. impaired
I sthe uaters TO much curr'.nt and forcn that.
= IN their cbb,ug from the INUNDATED watlls and
Euturba, they vrtckr4l nAany moro houses,
dragging to watery graves mAny more y,crsonB.
Duitdings, and ra5t- snd fr.gnlshs1 Of build
led innumcrahle. ot mon and beast, Of
1i-l, and fowl, were for several hours
bnrne by the 1esir1uE Iool to tbs bay,
there 10 be oulr in e1nxll proportions tecoy-
cred. When the waters were gone, \ sAl. des-
o1ating sight was indeed presented hy the
= tte beginning Ut this letter, nearly 100 houses
were tHcpt away, with all their contents.
mere or less valuable 1851 houses by exact
corut-90 Of etuuv Aud bricks Hud 3U1 Of
wooa), and mora than 400 other houses we1o
mors or leas injured. Some OF tho buildings
swept AVA; wero vcry cn-tly ones, including
neafly all the fine warehouses On tho leveo
and the lower banks Of 'liu San Juan and tho
IumuIi, not oue If Which but lad boxes Of
engar aad hogsheals Of naolassc- in storage,
the Whole Of which, was slsu lost. III lives
1 stated ut the commencement tho Losses
would exceed 1000. Thero arc nccounts
wllcl, rGlnte the number to 500, and
others that rafso it to 2,sKs)- I fnd
letter from slatauzas merchant, which,
etates that 4aa dead issiiss had 1oeu found
and buried, and that sou missing persons ars
accounted fer Tho mous prominent m4n
drowned wxs the rich merchant, Pedro Bsuet-
Not single american is ansoug the victims.
Tho brute CREATION Naturally fared worss
than tho man in the nnbtnteA w3rda aud
suburbs, end the number OF horses, cattle,
loGs, dogs, &c.. dro sued is worry great. Iu the
two warus OF Pueblo Sneer aud Ujo dc Aqua
onls one horse wa4 sarsd, aud uu iu Turn
: sayed himself. beiug luund, after tho watcra
were gone. upou The .uuf VI a house, TO
wl,ict, place OF refuge he had m.1e his way
whilst tic waters were ut thri1 greatest height.
No lHcuplAry estimates Ut the 1ossea WITHIN
the city have AZ JET hrcn Enrdc that can pass
for rc'ixalc- TIE 1T er qaoted from afirms
They will exceed :a,nttt,hH'.
1lIero wcro mgny iu..,euta OF tho storm
ard disasters that arsersc mention. Tic rail.
WEI train that left llaya.ln ~ lao p. m. OF the
9Th Was prevented ny til- eturn from 1eachlnG
alatsnzas before midnight The. station il
located in one Of tie rt,i.t.:he, mills OF more
from ti.n heart OF lie c,s, and goes By the
namo OF tho san l.nis Sas'ou+ Because o
the Ae1vy rains, onlJ fullr Or i've OF tho pAe
senss1s 1naia Their way 70 the city, the bat
anco lHeter11nE 10 reman, in the station tsuti
morning rather than swshst tho awfuI!y iuclem
ent weather. Their .lttt,on was most fats
oEe- The fon. Of fivH Win marched to til
C1ty are tu-day alive. hI1t Of Tho IAiEsr who re
msined behind nll are dead bnt one- The static
aad the suburb "rre am W tue htat places II
nhostfe. and batIi lsa;astcu TOO. th
wh'tE. rising thera TO fourteen feet All til
houect OF the ens.u1b. built OF wood. an
ncat1S al ihtsabEtsd ~ the enrioyes pf III
raaitoau company and ihrlr families, and b
the cnm1'snys Chr amen a1ld negroas an
fi'e'g ia'niiics. we're s~cp; away The rsil.a
sLedr and oiices, carr. a,il 1ucosnt,tivss The
snatsa we % same late. aI'', hnatlE, tho static
'sl'.otHs nsth, ~ WHICH, I'VE hundred ia
.s4uhn tae aNSct''''oA 'ei shellc5 asains
tne e'otn, Aito Fave way. ohly tho front va
aha P.H 81 Tue ,s1t.-tae Wall. reninlliuS. Th
toe! u que OF tae s"e t'4"ay houses cauGh
AFan'rt theso "a1ir, a1,sf upon this roof eom
.st.s Ie,sonr mshss:e t' climb from tue sta
..a.' .uu' ao1 ~nlr. sase themselves ftos
go ray H'1 q Ini,e, LOT Whe
nu s",tis ~ 'Ionl tAH 'as taccdet1, and tlioa
n,s,I =. '"s Il, wv l"e.s Sought thef usll:
snr ,e.san1nC walls. and the roc
sLMSu ~ aor the nay; Iale was near h. N
anu ns .tAl cEatt ut liz hnman freigl
~, .ea g., T., 1se,, seen ~ matS On shore mov,'
nnth,n. co,,,d =" .,n"., :, ~, :" ass'sus.oh os
nstI.na s.i euusa pc u"ue ~ a.a Or save Mar
n1 uo's on Dosfd s't',attti loud for As=istane'
nut .''as csms, =. ~ uesraif once the bi
WIS teacneo' khelt honn and prayed, and
;asi'. Minist N tae *c. Q! "urrl'sAtiou to II
n'sMs i19 satssy IN this world Or mercy
3 .ne nen- tnat large ".sc struck tho toa!i.
,'ss- eun.Ha an,.:sn ~ piece ana rseerltated
's ,Hst on"uI'us Fassoass's iato me water :
aeM unutts uo1e and tnftE- -nfne beng
a.s: ss..ar iun ~ 9! ne aau hope' were added to tt
''t's ~. " more osoSnca. only one escape
--,sn one o. thcse ,hnss 1asscnsera from Hasat
"nu massey seHaalnsu ID Tue station tanldlt
v,.ssSa ~ T., "aa ~ seu 81 y rs eae o. the Amerc.