The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-11

began 10 fall faster than ever. IL mas not since
ceased and there are no signs OF an end u rms
fearful weather. For seventy-two hours the down.
pour has now continued. anu there haS not yes
Deen single break Ia the clouds. The wilma nav
melted ana the river has swelled up, so that tue
piles OF the bridge Of Folk have disappeared ana
the channel Is insufficient to carry on the hood or
HOW THR BRIDGE or THE ADoUR WAS DASHED
,AwAY-sEvERAL PERSONS CARRIED OFF.
IRON the Blen Pubc OF Tarbes, June ~.
FROM daYbreak the entire length OF the struc-
iure was crowded with people, too busy III watoh-
inl the PASSAGE IN the stream OF trees gates. artl-
ces OF furniture anu other things, To have any
apprehension OF the danger they ran. At quar-
Ter before one some work en- notlcInp tue water
dsshlng violently against the piers OF the bridge
ana tue mood attaining tue crown the arcnes
saw tae masonry begin 70 open: locksmltn
named BartheZ was one OF the lrsL TO perceive
the danger whicn he at once announced, begging
The crowd TO retire ut once. AT first no attention
was paid 10 the warming; bat some men em-
ployed ut the arsenal came DehInd the store OF NJ
Rozes and saw the DUST lily AMI the mortar give
way, on which workman called Connect hurried
away and joined BartheZ In giving the alarm. sill
the idea prevailed that me whole incident was u
piece OF pleasantly. But on seeing those two
men, pale ana terrified, tue people began 10 leave
The bridge. AT that moment
AN OSCILLATION
was felt, and the panic reached Its height; few
seconds later u defamation was heard like the
nrng OF several pieces OF artillery; 1t was tue
bridge which had gwen way, preclpltallag with
1t several unfortunate persons INTO the river.
They are SAID only to nave been Tour IN number,
ana 10 have succeeded In sQylaR themselves, anu
we sincerely trust tnat suca Is the case.
TIE CRASH
was followed by the CRIES and lamentations or the
popuace; one calllng out for his Drotaer, another
Tor his SON tins one seeking n1' wife ana that
other her husband. Alter tue first moments or
terror had passed crowds hurried to cross DY the
railway bridge stlh intact, IN order to reassure
their families and friends.
THE BASIN OF THE GARoNNE
From Galignanps MESSENGER. June 2o.l
me lanentaDle disasters caused by the III unda-
lions lmpart a present interest 10 the following
geographical details concerning the basin or tue
The boundary line or that valley Is formed on
tue west by the noun aims OF Bigorre: on the
south, by the Pyrenees; on the east, by the
watershed, dividing the streams. as Iar as
the chain OF The Lozere. The river rises in the
tween the peaks or Maladetta ana Mont
Vallier; 1t passes through the various de apart
ments leading 10 tne G,ronde. me direction
OF its course Is at first from southeast To north
west; then the BigOrre range c0mpes IL 10 turn
sharply 10 the northeast, as far as toulouse, alter
passing which city IL fows as originally That
place, at this moment suffering from the ravages
VI the food, communicates with the Atlantic by
the Garonne, anc win the Mediterranean by the
Languedsc Canal Below Toulouse, ana in the
city itsel. the river bed trayerseS continuous
PLAIN until 1t reaches the sea; Its caannelI Is NOT
deep, which circumstance gives rise TO frequent
overnowlngs, and tnaL cause explains the terrible
deVastauons made lar aud vide Dy It's waters.
winch there 10 nothing to restrain. nc navi-
cation, often Interrupted by the shaowness
OF the stream. ls carried on by means or u
eighths OF mile each). The GarOnne has mean
velocity OF hree kilometres an hour, aud an aver
a9e breadth OF 200 metres 1t receives the Tarn
as al afllueDt below Molssuc and enters into the
Department OF the Lot-et-Garonne, where IL Is
joined by the Gers. After passing bordeaux The
river unites with the Dordogne, Il little distance
below that city ut u place Called lie Bee d'Ambaz,
and tue junction OF those Two rivers forms the
Gironde, an estuary which attalns IN some places
width vi fourteen kilometres ana discharges
itself into the Atlantic between the Fort OF Roy an
on the north and the battery Of Graves on the
south. The tributaries oil the Garonue ar. :-Un
the left bank the Pique, save, Gers Base;
una on the right the Salat, Arege, Lers and Tarn.