, 1875-10-11
FOUNDATIONS IN FRANCE.
Tho Sout1, Again Eloodcd---Grcnt
Luss Of Life.
property Destroyed Of tho Value Of
Several Million Dollars.

eiouR l1AR0 bhsts ofeE EEAuceI carrying WIN
thom in.tcscribab1e m!Aety and lnin. The dttas-
ter At Toulouse atoao from Tho sudden melting
at tue suow. The lalor ilonds ilAvo bocu brought
shout BY homo Of the most tremcndoun and ew.
mi storms Which hayn boe,1 hesrd Of on tho
Europesn fA't,tiuout within living memory. Foe
eeb, nights a,,a dass a desnge Of ram poured
uncolsjugIy down upon tho 6outl OF Ftance,
and i. still continues. partially. IN many PLACES.
accompanied by thundes hn4 tlghtuiug. Dur
sfkor das, night ntter ulshs, tho storm rugged oh
with astonishing fury. and seemed to lash Tho
e.rtb IN Hs wrath. The rivers, swo!ea beyond
III proccIont BY the tesnpest. oycs!!owed thor
b.nts suddenly In Ill directions. aud Tho VnIIoy
NJ tile A!ller was drowned BY Tho waters,
Whsrsver the1e wAs 4 hil.ock CT sigh. tlcseopt
tho tuass Of waters roalcd aud antged down 1t
viii tLe tnstetuosity of q cataract. lie ettoefs
nj yaHcs and stnsii ton ns wete il!led with satil
lad uucu,Issolabls currents, dragging Atro,,g
n,e3 and oAt:c. houees, aud goods 4,yuy in thor
xhutpoutn aud eddics
Small r,sclB. Which might hayn bcop spanned
by ttouo's throw flonl chtll, n1dd!nty ill.,
ciesred 10 mile in Width, oufer,ng tho cokacca
spd farms upon tboir banks with water, and
sspp!uY ti'eir foundations and wh,rl.ug tham
ssAv IN fragments: Tho destruction of prop
e,ty - ouol uiouu IL 10 estimated At 1,Odo,0do
frtucs for tho Valley Of tho A lIer alone al
2U 900 flames. or IT, t0tG,Dv0. tor ue.htllt, tho
Gard, snd tho LoZcro; and tho humber OF houses
alono thrown do"n W tho looas already mounts
No jesa than 100 lives haze been lost Up to
ths lalest 10, urls, Aild aeventy-four persons
1oro drowned at st. Cllln!a1l. TIN damage
dono 10 tho magnificent Abby OF Fontfrofa will
iequIrc s40.uDo to ioialr 1t. Tho l!ood bu,ht
suddenly upon tue HoHks at prayer, anu n sco'Ia
Of fnghtful holrar tnaued. Fathor FrsncuIn
QUO Of the con'taubtty, bad hls s6ulI fractured
Ind MAS killed ou the apos. Another monk had
QUO Of hls eyes pnt uut. 1lie FntlIels 1nIRlt
ha,e saved themselves BY taking rofngo on tho
high altar, but tlJev would hn, preferred 10 uio
ratber than TO commit sacr.eSo.
creator palt u tic bnryeat OF tho rich south
!auds haa b. en- spullcd aud now los rottlng be-
neatA tho "ateEH, which arc covered VIII tall
itte, rooted UP by tic storm. and fl"oos or fur.
p,turs loateJ away from ruined Loiucbtoads.
All the harn'es Of At Gcrmain dcs iussos bsa
dtsappenred beneuth the Hood. Tho districts Of
ytesos, 6cLartucl, and uotniye, haye shared
ths zane fate. Detweet, Clairmont aud Urloud
runway communication has been Interrupted at
ecyara! EoinlB, aud nHny ldgoH have beell car
rad Aaay, notably That bots ecu L0tubrou and
B.4uil aud that of ArasBac, A spectator caught
In Ite ktorlu, Nlo found refuge Up nigA troc,
toupted tho plumber Of tho Uoudet, Ieutna Of
tho houses borue nst lin IL the angry r1Hn OF
tae watela Of tho Al!ler. There wore 2QJ, aud
psu3 OF thrm sttltck The trco to which Io clnt1g
with The forcc Of battcrRS ramr.l during elesen
iotg houts tho poor IclEu". whose oalrs IL Argc-
f6k nflu IA6k 70 LUG " tu6 lIbe tuGn II
VA ruck By hGhtnluE. but be-, fortunately, ro-
mansd 1njniused and cuutrlyed 10 1oat away to
land on psrs 0! tue split trrnk.
hetf Brassac, aiho peaehht nauaed Tnrte
W. Bayod b. bis cor. He uIo Intea upon Ler
back, aud shc aYasn to land with 4lsu.
For several dsys lhoto has teeu 10 comrnnni-
eatioa betnaen C.armont and BsIouu. Buu
Eooos tram stands IL this sns3d!a ef tha P!asl Of
Lssaur, unable to proceed. A. Iasoire the mar
taspace was Blddsh]y drowned by 1n1luneraha
L. LinsI - 1N
donn With such s4oibnco aud precipitation lint
t struck meu suddenly down III their oIiinagy
pcc lpatio1e sud hurled them iuto eteroltY. Thus
aesaz1a, vas counting tau notes of l,10o franz.
ssch, which he Lao juat Fecolred Tor ha s4cep
I'D o1cu, when the wntera s1,ota him from bo-
bind, tashed tho mones ffou, h,s g,asp, ana
bors tlm i[orce,y h"ay. In tho mountains Of
Ehs Department. of fuy-de- DutDo Efent plumbers
nt teats have b.ou d owuod. and tho bodies OF
o1to aud h.r4ea were oaaAod ahuut !,ko balls by
taa iulious water. Dav Rua night boats aro out
tTiug to save the Unfortunate,
TLs luunJaiionn have boou fncst terrible fn
tts ysIy heart of tue south country, helerto
paJ remarkable for its delightful climate aud
bs derAltmnuts Of Lhe Auda aud the Turn have
slfefsl salty.
Tts telu., petty torn at Montpelier, hi.heyso
l1oan ~ the lcaltliest place III fraIce. las nut
t:iped. II WAS On tho ui9ht Of Monday last
hat .he fan began to fail ,herb With such por-
tAeuca that It hoemed ~ though t1ore waB oho
u.
lhs drama wero burst in q tow moncnts, au1
III water rushioK through tho plres capped tto
!o1adAIons Of honaos and throw tlem duwu.
a!hefe tbs luss Of iupcrly hAs ocou ch,Liiy
snaned to the luwcr part OF tho town. and only
~ death ID reported.
Ps'srss, \ villagB situated near Montpelier, on
u tanks at tAo Leg, was, for tltty-atx Auurs.
htasdstou Of serrlDlo danger. and Tho vii
astn suddenly tonnd themselves Oh nj island.
fasod tsom hsIp OF proyIslous. and like to ntatvo
klufn Ind
t44l,. eouslyxd 10 rxnch the ehuscb stecp!e and
taaudti Tho toesic 10 Justify that snccor seaohed
.aan ifoM t4e DeiEaooallood. 1t "As not easy.
a'ssrtt. to raIeaBe them, because. when lie
sasa tarsially rct1od. all tho ietas At0uud bad
etsn converted into sea OF mu1, Which could
staatr te passed III safety oy man or beast.
APstsnsa tae hshtu.ng d,d 1teas n.sehief,
loas hundefbolt struck uuo house ~beIe eight
nero assembled p.asing their lives Hore
al!n1ed. ..!d. but QUE VI tuatu s'as loat lila rsas4u
~ keamo hopeless !dlut.
TO PLAIN Of LexlRnAu Cebe aud Caatelnan
saA IT Itch vno, ds and orchards, IL ali ul.der
Htk Qn The other e11o Of tho usrault, III the
aa@n Of f!oseua4o. the caeo - no betscr. The
senoR ot stie Orb hsa oocasaonod slockIuR
el4!s's and presumably much .osn VI lilo. Not
~ 10 pea Antry. who may hayo boeu uiIaolo
End Eefu5e, have suffered. but rich mc1I,
,aM tho APPLIANCES Of wealth a. taeir dis.
f"!oh hava beeu caught iu the eor1n and
iSSsasa. AmonE them Is 1nout'onod sno B4r1n
ttsalo slo1so. at Dezasrs and hprDonno sna
Sssa5 Stsaa5 haa also wrought fearful
~1.Aston, aud Puor nau
ssas4 ss Poussvoy was literally drowned IN
esMa. Wnlle tr!lng to saye lllnsef b. lighs
NV f'l upon hun aud broLe his log, IL
sasssaJ .ua despair he tried to wreuca him
astI from the crushed hnu. but p.otasly
1aIsa ffom tho pain Auu fell With htB tacs
sses,tJ, Who'll the waters Htito4 aud coytsul
~ ~ saltt Pona and Adga tie loudA hayo
Isu IT, aoas gseat damage. ard the valley OF tho
I'M . shh i.a curn lsnda ind vineyards, l!oa be-
issa yard Of mud, "i.l col poua bu!led lu It.
.'lAl"ay Ia THIS ne'ghbtrhood AAs kiso bctn
ta.!M 10 several places. The pretty littlo
-. a a q Cette Las beeu almost destroyed. Ita
G-,Fasa and mstal-IIipes n FRO all oIrst by tho
F.saauun. and tue Cuuyent Of The Sisters Ut
III III ~ suddenly Hooded there.
,,,r "1 sststs OF tho sliures at tho MedIterra.
nsssss also addeulo lAe widely 'sproAt miAery
~! y tle mountain torterts aud tue uysi-
ltms ~ inland rly.rs. There have been such
t,xMA u ssa That tho Mediterranean bSept
~ shsets OF IAla, ~, aud tue hhores hAye
sJss'e' % WITH wrecks of Asheruea'a oraft
lshhAat veAsola.
sas.' ~ ua'1iut doue to lands aud houses will
tS,s. ruth Tie sbat,hg of the watosn. 1he
Ii SSk'l0nd Mf tuH np ht,ru NJ AZ nrHn lin