The New York herald., 1875-07-18


aud as the natives take no trvu0le TO clean the
roads the consequences to tue pubic health must
be serious.
TOULOUSE CITY IN ITS DEsoLArIoN-scENEs
AMID THE RUINS OF THE ST. cXPRmN
QUARTER.
Folk correspondence OF London Times.l
At halipast ten we left Toulouse In carriages
and passed through st. Cyprien, wpere the work
OF clearing away the fallen houses Is proceeding
slowly but surely More soldiers have arrived,
and wagons and ambulances are TO be seen every
where bringing provisions, taking the wounded to
the hospitals anc bearing away the dead bodies.
The village OF Verdun. which President Mac
Mahon visited this morning, Is PROBABLY the most
terrible proof OF the force and the rapdiy OF the
recent inundaiion IN the Pyrenees. The destruc-
tion or verdun was caused BY inc melting OF the
snow pv sudden heat. Three houses alone are
stand ng; the rest OF the village Is confused
heap OF nlud and ruins.
Under thls ne over 100 human beings and more
than 800 klne ana Olner animals
TERRIBLE STENCIL.
The odOr Is overpOw I ring ana, by the Marshaps
orders, soldiers have been Sent Tor from Ly ons 20
STILL AT WORK.
The Marshal President, WHO had left at nve
O'Clock, returned 20 Fox al ei, ven O'Clock. ana
left at twelve ICr LabaslIde. where he Will dIsfrl
butte rewards and assistance. he viii probably
60 10 CarcassOnue and Cette.
LABAsTIDE HAS SUFFERED FEARFULLY.
MARSHAL Mac danon visited Laoastide this after
noon. He returned az qnarter-past eIgnt tonight.
Labastide has suffered learIully.
TORRENTS OF RAMA RAILWAY sUBMERGED.
From GahgnanPs hessenzer, Paris, July 81
we receive the following telegram from Capde-
mac (Lot), dated Lweny mlnutes past seven on
thursday evening, July -
KAN has been failing mere In torrents. The
railN ay Is submerged. aud the trans make Their
way through the wafer wIth great dif1culty.
small stream mas overlooked It's banks.
"lhe GarOnne Is very nIRn. ana the inhabitants
are In dread ol another inundation.n
ROUGH EsrMArs OF Tax LOSS OF LIFE AND
PROPERTY.
Paris correspondence o. London Timesl
IL Is stated this evening that the Information
furnished TO the government estimates tue loss
OF lie at 1900. and the damage 70 property at
300 000,0 900 francs. In the ACCOMPLISHMENT OF Mols
sac alone 5o7 houses have been destroyed and
twenty nves lost
THE SITUATION AT BORDEAUX AND IT'S HEIGHBoR-
HOOD.
bordeaux correspondence or London Standard.l
The Marshal President yesterday visited the
localities In this de partmeuI which have suffered
from the rise In the Garonne-nameiy, La Reole
Langon aud Barsac. there was ouly one person
drowned, but the damage Is very severe. Inc
authorities weut TO meet him from bordeaux
and Roodly number OF people travelled down TO
see the Chirl or the State. The Bordeials are
demonstratve, ana the Marshal must have been
grained AT the warmth OF MS recepuoD. de
men returned to tnat dreariest oil towns Agen,
whence he lie { shls morning Tor the Arl6ge.
sixty THOUSAND PEOPLE OUT OF EMPLOYMENT.
A rough estimate sets down the number or
people wno viii have TO be provided Tor during
tne next few months st 60,000 one-half Of wnom
SNASHc 49,
BOARDING SCHOOL YOUNG LADIES THIhTY-sIx
HOURS ON THE ROOF OF A CONVENT
A boardIng school Tor young ladies', tue Convent
OF Notre Dame de Nsvers, was threatened ~
gIrls remained the roofs, nemmed In by the
water, aud MOI having morseI OF bread In Lhe
house.
very toucning DEAN was t1at OF house. |
holder, N. Ducourneau. and his wife. Rum
tneIr mouse, and for long time they
called vain Tor help; the current too strong;
40 boat coud reach them. AT last a terrible |
,rackIag sound was neasd, ana the house opened
10 tUo N, Ducourneau and MS vie were on
their knees awaiting death. At the supreme
moment tney threw themselves into each olher's
arms, and their bodies were found clasped to-
getner.
raK FLOOD NvADEs THE COURT HOUSE AT AGEN-
THE JUDGE AND OTHER OFFICIALS BATTLING FOB
THEIR LIvEs-PKIsoNER5 LEFT TO THEIR FATE.
lParlS corresL Londenee Or Lonoon Telegraph
IL appears taat wnea tne waters came down SO
suddenly on Agen the Assze Court was sitting.
Calamity did Judge aud counsel hold their places
against ram and hood. As TO the wfetched crlm-
In ais, no credit Is que to thein, lor we are ex-
pressl told tney were allowed no cnoice. AT
three p NJ, however, the Court lound itself knee
deep In water, and tGe bravest oeg4n TO
tnlnK tEat Romaa heroism had never been
tested In this way. History, l suppose, might
sea chsa n val. Co ,c nnd sG'tTlGT 1s6 Ike
trouble with the Ti0er, but the cases are not par
aleL SO judges and LAWYERS and witnesses D oke
siOnal resentment against the prisoners they
packed them all ia room TO take their late, and
10 Save bDeInScINcS. buL not I'LL
elgnL O'Clock do an ungrateiul .popuace exert
Itself 10 rescue t1e lawyers, WIN. meanwhile,
splashsd about helpessly. large boat then
drew near and embarked the lot. Ali their n0teis,
situated IN the lower town, mad lonx since beeu
hooded out, and the Bar OF ARen went cruising
ro1nd, like tavens OF old, to fiad snelier. They
NJ all successful naally, mucn to the disgust,
should suppose, Of those evIl persons VINO had no
ark.
WHAT Is TO BIZ SEEN AT THE LOCATION or ONCE
HAPPY HAALErs-rHIRTY VILLAGES SWEPT
AWAY.
Paris correspondence OF London Post.l
Tele2raphlc communication having been re-
established IN many OF the inundated districts or
morning continue the narrative OF further loss OF
lie, villages IN runs aud crops AGesIr0yed
Tue N 70 we learn the more widespread are
rivers ana streams OF the south discover. The re-
Dorers nave started from Toulouse and passed
through uamlets little known beyond their respec-
FOR THE AID OF THE SUFFERERS IN
FRANCE.
From GaligLanis Messenger
The Journal ClDclet publishes us sixth list OF
lot the sufferers oy the indndauoDs.
Among the donations are:-Tne Southern Railway
COMPANY, 20, ,O00 the COn.pagnie diAssurances
Duke de GaIlera ana NJ. ven PIcard (ol Besan-
'onl, eaen l0,oOOL; the Baroness Saiomon de
5000.
Mme. NacAanon's Inundaton Fund now
amounts 10 COS, ,O0oi. while the subscriptions for
arded TO the Temps reach S4 000i.
The Union OF tbls evening announces that tho
Comte de ChamoOrd has "nasteneuu TO subscribe
OOOL General Gari0a has drected his friends
10 open a subscription at Rome, and contributions
are also being RiYen at hian ana Bologna.
NJ. WaiiOn the Minister Of Education and WOr-
ship, aas addressed circular to the bishops and
the cnIeis OF the Protestant and Jewish churches,
begging them 20 appeal 10 their nocKs for sub
Inc utfamontane organs resent TINS
circular as quite supererogatory as REGARDS the
O. IlscUpate.
NINE, MAcNAHoS's LETTER TO LONDON.
From the London Post, July FL
The COmmittee has
the following letter from Mme. la Marecnale de Mac
AahOn.-
PRKstDEScE RKPUBLToUE.
. VERSAILLES 20 jun 1915
hEsSrTuRs-htDe. la Marechale de MacAahon a recu
la lettre par lnquele lui annoncez Vouvertura
une souscrpton favour des inondas du MIDI de la
France. re me charge de vOus t0us ses re-
mercements pour pempressement Que mettez sou
lager des nfortunes sans precedens usQua ce Ogr e
ellie receYra ayec recCnn
ou en- nature que vOus voudrez bien ul faIre