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

the shape OF human and Will be wanting to miti-
sClericus Rusiicus', writes 10 a London paper
as follows :-''l took your account OF The SAD ca
lamity that has fallen upon the south Of France
into the spulpit with me yesterday morning. and
made an appeal from IL 10 my congregation. Al
taough no notice WAS given. the appeal WAS
readily responded to, ana a sun OF "a Is. Cd was
collected Perhaps n you can ma corner loT
tas IN your influential paper other country cer-
gymen may DO induced to follow my example"
LEGISLATIVE ACTION FOR THE RELIEF OF TIE sufFE-
Versailles June as-Evening) correspondence
OF London POST
/ In to-day's situng OF the National Assembly IL
was resolved that q subscription should be opened
among the Wemoers on benaf o. the sufferers oy
the inundaiion and that funeral service should
| be performed on Wednesday at the chapel OF the
Castle OF Versailles Tor those who have lost their
| lives.
was not yet sufficiently precise 10 enable the gov
! ernment 10 fix the amount or the aid that would
| De required. but ne urged the House to vote NJ.
| Depeyre's proposal making grant OF 1000, 0oOL
| Tor the relief Of the distress.
This gran; was then unanimously voted
TOULOUSE ON THE NORTH SIDE AND THE SOUTH.
toulouse June 29 correspondence OF the London
Post
Nothing can present a greater contrast than the
north and south sides OF the river At Toulouse
inhabitants pursuing their ordinary avecalons,
the other like place which has been 6ombarded.
THE FAUBoURa ST. cYPRIEN
is in fact. town OF itse and Is TO the upper part
ol Toulouse what the Surrey side OF the Thames Is
! 10 the Middlesex shores. The quarter Is dense!y
propled or rather had 25, 600 inhabitants. most OF
them OF the working classes, though outside tue
Weather people. Through the quarter run ave-
nues or trees, and around IL are fields OF corn and
market gardens; in snort, under ordinary circum-
stances 1t must be pleasant enough place to
| live in. To describe what ST. Cyprlen Is now Is
Garonne Is now running in It's natural bed but all
over the inundated quarter are poJl5 or water anu
rsnk river muo trees arc upsooteu, gara n are
with here and there great cracks and yawnlng
caps Ia some places the houses are heaps OF rub
pictures or articles OF attire hanging on them. In
one street through winch 1 passed only three
houses standing, and this Is probably the case
IN q dozen other tnoroughfares. Everywhere
gangs OF soldiers were NJ Work demollshing walls,
collecting furniture aud making the roads pass
able, WINE the owners oil the ruins were, some
helping with sort oil resoiute Jury, others sitting
Oh beds or mattresses gazing vaguely at the
rubbish which represented thelr homes. Some OF
the moro energetic families were plcnIcking and
COOKING their midday meals III the desolate
gardens, tAe women bright II not cheerful, tao
children playing ABOUT as If nothing had hap
peneu. The despondent were just tue contrary
The women sitting win their laces buried III their
hands, and tue boys ana girls lying huddied to-.
Ge her among the broken beams ana heaps OF
plaster. the roadsides were lined win all kinds
OF arncles. rom tour-post bedsteads down TO
BLANKETS anu bonnets, aud IN several places the
small shopkeepers were drying, rather at
tempting to dry, their stock III trade In the SUM-
Outside the barriers the scene tue same, with
the addition OF large swamps, winch were once
vineyards ana corntelds. and OF little piles or
gayly painted boards, once forming portions OF
summer houses.
THE TOWN WALL
Itself, solid line or concrete mas In one place
Oh TWO great beams, ut least thirty iest long,
nave completely barred one OF tae Eateways.
Nothing, however, SHOWS tho force or the nooa so
mucn az the ruins OF the suspension bridge
Nearly nall tne bridge Itself has been 1rmly ana
securely laid oy The water ON the oank where, In
ueeo, at first mlstook 1t Tor q LANDING stage.
Only one bridge IS now sianding-namely, the OLD
away the losses on the ST. Cyprien SIDE would
! have been cvea more terrible than they were.
MACMAHoN'S RECEPTION
Marshal MacMahon General de Classy and NJ.
Buffet, with tneir SUITS spent al Sat9tday after
moon Ill Visiting Lae quarters or ST. Cyprleh ana
ST MIcnel, where tney talked freely with the
sufferers. hear the Marshal said IL would he
peatep ~ Tue n9c 1S n1or ra me
refuse and also from the many undiscovered dead
bodies IS eveI now scarcely toleraDle. The Marshal
said, moreover tnat he had no ioea OF tue extent
OF the DESTRUCTION, and would DO everything IN MS
power TO alleviate the distress. de alterward
VISITED the hopItal ST. jacques. the military HOS
pital and the tobacco manufactory. Every here
ne was enthusiastically cneered; with CRIES 81
the Baronne de Sandrans vile OF Inc Project; the
Comtesse de Fenelon and other ladies' Tor their eX-
er;ions, ana publicly thanked Seer Pellegrin ior
her labors. At halEpa six yesterday morning
the darshal attended mass. ANA immediately after
cnurcn are lett standing. Ga MS retura he
distributed decorations TO General du Bessol aud
other officers and prlyates. Inc way Ia which the
soldiers nave worked aud working the
theme or general admiration. To-day large BODY
OF engineers is expected. In the evening there
was recep lon vi tie Prefecture. and at six THIS
lnornlnI the Marshal and MS companions lett for
Iaroes IN carriages, tas RAILWAY COMMUNICATION
TIE MARQUIS DE HAUTPouLs FUNERAL.
At hall-past Iour O'CLOCK yesterday afternoon
the Marquis d'Hautpoul, who lost his life In trying
10 save others, was buried. 1he funeral process
SION was followed oy thousands OF people, Tor tao
deceased was, Independently OF his noble death,
much respected In Toulouse. The numbsr or
every moment.
A SUSPENSION BRIDGE SWEPT AWAY.
AT Muret. IN the Haute Caronne the suspension
bridge has been DESTROYED aud many houses
wrecked. Roques and PnsaQuel, two villages
near are masses OF runs. in the Ariege at Sc.
1
At Moulis Ia the 1arn and Garonne. the church
church a are standinr Al LamaS sIere MANY
houses have fallen and the bridge has Deen car
III away. In the lAutes Pyrenees, at Taroes
anu other places on the Aoour, houses nave lallen
and all tue crops arc destroyed. At Sargln0et ali
tae houses were Inundated, several aelds ana the
according to the latest intelligence. the railway
communication Is cut OF.
NOTED DEAD.
From the Paris Figaro, June 21.l
/ Among the known deaths are named The Mar
gus d'HautQoul, VINO Tell sacri1ce to ais deVot.
/ edness; NJ. Wolard, reporter ~ the Council OF
! War; Doctor Brun and his family.
Worthy Of record Is the funeral OF a solder OF
/ the rwenty-!nlrd regiment vi artillery, halned
Reyere, VINO also, alter having saved several per-
sous, died victim TO his devotion Tne ColoLel
and all the officers OF the regiment were present
ut the grave; ana tue former gave With emotion
u brlei address, in winch tue iol1wIng phrase
greatly affected tue bystanders :-"May he receive
In heaven the reward reserved Tor those VINO
ole lor the good OF their country
BRIEF DISPATCHES To PARIS.
Prom Galignan.s Messenger, May I'll
MoSTAUBAN, Tarn-et-Garonne.
The flood has exceeded by one metre tue hi2hest
on record the beginning OF TINS century
namely, mat OF 1885, Almost all the meadow
lands are devastated The waters OF the GarOnne
aud Tarn nave swept everything away In their
passage. The agrculturlsIs surprised by the
raplulty oil the rise, were unable 10 remove any
LhIng from their dwellings. ana are now In great
distress Assistance u being organized. AZ
MOissac the lnundatIon yesterday morning at
talnee neiRnt Of eight metres and the two
rivers formed u single sseet Vi wat;r. The part
~ M afanO m hunk n ma aI
was submerged, and several houses had lalien.
Tue waters are now falling at The rate OF 1vo
cenumetres an hour. Advlces from Abb also con-
nrm the dImInutlOn OF the flood.
PAC.
The foundation Is diminishing. The materiIi
losses are considerable. Inc railway between
TINS town and IOulou,c Is Gus In several places.
Below Pau the service ~ also interrupted at Bill
iere, but Is open from mat place 10 Paris.
AGEN.