The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-11
NGLISH REPORTS FROM THE IN
UNDATED DISTRICT.
toulouse June 27J correspondence or London
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Toulouse June ~ correspondence or London
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The warm-hearted people OF Toulouse were
greatly touched by the prompt ana spontaneous
mark OF sympathy given them by Marshal Mac.
Manor, and on his arrival here Yesterday alter
noon, alter long aud teolous journey, the
tluaiasm winch greeted him was more Imposing
and Impressive than the firing OF cannon and toe
ringing OF bells and otner outward honors which
were the Offcial welcome OF the Cnlei OF the
State. The journey from Paris Is greatly length
ened by the interruption or the line between rou-
louise ana Bordeaux on which expresses run, and
the Only communication with Paris is via Limoges,
winch, though shsrter in point or length, only
traVeiled over by singulariy slow trains. TGe
GarOnue has now subsidized almost as rapidly as 1t
rose. ana ON gazing on toe scene OF rum and de-
BtructiOn ihe waters disclosed as they receded IL
Is d.llcult to realize that sucn AN amount OF
destruction could have oeen the work Of few
TnE RUSH OF THE wATERs-rHIRTY-FIvE THOUSAND
PEoPLE CLAMBERISG FOR LIFE.
Your readers w!l, however, be able to form
some notion OF tue nature OF the calamity If they
whl Understand mat st. Cyprlen, The ravaged
mucn as southwark does TO London. 1ne Garonne
runs between Toulouse and St. Cyprlen, and on
part OF the suOurD beng considerably below The
normal level VI tHe river, from which 1t Is pro-
several daysi nrsvy ram, aud receiving an innux
DI water beyond all precedent ffom the mOuntain
tres, swept away the two suspension Bird ges and
bursting over be EN- oankments gu the south slue,
EiGaUa,Iy laid the whole oi the place uader water.
Many cl the houses, being atn aud plaster, speed
ly collapsed under the rusn Of tue wa'ers For
sistance TO the sufferers, and 10000 men, women
and children were claInDerlng out OF the way or
tie waters. The greater numD.r were eventually
saved through the pluck OF rhe garrison and the
herolsm OF few civilians VINO, Ike the Marquis
d'Hautpoul, lell victims TO their zeal.
CANNOT NUMBER THE DEAD TERRIBLE SCENES IL
AWFUL EXTREMITY.
1t Is not known, aud cannot he Tor some time to
come, how many bodies may De lying uRder the
denris Of the shattered houses. One OF the local
papers talks OF 10 oOO victims II Is pro0ase mat
that number, anu more, o. artisans nave lost t1elr
little al; but the dead bodies as YET recovered
may be stated at $40.
THE CHURCHES OPEN FOR BODILY REFUGE.
The homeless reiu9ses are beng cared Tor by
Official ana private charity; and the Protestant
and CATHOLIC communities ia Toulouse vie with
each other Ia dispensing relief Tue Protestant
temple has been turned Into a temporary refuge
SOLDIERS ~ DEED As IN NAME
The conduct VI the troops WAS praiseworthy In
the extreme. Ie steer large punts IN narrow
Streets amid the crash OF ianlng DauGiuRs and to
lick OH men, women ana cnIlOrea waiting al a
hail submerged easement required no small
nerve, hud several 81 tnese gallant lsllO as were
drOwLcd IN their attempts 70 save life. Inc slto
or the catastroph- JUST now ID a scene oil desc
latlon. Dat IL 10 no. picturesque. Tue soil beng
clay. you have 10 wade IN tue streets knee deep ia
water, whllo every now ana then wall totlefs
and falls TO the RrOuRd. hoidieTs la fatigue dress
are Lusy ceaIIng she runs, nut II will Yea 10 ng
operation, anu there Is u ruin0r that dynamite
will be fesorted 10. A strong detdcamenL ~
Stationed 1T the ouiy bridge left staudIng, ana DO
que 10 allowed 10 80 over out tue Mae lnhabi.
tauts o. the suOufb, VINO are WOtKua IN seas Oi
mud TO try and save some OF ther goods aud
cbattels rom tue wreck and these are provided
with spec al permiss on.
rHE BODY or THE MARCUS D'HAUTPoUL RECOVERED.
Tne body ol the Marquis dHautpOul was re-
covered this mOrnlna q law miles down toe river.
His funeral, ~ SIX O'Clock TINS AFTERNOON, Was at
tebded W All tine local a liabilities.
FRIENDS FLOCKGNG INTO TOULOUSE.
Toulouse b. JUST now cremmen To overlooking.
From all parts OF toe nslgnhorhood people are