Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-07-28
THE FLOODS IN FRANCE.
narrowing Details of the Deadly Effects Of
the InunG atiOn-The Rising Of the On.
rOnne-W 1despread Ruin in Cascony md
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narrowing Details of the Deadly Effects of
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From the N. Y. Herald, July II.
By the European mail of the Goth of
June, to hand yesterday, we have still
more full details of the effects of the
melancholy visitation which has be-
fallen the territory of the French Re-
public In the shape of river foundations.
One-slxth Of the soil of the whole
country has been desolated. Tou-
louise Is the centre of the most black
and heartrending waste, and the entire
Valley OF the Garonne has been strick-
en-. The living were swept to death
from their beds and from their firesides.
Ihe remains Of the dead were carried
from the tombs. Churches were invaded
by the water. The altar of the Church
OF st. Nicholas was swept, and the con-
secrated host and sacred vessels carried
away by the fuvial tide. Mobiles, work.
men, farmers and paupers were equally
stricken. A noble marquis lost his own
lie during gallant endeavor to save
the yves of his neighbors. Dead bod
les are found. horribly mutilated, at al
most every eddy of the current.
Thousands Of people have lost their
lives; SO many, indeed, that it is init
mated that the exact number will never
be known. The exertions which are be-
ing made for the relief of the survivors
are most praiseworthv, the discharge of
the obligation of charity having united
persons of all creeds and classes in
grand effort.
SCENES AT TOULOUSE.
Toulouse (June 2D Correspondence of London
Standard.
The Garonne runs between Toulouse
and st. Cyprien, and on three sides
hens in st. Cyprien in it's bend, every
part Of the suburb being considerably
below the normal level of the river.
from which it is protected by embank-
ments. On Thursday last, after several
days heavy rain, and receiving an in.
fux OF water beyond all precedent from
the mountain streams that feed it, it
rose upward Of eight metres, swept
away the two suspension bridges, and
bursting over the embankmeuts on the
south side, gradually laid the whole of
the place under water. Many of the
houses, being lath and plaster, speedily
collapsed under the ruin of the waters.
For nearly ten hours it was impossible
to afford assistance to the sufferers, and
35, 900 men, women and children were
clambering out OF the way of the waters.
The greater number were eventually
saved through the pluck of the garrison
and the heroism of few civilians, who,
like the Marquis d'Hautpoul, fell vic
tins to their zeal.
The body of the Marquis d'Hautpoul
was recovered this morning, few miles
down the river. His funeral, at six
o'clock this afternoon, was attended by
all the local notabilities.
The cemetery is greatly injured.
Many tombs and monuments are over
turned or cracked.
Dead bodies, horribly mutilated, are
found every moment. Many can only
be torn piecemeal from the ruins which
crushed them.
From the London Telegraph, June 20.
From Toulouse graphic description
is forwarded to the Debats on the aspect
of the city when the inundation was at
its height. The inhabitants assembled
on tie quays and on the stone bridge,
and looked helplessly on the scene of
desolation, and followed with terrified
eyes the work Of destruction. Property
OF all sorts was being swept away by the
angry waves; plies of timber, carts,
casks, cattle and heavy planks were
hurled IN their flight against the piers
of the bridge. Half an hour after the
precaution had been taken to close the
bridge of st. Pierre it gave way with
crash, and it was quickly followed by
the Baths Raynaud and the large public
warehouses of Tourney and ST. Pierre.
At last, as if all the elements were COM
bining against. the unfortunate town,
the large rolling mills Of BEAGLE were
discovered to be in flames, while an
other fire broke out at the Port Garaud,
in house that was entirely cut off from
any chance of succor. The manufac-
tories at Bazacle and in the Rue DIES
landowners were abandoned on the
water rushing into them, and were of
course greatly damaged.
Although we have the fullest &C
counts from Toulouse, it must not be
imagined that the ravages of the disas-
ter were confined to that city. On the
contrary, terrible accounts pour in
from the surrounding districts, the
floods having extended over a vast
space of the country. From D. Allege
terrible news continues to arrive. At
Verdun it is stated fifty houses are des-
troyed, eighty unfortunate persons
buried in the ruins, with about 500
head of cattle. Thirty-four corpses
have been recovered and buried after
Identification. The villages of Lebas-
tide and Besplas have been entirely en-
quilted.
From Tarn-et- Garonne the news is
also disastrous. The Garonne and
Tarn have been very destructive in
their course, and the overflow was SO
rapid that in many places the inhabi-
tants were unable to carry anything
away. A large number of families are
homeless, and many animals have
persisted.
At Gers and Manssebe many houses
have been washed down or have suffer
ed injury. At Monteslang they were
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