, 1876-03-22

not yot bcon fotltl( At nieht Tim flooded parta
| Of tho town iaox liko tha canals In Vaolco. 20.
md wliorovor tl4oro IL dangerous SPOT water
mon carry colosed LAMPS III tl,nir bonts In ordsr
To warn tlle inhabftaslta that thoy arc roady TO
IN to ttoir rrrc1to. Tho latest news OF this
dreadful calamity il very bad.
Tin t3cimo Ia ateadlly rising, and Il is expected
to so Oh doing 90 until i!oxt a!onda7, when It
will be about 2 fers higher than .at proaont.
conbidering tho damage which hha already boon
bring grcas a.ld,ttonnl misery On t1,o suburban
population of Paris, Tho banks OF the river lilo
no low that \ foot more OF water moAns the ln-
limitation Of many moro Fqnaro m'foa Of inhabited
lind; I3n! II u not only tt, THO suburbs that
Of tho Tniierscs Palace tho hood bAa nj
ready hfictl tho collars, aud workmen arc
busy removing oil ARTICLES Of valuo whtel, nro
stored in tho lower par. of tho palhco. All tho
aovora on Tho lofs bank aro rendered worse than
uaofoss. fer fnatond OF dfscharGing att tho lad
wator of tho Capital Into tho river they help 10
conduct tho humiliation into private ho,,sos,
wtictl woul1 appear to bo guaranteed hgningt
.py such Peril by tho high 'tono emban'tnout In
Tho Dois do Ronlogno hss not hcon spared,
nnd tho racocoufbo which lIos close 10 thu Betpo
ia submerged. It fe sn Ill mind which btow8 no.
body good, aud tho truth Of tho old, d!otum IL
ormen nro in tho Htato Of a1ubarcnt joy. They
llaye hover aoon 40 much tfsh iu tho river ns on
the presont occasion. 0udgcons lnnuroerab1e
take tho bait Of thoir enou,!ns ntth rill, aud
frlturo, to tho great delight Of their .housekoep-
ORR, who beg'n 10 coustlor these knights Of tic
book as quito hard working men.
Corrtspondenet london ft.ts.
pEgTn, Hungary, March 2-Th1 Danube,
Which reached ita highest on friday night, foil
61oWly hLl Saturday and Sunday, but Oh Monday
It began to riso again and ssi!l con ttnues. It
ia now foot below tho point It reached 90 Fri
city. Up to tlls present tlmo tho wascr had mol
con1o into tho City OF Peeth With the exception
Of the cellars along tho Danube. In Ofen and
AIT Ofen hundreds OF houses and many ohurchca
arc ,ndcr water, oommu nieasson being kept up
by boats nnd ronto6ns. Many Of tho enormous
Hour millB aud n1anufacto1tos aro inundated.
Tho destruction In New posth ia foaffua. Tho
beautiful Mn1garot island, q lavof1te resort Of
tho inhabitants in summer, ts q complete Wrock
Up tho riVor tWensy-swo vlElagas GRO under
wator. The nows from below i very alarming.
Exact details nre not known. Several stcalnoEA
tnvo loft with provisions pontoon9, and soldiora
to roiieyo tho unfortunate dwelforh on humorous
Islands. Subscriptions nro boing rnIsod, but
to MD the thousands OF auf1efora 1ondored homo
less and At present crowded into public buildings
and churchea.
Tho water ia not expected to anba.do for many
aaYs owlug to tho milling OF SNOW IN tho moun-
talnB.
London Ners, March 4.
No haVo boon favored with tho following OK
tracts from d letter w1itson by Mr.. Andrew
Crosse au English gentleman rosldent In Dudar
Pceth. to = rolatlye in this country:
DupA.pEsru, Fob. q, ls76-1 hardly know how to
begin my letter. after tho state Of tlngs We ham gons
through tho dla.reas and excitement have been fe.r~
oycn 70 1lo down On sofa to s'eep. A. you know Al
roady BY telegraph " lsss h.a = most .Tful toot,
went up Is feot abo7e ss o1dinary iere within foes
Of tho corso, which fs a!atingf should not b. eut
s Tho eeaasI river rsa1 n,a
Vienna 1ool tho yEator began 10 ri2e, md slc ice
eoS not get s.sy Dssause for onsh
Ind heaned together. Whom tho water reached tho
lsyu Of tho lower Quay three shots red fr, tho
al rss Il nads & snoa
Is aleccy opposito eesh) begun to b aoodod. Th!s
h.ppcnel wsd5esdsy evening. ! s,l.li nssaf forse.
tho esnbanRn!ent. and It was pitch dark towaf tho
nIockaberq: suadenly wc NV tonsus Of hame shoot
shos," whon o. Wo board T ths arsai TO seund snd ii
the windows or the corao ratified. Then, =. lnlor,
o 9i rS ,a 5essss xa s s A d ts
was thick dsskneas, aaa could heas tho russ and
awirl OF tho watcra only too we'll. On Thursday morr-
and reo nloro ahois told tlo terrified inlabitsns 81
b9' ssdsa Of he river that o dangsE vs. Increasing
9ashna o ser os an9 fa se
IL sssss Cd :s !, 4 ss: ssss
moved 70 upper Evoms w.s earrioA from Tho lowar
parts Of the husea. y la tinlo al the cellars along
The wcro Alling rapidly In soup places u,srS
wero feet Of water. Aga1n through ths hight
tho waters continued 10 risc. Matters bcgsn
TO-, look worry eesious. Al communication
toods verp pouring iulsnd belin rfeth ise In oycry
direction. Doats paeed III the lower Parts Of tho
town In readiness 70 save 1fo q noecasary. In tho
avcntpg sK moro shota wnrp fired from TIM fortress,
aud every thought tho dreadful catanty uf 1853
would be repeated. II The river only leet more
the Hl,ulc town would be Hooded Another night and
90 ons dared "a s!eop. On Saturday fnornlng tho
waste reached tho highest point. md thon begun
lorn ths aycr In : way trightful q couttni;
plate. We llaYe secn several houses wAahetl
down, viii their chlulueys standing. Added to
thin there ats bargra swoTt along, hoapa Of
oar1os, aoxens Of wool stacks 1nd Just botofo sitting
d0Hn to ws4t8, saN Yefy 0H1 dog fiace Of ico
drifting away; ho WAS walking M and down, and
aeeule quito TO understand ia danger, poor fellow.
went over to D1dh thia morning. peor1o thero aro
g0luQ about In potouns md boats In Ila principal
sttesta and xhcEe you fctnoMbcr the tranwHy, tho
Dahubo IL now flowing. Tho water las casarcI tic
beautiful Margaret Island depth of four fec.
afraid II will bs entirely destroyed. In nomo
places tho river Ia soveral mites N1du. In tho isapt
below Peath thero ihiroen Villages; nt prusuut wo
know nothing of them. 0n!y that tho Danube has
MRGoA 1eW way right acfnas the Inland.
FRANCE.