The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05

by floating ice during inundasion, such catastrophe
as the present has been unheard o. The food has
lasted three weeks Only last week the Danube and
seven tributaries breaking through dam and dyke
rolling their waters into one huge stream, which 10
covering no less than nifty i've villages with nineteen
feet Of water. Many small township 10 flooded
Houses long ago deserted, breaking up here and
there. and many are being propped Until yesterday
IN
THE SxiGHBoRHooD or BupArEsrH.
military were picketed on the dykes, which have e.
capped destruction hitherto say hitherto for there
no knowing what VIII happen II the heavy fall OF
continues-if new tnaw should bring new floods and
another OF the hurricanes, so frequent in spring.
should speed the work OF destruction. The
splendid suspension bridge OF Pesth is saved,
as Is another bridge, newly constructed,
600 feet in length Curiously enough this bridge leads
to nowhere; Il stands alone over the broad waters
both shores being entirely inundated Tho wharfs are
still four feet under The steamers in the flooded
port necessarily keeping up steam and work.
ing their engines night and day 20 prevent being torn
from their anchors by the rush Of the stream which at
this point is making twenty miles hour The river
is eighty feet deep in places and TO this depth, just
below the city, had the ice been blocking It viz to the
very bottom. This was
CAUSE DISASTROUS FLOOD
which is at present fifteen feet deep. Pumps con-
stantly at work TO prevent the from bursting
Here and there had dubbed from underneath
the pavement Pesth being built upon porous sand and
being often troubled with ground water To this hour
person Is allowed TO pass the broad and massive
river quays for is feared that they will longer DO
able stand the pressure OF the water and may sud
denly crumblc away. Incalculable is the amount OF
DESTRUCTION BUDA,
united with Pesth under one administration, both
cities having the name Budapcsth in common. There
nearly onethrd OF the houses descrtcd only the
top night do few CHASTITY lights indicate the
presence OF living beings In many parts Of the lower
streets the roofs only above water and covered
with an immense number of rats Below the towering
clG ON which the citadel Is situated, is long, low
lying district called tho Raizenstadt" The ''Raxcn
OF Servian descent, and have always been stanch
antagonists OF the ruling race OF tho Masyars who
therefore met with little mercy at their hands In tho
year Of the rebellion of iS49 whom Austrian reaction
triumphed and was warmly supported by the sclavo-
MAN element Of the people
IL THE RArzESsrADr.
The Razenstadt Is flooded throughout to the Hrst
floor windows to the tops OF the arched doorways,
thus hardly allowing 1at canoe to pass through into
the yards. Here and there daring shopkeeper truly
risks his life for the profit Of business-for the de-
his stock trade OF vctuais to tho first story, and is
selling from the window customers coming boats
from the nearest house islands curious spectacle
is presented by number of cabs whose drivers found
place Of safety just little above the surgng waters
UxyoRrusATx JEHU.
Cut Off from all connection for four days, poor
Jehu had to use his otherwise perfectly useless ve
hice house. and has been living upon such gifts OF
victuals could be thrown to him from boats He
would not leave his horse and stayed till ferry
found carry the to the land At another
inundated cab stand the coachmen sitting idly from
morning TO night and noddng seepily on their boxes
waiting for the great waters to abae. Now and then
passenger wades through the shallow water, any
dash Is tried TO carry him to his destination. Other
districts Of tho city are suffering greaty-lhe ''was
serstadt," also Old Buda low lying district, and
New Pesth, suburb, only built up ten years ago.
MORE THAN HUNDRED HOUSES COLLAPSED
previous to last week, and In some OF thelanes good
sized ships anchorng. hoping thus to escape
their resstble Of the food II s expected that
200 houses more will fall when the water subsidcs
Up to last week $3.50 people were under shelter in
churches Communication by boats is periloua In
the exposed parts OF the river ships and boats
towed along tho shore BY wire ropes worked by
steam engines Navigation the river itself will DO
impossbility for weeks 10 come Buda is
q tompero-
ture The "Racoxy" has . worldwide fame
Millions OF bottles are exported every year.
Four grand and splendid bathing establishments, re.
celving their hot supply from the volcanic
upon which the old city built nearly destroyed
end those sanitary wells Of thousand years filed
up by mud and rubbish, and perhaps are spoiled for
ever. The little
THE xARoAREr BLAND,
tho most beautiful place Of public resort in summer
time with It's nne park, its matchless Pompcan bath
ing establishments newly built mansions and Villas
Is picture Of desolation. Many an old tree fell
victim TO the sheets OF ice which cut through the
stou.est trunks like knife through blotting paper
Tho beautiful Of granite and tho costly howcr
garden fronting 1t destroyed There In tho Vienna
exhibition year. the city Of Buda- Pcsth gave welcome
and banquet TO the representatives Of the foreign
press-American, English, French and German. All
those lovely eafy roofs whence issued the
heart stirring music of national gypsy orchestra
which was waited to your by tho gentle breeze OF
. summer evenng-all this is now = bowling wilder
ness The waves roaring through the branches OF
costly exotic trees, under which then reposed the
foreign guests
rirrEES THOUSAND PEOPLE,
who have lost shelter and home being fed a. pub
lie expense 1000 at Buta- Pcsth alone Many OF them
owners Of houses, which have been leveled to
the ground or are now lettering 10 their fall Hun
dreds who have been living easy circumstances arc
now reduced TO extreme heplcssness The same taio
Is being repeated along the immense OF water
throughout Hungary. Only last week, when the water
NJ Buda- Pessh had become camer, the town ofMohars
down the river, was half destroyed The II
marked in tho history OF Hungary that Of misfor
tune There, in the year 1862, the Magyars suffered
crushing defeat at tho hands Of the Turks, who
seQuently ruled over Hungary for nearly $50 years
after The walls which stood the OF coo years.
have been swept away by this flood In short hour.
HUNDRED SQUARE nLxs NuSDArED.
The whole extent OF land under water At the present
time Is about GOO square miles. including l. 900 600
Of titled arabic land which ruined har-
YES, hopes, calculated at 200, 900 forms Az to
and damage accruins TO the whole country sixteen TO
twenty millions will hardly sualcc 10 repair Il Not
sunbeam has been visible for three weeks The sky 10
lowering. and long lasting rains are pouring down at