, 1877-01-22

varying III uEkEE8, tnak pTcfeHlEH lHE Iu7f VI hto
from hetng universal. Indeed. the trees thelf
long .'sfstchng amt hclt up tho poor dto~nin3 I
eons; In those famets where ths ttees :. geis gsei~
where h.rc hanpenedo b ea. o. sfsass n VIZ m
carried on. ....
The boIles Of the lo. carried 10 esn.idsssss'
be iatancee. where thty eon1d not be identaea'
o' hare ds;a sransf,ss 5ns shos.. H.
e parefy heio9e he water he
gsound that they 1cit nnburlea In nnmners
licrs il no crenaiionl They are, tnieeA. n,s..es
" corruption which no one ran hear to apptoach,
vii %i hsy fissnt e, az ss S ss ii
htapeti UP together. The au1el In many places So
watdi.tre*.iny to us A. We walkca thronsaa .e ene
men In tho Bay of ilcn9a1 saw many corp'ea noased
ont trom Tho land With the wavet; GofF.ss ta 1fom
at chtiasang: t T and l!ysag person. we're horns
lEther acruss an arm Of tho he.. clingfng to ta'
roota or beams Of theif own houses, a. II upon
raftf. .......,.,....
A. m authenticated instance las described 70 me
by tle witnr-nI Of Tho sudhennea. Of tho onact OF
the s1 sn'a va. Il ss asens
barge that night tnoofed In Tho creek near Soacol.
y about ten ,1iIcs !nand f'on III %sena,t ex,t,ans R
anv fear or anxiety whatever: shs bnatncn Wefo
ashore; but his iont native setvanfs were on oosra
we n's ':T Ssio,s umpns sp
he !ooke. ont md raw high warei wit' - crest
and curling top cleaning 10 the afnrlght; seemed
up % on ifch; he ia.tcncd on life .1,clt; In few
moments another .Tasc came solltl4 On. ana Tug
hs , s ns1d s9s so = hs n:
the native servants eiMnz 70 spar;; Tt!rrc wsrs w
.ayed, one sas loa Tnc water & ~ warm s @ 20 the no
haniis above the surfacc. 0! sorne natives toaEed
on the branches Of \ tree one was seen 10 relax
his hold from cold and numbness and s!ak into the
II this happened at Soacnl1y. what mu.t have
hccn the emergency IN the Islands Sill more ex-
p?ihe The + fofee m oi te @ inunda!ion appears to h.vo
lastcd In most places from about n'ian,eht to = a.
ms .bss IL 5 w" + sn % ssd ~ 4 sss ns.,
day The survivor. had come down from the trees
an ;er.!ne tstrs rm. Bathey mn.t 3 hs,e bssn
sSsp'si md ii 'a ise ne.s i.y. ~ Afc! that
dsed Il II ths tuln. q taslf & h0s,s,tsaa.. ss q,
Of grain buried in pits, dried those which were
lind COOKED saeh AZ a. wcfo @ uniamssed. ii every
homestead which Waited found The people en-
earcd IN drying their grain They slto made frame.
threw sheets and cloths, such ~ they had a6ont
them q tho moment. and 40 made nile tent-ke
frt VA: mostly n sr.tioye rhs eoeosnat. how
eses very frequently hsood through the stosm. anl
must have aToraed some auetcaance. rhero must
ths brsekshnc.s Icft BY the salt w.se,
ses is 's i s,n ~ss s; ss sTs atnaa: %s:
tanks were mt hrarki.h when We tasted the,n
few days afterwards. 1t wasa great relief 70 find
rwamp.. indeed, are full Of human corpses and
dead cattlc. and MI manner of fctid snatteFs and
b hs whsa sas
and thick with purld substances.
| No cstImate eau be made Q! the number Of cattlo
nome few ase bnt'a1oe. but tho bniaucs are mostly
saved, beng excellent, swIminers: Tho lors of
eaMs j. bud for the gc5ple AMI ts lo:s Of oxsn
| 10 the lots win not make itsclf felt for soma
month";.
In some places. and for the, hrst two Or three
days, tho peerie ses'n 70 havo occn often in want
With cntrcaties for foad the Rcv. str. Heorsc
Kerry. vI,o was ono Of the orts to appear among
ridel, for wc., saw them there was clanor for
foul particularly. though thesc WIS naturally loud
nnlcntatlon for their aurrowr ecnerni'y. nor wrre
there nny Sign. Ut hanles. On the CONTRARY, tho
not!ccab!e ciFcumsiance was the trouble the people
were taking to dry their grim. THE de,nranoF Ut
%S hv Fe1t tn,t or re H.
t!nEu&shcs tho native character.
Snr there nj thr ttt!l" Of mr. S%ft any sign OF
epidemic sickness anywhere shte nround Sunc1lly.
How 1un. this immunity "f1 e Sour hsaf Ell tn tho
rlor survivors may be u question nnxtoEsly askctl.
Ne 1lnsc since ttenrl that cholera has DEnkcn out
on the Chittagong coast nnd tho enst s'de Of tho
FaE tho frat day or two after The catastrophe
there wcsc rome attempts at rln't!er!ns NIL sole
lawlcssneka broke oat; but I'LL this WAS promptly
| suppressed. .-...
Wien iie storm tIf"t there was an abundant
dcltalc rice ctup which Is much beyond the needs
Of local eon,Hmptln1. md nHard" quantities
ttnch.nrch by thousands ot ton. annually for cx.
poFInion 10 distant dsar|cfs. A rarl a lost. that
IN whlc! The plant ms not ad'MnteI beyond tho
Wsh # hs srs Fl: 'a p1' + scsn s to s 'h't II
oven onc.thttl WAS sIycd, that would sulace for
ahu population now on the lnnt.
only earrlaCr In these tracts, ami which nl tho
paec Of carsr were ail lost on tho night Of tue
wrecked, or Disabled, carried Inland ind lcgl
high and dry. Tho Saaco1y authorities were thas
tcrcit Of all rehonrcts Tor moving xcfuas the 1uodr,
In tho case Of tbs ftaitea islnnl. this was very
mets 70 sus H. OF esossY n ''s ~ Z. ~ !caea tne