, 1877-01-14


fell in the town remained there Ey the 9Th all
the quays were under water, nothing but the
roofs OF the quay storlDG-houses, some cranes,
and the engine funnel and tops Of the trucks Of
4 goods train which had been left there being
visible. Doth above aud below Seville miles
Of land were under water The yiew from the
old Moorish Tower, the Giralda, OF tue Seville
Cathedral WIS most imposing. The town seemed
to be almost surrounded by water, the railway
line to Cordoya still, however, protecting the
districts north of Seville, as it runs on tue top
of all cmbankmcnt along the left bank OF the
Guadalquiyir. All the right bank was, how
ever, under water Us TAR as the eye
could reach, and due south there was no land
to be seen. Opposite Seville, on the right
bank, is large suburb, called Triana, where
live. 4 handsome iron amt stone bridge joins
it to Seville. By the 9th inst. Triana, which
lies low, was completely inundated, there being
five feet Of water in the principal street: Here,
as the people arc poor, aud had no
very great, especially In the. outskirts.
Before bread could be bought by the nunci-
ipall authorities and taken about in boats to the
pcople-who were, Of course, utterly helpless,
being to all iutents aud purposes SO many
prisoncrs-many family OF little ones was on
the point Of starvation. The river was terrific
"A yard higher than it was on the night
of the. 9ti inst, and it would have
reached the top OF the centre arch Of the
bridge. Already, iu the morning the latter had
ueI - % oaa a enu 1',. 1ut ,at
su.;, souSs ~. & p9eu f :" d vu1 @ mIt
lectcl to see the river rushing past, bearing
down trees, dead cattle, poultry coops, stacks Of
straw, light household furniture Of every de-
siapLl'' s.asmsu e.,o ~, a.Haa
60 past on the top OF 4 stack Of brushwood.
"Gradually it dawned on the Seyillanos that
they were going to share the same fate rs their
t1H 1a,s.n ~ s.rne+ ss Io," rand' f1,.
eou1e y! 'ue io"Si e'.cete pI:nS aI1eu49 niieu
WIN la.1 "aLet tIa. VIZ iaa,'us ~ Luz toMn'
loI, as Tue se"ets "ese Spseu, ~ laa ~ eseape.
1.ant "s ~ r;vor ~ 'I INT ~ 1T thn tomn wa
kept .ns river ous i.o ~ 'nc so"n .n',ao "as
tII pas!aeaue VI 9'1'ahs h anu inanute ~
"hlcn tle autnorletes a, nau run @ up p a. III, Tue
1 c9 .a Ua ~ ,;i-a,, iraaH,,
~ 1ns a';1;,,t a,sora. hnuao -; ,o,ra
noneu h5 m1unnt 9se5S nuuse 1n ens iomea
3nr 3no az he wn,,1d hr safc Ma-dIT onr 2ras s
r;1t,t th,a9t "o ~ ~ manv bonscs +Ic water
l.sns ~. ~ foat 7oa. ;r ~ ,.a11
~ ma ,hor m - th,r N +ho ,r;1dast fe.rs W., ~
~ ,,,n;no t- ~ Tho 1It,, tha ro;iav mhontment
te 9 " ig. .no ~ tho rvar a,t
;i ,ara t.;'la nn1 h.. o,.1, hofr 30
tn,r, s ;,,,,nJ,tad Wost neon1e non M t;
"ds ,,sad ~, *t. =. e,
~ tba;s haneoho11 ronIe ~ 4bu ,,,,nar e+nr;os
a1 tuG. 'a3t Io,S na1or mo< irr.s r;ovab1
s.'a;,. = +ha ,va+ar har;nr rnsha,i ",.rr
spums' sp"'.',od ,o,u1 1cas so imHzeana-ci Nil,
plouguea lnl.o' "as ~, a,Sa ,,,F';1. M1,n
abn,,t 9ha so,G. Tina th,t the railway cmhanE
h1,set ~, -;rc ha,son ~ caro:se and h.
.t n,;daia, ~ 10 1ar lad fo11cn ro-, ~ II.
saI NC " to,,;nn two rards ~ 7rafer h +hc
sleau " nIs !uS ~ 49,. ~ 49, ar, 80 49,
strcets we snou.u Ive iau tSo; vrns
~ 9eupa. tho,, ~, 49,. +,r, nrarions I.vs ~
II 1tcu s1cats1 lna1 in ~ t.e ~ -; !"as ~
tlana' anu us ~ n,'ae atn 80 ,;.-bar rov,,d
a.; au o =; ~ t9, cn,3I nnr Lave i h,
the the firo;ns witch couid' Of course. not Lc
tne u5nns' nisen 49,, a -, eo1s2 80 ~. ns
~ t..e i,et III ~ 13ti' 49, ~ pe
lgsea, WIFI W. nol atass a. .r;snnnrs spn
PIE "cle tneleioic, nsipless p'!soSt :, ~
GU, ~ ~. ~. n'a nrT 1ant NV sor,;ces
l1caii 1 49, .l."-t,a - haa+ ~ ia r,,r
anu was Ssen .iG =. ~, to
pose ol ustf'uui1!s olGau ano ns!pi1'E ane ~
Pie in tut falling nouses TO es:apeHlor
dozens ol houses iell ., run aa'trS tael! .;sl!
louhdat1ons iooseAea ~ .ns M'tv. -, ~
thlng requires " ~ "s ~ sa', ~ i';,
inundated paris Win ooS'of' lor h'.ns cl!11-
dren were suffering from tue elieets ol ua'ap
and hunger lhls dlu not take US more thah .
couple OF nou1s Us ~ 9ne people "cie ~ 1n.ss ~
balconies ana on the lat 4ouse-tops' snu We
we're aolc 70 nta@s ni4u''1s "l@..o.t s:.t
stopping. " "ncn "e 1,, aousiu ,i houss VIZ 49,,
sickness we Tere geEefauy epic 70 70"
IN ut the front door anu iana me doetor on
the stairs, moor1ng 70 ,ne pan1stefs. Alter
this service, We were called upon ~ 1oua cries
for help to e1tflcate u poor 4aln!4t VI so,ne
dozen persons 1rom thels house "A!cu "as "
ginning to fall. Ihe scene was most 1eaIllenu7
ing, tor the women, "os.sc4 ~ NY lcas'ul @ ~
state OF excitement, cou1o naluay pe ~ ~ ~
leave Their toites1nS mo1.s: nhn',,
il the rest NAG ioiIo"e4 sub me sI1uta Me...
soon nave empalheo tne mnV'e ff - i"an. ei,e,,t
ever, At iast, a1ter sonle na.l ~ not aif uo
ing-ior II was the onts W.! ~ r,s;s,nt
heard above tIe u,n ~ sc'e,,'': 1 ,,;3ad aa
women, siuAlAE UNIV ei4' Iu os,n ha,,aia-
ne were aple ~ pusu ol anu ia'u W. ~ s.:s,
passengers ~ tc 81, ;as 1La d;st r;l,,,-
cipal Work OF Ine ua} "I1 ~. ~ hoa,
ton OF tne toMn u.cau ',;.,, hraaa ,.a ot oore
piled up above the 1h"art Win otsaa We a. o.ef
proceeded to the poorest Quarters. oo1ne t u
tue scenes there are scenes never 10 oe iofso1-
ten. As soon US "eappealeu asonuu ., ens ~ uea
OF street, tue upro:r 'at 9uast .,,,, ~
something unoealape. 1a.aSine ,i eoupte - ~ "
hundred people, clllc.s "olien: eis.ns ~ oaeJ ,
different grievances aouut !, pAn Il ,.'n at
S'hatnbre," winch means olea anu n,.nt1
GER anu eaci! PeFson .as iS oaeNS. s.'.
to string winch WIS ies W" II anu =" u's tooa'
cur ears rs we passed be1o~. lhc uloue " p1o-
cedure was to aak tue nu1noel VI HeisunS - .Gs
family. anu then give n:cao accoIuihs!. Neal's
everybody had elgnt chti'ren, stIahSe W sas-
few were modest enough TO say s'A.
-Four days nave nov passeu slAee tne 1N w. -
returned to its natural 4ese. anu tnc "atet ".as
let out OF the town, nut nlahy st1ecss atS
still half tull OF Inc hiLhl pFo"u nl,u' a'l9
It Will De "eeAs octols ~ eu ~ aha,o ~ t,a
hIsnest 1'aSs W io"a tGe nays lad as MANY
.S. <al,1,, .,,+ N"}Inn thn innn1afinn was