The New York herald., 1878-09-30
A DEADLY STORM.
DESTRUCTION OF THE TOWNS OF MAD AND
MIsKOLz, IN HUNGARY.
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DESTRUCTION OF THE TOWNS OF MAD AND
MIsKoLz, IN HUNGARY.
From the London Daily News.J
BuDA-PEsTH Sept. II. 1S7S
The following particulars, gathered from eye wit
nesscs OF the scenes at Aiskolz, in Hungary, will
givo idea OF sudden aud terrific effect OF tho
storm which devastated that tho night OF The
30th OF August last
The position OF M,skolz is lar from suggesting the
chance OF any catastrophe by inundaton. Tor though
at tho eEd vi valley the opening least from
two IN three mics In width! ara the smau stream
which runs through the town has source only
somo ton miles away IN The low hills OF
the district la inspecting the scene Of disaster
IL appears almost incred,ble that any dangerous
cunt oil rain could collect IN valley SO situated.
The storm covered large area OF country. cxtendiny
T0kay Hiils tO the Matra M0untains, but
effects were not felt IN all places aiike. For example,
Md small town near Tokuy, tue rain only lasted
twenty minutes; but IN that timo river formed
100 ieet ~ide ana ten Id depth, which literally swept
away everything IN It's course Masses Of rocK some
into the plain, together with the ROOFS and heavy
tim0eIs OF many houses which were SO utterly
wrecsed that even tncr foundations no longer to
be seen. Only eight people were drowned at Mad
sToRa MiskoLz.
With reference To the heavier visitation at MIS-.
kez, a iriend, "rHng from mo ncgnoorhood, tnus
describes the scene:-"Ihe Burr ON aster OF AIskoz
had telegra phed Tor nre engine, so | went over
with myself at once On leaving tth Railway station
hrsI Indications oi Inc disaster wero enormous
masses OF semqpid mud on either side OF the road,
but not till got inio the principal street did
Tue irightiui extent oi the damage Unlike most Hun
gariau towns, Miskoiz Is or rather was, very we'll
paved hewn Stones. These have beon ripped mp
and scattered all directions. ditc1es ak
iset Ia depth and often us much as twelve
iees wide being iouni where the footway
had been. l entered the house OF my friend
Dr.. S. by means oil long plank placed across the
ditch; has similar gully on tae otner side oil bis
house Tue thuader storm, u appears, began at about
ten O'Clock at night, aud Tor long TIM. one vcn
turcd to 10 bed but when rain comncncsd 20 tall
tney tnouaht thar tue worst over, and u would
seem tnal many retired 10 rest soon alter midnight
| my trend DR. s. said he aroused by irigntfui
a uo uex
inent lie was CONSCIOUS that an awful catastrophe Vas
upon them. The rooms on the ground noor were In.
| stsntly MED WIN water ap to tho ceiling, and OF
numbers OF people we're drowned, as IL were, 10
| q trap irom which there Was no escape.
MARVELLOUS kscAPks
"SOmc, who lad already rushed iuto the street, fell
into the roaring torrent at tner owa thresholds One
man saved himself by clinglDg lor hours TO a lamp
pos and grl saved herself ia her room by clutch.
| ing 10 u large The wall, bat her mother and
sister drowned before nor Dyes O course there
were many haforeadio ESCAPES, bat at the time ot
wrting 800 coryges have been iound ana II Is stated
that about hundred more townspeopie have still
to be accounted ior. By baii-past tnrce tue main
body OF had drained on, leaving, however, the
cellars lover sti hllod. Here, OF course,
brought INTO rcqsi3iton, aud III o
pumping out tue water AZ u reekoned that IVY
nouses have been Destroy ed. and 1 scarcely think
that there IS a single mouse "a Tue town That nas
/ escaped luJury. Near of tho nour miis q KIND
OF had formed itseii oil tc larger wfockage
aud bore were found u heap OF bodies. When vis-
tied he place there inconcelvaDle chaos oi
debris Iron girdcts b.nt like wire, dead aIimalA
uprDOtcd trees, furniture aud other household goods
were utterly demolished aud hsaped toss thor wniic
hcarse rsInaigsu intact jauitne4 between The irou
kiriert OF Ofdse. The great heat wnch wc arc nov
having IA hungary-ninoty.six degrees In tho shade
ADDS new horror the calamity, iOr tho smells have
become aim in locrsbie. sad scene awaited us
at the Iowu Hat, where tnc cOurtyard crsmmed
with poor people ciamorug Tor their turn IN the dis
triouton u bread. suosctiptions are bang raised,
10 which tue Emperor of Austria Immediately sent
5000 norns ana otner borai nelp is coming IN, BUS
tie damage puDiic and pr'vatc, Is calculated at NOS
less tuAn OOO, 900 hIrins."