The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-20
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A CITY suBNERaED.

A dispatch from Szegedin says: "After
dreadful night of anxiety all efforts proved
useless. The water broke through with I'M
mense force at clock, carrying away . part
of the railway station embankment and roll
ing-stock. Within three hours the town was
many feet deep in water. Terrible suffering is
commencing; shrieks and cries from thousands
are heard. Houses are crashing by the score.
and many cases carrying their inmates with
them. God knows what we shall do tonight
There is no gas, the works being fifteen feet
in water. fear we shall run short of food
soon. One boat was just going to save large
house full of people when il was swept away
with . fearful crash. and carrying with it the
whole living freight. The scene is simply
heart-rendering. Over $1,000 people are out
of house and home. Hundreds are drowning
and the water is still raising rapidly. Siege
din is the second commercial town in Hun
gary, and has been in imminent danger the
past week of inundation from the river Theiss,
which flows through the town. Several large
dykes protecting the back Of the town had
burst, and the safety of the town depended On
the embankment of the Afford railway, 70
| strengthen which all efforts were made. An
| other dispatch from Szegedin says the last en-
bankment of the river Thesis burst early this
morning, Causing An immense destruction, and
| II il feared great loss of life. The Daily Lon
don Ne'rs' from Szegedin since the last tele-
/ gram Haye t0e N3tSf mas nsen In town D te&t,
| The situation il becoming worse and wore.
Sixty thousand persons are without roof TO
cover them. II is feared the loss of life has
been very great, and il will increase during
this terrible night. The foregoing coming di-
rectly from the spot, il probably more thrust
| worthy than the official account previously re-
ceived from Pesth. The violent attacks in the
Hungarian Diet will possibly cause the govern
| ment to make its report Of the disaster - IA
vorAbly ~ possible. Accounts of the disaster
received from Vienna say the upper doors of
all the high houses are crammed With people
in monetary fssr of death II is thought come
| few houses which are built Of stone may stand.
An Official telegram confirms the reports Of the
| terrible aspect of the town and the destrue-
| tion of hundreds Of houses II states that the
removal Of the inhabitants is proceeding with
| out disorder. So far only four corpaes have
been found Dams are being cut in several
places to allow the water TO run Oh. No excese-
"a are reported bot precautions have been TAX
co for the protection Of property.
| ovERyIows n HryoAHY.
Two Of three dams protecting the town
Of Szegedin. Hungary from the overflow Of the
| Theiss river have burnt Five thousand men
are working the remaining one II this
burnt 1000 people will be made homeless
Many Villages are already swept away. SseSe-
din Is in . marsh on beth banks Of the Theiss
river dispatch dated Sseeedin, O'Clock
Monday night. says: Eighty thousand people
are here. including refugees from the country
state Of siege has been declared Everybody
who il summoned j. Obliged to work % pain
Of death. The wind 10 rising. water 10 rushing
under the embankrnent and wants bat few
inches TO maafer us. We await the worst. Ths
city Of Sseeedin is nov considered 10 Be safe
The water il only rising very slcvfv. h
neiehboring village Of Doro.emA ooutainins
100 houses, has been totally destroyed. Its il
habitants took refuge on . Hill.
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