, 1879-03-15

aro actively repairing tho damage, mid may,
perhaps. escape, MS tho storm laa ceased.
szentes, town Of 20,00n Inhabitants, Is
engaged In similar atrngglo with tho
wAtora. ..........-.
A TERRIBLE STORM.
LONDON, March 14.-A dispatch from
szegedin Friday says fearful storm Is still
rngipg. The vast lako nround tho renaains
Of the town Is tossing like tho soa. Tho
inhabitants WHO hnys not yet beon tnkcn
away aro crowded in tho citadel mud upper
atories Of few frnme houses, and In railway
wagons. These people aro fairly provided
with provisions, but tl,onsands nre encnn,po.l
On tho dykes, md with those 1t Ia impossible
to communicate.
FUR HUNDRED CoNrsES
were recovered in tho Village Of szeeged yos-
terday,
4 correspondent at pcst1 reports tho
waters around Szcgeifin subading.
BzEuEpiN AND ITS SURROUNDINGS.
.ye,c Tark 1tn,ft Narea T..
A i,cttcr ttlca Of the disaster ut Szegcd1n md
OF thv causes Of thu lnlndatton can le iUtEncd
from, MI outline Of the course Of thu River
Thclts mud lhc surrounding country. The Thciss
takes ifs rise In the Carpathian Mountains, in
the County Of Marn,aros. It il0Ys westward to
Tokay, thence aouthwcs. 10 sxolnok, after whies,
It takes soutcrly cnurse untfl IL flows Into tho
Danube sont3 o. Tick H. mar 9 tic 6, 70, souern a
with all Its Btnuositics, 10 said to be morn !lan
S00 mi|cs, and tho exteut OF country drained by
It Ia estimated at co. 000 square miles, 1t receives
cipal of whicl, arc tic Doirog, Iicrad, sajo,
and Zagyya on the right, and the szatnos, Kor0s,
md Haros on tho left. Tile country for over
800 niles along the lower part Of thr river Ii
,1s Level plain ~" n the sasor.a river 1nnk; s
swhsnps. oyercrown with reeds and aboundIug
with fcnthercd game. When the snows in The
mountains begin TO melt tn tue spr!ng, the VA
ter r1lshcs down the mountain sides with great
violence, aud the numerous bends In the river
preventing tho steady flow OF the current, the
waters overflow the banks, md flood the sur
rounding country. In the spring OF 1916 de-
RtructtVe lnuudstion occurred. after whtch an
riverside was formed To dcYttc means to avert
future disasters. The channel Of the river was
strafc cl'tencd ln several places bTd9gefng canals,
80 Is TO Eiyo the current . etcadrF flow, aml
along tho banks to keep tho watcr In the chas,
mel. These Improvements wcrc continued rs
fnr az 8zeged[n. anu tho present tnunlattnn IL
said to hlve been causcd BY the negligence Of
szcRcdin Is the capital Of tho County of Czon-
grad, and is BItuated un the right hunk Ut tho
Thetss, nearly oppo ito tho mouth Of It's con-
auent. the Maros, wiscn enters It Il !!ttlc to TIN
north OF the city. The highest portion u the
city, which Is Itself rnorass, |. said TO bc not
moro than twelve fcnt above the low water level
nnd the only precautton the Government ilua
thus far taken to save tho city from annual
extend from tho ThcIss TO tho AIfnld 81 Fiunlo
Railroad. which runs north As,i south. and Is
also built on q dIke, ;formtnE the western
dofonse Of tlo city. On tile south are two sirnt-
lar atkcs; oa The, east, "nd running along
the river side, is another dixie, upon which runs
the Tcmesvar Railroad; which crosses the
Thciss north, Of its contlucuco, With tho
Ma!os. on the other side q the The!ss,
ros, Is the suburb called New szcgo-
din, which is lllicw!sc surrounded by
dses. szegedln. BY Its artificial dcfcnscs, he
comes 'asin, and when one Of tho d!kcs gives
way the water rusnes ln With, tr1cssttbe force
and converts tho CITY into Il lake. The nrgll-
gcnce Of tho Government has hccn. most
severely: criticised, bceuuse lhc currents Of both
tho Tlieiss aud Maros ,aro very rapid IN the
luyla[ soil, witch IL thrown against the betnl-
Jngs Ut tlu rlycrs aborc tlle city, thus choking
The stream mn! causing greater overflow. An
tslnndatton % the city occurred i11 1870 ind IN
LII tic tutu:b of New azrgedln was suh
merged. TIE Government then prouosed tu
cl,aiyc the course oi the Marns, which pouss
innrnso volumes Of water Into tho T!lefss, BY
quitting cauaI und guiding the river rolnil
New szcgcdin, nn1 Joining 1t agatn With the
II. las On ti,c south side u the slourb. ny thus
leading uway u targo portion of watcr md
s;;ai{Aten!ng the fhqpRNHlf pt tha Thesis G9oye
absolutely prevented, 'Dlit tlfc project hns not
yet been carried out,
Thu loss to property. aside from tl,e loss OF
lEc. It Is fchrea will ho imn,cnsc, for Ezcgcd!n
IL M important commercial a,tl industrial eity
Of tlc Austr<-ilunrarinn Empire. IL contains II
1}0rt1tUtf0n nj nftDtIt ~ Mar,
Snrs, Watiacsltanst G1nV0nlal,s, mud GeEmanB,
There arc also large numbcrs Of Eypsies Iu u,ld
around szegedln, but tlluy contribute little to
the prosperity OF the piace. The country about
sztcolIn Is sald to b the most fertile in Hun
gary, und has been called the corr, store Of El-
rope. Lnreu quantities Of corn ure ra1sod there,
.sna,. ana tio vine y extensively cultivated. Tic
down tho river. There is also brisk trade III
timber. The r!ycEs abound With fish. nt1 the
swanps with fowl a,ld turtles. 8kcEcdin la4,
besides New szekcdin, lve other s9burbs Oh Its
eide Of tic river, and rs four Of them are pso.
they, too, arc submsrgcd. s1cgedin has SIX
Roman Catholic churches alll onu uon-unton
Greek church, aid large synnEoguc. The lat.
riartst College, established In 1720, nnd Fran
ctacan conge1t, founded In 1408; also. an insti.
tuition Of tho Sisters ol Christian Charity, pub
lie hospital, nll theatre. -.
gary, and WAS strong fortress In The tlaYa OF
the famous Matthcas Corylnus. In 145s the
Laudtag WAS hell there, aud mar declared
a2atnst tho Emperor Frederick III. IN 1861 tho
Turks captured tho city aud built fort, which
they held until 1G89. In IT'S szegedin wus
raised to the dignity Of q Royal city. From
1881 until thc revolution in 1SA3 thu fort was
used as stato Prison. .whcro political offend.
.eEs from the Lombard-psnetian Kingdom were
confined. ~ 18a8 Szegcuiu bccaulo the heast.
quarters Of tho rcvoFuttannrY leaders, Terczct,
Mor, and Damynntck, aIul tho patriots from tie
surrounding country locked to IT, Ihu follow,
lug year 1t was the seat of the Hungarian Diet,
aud in thu summer It VIVA e:orn,ed unsuccessful.
" BY tue Austrfans md Russians, A powder
maeazins belonging to thu patriots WIS blown
up ant the defenders evacuated the city, which
was taken possession Of by The 4mpeEialists.
GREAT BRITAIN.
RUN DOWN AT BEA.
LONDON, March 1A.-Tho British stoan,e,
Enysrn from T,ont1on tn Oual,a, rnr do,v,,