The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-13
A FrlghtfuI Calamity in Hungary.
A Whole City Enuulphsd by
Floods Of Water.
Heart-rendlnu shrleks From Thuus-
ands Of Helpless Victims.
A Hundred Square Miles Covered by
Raging Torrents.
A Scene Of Horror that Beguars
Description.
An Exciting Crisis in the French
Assembly.
Startling Developments Concerning
the Ministry Of 18th May
Promised.
HUNGARY.


SIEoEpIN, March l2.-The catastrophe
which for some days has been apprehend-
ed occurred this morning. Aided by a
gale, the water broke through the dam
and rushed In broad streams towards the
town. The inhabitants are fleeing. The
synagogue has fallen, burying a number
of people who had taken refuge in It.
LONDON, March IA dispatch from
Szegedin, Wednesday morning, saws: AZ.
ter a fearful night OF anxiety, all efforts
proved useless. The water broke through
with immense force at three o'clock, car.
rying away part OF the railway station.
embankment and rolling stock. Within
three hours the town was many feet deep
in water. Terrible suffering is co,nmenc.
ing and shrieks and cries from thousands
are heard. Houses arc crashing by the
score and in many cases carrying their
inmates with them. There Is no gas,
the works being fifteen feet in water. i
fear We shall run short Of food One boat
was just going TO save large house full
OF people, when fearfnl crash carried
with It the whole living freight. The
scene IS simply heart-rending. Over l,SOO
people arc out OF house and home. Hun
dreds are drowning, and the water is still
rising rapidly.
Szegedin is the second commercial town
in Hungary and has been in imminent
danger the past week from inundation
from the river Theiss, which flows through
the town. The dykes protecting the back
of the town burst and the safety OF the
town depended on the embankment Of
the railway, to strengthen which all
efforts were concentrated.
SCENE OF GoRRoR.
PEsrH, March l2.-The latest kilograms
announce that the flood, with terrific
roar, Is rushing from two sides over SEE.
gedin. The horrors Of the situation battle
all description. The town is in fact dc.
stroyed. Two.thirds OF it Is now sub.
merged, including the citadel and post
and telegraph Offices. Whole rows OF
houses arc falling. The orphanage and
synagogue are destroyed. Allthe inmates
Of the former were buried in the ruins.
Two manufactures are on fire. The in
habitants are flying to new Szegedin and
the more elevated parts of the town. The
municipality OF Pesth is making every
effort to send aid to Szegedin. Two relief
trains have started. Accommodations for
the iugitives have been provided in the
barracks and public buildings at Pesth.
LONDON, MRrch l2.-An official telegram
confirms the reports Of the terrible aspect
OF the town and destruction OF hundreds
OF houses. 1t states that the removal OF
the people is proceeding without disorder.
So far only four corpses have been found,
Dams are being cut in several places to
allow the water to run olE No exceSses
are reported, but precautions have been
taken for the protection of property.
ONE HUNDRED SQUARE MILES FLOODED.
LONDON, March ia Pesth dispatch
says: One hundred square miles in the
neighborhood ofZegedin are flooded. The
crops in the district are lost. The govern
nent sent 10000 flOrins for the relief OF
the inhabitants. The radicals in the dis.
trict violently attacked the government
for neglecting 10 take precautions to pre-
vent the calamity.
LONDON, March PA Times special
from Pesth states that the latest report
this evening from the special committee
at Szegedin, says that besides the four
corpses which have been brought in, thir-
" more are reported from other quarters.
Several fires occurred, and there are strong
suspicious oil incendiarism. The water Is
yet rising, but communication towards
Temewar is still open. The irruption Of
water came ut last so suddenly that the
workmen barely had time TO reach the
town. Ample provision Of boats has been
made throughout the town, but it is fear
ed that such an inundation happening in
the depth Of night, cannot but drown
many persons. Telegraphic communica.
ton with Szegcdin was interrupted during
the greater partof Wednesday, until even
ing.