The daily gazette., 1879-03-15
THIRD EDITION
The Sxegedin Disaster.

Further Details about the Flooding Of
the Toton-7he Poorer Glasses Cling
ing TO Their Homes -Serera Thou
sand People Dr0,rned. y..
PEsTH, March IA, 1S79.-The govern
ment commissioner at Szegedin reports
that he was row ed throuhh the submerged
streets and found three-quarters of the
town in ruins. He thinks that If the
wafer remains few days longer scarce
ly two hundred houses will be left stand
ing. The Burgomaster estimates that
several thousand persons have been
drowned. de attributes the disaster to
the Incidence of tha inhabitants and to
The fact that the government commis-
sioners concentrated all their efforts of
strengthening the dams and did not pre-
pare means Of saving life III event of tue
contingency of the breaking OF the dams.
INCIDENTS OF THE FLOOD.
A large portion Of the suburbs Of SEE
gedin being below the ordinary level OF
the River Nheiss, the water which rushed
in from the higher ground behind the town
being several feet above the present level
Ct the river, bore down on its way the
high road embankmeuts, rushing ia cas-
TIM it with fearful rapidity. Instead OF
five or six hours, which it was calculated
the food would take TO spread through
the town, scarcely an iour and half had
passed before Szegedin lay submerged up
To its present level. Withal, however,
some hope is entertained that on account
Of the alarm which for days before the
occurrence reused the population to a
sense Of their danger aud gave them an
opportunity to ay for refuge, the loss of
life has not been very great, but the VIC
TINS must al any ra be numbered by
many hundreds, fnot by thousands nor
is the havoc yet complete. Besides those
swept away during that terrible night all
through Wednt sday dull fatal sounds
were heard in all directions, indicating
successive falls of buildings.
PRsTH, March 14.-The Government
Commission at Szesedin reports that
lie was rowed through the submerged
streets aud found three-quarters of the
town in ruins. He thinks that If the wa
ter remains a few days longer scarcely two
hundred houses will be left standing.
The Burgomaster estimates that several
thousand persons have been drowned.
He attributes the disaster to the indo.
lence of the Inhabitants, and, to the fact
ludt Tue utbOVerDueut Colululsrl
centrated all their efforts on strengthen
Ing the dams, and did not prepare means
ofsavi glifein the event of the connngen
cy OF the breaking of the dams.
ANOTHER CITY INUNDATED.
LONDON, March l5.-A despatch TO the
standard from SZegediD saws The river
Naros is rising rapidly and threatens w
Szegedin. Numerous villages in the vi
cnlty are crowded with refugees. An
archy and confusion reigns here and the
surrounding country because of the in
sufficient number Of troops. Several in
cendiaries have been summarily execu-
ted.
The Standards despatch from Pcsth,
dated Friday night, says a northeasterly
storm drove the waves across the dykes
protecting Csongrad (which contai ns
5000 inhabitantsl, and the town was
partially inundated. The people are act.
lively repairing damages, and may per.
haps escape, as the storm has ceased
Szentes, town of ri, 900 inhabitants, i.
engaged in a similar struggle with tn,
wateIs.