, 1879-03-15
1o''A1A"r' ''.
AdS ! :onal Incidents Of the
RS Fearful Flood in -.
Hungary. !
The Loss Of Human Life Now
Numbered by Thou- -,
sands.
Sc7era! Other Cities and Vi1lages
Threatened with Inun-
t1ation.
Many People Isolated and
in Danger Of Star !;
walton.
Another Disastrous Ocean CoI1fsa
ion on the Coast Of ..
England. =
A Pfl0t-Boat Run Down, and =
Fifteen Lives Lost. :.
Preparations for Another Extensive In.
surreotion in Macedonia, ::


THE FLOOD.
PEsrH, March 1f.-A 1argc portion Of tho
-. suburbs nf 6zegedin being below the ordi-
nary lovel Of the River Theiss, the water
which rushod in from the higher ground be-
hind the town, being several feet above the
present level OF the river, bore down On its
way the high-road embankmentst r1ahinQ in
cascades into the lower ground md inundat-
ing 1t with foarful rnpidity. Instead Of fivo
or six houts, which It was calculated the
food would tnko to spread through tho town.
scarcely M hour md hnlf Ind pessed
before szegcdin lay submerged up to its
present leycl. However, Homa hopo is en-
tertained that on account of the alarm
which, for days before tho occurronoo Of tho
calamity, zoused the population to sense
OF their danger, md gavo them IN oppor.
tunity to fly for refuge,
TIE LOSS OF LIFE
has not been very great, but tho victims
must, at my rate, bo numbered by many
hundreds, it not by thousands. Nor is tho
ha7oo yet completed. Besides those swept
away during ttnt terrible night, all through
Wednesday dnll, fatal sounds weze heard in
NIL directions, indicating tlo successive falls
of buildings. The special Government Conn.,
missioner says tho poorer classes wcro e.
trcmoly unwilling to abandon tbsir homes.
In nany casea force had to be used to nluck
people from houses that wcro IN dangerous
condition. p. T. ~'-"
All communities in the neiRhborlood vic
with each Other in relieving tho dis.zoes
They nro aending provisions by land and
water. md opening their houseB 10 succor
tho refugees. Comparatively fow, howoyer,
nra;l Themselves Of tho lattcr offer. Tho
working clnssos especially prefer abiding By
tho nearest safe spot In town, or close to it.
Thus thousands arc encatnFcd On tho high
embankmeut running along tho river, which
stands firm, so that tho opening Of this emf
bankmcnt 10 lot tho water from above and
behind tho town run into the river in front,
could only bo imperfectly carried on.
THE EMrEKo1. FRANCIS JusEPn
will forogo lia visit TO Posth to receive con-
gratulalions On tho OCCASION Of hia silver
wedding. He desires that tho money it,-
tended for Ills festivities ahall bo distributed
among tho sufforors by tho flood. The En-
peror md Empress also give 10000 Aorina
from their private purse.
OFFICIAL REPORT.
PEsru March 14.-Tho Government Com
missioner ut szegedin reports that ho was
rowed through tho submerged streets and
fouud throe-quarters of tho town In ruing.
He thinks ii tho wator remains fow days
longor scarcely 200 houses will be loft stand.
ing. The Dusgomaster estimates that sew
oral Thousand persons have been drowned.
lilo attributes the disaster to tho Incidence of
tho Inhabitants, and to tho fact that tho ,
Government Commissioners concentrated all
their efforts on strengthening tho dams aud
did not prepare tho mems Of saving llfo in
the event of the contingency Of tho breaking
Of the dams,
ES0L1sn SYMPATHY.
LONDON, March 16-5 d. m.-The Lord
Mayor Of London, at the request Of tho Aus
trian Ambassador, tas opened a subscription
for tho relief Of Szogealn.
SUFFERING.
A correspondent at Bzegodin tolegraphed
on Thursday that thousands OF pooplo wera
starving. Tho correspondent passed. In
ono OF tho relief boats 400 pcraons
who had takon refuge IN church.
Tho boat was unablo to afford them any
holp. Thoro woro hardly any eerviccab1e
boats available, In a scAool-house 1,5oo
people hatl taken refuge md wero without
food. Largo numbers Of boats which wero
proceeding to did tho submerged city had
been stopped by tho storm, which lad cut