The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-13
SCENES AT SZEGEDIN.
Vastness of the DestructiOn-The su
vivOrs-The FmperOr's visit.

VAstneAS OF the DcstructlOn-Inc sur.
vivors-The fmperOr's visit.
The correspondent of the London Standard
telegraphed from Szegedin on March 1G
The worst is over. Since Friday there has
been no storm. The weather has been fair
and frosty. The water Is falling slowly, the
island near the fortress Is becoming gradual
Iy larger, and some Of the streets can be
passed on foot. Order has been partly re-
stored, and robbery is prevented, as no one
Is permitted to pass on boats after o'clock
In the evening. The guards have been ordered
to fire ON any boats that may pass during the
night The post and telegraph offices have
been re-establisbled. The station OF the State
railway has escaped. During the inundation
the pioneers performed wonders. One hun
dred and twenty-five Of them saved 1000 per
sons during one night, but now the troops are
exhausted, and reinforcements are necessary.
Twenty Thousand inhabitants have been CON
Quoted by rail to the towns Of the Banat, and
10000 others have fled on foot and In car
riages. In spite of the national hatred be-
tween the Servians and the Magyars, the in
habitants Of the Banat vie with the Germans
In charity. The finance minister has left
for the Banat, and Is there organizing assist
unfortunately some Of them very large
houses fell, covering, in one instance, eighty
families, and in another, ffty-six persons
with the ruins. From many Austrian and
Hungarian towns manned boats have reached
Dorosma, where the poor Inhabitants have
threatened the wealthy people, who have
been obliged to seek the protection of the
infantry. The Honveds, many OF whom have
been drowned, have left for Hatfield. The
number of houses destroyed eis estimated at
seven thousand. The houses which have not
fallen In are mostly injured. The number Of
human lives lost Is not yet known. The
burgomaster, Count Palffy, says that they
number some thousands; and Herr Taschler,
sand lives have been lost Such figures are,
however, exaggerattons. -Four hundred
corpses have been buried In the village Of
Szeoged, where all the priests Of the district
meet. Hundreds OF corpses are buried
persons are still waiting. on the roofs
and the trees for assistance. Many
streets are barrlcaded by stones and
furniture, so that the boats cannot ap-
proach the unfortunate people who cry for
help. Hundreds, among them many sick, shiv-
ering with cold, refuse to leave the bikes,
hoping that they can save part OF their NOV
ables. In some parts OF the inundated dis
tricts there Is want of provisions, and every
where there is q want OF warm clothes. All
the civil and military authorities are lodging
In q small house, which is besieged by many
thousands OF homeless people. Men who
were rich some days ago are now begging for
bread Their eyes were streaming with tears.
Women who have saved nothing but their
lives brought children to the house. The
corpses picked up among the ruins are being
deposited Id a chapel twice day and buried.
The neighborng communities have sent hun
dreds Ot carriages for the transport Of the
fugitives. The local authorities OF Trontak
have sent volunteers to strengthen the bikes
by which New Szegedin IL protected from the
flooks OF the Maros The latter has ceased to
rise. Diphtheria has broken out among the
fugitives Id Szeoged. In railway wagon
used In carrying people from Szeoged to
Temesvar four women have given birth to
children. The most touching fact in connee-
ton with this sad affair Is, perhaps, that dur
ing those nights OF terror the members OF
families have been separated from each other.
As soon boat reaches the left bank OF the
river, or a railway train draws up TO Sta
ton, the fugltives call In vain for their rela-
tiveS or frieDds and passionate, heartrend1ng
lamentations are heard.
The following ID from dispatch, dated
March 16, OF the London Daily NelDs CORE
spondent at Szegedin:
AS got off the steamer Early this morning
and walked down two miles on the narrow
strip Of river embankment covered with thou
sands Of half frozen people, eating corn and
seeds snatched from the waters, the scene was
one which no pen could describe. Out OF the
thousands few had managed to scrape to-
gether enough half dry wood to make fires,
round which peasant and citizen, oblivous Ut
rank and position, were huddied together.
This day is to me more painful almost than
the first, though then the excitement was
greater and the cries Of women and children
more heartrending. Now the look Of utter
desolation and helplessness depicted on every
countenance especially since the intense cold
OF last night, is said in the extreme. Count
Szapary and another minister have arrived
from Pesth Ten thousand lOayeS OF bread
have also arrived, but unfortunately 1T Is very
difficult to distribute them on account OF the
scarcity Of the boats.