The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-09
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Foretgo Flood F..


st. Louis, IA number Of prominent
Germans, presided over by DR.. Emil
Pretorious, Of the WeStLiche Post. met
to-day, and took preliminary steps to get
up relief fund for the benefit of the suf-
ferers by the foods in Germany. A
mass meeting will be called for Wednes-
day night.
Philadelphia, IAN organization is
perfecting here for the relief Of foods by
the Rhine overflow.
New York, 7-Oswald Ottendorfe-,
proprietor of the Stats ZettWng, and
other well-known citizens attended q
meeting to-day, called by the Turn
VerelnI. TO devise means for relieving the
distress caused by The foods in Germany.
1t has resolved to send aid to the suffer
ers by the overflow CT the Rhine and its
tributaries only, unless news was re-
| oeiVed Of suffering in other sections.
Chicago, 7-AdOlph Moses, lawyer
of this city, haa received q cablegram
from Frankfort, Germany, soliciting aid
for the sufferers by the recent foods It
was read at meeting of German con-
gregation to-day, and a committee was
appointed solicit funds. It was also
read at a meeting Of The Turngemein this
afternoon. That body su described $3.50,
and number of private subscriptions
were added.
Berlin, Sly new years the Danube
had overlooked its right bank, flooding
the railway station and driving the Off
eisls into the upper floors, and the offices
Of the Danube Navigation Company had
Goats and sailors ready and detschments
OF pontooneTs on duty. In Prster the
water flooded the engine which drove
the electric light Of Karl TheAtre and the
audience had to leave. In some towns
deer took refuge among the houses and
quantities Of game, phesssnts. hare and
partridges, drifted down the river. There
is scarcely any abatement, as yet the
water Is standing 500 centimeters higher
than its normal level in Vienna, 66S in
Pesth and 68S in Pressburg. Linz and
Pesth suffered the most among the larger
town, $4,000 acres Of cultivated land ly-
ing south Of the latter being entirely sub
merged, County folks saved their
herds with difficulty, but left their houses
to the mercy of the waters. The damage
| to property was serious every where. The
loss of life was not IS large as might be
expected, owing to the precautions taken
in good time.
In Germany. especially the Rhine
! provinces, the foundations were more de-
structive than for many years. The
city of Msyence is in 8 critical position.
The entire plsiu betwa n Msnheims ard
| Worms is a great lake 100 feet
deep. Five villages are de-
stIoyed snd 250 house have fallen
In the districts hear Worms Twelve
| villages are nearly destroyed go b. u & 6
have collapsed, loo 600 people ere COM
pletely dest!tu.e At Marheem nothing
is visible from the observatory, but q
sea of water, with few trees and roofs.
The burgomaster's of Worms and Man
| heeR left in boats. A number Of lives
were lost. At Heidelberg, both lines Of
railway were destroyed The water has
risen 10 the ceilings IL the lower part O!
town. Everywhere churches and public
| buildings are opened to shelter the suffer.
ers, the authorities supplying food from
| Worms to BAcenheim and Lampertheim
At Bergstrasse, the Rhine burst through
the dams, snd swept away houses anC
herds. Ali streets OF Cologne, adjacent
to the wharves, are under water. The
suburbs form sn extensive lake Fivt
hundred people are hoUseless. From
the warehouses, goods ere being moved
away. The police a. FIRE brigade art
laying trestle walks to facilitate the es
cape of residents, while boats laden Will
household effects assist in the work O
conveying merchants to their offices. int
which they creep through windows
The little towns Of Mulheimer. Weide
and Warrington are entirely unde
water. In Friesenheim, houses hav
fallen, and furniture is floating about
Inhabitants in many cases are prisoner
in their half submerged dwellings, AM
threatened with famine.