The sun., 1885-02-08
n FLOOD IN THE 7IBER
Tie Rome or Modern Days Warmed by Tel.
egrnph Of tho Coming of the Waters.

ROME. Jan. 15.-Travellers between Flor
ence and Rome were greatly disappointed on
Monday afternoon. the 18th inst. when on ar
riving at Montsrotondo. they heard that tho
train could go no further because the Tiber
had inundated the whole caupagna and the
road had been partially swept away by the wa
ters. Happily IL large force OF men quickly re-
paired the track. and the train arrived in Rome
before night. The approaches o. Rome resem-
blsd those OF Venice. On Monday late at night
tho Municipality issued Il manifesto to put
oitiasns on their guard. having received infor-
nation from Orte that tho waters were rising.
Orts is two hours from Rome by express train.
There isn sort VI hydromster there. with
tcieSraphic oifice. md as tho water takes eGh-
teen hours to reach Rome from thn, pointsuffi-
cient time is given to the authorities in Rome to
taSe measures for preserving litc and property.
Tho obstinate rain. combined with the melt
Sabine and Latium hills. contributed to In.
crerse the volume OF the water. On Tuesday
night tho river rose, over the last step ut
Ripottn harbor. and the stree: was soon inun.
,tatsd bstwrsn The h, Church Of St; Rocco and
stands-the inn where Dante used to aliuht
whon he Gam: 70 Rome Tor the jubilee in Boni.
were bockadsi. Tho Apollo Thsatra % "' wa. "fns IN
accessible and ths opera had 10 stop. The
Ghetto was inundated ut the Finmara aud tho
los bridge stood it well. but III" other bridges
trsMmblsd under tho pressure Of the water. -.
area. was turned into u lake Tn. gigantic
granite columns with their hases concca ed by
T"st M res lss SShms son 81 fep be-
imngn-d inore striking than this scene Mt
Ersvsn, peops from tniiing INTO the water had
lined this lake with row of burning pots fun
Of greass "a . The iIsksrns flames and tho dark
funereaI light across tho portico, and the col
umns east such shadows over ths still. dark
hoyond t!!a, wall. down in the closed church a
glimpse nigh, t'e caught OF another world, The
trance to hell would inve well suited Agrippa's
Pamtheon on these nights.
The apprehension of danger was great for y
had lasted nearly forty days, had been accom-
e and NJ Srsa, o, s i2rns 3 Hroana
ms had 10 b. pos,ponsd, MS the Tibs Or S"i' has
gushel up into the church again and again
from tha hole which IL in the centre. directly
Crowds loitersd for several days. watching
from the Ponte Saint Angelo anI the R,r-tia
ne i,iehnats r,sruinE from the floods trunks Of
horses passsd once in while under the arches
OF tho bridges, which were nearly filed by the
Snns ss rsssn. -ms the
racks Of 81, Angelo were partially emptied and
fhe artillery material was stntiorai on st,
i.,cr's Piazza. md watched by s"niries.
The ancient Romans used .uphonious terms
70 conceal tho uglinsss and hestruc. iveness OF
terrors o, It's unpatsrnal visitations. They
called It fdrnn to conceal the muddy and dirty
most Rmiabls titles and names on this river,
which they tried to transform into u beautiful
divinity. they would nave done batter II they
had mastered its current and tanked IN on
beth sides with solid bangs. This will he done
now by the now owners Of tome but they 90 so
slowly about ths work that tn and the nsxt can.
fury will probably not see the end Of il, Mil
lions are spent IN bringing to light broken In
and N raising on the Cspito monument TO a
klng hesc.nd"d n a straight line from those
away from tho ssvsn hills. while the poor poo.
pie continue 20 splsr from the periodlcal vislts
Of thoir father Ttber In the feus OF Transtevers.
whsrs fever rises to kill them a. soon "a the
wstars have Withdrawn. N'