The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-27
IN A DELUGE.
Seven Hundred People
Drowned i'm Mexico.
THE CRY OF LEON DEsrEorxp
Lssses ef Muliens OF DalIarx-r-.
Thousand Hous~s In ExIns-<cen~s
sf Horror and Hsnaa saa~rtnx-
Nslfisndes HemeI@ss And Starring.

ST iorfs- Jane aE-Sseeszs frusz II.
City OF xexica- All tflerEssstslr rsznsssf4i
cafson. which has been isssrrrupsssi sew
SrAl 6xss by 1oea@s, has heea r~<sss-,sss. ard
particulars cf terrible ssisxsser on tAx
hEe 81 tAe Nexlena fentrss railway. fsa-.
sseusa-sx a. Leon a:ss szise. have sseess OF,
sai-ses During shc rAsf le csTs TIE t&asse
lands hrswe~Ea here ard Secseeezx have
t-een sisissd By nnp-ecedensesi rasns.
Every fnosnfais rfyR'ss aiany the tensrzl
railway fcr rssc-e tfaa -sU nssles has h4-en
converted iEto q destructive torrent. ansl
the valleys Present the appearance oi
lakes. Many cities and towns hAve been
tnanAaset. aud ieoa and sslso hxve been
partially desfresea
TIE fr<t inf5mstscn nreeaveS in this cIty
of the disaster in fas north vas d feiexras,
from Ssl4o, dated the IA inst The dis
patch said. II commenced raining fsesy-
lsy here ye<fsrsiay afferno<sa aud confin-
ned all night. raising the sisao river oas al
It's banks. hreakiax ~ the ntsrfh sss4 q:
iawR a19 rsssiug through the strcxts with
ifrrsfs;Ih}r toree, N.st of tbe houSsss hers
eessr af ssieze, - &son a they wsre sal.
nrsfea with water. h<sgan 20 fail Abaa,
- houses have been ds:sg-oscd
LIVING aS waTxesEloss.
TIE station fuiidinxs are corrupted by
homeless people. unztsis To cttain snF-
thing 10 eat except @Asctmelens and ffait
general. AMI the whole country around
sIlso is ssnosled. Several dykes kaye given
way. aud il stiii continues raining.
IL has bees learned that the 3ssssis haye
been more destructive In Icen than Siiao
On Neassy, the 18Th the river broke ever
the dykes, Notwithstanding all essnrfs Ia
cheek Il II maSe rapid hesdway and
finally flooded the city As the rain fell
he river rose rapidly. fio1ing into the
town and gradually wearing away the
foundations 81 the hnisdiEss, which cersn-
Enenerd 10 fall as night came ois. Monday
night brought 10 that city one q the nasss,
terrible scenes ever witnessed in any coun-
Try. The people, believing themselves Sc
cure. went u bed in these parts Of the
town where the water had not found its
WAY
NIGHT az TERROR
The steady downfall of rain. with the ex;
tenslsc water bed 81 fts. outyysne country.
increased the fias Of the river snsi cxteade,.
Its channel Until half Of the toxin was AR
der wafer Houses innhie,i in rapidly,
having bsEn worn away by the Buies- a39
loss af life commenced. unparalleled in
TIE history OF any Of The great iauHdasscnx
OF modern times. As the buildings fell the
unfortunate creatures were either crushed
10 dssih or drowned. unr whole night OF
ferTcr followed. Men. women and chill
dFcu led to the streets in thar night
and others to De ssep, away hy the .iogsi-
Tuesday morning, rain was sill falling
and there had tssen no sef1epti5ie decrease
In the stream of wsier. A nasIamota lake
exierds 10 al resnis of the COMPASS, is
rsone;oaous appearance occasionally bro
ken iy half submerged houses aad high
land cropping above Its surface The fcwn
had wrecked look. Where houses had
stood she night pseEions. water WAS run
ming "a the lower grounds.
ffrsABLg scExE
A group OF people who had bsen forced
by the impending danger - seek flight
without clofnss were standing la the rain
crying and derlogiug their losses. All The
houses which the ficod left intact werc
opened 70 the unforsaDa.es, who were pro-
yided with everything available.
The loss nf life up 10 this writing reached
into she hundreds but the threatening
danger had closed the channel Of sorrow
aud the hnshed voices denoted nothing
more than fear for the future. All night
il poured. until Hs-inessa. morning sass
the lake surrounding the city undimln-
ished IN size. with steady rStn disturbing
It's surface
In the afternoon, however. il ceased
raining, and the waters commenced "a ~
ce,ie. aud the people recovered from their
fright. though wafer IS still covering a poF-
tlea Of the city.
ETRENN WITH f45stfSES.
There Is strong stencil from heaps Of
rubbish that once formed houses. and one
is led 70 believe that there aEst be bodies
hnriesi under them There art also bodies
still fiaafiag In the water one hundred
and eleven bodies have been recoyesei
without goisg Ia any of the r;iius Of the
houses. wherein are supposed to be- hun
drs.3s OF bodies huTsei
The destroyed houses are estimated nj
2use. and the boss at s.sa.toe. Many other
towns have been haify damaged, bat loss
of life Is only reported from sllso aud Leon,
The Nexicaa Ccntrsf has ssfefed scry
Several uashCQss occurred be-
tween AgGas Gaiientrs ami Leon. bat
they have now been Fprasrea and trains
are running from III raso es far south as
cen. Ali available weTknen are efA-
pi0yet repairing. The state ard federal
governments are doing Iaarh 10 suecgF the
victims of the floods. Money. food and
clothes arr being sent fress here. The last
reports from Leon are hcaTtfsndine, The
y he}e population is workius In the rlgias
of the fallen houses. Nearly every ls4df
los: relatives or friends, aaa thazc WHO
have not have seen their earthly posses
si0sss disappear.
The very las, statement received places
Ihc number Of hoi3sss DESTROYED n leori
- 1z-5 and the homeless families at more
ihan isSs1, More than 20 brides have teeu
recovered from the ruias There Is no Ios-
'shElits that the entire number will iail