The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-03-11
A CITY DESTROYED.
THE CITY OF YUMA WIPED OUT BY
THE FLOOD.

Around-Hundreds OF People Rendered
Homeless and Destitue-Appallin: Loss
of Life Reported.
YUMA, Arizona, March I.-Over $50
houses are in ruins IN this place and
l,4OO people are homeless. Its feared
thai hundreds ofhyes have been losst in
the Gila Valley. No reliable reports
can be obtained from that locality, as
the roads are impossible and all the
wires a.e down.
Above Yuma the river is seven miles
wide, and below ssthe town the water
covers the country in one grand lake
over fifty nils across. Over 1000 per-
sons are beng fed daily at the Southern
Pacific Hotel, and the town has pro-
visions sufic' ent for eight days more.
The blockade of West bound trains, 1t
is expected, will be raised II about four
days, but II will be at least two weeks
before they can 60 East.
Reports from jenkins, fSteen miles
above heie, were to the effect that the
food drove the people into the tree tops.
Many became exhausted from cold and
hunger before the food abated and
dropped into the water and were drown
ed. It is estlma I'd that anywhere be-
tween thirty and 100 lives were lost IN
tie valley. Desols ton reisns supreme
all along the valley.
Every house on the hills has been
thrown open to receive the homeless, and
hundleds are quartered in tents and IN
the old government buildings. The
Merchants have opened their goods IN
TIE streets i'll order to help the sufferers;
The water is still high for two hundred
miles east of this port, and all this
must pass here. Mar fear that the
worst is yet to come, especially If there
should be any further rainfall. The
losses in this county will foot up nearly
$2,0OO,OOo, and tie damage suffered by
the rail. DAD company will amount to
moro than $4,000 ),
The common loss has brought all
classes of citizens together, ard all have
worked with will, first IN trying to save
the town BY constructing a rude levee,
and when that effort proved futile, IN saw
inc as much as poaslDle from the runs.
The old town will probably not be re-
built, as both merchants and residents
will erect their stores and houses on the
hills. in order to be out of reach OF any
fun oher damage.
A boat which arrived from Mohawk,
sixty miles up the Gila River, brings re-
ports O. terrible loss of life, all the coun-
try being under water. The greatest
sufferers are the poor Mexicans, whose
entire possessions have been swept away
and who have no reserve to tall back
upon. Their is yet vast stretch OF
territory to be heard from, every one
fears that when full returns are IN. the
loss of lie will prove Of appalling
magnitude.
Reports from the valley Of the Colo
rade, below this place, state that hun
dreds of the Cocopah Indians have been
drowned. They are located abut sixty
miles South of here, anG their tribe is
about 5000 strong, Their villages are
all on low land, and as there are no hllls
on which the Indians could take refuge,
an immense number of them must have
been caught IN the food and swept
avay. The waters rose SIX feet IN
twelve heirs and came on them almost
without warning.
In this city the ruin has been most
complete, TIE Catholic church being the
only building left ,arding on the man
street. The convent and adjoining schoo:
stood the wear Of the waves tor Iany
hours, but finally crumb'ed into ruins:
The Yuma Sentinel moyed its office
four lines yesterday, but finally Sue
cee6ed in getting out on time. Inc
Times was less fortunate, and It's office
and material went down IN the week.
Fears were entertained that tie tine
railroad bridge would be carried away,
but fortunately the piers stood the test.
and unless some extra hes ! wrecEage
should lodge on the superstructure and
cause jam, it will no. be materially IN
jured.
The officers Of Fort Yuma have done
everything in their power to assist the
sufferers, and fortunately there was a
good supply of tents on hand, and
these were at once placed at the disposal
of the homeless families and much sut-
fering thereby prevented.
Should there be no further rainfall, it
is hoped that there will be little further
loss, and that with the restoring ofcom-
municatlon with the West sufficient
trains will be brought in from sSan
Francisco and Los Angeles to prevent
any serious troble.
THE LATEST FROM FLOODED YUMA.
YUMA, ARIZONA, Mar,h 2.-The
Yuma river has fallen to almost the
level of the water before the last flood.
News from the valleys say that every
thing i, under water, and much destruc-
ton to property is reported. ella River
changed It's course in several places. A.
ella City the railroad track was covered
for miles by water ten fee; deep. lhe
statement is made that the stories Of The
first loss Of life are untrue. One man
is. 80 far, known to have been drowned.
Reports of the death of others IN the
valley are reported, but they have not
vet been confirmed.
A Swindler for Twenty Years.
SAVANNAH, GA, Feb. 27.-After
twenty years continued swindling, by
which he has managed to defraul firms
in Georgia and other States out of
amounts aporepatinp $4,000, a. J.