Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-29

EF'INAB. France, April IS.
The list of fatalities caused by the
breaking yesterday morning of the
great Bouzy dyke In the Bouzy dis
trlct OF the Vosgcs Increases every
hour one hundred and fifteen deaths
have already been reported, but only
90 bodies have been recovered. 1t is
believed that the death list will be
greatly In excess OF the figures above
given when all districts are heard
from. II is supposed that many of
the dead were swept into Isolated
places where II Will be long time
before the bodies are found. The whole
region over which the thousands OF
tons of water swept In reslstless food
Is strewn with every sort OF wreckage,
ana the whole country presents a most
desolate appearance. In many places
the early crops were swept clean out
OF the ground and the losses thus In
Cured VIII be heavy Six brlgades OF
gen'darmes have arrived and they have
peen detailed to act as guards. Every
attempt Is being made to reorganize
tho district. but this is rendered diff
cut by the water The Avlere, a small.
h3iroW stream, is now in some places a
me ana a half wide. The railway in
inc vicinity OF the Darnlculllcs stntion
was torn up. The rails and the ties
were swept away and the umbank-
menus destroyed. Nearly every bridge
on the line OF the flood was either de-
stl9yed or so badly damaged that they
VIII nave to be rebuilt
IN eons~sseuon OF the dyke or dam
WIS commenced H.
1871. II 1889 II was greatly strengthen
Gu IL was OF heavy masonry, $50 Yards
lons, 90 feet high and 60 fect thicl, M
inc base The masonry was CARRIED
mo me ground to a depth OF 600 feet
pe'oN the level Of the valley into which
tue reservoir discharged Its water,
IL was built against vertical face OF
sold rock. having a maximum beirht
nl IL Ieet' The base rested on a sand
stone bottom OF natural formation. The
massive construction Of the dam was
considered TO be q guarantee that II
would hold back any weight OF water
hat could be brought against II.
The distress among the homeless
uWellers of the valley Is great and In
many cases they appear to be mentally
benumbed by the calamity that has
betallen them. ''''
The government is fully awake TO the
disaster and Is doing everything ms
slDle 10 relieve their sunerlngs NJ. Du-
puy minister OF public works ma NJ
Lclgues, minister uf the Interior. nrc
now on their way here to assume
charge Of the relief work. Three thou-
sand francs have already been received
Tor relief purposes and the minister's
VIII bring 5000 more from the fund of
lhelr departments and 1000 francs con-
ttlbuted by President Faure. MADAME
Relne has sent 1000 francs, which win
be applied to relieving the sufferers
The project of the police department
has vieitcd the district affected Inv the
disaster He has organized "A relief as
ISOLATION, and, aided by the military
Will as soon as possible, restore com
munleauon to the outside world. The
government employees ana the soldiers
VIII also search for the dead and i'm
mediotely bury all the dead nnlrnals
they may find. All the municipal nu-
thoriues are working consciously In
distributing relief and seeking to bring
order out OF the chaos prevailing here
over 10000 persons from the nearby
towns ana the surrounding country
visited the scene Of the disaster TODAY.
NJ ! O'Clock this afternoon the burial
OF 10 OF the victims took place at Dome
we're one OF the villages that suffered
inc worst from the inundatlon. Two
thousand persons attended the services
which were held while the graves were
being dug, There We're many heart.
rcnding scenes while the bodies were
being consigned to the earth.
Al Bouzcy Itself but one house re-
mains above the reservoir which is
now quite empty and looks like an i'm
mense black hole In the landscape The
remains OF the broken wall are living
about for n distance of five hundred
yards below the opening. A small pine
woods which stood beneath the reser-
voir has completely disappeared with
the exception OF two trees, between
the branches OF which quantity OF
wreckaEe remains. The great reser
volr was n curious structure, II was
composed OF three arms which stretch- !
ed out like fan between the wooded |
hills.