The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-06
DAMAGE BY FLOODS.
Terrible Damage by Floods In
Germany and Austria
APPEAL ISSUED FOR NATIONAL HELP.
The Survivors Are Suffering the Greatest
Misery, Being Entirely Destitute of
Food and Shelter - Railways
Blocked by the Waters.

Vienna, Aug. 3.-The floods give no
sign of abatement. The Danube has
overlooked it's banks at every point, do
ing incalculable damage. The town of
Ems at the junction of the river Ems
and the Danube, in upper Austria, is
practically submerged. Upward of 200
houses are under water.
The latest reports received here show
that the floods are still increasing. The
bodies of 20 persons were recovered at
Trautenau, Bohemia the river Aupa
having overlooked its banks and mum
dated a large part of the town. The
building occupied by the law courts at
Trautenau was undermined, and its
walls collapsed. Three boxes contain
ing 100000 forms in money were stored
in the building and carried away by
the flood.
The rising of the lake of Traun, or
Gmunden lake, threatens the town of
Gmunden, and many other places are
menaced by the still increasing vol
umes of water in the rivers and small
er streams.
Danube Never So High.
The Danube at this point is over SO
meters above it's normal height, higher
than it was ever known to be before.
1t is difficult to understand, considering
the enormous breadth of the flood, how
the water continues to rise.
The gates closing the entrance to the
Donau canal, which traverses the city
and which is really a branch of the
Danube, are submerged, a thing that
has never occurred before. There are
several feet of water in the lower parts
Of the city. The great floodgates which
held back Lake Grundlsee gave way
last night, and an enormous volume of
water rushed into the gorge below,
flooding the town of Aussee. The break
occurred at a late hour, and most of the
inhabitants of the town were asleep.
Many of them had narrow escapes from
drowning.
Hallstadt lake, in Upper Austria, has
overlooked, carrying flood to Ischl, a
fashionable watering place. The en-
press is at Ischl and has been much af-
fected by the distress caused by the
floods. She has conquered her abhor-
renee of publicity and has announced
that she will personally receive contri-
buttons in aid of the sufferers. Owing
to the crowds of summer guests in the
town there is a scarcity Of food there.
Terrible Damage Done.
The town of Pressburg, on the Dan
ube in Hungary is surrounded by wa
ter, and the place is threatened with
great damage house in Marschen-
burg, whose foundations had been I'M
dermined, collapsed. and 20 persons were
drowned. At Freiheit house was car
ried away bodily by the flood, and II
persons persisted. The streets of Trau-
tenau present a frightful spectacle.
Many corpses can be seen floating about
/ the town. a cradle containing a cry
ing infant was discovered as it was be-
ing carried away, and the child was res
| cued. Many of the inhabitants of
! Reichenberg have lost their lives.
The splendid public grounds at Gmun-
den have been entirely destroyed. The
destruction of railroad embankments
| and bridges has been enormous and I'M
| precedented. The Western railway is
the worst sufferer. A large number of
trains, including the Orient express are
blocked, and it is impossible to say
| when traffic can be resumed.
! The loss caused by the destruction of
mills and houses and the carrying away
of cattle and crops will be immense.
The total damage done will amount to
many millions of florins.