Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-15
RIO GRANDE
SEVEN MILES WIDE
Crest Of Flood ut Mcsllla Park
Highest In Twenty Years.
El PasO Threatened.
4 special to the New Mexican yes.

The situation here Is extremely
critical and unless aid is received
from elsewhere, for the many desti'
tute and homeless victims OF the
flood, famine and sickness will prob
ably cause many fatalities. The
whole community is suffering and the
three hundred homeless who are OF
the poorer class and who are having
their temporary wants attended to by
the citizens Of this place who are
more fortunate, will oon be without
the necessities of life unless aid Is
received very soon. The Mexican por-
ton Of the city was completely dew
astated by the waters, the number Of
homes carried away being in the VI
cinity or as, rendering several hun
drad people homeless. The supply
OF provisions In the town Is almost
exhausted and the leading citizens
and business men Of San Marcial,
realizing their inability 70 cope with
the extreme situation, have appealed
10 The governor and the people OF the
Territory. the following telegram be-
ing sent last evening:
San Marcial, N. M, Oct, Is.
His Excellency Governor NJ. A..
Otero and the Charitably Inclined
People Of New Mexico, Santa Fe:
"a great calamity has befallen San
Marcial. more particularly the Mexi-
can section OF the town and the ma.
tive communities In the immediate
vicinity. A conservative survey OF
the situation places the number Of
Mexican homes that have gone out OF
existence by the flood at rs, and the
number Of homeless and destitute
people In consequence OF this vista
tion cannot be less than from two to
three hundred. The Immediate wants
Of the sufferers are receiving atten.
ton from our WI people In o posi-
ton 10 render assistance, but this aid
Will Of course be only limited and
temporary. Donations OF food, tents,
clothing and money are urgently
needed and the business people of
San MarciaI guarantee and will see
70 It that such help will be distrib-
uted impartially and placed where 1t
Ia urgently needed.
Signed by the following RESPONSE
BILE citizens Of San Marcial: +. John.
son, ]. b. Harry, John 0. Pritchard, J..
X. Moore. G. L. HALEY. G. Il. Meade
a. Company, John Broyles, +. IL.
Richards. ]. Il. Nicholas, s. g. Hanna,
Avelino Romero, Armstrong Brothers.
q. q. Crossman. James Nicuinm
McQuiilan, M.R.McRory. Francis VIII
son, II. Bonem, c, NJ. Crossman. Re.
lief committee. Fl. II. Howard, ]. N.
6royles, Abernargo Baca."
muffiHD SUuFndt D Story.
The river at Earlham is four miles
wide. and at Anthony ii is seven
miles wide. Many families have been
driven to tito hills, and the loss to
farm crops, hogs. poultry and cattle
Is very heavy. AT this hour all the
houses in the settlements of san Mi
guel. Chamberino, La Mesa, Launion
and Anthony are threatened with de.
struction. The river. though 1t has
been rising again today, Is stin con.
Tined TO the west OF the railroad EN-.
b~ankfnents. and 1t is hoped that the
crest OF the flood Is near, and that
the entertainments will hold back the
water from the other side of the val
ley. The damage so far is ten mile.
south OF Las Cruces, and ii is limos
sible for me to estimate the tota,
amount until the food subsidies IN,
railroad being washed out on botl
sides of this place.
Better Conditions at San MareIay
The conditions at San Marcial anc
in the district between that plac,
aud La Joya were greatly improve,
last night, according TO brief dis
patches received by the Mornin,
Journal The water is falling rapid.
and food has been sen into San Maj
cial, so that the situation is tempo
rarily relieved so lar as feeding q
the people is concerned. There Wi
be no through train service for
week still, although trains will b
run to La Joya. where a transfer c
eight miles is necessary.
Ell Paso Getting Uneasy.
Ell PASo, Tex Oct. 1.-The foo
waters In the Rio Grande are houri