The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-07-04
VAS TRULY AWFUL.
One of the Most Terrible Disasters
Ever Known In
REPUBLIC OF MEXICO
Flood Rushed Down Upon People of
Gnantajnato and Hundreds Are
swiftly Drowned as Escape
Vas Sought.

| GInataiuatfs. Mex. July 4--The dis
asler that has come upon this city is
Unparalleled ia its long history r.
| ing which many floods have been re-
corded in times past. THE city has,
lowing to its situation in a great ra-
vine or gorge, been subjected 10 floods
sweeping down from the mountains
and much loss II life was recorded bur
the present storm which began Friday
| night and continued through Saturday.
was unprecedented IN violence. BY
o'clock SATURDAY. afternoon clouds
| banked up black and threatening in the
| northeast and within }ega than 20 min
| utes rain came down in torrents and
I he ~.ter surged down the higher
streets with great violence Part OF the
| river. which was built over with ma
sonry, burst through. augrnentlng the
/ flood, and the scene became one Of
terror and CONSERVATION. THE paople
i.5ade haste 20 gather their valuables
] and flee and many did SO 81 the rlsk
/ 81 their lives fef tn streets In the
lower Part of the ctty acre filled with
| rushing water ara the roar of lhe ele-
raen,s added "a the general panic Win
one rush the mighty flood hurst its
| bounds by the river foundations If SOL
/ idly oo't masonry ana houses we're
| undermined ard mary buildings fell
7 sstl b
/ crushed be8eafh the falling masonry.
| In those aouaeE near ttc river the
| water ROSE rapidly aa8 'se Inhabitants
| went 30 ths upper f}oo.a ana even 10
/ the roofs yehete fhey we're sxrf,ss.i
| to tbs fuH fierce og fhe elements. MANY
/ people thu# seeking refuge In their ovn
| houses ~eui doWr I'D the crash az their
| dwelling From the center Of the cltv
| the flood rushed 80 both SIDES ~ the.
/ town aud the people gnadsy rushed out
/ ta flee 10 the mountains many being
/ caught ard swept away
Al the llfae y hen the STERN seemed
| likely to ahate and before ita greatest
/ intensity ~ns fslt there Was a great
/ crowd Of faerfyulaksrs in the Plaza.
! The gamblers had scarcely had time IN
| set up their tables and place their
/ money thereon shph the floos rushed
doan from the bills sweeping away
booths money ard tables MANY san.
/ ule yer" then and there drov ned.
| Each fnan fought his way out ~ the
/ finosl trunapIIraf down " h8rubtar c,rra
I .n his Way and tfus many women and
/ ehEldren persisted large number ~
people had @rHght refuge ia the Church
of San ntege bai soeu were crushed
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