Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-02
Stricken People of Monterey Will
Need Assistance for
Long Time.
ABOUT 1,NO LIVES LOST
Property Loss Placed mt $4,000, OOO-
Soup Kitchens Have Prevented
Hunger - Pres. DIM Gives
100000 TO Aid the suffer-
crs-Other Gifts,

Mexico City. Aug so--Order Is
gradually coming out 90 the chaotic
condition caused in Monterey by the
overflow of the Santa Catarina river
entailing the loss of some 400 lives
and the ruin of more than $4,000
900 worth of property; but relief
work now we'll organized will be nee
essary for a long time.
Tonight various organized reliet
corps are busily engaged in assist ! g
the thousands OF homeless. Commits !
sions are endeavoring TO Identify the
dead bodies rs they are brought I'M
by searchers. OF nearly zoo bodies
thus far recovered about 200 havins|
been identified were buried to-day.
The authorities have taken steps I'd
overcome the deplorabe conditions
that existed for fully two days after
the crest OF the food had passed
| Few, II any, have gone hungry
Soup Kitchens have been established.
Monterey was still in darkness toll
night The wrecked water main has|
not been repaired
| Indications are that railway traffic
will be imp~ied until Thursday or
Friday.
President Diaz this afternoon tee.
| graphed $50 80 to Monterey. Nice-Presi-
dent Corral has contributed 5000 and
| Ambassador Thompson 81. Qpo TO the fund.
The fact that the Red Cross Of the
rnitel states Is 10 give aid TO the sufferers
has been learned here with profound
satisfaction
| The National bank officials estimate the
| loss in the business center of Monterey
| az g. no nm The loss to the big smelter
and industrial plants outside the city
limits VIII amount to as much The
value Of tho eighteen blocks OF buildings
mostly ~ poor construction. which were
destroyed Is fixed at about 81, ono 900 The
railway losses although not yet known
| arc believed 10 reach 81 mn. Many Of
the smaller settlements in the State have
! been wholly destroyed or badly damaged
while the crops everywhere have beer
ruined. II Is estimated that the tota
| losses In the whole district affected by
| the cyclone and foods will approximate
$780, 100000.
The latest returns to-day give the num-
| ber OF dead at between I,ono and I 40
Gen. Reyes "a said 70 have left hi.
| mountain retreat and is coming to the
aid ~ the 500 Reyes has been practi-
| cally surrounded by government troop,
near the mountain town ~ Ga'eana foI
a fortnight. The announcement that hi
is coming 10 Monterey has created rnucj
comment even in tho face OF the erea|
disaster: possible political complication
| are feared and the situation IS heinI
watched with the keenest interest
Thus far no Americans have been re
ported lost.
THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS.
Reports from the country up and dowr
the valley are neagre and hard to OBJ
tain as all telegraph communication ha
been cut off in these directions hut from
what has been learned the number o
dead has been placed at 600 and tn,
homeless at between 900 and 90 o. per
sons. Most Of these people are in desti
tute circumstances.
Reports from down the river state tina
many bodies have been recovered bu
there are many that never will he &C
counted for as the Santa Catarina bee
Is filled with qu!cksands.
The federal government has sen
$4,000 in money and provisions fo
the relief 81 the sufferers. Contribu
tons have been received from Sar
Antonio and New York city frm
which have agencies In this city.
Many houses have fallen from tn
effects OF the rains in this city durins
!, the 70 hours ending at noon saturday
During this time 81, inches of rair
fell in Monterey.