New-York tribune., 1909-09-11
NEW MEXICAN FLOOl
ATOYAC RIVER RISES.
Hundreds Lost in T'Gmauljpas-
americans Marooned iR San Juan

Mexico City. Sept. 1O-Another terrible food
has visited the Jamiltepec district. In the stats
Of Oaxaca. Sugar plantations and mills havs
been destroyed. hundreds Of head OF cattle have
been killed and scores Of farm 1aborers have Ior
their lives in the waters.
The scene Of this latest inundation fs IN ths
southern part OF the republic. many miles fror,
Monterey and Tamaulipas. The Atoyac Rive,
OverfOwed it's banks and swept miles OF a rich
country with devastating force. The JanitenAc
district is one Of the richest the Pacific Coast
and II is said that hundred thousand par.
sons will suffer from this most recent Aood
owing to the great area OF land laid waste. rbs
initial overflow Of the Atoyac River was caussd
by a cloudburst
The situation in the northern part OF thu -.
public Is still very serious. IN spite OF the facs
that the food sufferers in the State OF Tsn,ar
lipas are receiving their first relief
News Of a number Of marooned American.
came into Mexico City to-day. II seems tba,
the Presbyterian Mission school at San Yp.,
has been cut Off since the food. A party unds,
the leadership OF W. A. Ross Is being fitted ON,
TO go to the rescue. The pupils and teachers
of the school are reported 10 be safe. although
suffering from lack of food.
A party Of Aericans. consisting Of J. E. Cod
dard and his mother Stuart Ryan. son Of a we'll
known man OF Oklahoma, and Hugh Cocksrsu
reached the town Of Linares yesterday evening
after a six day trip in an ox-cart from ths
Santa Anna ranch. where they had been stsv-
ing The ranch was completely inundated bv
the food. The Americans took refuge On a
nearby hill, making their escape with little more
than the clothes they had on their backs Mr.
Goddard was the last to leave the house and
he had TO swim through deep water TO get u
the hill The party was without food or shelter
for three days The portion OF the hill abovs
water about one hundred feet SQUARE
and il was surrounded for a mile IN everv
direction by water many feet deep. The food
finally subsided. and the Americans began their
arduous journey 20 Linares.
An expert horticulturist and specialist IN
orange culture from Los Angeles lost his Afs
IN the flood. 1t has been impossible 10 ascsr-
tain his name. He was drowned on the Hacienda
de Conejo. in the Tamesi River district OF the
State of Tamaulipas. This news was received
in letter from a Mexican planter. who ex-
planned that he did not know the name OF tina
man he was writing about.
A dispatch was received yesterday from
Xicotencatl in the State OF Tamaulipas. that
the entire country was inundated along tho
Tampico branch OF the Mexican Central Raft
road between the San Juan River and La Cruz
Several towns report loss OF life ranging from
a Few up 70 hVe hundred persons IN sons
instances. Below Xicotencatl all the plantations
on the Tamesi River were destroyed and several
towns were wiped out
The destruction along the San Juan River
was almost complete.
a relief train left here yesterday with pro-
visions and clothing.
AL the irrigation works in and around Mata-
moras have been ruined and will involve a loss
of millions of dollars.
The TampicO branch Of the Mexican Central
Railroad for several kilometres has completed.
disappeared between the San Juan River and L
Cruz
Matamoras, Mexico Sept 10.-With only q
scant supply of food available. owing to tho
suspension Of railroad traffic. actual want ard
suffering prevail to-day among the poorer
classes Of MatamOras. Water covered half Of
the city to depth of from one TO eight feet dur
ing the foods crest and a large area is stiI in
undated
The city officials and members OF the Anieri-
can colony began the distribution OF food TO-
day. but supplies are limited and aid is re-
quested. Railroad traffic will probably be cut
of for month.
Camargo was swept by the food and IS en-
tirely cut of from communication BY rail. Re-
lief is needed there also.