The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-11-03
CLOUD BURST
RIMS he Mez;eas Stale Of Tabssos By
Sweewias M Before b
A VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
Over Th.rty-esFo Inches Fesi, Which
Is Heaviest for Three WeeSs IN
Thirty-ewo Yea-s-Cties and
Tovrs Inundated. People Are
Homeless and Crops DESTROYED

TowES IOuaGaSed. feop1e A'
Homeless and Crops Destroyed.
An estimated loss Of dve millions
ef pesos. Including crops and ane
hard woods, two lives known to D.
lest and many others. It is feared
sacrificed il the foods, hundreds 0.
aomes IN country and town washed
away and thousands Of head o: cat
S.e drowned are the known results
.; the disastrous cloud burst and
Storm that broke over the State OF
Tabasce, Mexico. Wednesday. sol-
.owIns 81 days Of incessant rain
al. oses this region. Rivers axe
aae OF shei- banks. towns inundated.
ssoasaads are homeless and 40 re
G.S Is yet in sight
From north TO south. extending
:scross the State from the Aescalpa
and the Griialva rivers. which take
The two aames after corking pea:
s!u:uaguil,o to the banks OF the usn-
.nacintz. which for short distance
marks .he boundary between Chiapas
sn6 Guatemala. the entire country
Is e total waste. Only the siSa
moua:sia villages ard plateau farms
cseapea from the terrific onslaught
og the waters
five hund.ec families are home
.,.ss In the city OF Atassa a!oa"
,,sner cities and towns inundated
u.s Eusaasu.l,e. Teaosioue. Ja!apa.
r;ase;alpam. Tiapa. Santa Rosa ane
= senssr OF snalle. villages aions
sax Nescalpa river. while the souss
,,.sdsr Of the State OF 1onnta. Paisc-
ia, Carmen. PSiizada and Sao1as''s
Ga the valley os The CsrDcinsa rive:
s,-e badly damaged rs the result OF
:tEe Good.
4 ,o,a, of .hirty-swo and ssa
inches Of water has fallen IN 1H'
S.s,e IN three weeks. which IS eoa'
record for waite. fall IN 81 yeass
= large part os the lover section Q.
S.n Juan Dau,isea IS under "ssef.
1.ae aar-io Of Santa Cruz las oeeo
,,:a.,y deeoprla.ed and the water :s
.aree and four sces deep n many
souses. Temporary aodstaS aonS
- have been aeted up by eee
authorities q San Juan Sausissa aoo
more thar a thouhans .'soT,e srs
seias sea and lodged At tsc eeys
.x,eose. Sc complete IS the icnn-
. .ssoa OF sau.z Rosa that It resem
a;rs an srn ct the sea Streets
ossSs and gardens are inundated oS
sseee feet os water and toe poqa'
s;,atson is living Dc roofs. sasve1os
and s,arrsas. praying for the water
20 reeeda-
ynssna srSered heavy losses or
accom-. Of aood and many Indsaa
a:ss have been DESTROYED. compel
:.s the occupants to seek RELIEF from
,se town authorities Similar COZ
t,s,soas prevail at Tsaeosasraa sae
rlapa- Reports from the interior
safe taat .he stern accompanying
the heavy rain was the most dssasr
.,ons known IN this section !a years
F,resss Of mahogany and cedar "es'
ro:ooeed By the force OF the ~'n'
ssd rain and thousands OF trees
x.shad awav. Cattle ranches aise
s.serea heavily. stock being aso~n
OIL as the herds fed from the o'f
rain and were washed into eos
s-eacherous streams
Every crop IN the State sraresse
:x the storm IS thought 70 se o.
..,,ov.s While thousands Of acres
are under water. The state govern
mea, is assisting the stricken c''Fs
and It is likely the governor VII
s..nd GU, an appeal TO the 'sdess'
government for aid