Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-11-04
CLOUD :. BURST
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A VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
Over Thirty-two Inches Fell, Which
Is Heaviest for Three Weeks In
Thirty-two Years-Cities and
Towns Inundated, People Are
Homeless and Crops Dcstroyed.

Towns Inundated, People Art
Homeless and Crops Destroyed.
An estimated loss OF five millions
Of pesos. including crops and fine
hard woods. two lives known TO b.
lost and many others. II Is feared
sacrificed In the foods. hundreds OF
homes In country and town washed
away and thousands OF head OF cat
tie drowned are the known results
OF the disastrous cloud burst and
Tabasco. Mexico. "Wednesday. fol-
lowing 2i days OF incesssnt rain
all over this region. Rivers are
out Of their banks. towns inundated.
thousands are homeless and 40 re-
fief Is yet In sight
From north TO south. extending
across the State from the Mescalpa
and the Grijaiva rivers. which take
the two names after forking near
Hutnagutlto to the banks OF the Usu-
macinta. which for q short distance
marks the boundary between Chispss
and Guatemala. the entire country
Is total waste. Ouly the high
mountain villages and plateau farms
escaped from the terrific onslaught
Of the waters.
Five hundred families are home
less in the city OF Atasta aloa".
Other cities and towns inundated
are MuinaguiTto, TenosiQue. Jelapa
Tlacetalpam, Tiapa. Santa Rosa anG
a number of smaller villages along
the Mescalpa river. while the south
border OF the State or Jonuta. Palac-
ma. Carmen. Palizada and Santarita
n the valley OF the Usumc!n,a river
are badly damaged as the result OF
the food.
A total OF. thirty-two and half
inches OF water has fallen in th.
State In three weeks. which Is the
record for water fall Ia 81 years
A large part OF the lower section oil
San Juan 8autista Is under water.
The barrio of Santa Cruz has. been
totally depopulated and the water Is
three and four feet deep In manS
houses. Temporary lodging hous-
es have been fitted up by tn.
authorities Of San Juan Bautista anu
more than a thousand i,e,ms are
being fed and lodged AZ tha city's
expense. SO complete IS the inun-
dation Of Santa Rosa that IL resem-
bles an arm of the sea. Streets
parks and gardens are inundated bS
three feet OF water and the popu-
ulation IL living on roofs. shiverinR
and starving. praying for the waters
to recede.
Jalapa suffered heavy losses oil
account OF food and many Indian
huts have been destroyed. COMPEL
Ing the occupants to seek relief from
the town authorities. Similar con.
ditions prevail at Tiacotaipan and
Tlapa. Reports from the interior
state that the storm accompanying
the heavy. rain was the, most disas
.trous known in this section I'm years
Forests of mahogany and cedar wer,
uprooted by the forco OF the vino
and rain and thousan nds of trees
washed away. Cattle ranches also
suffered heavily. stock being drown
ed as the herds fed from the bis
rain and we're washed into the
treecheroua streams.
Every crop IN the State traverse
by the storm is thought to tie de
stroyed. while thousands OF acre:
are under water. The State govern
ment Is assisting the stricken cities
and it ls likely the. governor viii
send out. an appeal to the fedora
government for aid.