New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-30
DEATH LIST NOW 1900
MONTERREY ASKS AID.
Fully $4,000 Are Homeless-Prop-
ertu Loss SEQ, 900 900.

Monterey. Aug 2s-The number of dad in Sat
urday's hood will reach twelve hundred and may
be more. The river has fallen considerably. and
while still high the danger Is over
II stopped raining to-day. Seventeen and half
inches OF rainfall is the Official record during Fri
day. Saturday and to-day. This rain was steady
downpour and az no time approached the status
Of cloudburst The Santa Cstarina River was
higher than It has ever been so far as known. snd
az one time the Plaza Zaragosa, the highest part
OF the city, was flooded to depth Of about one
foot. This was early on Saturday morning and
lasted only until the approach on the south side OF
the san Luisito Bridge was washed out.
Fully fifteen thousand persons are homeless. and
are being cared tor by the city government in the
best way possible. At to-day FIVE thousand
n4rsons were given bread. coffee and soup at the
municipal offices. but there are many more on
the south side of the river stih out OF reach OF
aid because the river is still az flood stage. Con-
servatye estimates OF the property loss place the
figure al 100000
All through the day and up 70 late tonight
bodies have been taken from the debris and runs
in the path % the flood. More than nve nunored
have been recovered The greatest loss or Ire
occurred on Saturday morning. between the hours
OF 9 and II O'Clock when the large buildings on
the south SIDE Of the river began 20 erumble and
en- Nanv ~ the houses had from 100 90 per-
sons on their roofs. and all disappeared in the
flood
In one school building on the south side OF the
river ninety women and children were drowned
when the walls OF the building collapsed This
was one OF tho most pathetic incidents OF the
food The women and children had run 10 the
school for safety. but the water, having reached
there drove them from room 20 room until they
were all clustered in one room. Two priests we're
with them IN the room. and while the priests were
blessing the women and children the walls fell
and the whole ninety we're swallowed up IN the
food
Thousands Of persons were standing on the north
bank Of the river unable 20 render aid 10 the un-
fortunates on the buildings on the south Side FOR
nothing could have lived in the current OF the Santa
Catarina which half a mile wide and hoWins
al the rate OF at twenty miles an hour
watchers saw buildings loaded with persons col
lapse and the persons disappeared in the waters
The electric light and power company had forty
Eve men employed linemen, and OF this total
ten were all that reported for work this morning.
The main water supply pipe from the Estanzuela
Reservoir was broken and the city is absolutely
without drinking water to-day. and IT will DO sew
eral days before the break can be repaired Street
car traffic has been abandoned after two or three
Intellectual attempts to run the cars
The light and power plant was forced 70 shut
down on Friday night on account OF the falling
wires and the danger from the electricity. The
lights were turned Saturday night. but were
again cut or to-day. Throughout the city houses
have been falling on account ~ walls softened by
the continuous rains
MANY acts OF heroism we're noted during the
hood An American. H. II. Reader who owns a
large hacienda In the State OF Tamulipas. Vera
Cruz station. alone saved thirty persons
japanese cook employed by the Chief OF Po-
lice. saved little boys from tree ir1'the middle
OF the river after night OF more than three hours
in the water The boys had been In the tree from
II O'Clock on Friday night 5 o'clock Saturday
afternoon. exposed rain and cold, and were al
most exhausted when help reached them The
boys are eight ten years old They say their
father. mother. two sisters and an uncle were
drowned. The boys We're adopted by an American
family Of this civ.
Romuld Marty and family were rescued from
tree near the Plaza Purisima about ) o'clock on
Saturday afternoon He Is prominent merchant
His family consisted of his wife and three chill
dren. and they had been in the tree nearly seven
hours.
The story Of the food is full of instances Of this
nature. There others OF distressing
character where the results were more disastrous
and hundreds were swept away In sight OF thou
sands OF persons powerless To render aid.
Stops are being taken for tine homeless.
bat there are many and the city has been called
on 10 care for unfortunates SO many times I'm the
last two months-this being the third food 10 say
nothing of $4,000 fire that has occurred In that
period-that such steps have been inadequate and
help must be had from outside points Clothing.
food and money needed.
Railroad officials here stated this morning that II
would b. weeks probably before a train could be
got into this city any OF tho lines entering
here.
No statement sent out can exaggerate the situa-
ZION here. Thousands OF homeless persons walk
the streets all day. and sleep in public buildings
and churches at night. They. are being fed by
charitable people and the city authorities.