The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-09-03
THE DEATH LIST
GROWS LARGER
SEVENTEEN HUNDRED PERISH
IN THE HURRICANE IN
MEXICO.
TWENTY MILLIONS LOSS.
A Quarter of the City of Monterey is
Destroyed and Fifteen Thousand
Are Homeless.

Latest reports from the West Indian
hurricane that swept along the stretch
of the gulf OF Mexico between the
mouth of the Rio Grande and Vera
Cruz, are to the effect that in Monte
rey alone the loss of life is 1,400, and
the property loss $12,000,000.
The life loss throughout the food
district is probably LOO, and the
property loss $20,000,000. The river
has now gone down and the danger is
over.
Up to Monday noon ESQ bodies had
been recovered in Monterey city.
One entire quarter of the city was
destroyed and $4,000 persons are
homeless. The water mains are use
less and the city is consequently
without drinking water; neither is
there light nor street car service, for
the power plant has been seriously
damaged. 1t will be impossible to re-
sumo the train service for a week,
and as result the city is threatened
with famine. The slaughter houses
have been destroyed.
Ten thousand persons are being
fed on bread, coffee and soup by the
municipal authorities and the sonsul-
ate is giving food to all who apply.
thousands of persons have taken ref
uge in the cathedral and the
churches. Many adobe structures
soaked by the rain are falling and
there has been some additional loss OF
life from this cause.
The railroad situation is deplorable.
The branch of the International be-
tween Monterey and Tampico suffered
score OF washouts. The iron bridge
at San Juan has gone and IS miles Of
The track of the Matamoros branch
have been washed out. There are a
dozen washouts between Matamoros
and Cuevas and the big iron bridge
of the Rinconaga between Sallilo and
Monterey is zone. The total of he
loss to the railroads is not definitely
known but it probably will exceed
100000.
Saturday night in Monterey was one
OF death, desolation, destruction and
darkness. The food waters of the San
Ia Catarina river continued on their
| rapid course throughout the night.
and to add to the horrors Of the stu
alton rain commenced to fall and
caused untold suffering to the thous.
ands of homeless poems who had con-
gregated on the various plazas.
Rain fell in torrents for four DAYS
over a scope of territory extending
west from Matamoros to Torreon. a
distance Of 300 miles. and south near
ly 400 miles. Many thousands of
square miles of territory are under
water. The rivers and smaller streams
are all far out of their banks and a
low estimate places the number of
people drowned at 1900 and the num-
Der rendered homeless at 10000.
The property losses are almost in
calculable. and may reach 500, 600. 900.
Outside of Monterey, where several
blocks OF buildings were swept away
and great damage done to big indus
trial plants, a number of smaller
towns were wiped out of existence,
according TO meager advices received
here.
Reports from Adamas. Herreras
Ramones, Salinas, Sabinas and many
small towns tell of terrible destruc-
ton wrought by the floods.
Eighteen blocks of residences and
business houses were entirely washed
away. The more wealthy people of
Monterey, together with the American
iNoAuShIS' aiV COhli iDullHS ~ the may
or's fund, which is being expended
for food.
The greatest loss of life is said to
have been caused by the giving way
Of the reservoir dam. Monterrey is sit.
uated in a cuplike valley and is sur
rounded on three sides by steep
mountains. The waters rushed into
this valley down the bed of the Santa
Catarina river. This stream is ordi-
narily $50 yards wide. but with the
advent of the food its banks were
fully three-quarters of mile apart,
1t is estimated that Is inches of rain
fell
The federal authorities are busy
with the organization of relief meas.
ures