The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-09-23
As Seen In Mexico
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g. T.. DiAx, June Both, 1908.
With the mereary ranging about 90
for the past thirty days, my grey mat
ter Is hardly 10 condition fof lette,
writing but July aud August will b,
slill sorse, 80 il is advisable TO writ
while still have an idea or two at my
command.
oar peas aud some other vegetables
have long since disappeared. but green
corn. muskmelons. waterelons. okrn
figs. aud lot Of other garden sass
are just now Ia their glory thanks e
irrigation, as Il rcsolulcly refuses 70
rain. aud We are AL burnt up with th'
dry relentless beat day aud night
am not much Of hand At praying, bu
every day breathe short prayer:
"uh God, Ia Il rain, good aud hard
aud long. TIL the river banksrise bank
full" You don't know what il means
10 live IN a semi rainless land IN dry
season; il drys up ones soul almost.
G. r Diaa. Sept 9th. 1909.
While you were pennng your letter,
a frighttul disaster was taking place
three hundred miles south Of here. in
beautiful historic Monterey, the rRpi
tal Of The state Of Nuega Neon.
The long drought Of summer broke
With three days rain, which swellet
10 dangerous height the Santa Catar
ina river, which runs through The
southern part IL The city. Then 40.
pareuiy cloudburst in the near ~
mountains poured rs waters into ii 70
already threatening river and the San
Lnosilo district o. barro was. ovei
whelmcd with water.
IL il supposed hers that from 1000 70
ZOO we're drowned or persisted hy
falling baildiuGs; 1900 bodies hay,
already bean recovered and buried
but The greater part were probabl
carried away by the rushing aalers,
which substantially lcfi corpses III
windows along ~ banks thntY o.
forty miles away toward the sea.
IN one place alone 30J bodies wen
found about thirty miles from Mon.
'srcy sud hundreds Of others are uu
ionbiedly hidden and buried under
lhs sand and drftwood along it,
course
One man, a merchant. escaped frou
be deadly torrents and stood sAtcL
rs bis cu,lre family, who we're all 90
4 house Top above the food hoping 81
sould brine assistance. AZ be hooked
he house melted away. and biz family
aere swept away By he lashin.
asisrs. He drew pistol from L
tripping holster and put il 10 Bis
simple. an instant after hiss qaiverins
'orpse WAS IN The current following b
anllly 10 ihr sea.
And the money losKf From tWelt,
o twenty millions, A mere ilea bil,
a Wall street but a heavy loss dow
'ere where ~ are al comparatively
seor. The railroads were al wsshea
'at Coz miie after mile. AMI
aesi Of the wires down, These hap
'snlngs wese on August - y. ant
. day the 0rst train from Monters,
lncc ihs disaster reached Z. l.. Dia1,
na lhe ether lines are reported A. y
mpsssable. Feed IL said 10 BE- get
lag scfy scarves aud the ,Fain.iead
I hood sud clothing that arp 90 n
sad can't ~, ny TIE whsh-out.
aesleo snd Texas srv coming noliiy
- Trent h sending food. clothing NJ
aones 'of the auiorfanaiak. and ~
isp, saa frhpeises,hey are sendie
Ielp Tbs wofsd isn'i 10 had after
'heu enc = oai ~ lues hai whs
yasiiae there viii be
! an cKpcciing g Up here IL afe
sNs q 90 a. hunting ard ashin
70 We meAH u have eae ~ mar
sersher before ~ arr No sd that ~
sni Distinguish bnck's anller frof
bnnra q esa4hfsrins % ~ antelope I
Thsie stern FROM "Ne Ttespass '
Ylaee. Ia afraid this Monterrey TAI :
'sy delsy BIN