The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-30
RUIN LIES TN
FLOODS WAKE
thousands Of Poems Are
Homeless.
LQyf OF LIFE ENORMOUS
I'm, -
ulontAg Experiences Night Of
" Terror.
lp..ssA Of w.ssr. l. Dark...s GIVE.
snan Chance Of Escape 10
Thess .. Ba.ks Of
stream.

Stream.
Monterrey Mexico, Aug. zs---At noon
etoday u stopped raining for the first
time since last Thursday afternoon
md some idea Of the horrors Of the
mood or Friday night and Saturday
1couid be obtained.
l.. It was at frst reported that 500
Hives were lost In the disaster. but to-
lday Il seems that the number OF dead
win reach I,soo and probably more.
Thc river has fallen considerably.
md while stili high. the danger is now
over. Seventeen ana . half inches Of
. rain fall II the of1cfai record during
EridAy, Saturday and today. This
rain was steady downpour and at no
time approached the status Of q cloud
burst. The river was higher than II
has ever been IN the history Of Monte
rey. and at one time the PlaSa Tara
ixoxs, the highest part OF the city. was
hooded 10 depth OF about one foot.
This was early Saturday morning, and
only lasted until the Aoproach on the
south side Of the San Lus.to bridge was
twashed ont.
FULLY Sis,ooe people are homeless
j&rom t]s Hood and are being cared for
lby the city government in the best way
y
lwere given bread. coffee and soup at
Iehs municipal $ offices. but there are:
Eanany more on the south side of the
river still out OF reach Of aid on ac-
raunt of the overlooked river. Con-
seryatiye estimates OF property loss
place the figures at s2o.oeo.ooo through
lputa the city.
Recsver Drossnea Bodies.
All through the day and up 10 late
haw AaM
xron the debris and ruins In the path
Eof the hood and over 500 have been
I&ecovered. The greatest loss OF life
kocourred Saturday morning between
Mhe hours Of sand II o'clock, when the
barge buildings on the south side OF
khe river commenced to crumble and
Hall. Many OF the houses had from
item to 100 people on their roofs and
aii disappeared In the nooo.
| In one school building on the south
Mide OF the river ninety women and
khildren were drowned when the waila
bf the building collapsed. This was
nraS OF the most pathefic incidents Of
EHe faood. The wornen and children
%Ied 10 the school for safety. bus the
water having drove them from room 70
droom until they were all clustered IN
Iny,s room. rho priests were with
s4heY,, IN the room and while In the act
OF pleasing them. the walls fell. ana
.she whole ninety were swallowed up
sn thousands NO of people were standing
an the north bank Of the river. unable
10 render aid TO the unfortunetes on
the buildings on the south side, Tot
nothing could have lived IN tnS euI-
sent OF the Santa Catarinas which was
mad q mile wide ana flowing at the
rate of at least twenty miles an hour.
WUatohern saw buildings loaded with
naopIe collapse and the people disap-
near in the waters. IL was sight
never to be forgotten. and tnere 10
practically no establishment IN the city
that has not some story OF the loss Y.
eyruloyes. The electric light ana
..n.ysr coYnnany had forty-fve men en-
niovea as iInemen. and Of this total,
lien we're all that reported for work
Gsty without Drinking water.
/ The main water supply pipe from
,4,ie Estanzuela reservoir was broken
and the city 10 absolutely wttnout
edrinking water today. and II VIII De
sseveral days before the orsak can Do
Iwepaired. Street car traffic has been
RhandoneA after two or three inefect-
mai Attempts to- run the cars, ana FIJI
kay might the light and power plant
800 forced to shut down on account OF
ESsiiina wires ana the danger from cleo
ffricity. The lights were turned on
E6aturday night, but were again cur on
to-day. Throughout the city aouses
knve heen falling ON account Of Walls
navinm been softened by the continu'
lous rains.
MANY acts OF bravery and heroisna
!rrere, noted during the hood. H. n.
Esaadar. an American who owns a large
hacienda in the state OF Tamauichas,
near Cruz station. alone saved thirty
mersons. Others did all in their power
a helu and O Japanese COOK employed
~ Ahe chief OF Police, saved two lit
Eia boys from tree in the middle OF
khe river after o fight OF over three
nnura in the water. The two little
Rows had been In the tree from II
o'clock Friday night until O'CLOCK
saturday afternoon. exposed TO the
rain and cold, and were almost , Sx-
lhausted when help reached them. The
bows are 8 and 10 years OF age, and
stated that their father, mother, two
aisters and an uncle had been drowned
A the Hood. The two boys were adopt
I'd by an American family OF this city.
Rescued from Tree.
Romuldo Marty, q prominent mer-
chant az the city, and family. were res
Gued from a tree near the Plaza Puris-
lima, about 81 o'clock Saturday after
moon, fTin family consisted OF his wife
and three children and they had been
IN the tree nearly seventeen hours.
III The story OF the food u full or In
stances OF this nature and others OF
kuore terrible character where the re-
hl,lts were more disastrous and hum
'kareds were swept away In sight or
/, thousands OF people poweriess to rem
der aid.
steps are being taken TO care for
the homeless, but the city has been
called upon to care for unfortunates
no many times during the past Few
months, this being the third flood, to
say nothing Of q 100000 fire that
has occurred In that period, that such
.ateps have been inadequate and help
must be had from outside points.
Glo1htng, food ana money ara needed,
and needed at once.
Monterey remains cut on by rail-
I&roua the outside wcvad. no trains have
Eentered or left the city since Friday
night. Every, bridge north OF the city
as reported to have been washed out.
The Tampico branch of the Mexican
Central is in an impossible condition
with washouts in several places, and
At will be days before the line = re-
paired. South OF the city. on the Ma
alonal, washouts at Rinconda and Gar
IA Garcia are reported. The Paredon
branch of the Central Is buried by land
Alides in several places ana the 1n&eE>
aafl0nal between this city ana ReatA
cut Of commission and nothing can