Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-30
v Conservative Estimate Places
Number Of Dead from the
Great Flood at 400.
$50 BODIES ARE RECOVERED.
& Giving Way Of Reservoir Dam Caused
Greatest Loss Of Life Property
Loss Is ST., 900, 600.

Mexico City, Aug S0.--A conserva-
tive estimate Of the damage wrought
I at Monterey by the food places the
dead at 1900 and the property loss at
Sl2,ooo0oO. The river has gone down
1 and the danger is over. y u
Up to the present time $50 bodies
have been recovered. One entire
quarter OF the city Of Monterey was
destroyed and 5000 persons today are
: homeless. The water mains are useless
and the city5:is consequently without
z drinking water, neither is there light
or street car service, i for the power
plant has been seriously damaged.
1t will be impossible to resume train,
service for week and the city.isi
threatened vita a food famine The
slaughter houses have been destroyed. |!
Ten thousand persons are being fed
on bread, coffee and soup by the mum
icipal authorities and the American
consulate is giving food to all who
apply.
Thousands OF persons have taken:
refuge in the cathedral and the
churches. Many adobe structures.
soaked by the rain are falling and
there has been some additional loss q.
(
Ss The railroad sistuation is deplorable.i
On the branch of the International
between Saltillo and Monterey there
are % score of washouts. me IRON
bridge at San Juan has gone out ana
10 miles of the track of the MA
noras branch have been washed out
There are a dozen washoutsS between
s. Matamoras and CueSas, and the iron
bridge over the Rinconaga between
Saitillo aud Monterey is gone. Inc
total loss to the railroads probably
will exceed $50, 600:
Eighteen blocks OF residences and
business houses were entirely. wa shed
awaysif1 Monterey. The more wealthy
people of the city, together with the
American residents are contributing TO.
the mayors fund, which is being eX-S
pended for food.
The greatest loss of life is said to
have been caused by the giving way
of the reservoir dam. Monterey Is STU
ated III IA cup like valley and is SUI
rounded on three sides by steep
mountains. The waters rushed into
thisSyalley, down the. bed of the santa
Catarina iver. This stream ordinarily
$50 yards vide but with the advent of
the flood its banks werc fully three.
quarters of q mile apart. 1t is estl-j
mater that is inches of rain fell. { e.
The federal authorities here3are busy
with the organization of relief meas.
ures, Benefit theatrical performances,
bull fights and fairs are being planned.
Subscription lists are being opened all
over Mexico City and other cities of
the republic are responding to Mont
erey's urgent call for assistance.
APPEAL TO AMERICANS.
washington, A g.. 330.-Cof,su, General
Hanna, at Monterey, Mexico, on behalf
of the officers of the American colony
there. has made an appeal to the
American people to assist the destitute
sufferers at Monterey.
1T might be gratefully remembered
and appreciated, Mr.. Hanna says. that
/ theScity of Monterey, of 100000 inhabi-
tants, does gS5 per cent of its foreign
trade with the United States. Nearly
every person in the city has suffered
loss and n1anysof the 7poorerSclass have