The New York Herald Newspaper, July 8, 1875, Page 3

“THE PANDORA EXPEDITION. oe “To Any Part and Places Knowa and Un- known in the Arctic Seas.” THE GOOD SHIP PANDORA. The Commander of the Expedition and His Officers. THE MEN OF THE FO’O'SLE. SOUTHAMPTON, June 24, 1875, Boarcely have the echoes of those parting cheers Which sped the Alert and the Discovery on their Voyage from the shores of England died away when the public attention is drawa to the de- parture of another Arctic expedition about to follow, for some distance at least, in the wake of that which sailed out of Portsmouth Harbor lite More than three weeks ago. Although the object of both expeditions is the same—viz., Arctic ex- Ploration—there is yet an essential difference be- tween the two. The Alert ana the Discovery were equipped ut the pablic expense, they were manned by officers and men selected after a flerce compe- tition from the naval service, and the instructions Which were broadly laid down for Captain Nones to follow were, therelore, known to every onc. The vessel which is now on the eve of departure has been, on the contrary, fitted out entirely at the expense of private individuals, who have not courted the popalar applause in any way, and her probable movements are, consequently, shrouded to some extent in mystery, Numerous Conjectures have of late been hazarded as to what her sphere of action i# to be, but almost all of them have been more or less wide of the mark. ‘This much is certain, that she will make for Disco and surrender to the Vaiorous the despatches Which she has taken on board for her; that she will then push on and endeavor to reach the Alert and the Discovery to deliver the letters and despatches which se carries for them, and, failing to accomplish this, she will deposit ail rhe papera atsome spot where it may be deemed likely that they will be found by those for whom they are in- tended. King William's Land, the scene of Frank- Un’s last operations, and w ll doubts as to is fate were finally set at.rest, will im all likeli hood ve then visited for Cd purpose of exploring for any further traces that can be found of the Erebus and Terror, THE CAPTAIN OF THE EXPEDITION. The commander ts Captain Allen William Young, whose name, in connection with Arctic explora- Mon, is already well known. He served under Admiral McCiintock, in the gatant little Fox, Which so triumphantly accomplished the mission on which she started and where so many had pre- viously failed. Not only did he do good service there, but he commanded her in the expedition upon which she sailed shortly after her return for the purpose of examining the route via Green- land for the cable to connect vhe Old and New worlds, The vessel which he has selected for this Dext voyage of discovery is named tue Pandora. THE OLD CLASSICAL LEGEND of Pandora, from which the name is taken, is almost too well known to require repetition, Readers of mythioal lore will remember how Jupl- ter, being enraged against Promestnons, either for having stolen some of the thunder from Heaven or for having formed a being of clay, gave Vulcan ordera to fashion a female also of clay, Each of the deities endowed her with their own dis- tinguishing characteristic, and when thus en- riched with every possible accomplishment “tbe King of gods and men,” im pursuance of the scheme which ne had in view, presented to her @ box containing all the plagues and passions “which stir this mortal frame.” She was then sent 30 Prometbeus; but be, being forewarned, success- fully resisted all the blandishmeuts of the charmer, His brother Epimetheus was less wise ; for, carricd away by her beauty and nobie qualities, he mar- Tied her. Curiosity to ascertiim what was tn tue box led to its being opened by them. tmmedi- ately this was done its contents, im the shape of wars, famines, plagues, pestilences, evil passious and desires, issued forth, Hope alone remained seated in the bottom of it. And thas, clinging \o the breasts of many as shé clung to Pandora’s box, Hope, no matter how long deierred nor how many hearts have sickened over it, has been the main- spring of more than one Arctic expedition having the same object in View as the Pandora, which is Bow about to be added to their numpor, TH PANDORA deionged to the British government, from whom she was lately purchased by Captain Young. She 48 & smart looking schooner of 115 registered ton- mage. Her burden—that ta to say, her internal capacity—is set down at 420 toni She was built as a despatch boatia the deckyard at Portsmouta in 1861, Her engines were made for the govern- ment by U, A. Day & Co., of Southampton, and are of eighty horse power, nominal. The twe cylin- ders are thiriy-two inches in diameter and the astreke iseighteen inches. When tried over the measured mile at Stokes Bay an average speed was obtained from the engines, when new, Of 10.76 Knots per hour. The Pandora, when the property of the Admiralty, served in two commissions upon the West Coast of africa as well as) in the = Mediterranean. After being bonght by Captain Young she was towed round on the 8th of March from Portsmouth to Soutn- amptoo and placed in the hands of Day, Summers & Co,, of the Northern Lron Works, for a thorough refit to both the huliand the macbinery, Asre- gards the pull it has been doubled with four and a qaarter inch American elm planking, and tue bows have been further strenguhened by iron bars and shoes over the stem piece. The inside of the bull bas aiso been fitted with very strong-adii- tional beams and stringers, the object of these being to resist, as far as possible, the pressure of the ice, Tae machinery has beea overhauied tbroughou;; the engines, skafting and propeller bave been taken to pieces and putih thorough Working order; tue boilers nave been lifted from their beds and had new bottom places riveted on to them; their tubes have been likewise removea and refitted, a large number of new stays being added, and, finally, the vollers have been tested by byaraulic pressure up to forty pounds per square inch. About a fortnight ago, after all these alterations and repairs had been duly completed, the vessel went upon a trial tripin the Southamp. ton waters and with very easy steam a speed of 8&5 knots per hour was attain while every portion of the machinery was found to work admirably, Her engines when working at Maximom speed are caiculatea to consume ten tons of Coal @ day; this when they are going at easy speed isreduced to three ton day. But apart altogether irom the powers of the Pandora when under steam her sailing qualities are of a very high order. Ouptain Burgess, R. N., who commanded her for three years when in her last commission in she Mediterranean, speaks warmly in uer praise in this respect, and states that ne experienced no difficulty whatever in getting eleven knots an hour out of hor under canvas with screw Boisted out Of the water. THE OFFIVERS OF THR PANDORA. There are, in addition to the eommander, three senior oMcers op the ship. These are Mr. Innes Lillingston, who goes in tee capacity of Lieuten- ant, secoud in command; Mr. Beyner, Lieuten- ent, and Mr. A. 0, Homer, the Surgeon. Mr. Lill- ingston, who tsa native of Rosshire, ta twenty- six years of age. He mas, it is rumored, con- tribnied im no small degree towara paying the expenses of the expedition, He was in the navy for some time, and jeft the Jormra, the last ship in which he served, in May, 1874, Mr. Beyner, who was born at The Hague, wasin the Dutch navy, At the age of twenty-taree, ne can doas! of being the youngest man on voard. Dr. Homer, Who hails srom Bediordshire, has not previously been attached to any ehip. This is his frst voyage, and his services, as wel) as thoae of Lien. tonans Beyaer, were gratuisegsiy ofered and w NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 8 1875:-TRIPLB SHEET. cepted for it, In addition to tnese three, how- ever, there are IN THE MESS ROOM Mr. MacGahan and Mr. Dewtlde, The former ts the correspondent of the New York Mxra the only paper which has ever succeeded in pri curing for one of its representatives a place in an Arctic expedition, Never has greater aimculty been experienced by the prees in obtaining in- formation than im the case of the Pandora, Un- ceasing efforts have been made by a whole army of “spectals,”’ but to little or no avail. Captain Young has sternly ses nis face against being paraded belore the eyes of the public through the medium of the datly papers, and he has succeeded in animating with the same spirit every member of his crew. Mr. De- wilde accompanies the expedition as artist, and his main souree of anxiety is tne diMeulty which he anticipates in mixing bis colors and keeping them in a condition for work in the Polar regions. Tn vain was the suggestion thrown out to him that he might advantageously uttlize biuober for the purpose; for he naively replied that water color, not oil painting, waa his forte, and was what he meant to stick to, THE CREW, it was intended, should number in all twenty- five hands, but at present there are only twenty-two on board, Atthe last moment, aud alter @ month’s pay had been given to him tn ad- vance, one of the quartermasters showed tne white feather and deserted. Two of the seamen— previous, however, to signing the articles—zot Nkewise faint hearted, and declined to come forward. The twenty-two who have remained “good men and true” are, witn- out exception, weil qualified for the duties which they have undertaken; every one of them has been born and bred to the sea except Lawrence, the after-room steward, He was one of Captain Young’s personal servants, and now starts im his first ship at the nominal pay of one shilling per lunar month. Among the others are to be feuna representatives not only of every section of the United Kingdom, but of every branch ot the mart- time service as well, Archibald Porteous, a canny south country Scot, irom Glasgow, who came from the Tasmauian, one of the royal mail boats, goes out as second engineer on £12 a month; ireland is representea by Grace, an able-bodied seaman, who draws £4 103, per month, Your have volunteered from the Royal Navy. The Ibis, Qaptain Young’s own yacht, supplies three, and two have come from the Sibyl, which belongs to Mr. Lallingston; the others have volunteered from the mercantile marine ‘The wages range from £12 down to £4 10s, per month, but it is generally understood that an ad- Yance upon these willbe made known after the | yessel is fairly on her way. “THE ARTICLES,” to which all, without exception, nave had to'sub- sertbey state that “the yaeht ts to be employed on an explofing expedition to any parts and places, unknoW® and known, in the Arctic Seas or else- where, ‘atthe option of the master.’’ The agree- ment is Made that they are to winter out, and that the ¥oyege, which is not expected to extend over more $nan eighteen months, will terminate at some fimal port of discharge in the United Kingdom. The outfit Is provided for the crew, and provisions, spirits an@ tobacco are to be sup- Plled at “ie master’s discretion and accordiug to the cirenmatances of the voyage. THE MEN BEFORE THE MAST. Among the crew of the Pandora are several men from a@ narrative of whose lives might be com- plied the history of Arctic discovery for the last twenty or thirty years, Foremost among these stands the honored Henry Toms, woo now leaves on nis third expedition. His first voyage was with Captain Trollope in the Rattlesnake, and hia second with Admiral McClintock im the Fox. In the latter he piayed @ principal part; it was his hand which li:ted the casket coutaining the narra- tive of Franklin’s death, and be was the only one who accompanied Hobson, the leader of his party, on that ever memorable journey which crowned with success the hard fougnt struggies and tolls of the expedition. He was bora at Portsmouth, in 1830, and is consequently now in we prime of life, prepared to do or dare asuything. His square built /rame, with the ensign of the Royal Yacht Squadron futtering gaily from r mainmast, was tugged from the imner to the outer basin and through the dock entrance. Not the semblance of a cheer broke irom the lips of the crowd who had come to see ber move off, and to those who had wit- nessed the wild enthusiasm which ran through Portsmouth when the Alert and Discovery steamed out of the harbor there was something imost ominous in the silence which now pre- vailed, It was not heeded much by those on board, “Let them cheer us—unot now,” remarks the gunner, “but when we come back, and iet us do something to deserve tt.” t isn’t the pot that boils hardest that makes tne most broth; some of it must froth over,” grimly remarks one of the volunteers from the navy, who probably has in his mind the scene on Southsea beach on that May afternoon, when his brother blue jackets steamed away before him, The Pandora cast anchor in the middle of Southampton water, sur- rounded by a fleet of yacuts which have now en- tered upon their summer campaign, and, after she was brought to, leave of absence for the day Was granted to the men. To-day every man was at his post. No more signs of faintheartedness had been exhibited, and the manly, weather- beaten face of Tom was suffused with even & deeper hue as he told, in reply to my inquiry, how no signs had yet been discovered of the miss- ing quartermaster. On deck every one is busy; spars, ropes, cables, tow, fresh vegetables, &c, at first sight lying im apparently hopeless coniusion, sre rapidly being stowed away into the spots set apart for them. Esquimsux Joe—who has this morning suddenly Tememberea what bis name is and given it outas “Epiopee,” although he exnibits a decided prefer- ence lor Joe” —is engaged In handing below the contents of one of the numerous cases that have Still to be unpacked. Joe’s duties, when the Arc- tic regions are reached, are primarily those of In- terpreter. His knowledge of the Anglo-Saxon 1s, nevertheless, somewhat imperfect, and to preserve conversation with him for any Jength of time Is by no means an easy matter. Stull Joe tries to render intelligible the fact that bis home is in Connecti. cut and that hie wife ia there. He had no special bias for (his Arctic expedition, he says, but was sent over by Mr. James Gordon Bennett, and be bow resigns himself to bis lot with a placid stolid» ity and the calm indifference of the fatalist. Here, too, working away at whatever his hana findeth to do, 18 LITLE TOMMY FLORENCR, who, with that comical face of his, le already Stamped as the combined oe Milley and Mark Tapley of the expedition. My inquiry as to what his duties are elicits from Tommy a cheery reply, “anything you like here, sir?’ And, in truth, he is rigut; for Tommy is ubiquitous on board, and is aiready inwardly chafing to be off. This is to be, he assures me, hie last “pleasure trip.” The old woman will let bim go only upon that condition. She would insist upon coming down to Southamp- ton to see the last of him, and is crying her eyes out on shore be verily believes, But the lump which wifl gather now in Tommy’s throat must be cleared out, and he tries hard to be merry, as he gives me the assurance that he ‘likes to see them cry a bit. You kuows, then, sir, they thinks summat of you.” GOOD MEN AND TRUE. Most of the crew are married men, the average age is over five-and-thirty, but the leave-taking is almost all past. Edwards, the ship’s steward, Will teil you how his young wife will prepare a good dinner against Christmas Day for him, but be foadly hopes that he may not be privileged to eatit with her, Taking part in an arctio Ex- Pedition is the realization of well-nigh a lite’s dream to bim, for ever since he could read of tne sufferings of Arctic explorers he has longed to Participate in them. Seventeen years of honor. able service in the navy, with the good conduct dai to mark it, be has sacrificed in order to join (he Pandora; by a quarter of an hoor he lost am appointment in tie Discovery, tor as he pre- sented pimself old shipmate was coming away with it, The disappointment which he feit he will teil you was tempered by the consciousness that @ gooc man was going in his place, and ni imagination is already picturing the warmtn of the greeting with which his old shipmate and he well pronzed face, swartay complexion, and that far of, distant gaze, which is not umirequentiy acquired by those who go down to the sea in sbips, combine to jorm in him the ideal of a british saulor of the noblest type. He 18 in the receipt of a pension jor over tweuty years’ service im the navy, and came to the Pun- dora from Mr, Lillingston’s yacht, the Sibyl, on which he has of late been serving. Second only to him as an object of interest ts little Florence, wno, at tne age of sixty-one, nas of his own accord emerged from a well-earned retirement to joip another Arctie expedition, and, undaunted, face once more tae perils of tue misty Noma. 15 was neither naval ner mercanilie por yacutiag service On which he was last em- ployed. Tie ship from which he was discharged was the Fox, and then only in 1864, when sne chauged owners, tv pass irom an existence fraugut with dangers to one devoted almost solely to pleasure. No sooner, however, 1s the trumpet of exploration sounded than “Tommy,” as he is familiarly termed, 18. again to the front, and, uis jast commander Knowing full well the value of his services, is only too willing to enroll aim again in nis rauks and delegate to him the proud position of Captain of the Held. A decided feature, too, a “ESQUIMAU JOR,”? who has already survived tnree Arotic expedi- tions, [is lank, black Nair and stubby mustache, and eyebrows of che same hue, combined with tne merry twinkle of ais eyes, would indicate thas Joe's progenitors must have been, at no remote period, members of the Mongolian race. Joe himself can throw no light upon the subject; nis place of birth and the time tiereof are alike un- knows. to nim, anu the earlieat recollection which ne can call t6 mind is that of hav. j ing had something to eat somewhere in tne nelghporhvod of Cumberland sound, Since then Joe has passed through scenes which call up recollections of a sterner nature. His last voyage was onthe Polaris, under Captain Hal, and, but for the falling health of their comman- der, the fortune which awaited the crew among whom he was then numbered must ever remain one of the “might have beens’ of Arctic dis- covery. PREPARING TO START, The Pandora, since her trial trip, has been lying, until yesterday, im the inner basin of Sonth- ampton docks. During this time stores of every possible description have been packed on board, Provisions sufficient te sustain she officers and will welcome cack other when they meet mong the snow.’? # THE MAILS ABOARD, But now the matis which nave been forwarded to Soutkampton bave come alongside, and Toms 18 at the gangway to take charge of them. There is one targe Dag for the Alert and Discovery and a@smalier one lor the Valorous, There is no need of that injunction shouted by the mail attendant as he pushes off to ‘take care of them bags.’” “We'll do that,’ replies Toms from the depth of his itart, ‘and, please God, we'll give them up, too, Dinner ts announced and the decks are temporarily deserted for the {o’csle. ‘Tommy is there the lite of the company, and calls his “chum” to witness what merry days they have in store jor them, Tome readily chimes in and assures me that his two eompanions irom the Fox will drive care from any forecastle. “But have you another old shipmate from the Fox go- ing oa with you?” Iinquire, “Tuls is my second chum,” he teils mo as he lays bis hand on a hand- some little organ fixed at the entrance, “lim aud me’s old friends, sir.’’ The organ, too, then has a story to telly it was the thoughtful gift of the Prince Consort to one ol the earliest expedt- tions that went in search of Franklin, and has ae- companied several since. From the Fox it has now come to the Pandere, and I am confidently assured “will go to many more yet, for every sap on which that organ has been has safely weathered all dangers and surmounted all dimicuities,’ Whether the underwriters at Lioyd’s have come to oe of the same opinion as the crew o1 the Pan- dora and share in their belief about the organ, I sbould not care to say; but it is # significant fact, and one which shows the confidence reposed in the expedition, that they are willing to insure the oi twenty per cent of her value. } QUARTERS arr, The asual Commander's cabin has been divided into two compartments, occupied by Captain Young and Lieutenant Lillingston, Bachis stocked with a plentiful library, and the walls are adorned With :andscape photographs, 4c. These two com- partments open into the mess room, and on each side of it are two cabins, occupied by the Doctor, Beyrer, MacG: and Dewilde. The crew will, of course, sleep in their hammocks suspended im the forecastle and the petty oMcers occupy cabins just outside it, There is no likelihood of the Pandora sailing to- morrow, for Captain Young does not revurn from men on @ cruise of two years’ duration have been stowed away. Every step has been taken which forethought, based apom the hard won experi- ences of her captain, could suggest, and the Pan- dora will now compare favorably in her equip- ment with the Alert and Discovery, aeknowl- edged to be, at the time of their departure, the most periectly fitted vessels that ever started irom any eountry opon y expedition, Light sledges for travelling over the ice, whale boats and @ large boat sufficient to hold every one on board in the @vent Of accident form a portion of her equipment, A spare screw binde—that which was supplied, 10 fact, with the other spare stores, by Messrs. Day & Co. whea ti vessel Was first fitied out—is likewise on beard, Bul as ever has been and ever wit be the case uj ex. peditions of ® suailar nature, something ts sud- deuly thought Of at the last moment, and were the last moment deferred for weeks instead of days there can be ne doubt that when it did actually arrive the same mysterious looking box Would make their apvearance and be passed on board in a similar manner to those of to-aay, READY TO HEAVB ANCHOR. The depariure of the Pandora, it was given ont, would take piace yesterday; the vessel was then to steam round to Portsmouth, aud after king On board the maiis for the Alert, Discovery and Valorous would start on her journey. This, however, Was @itered at the last moment, and al- though the first part of the programme has been carried outit 18 bardiy likely that the ship will touch at Portsmoutk, The formal “throwing off took place at hal two yesterday afternoon. There was nothing, however, approaching to a scene im conmection with it, Quietly ane@ withous amy bustle she Pandora London, whither he was summoned by the Prince of Wales yesterday evening, until then, and the Proverbial tilinck attaching to Friday will deter the commander from weighing anchor on that day. She may go on Saturday, but even this is ‘uncertain, and Messrs, Harper & Oo., the shipping agents of Southampton ander whose direction the vessei has been loaded, wisely decline to give, even if they know, any particulars om the poiat, HONOR AND FAME ALONE, The question which, at the time that the Alert and Discovery occupied the most prominent posi- the public mind, was so ireely discussed as to the cut bono of Arctic expeditions, has been re- discussed of ever and over again whenever dora has been mentioned. Surprise, Loo, expressed by wany at the keeg competition which was carried on in order to se- former expedition, has been ex- rf degree with the Jatver, For @uty -no matter whether the pe mi, count for the Pandora expedition, it seems unintelligible that gentic- nd wae might have “sat at home jurrounded by all the comforts that position coula insure, snould of their will ‘ord ft out and embark upom <8 expedition of Whose end no man can forese d woich, under the most favorable circum: stances, cannet fail to be atiended with hardsbips at the prospect of which many & brave map’s hears might quail, No wild noreaster is blowing now to stir within them the viking’s biood. The luscious south wind is, On the contrary, rendering delightful tae pleasantest month of our English summer. Spec ulating upon this point were vain. ‘The only ex- planation which oan ne given is to pe touna in the reply ung back by the gallant Fitz James in vis ship, subject to certain conditions, at a premium | THE FLOODS IN FRANCE | Widespread Desolation and Death Caused by the Bivers’ Overflow. BRIDGES SWEPT AWAY. The St Cyprian Quarter of Toulouse a Veritable Sepulchre. The Dead Found in Their Rooms and by the Fireside. By the European mail of the 26th alt., to hand yesterday, we have melancholy details o! the fatal consequences which ensued from the river floods in France, in the Southern Department, Tou- louse, at Verdun and at other pomts. Mountain torrents, swollen by an unexampled heavy rain, Swept down on fielas and dweilings, the Garogne and other rivers overflowed and the loss of life and property was, evidently, nov by any means ascertained when the mail was despatched from Paris and London, A STORM OF HAIL IN THE PROVINCES—HEAVY RAIN IN PARIS. [From Galignani’s Messenger, Paris, June 25— £vening.) « The temperature of the last few days at Paris has been remarka»Jy low for the season. Great quantities of nati bave fallen in various localities and caused much damage to agriculture in cer tain parts of France. To understand theso pne- nomena it must be borne in mind that enormous masses of snow sre constantly float- ing im the atmosphere, even during the great heat uf summer. T: crystals which con- Stitute these frozen particles are of almost micro- scopic dimension, but they torm immense ag- ons, the volume of wsick exceeds that mountala: the earth. Jt is from that Dailstones are detached. iterday rain came down heavily for le time, the temperature being ex- tremely moderate, At three in the aiternoon the Unermometer marked 20 Centig, (68 Fanr.) THR CROPS SERIOUSY DAMAGED IN A WIDE EXTENT OF TERRITORY. {erom Galignani’s Messenger, June 25.) Intelligence trom Castelnaudary (Aude) on Tuesday morning, is to the effect that for tairty- six hours there has been continuous rain in bold department, tne Haute Garonne, and the ‘arn. The harvest of cereals, which was being gathered, is riously imjured, and Wf similar weather continued for four-and-tweaty hours longer all would be lost, FIFTY HOURS’ BAIN. From Faix (Ariége), On the same day, ft is Stated that the rivers have overflowed their banks, after fifty hours of ri UNFORTUNATE VERDUN, fm the village of Verdua several houses were swept away aud their tenants perished, Ala was being sent by the autnorities, ENGLISH REPORTS OF THE ALARMING DIs- ASTERS—THE RAIN STORM IN PARIS, (Paris (June 24) correspondence of Pall Mall Gazette.) The most alarming news comes from the south of France, especially from Toulouse and from the towns in the valley of the Garonne. Herefit Tains; in the south the water falls in sI jad tales of damage done have reached Paris, In some parts of the country the crops ruined in a few hours; a number of p Pear to Rave been drowned, stone bridge pension bridges and houses to have been away by the fury of the the desolation cansed t! de- mand this afternoon an extraordinary credit of 100,000f, tor the immediate relief of the suMferers. It ramed here all yesterday alternoon and even- ing and it bas been raining ali day to-day, THE MOST ALARMING OVERFLOW OF INR GARONNE ON BECORD, {From the Liverpool Post, June 25.) Great destruction of property and some loss o¢ Ife have been caused by the sudden rise of the | Garonne, in the south of France. The latest ac- | counts from Toulouse state that the inun had attalued unprecedented proportions and continued to increase, and shat the aspect of affairs was very serious. Tae banks Of the Garonne, during a large part of the course of the river, are very low, and floods are of irequent occurrence, although it seems tne present low is the most alarmug that is known to e happened, EIGHT HUNDRED HOUSES DOWN. (From the Continental Herald—June 26) A correspondent Of the Continental Herald tele- graphed on the nightof the 2th ef June from Toulouse that more than 800°houses have fallen, while many more threaten to come down, aud that twenty bodies Mave been recovered. At Ferouillet, village six kilometres from Toulou Only three houses are standing out of everal villa; in the neighournooe ure THE SITUATION AT TOULOUSE. (From Galignani’s Messengers—Paris, June 25.) | Telegraphic advices from Toulouse, datea this morning, state that the waters are gradually subsiding, although the rain continues, There is already a fall of two feet, AN ENTIRE POPULATIOW IN GREAT DANGER, The Gamage done i# incalculable, The whole of the district of St. Cyprian is submerged, and the rescue of tho inkabitants presen: aiMcuities. All the troops are rendering sistance, the generals directing the opera- tons, ‘the number of persons drowned is not yet known, but it 18 considerable; among them mentioned am officer of artiliery ent, A large portion of t that ol the town have already faliea to the ground, others menace ruin. The railway service on the lines to Foix and so Montrejean ts suspended, RUIN APPROACUING ON THE BANKS UP THE GARONNE. The briage of Empalot over the Garonne isin danger, and the asyiums have been evacuated. THE GARONNE RISING ALARMINGLY—BRIDGES SWEPT AWAY AND TORBENTS O¥ RAIN STILL FALLING. (From Galignani’s Messenger, Paris, June 25— Evening.) A telegram from Toulouse states that a heavy flood exists at present in the Garonne, in conse- quence of the torrential rains which have be falling In the upper portion of the valley of that river. height of six and The wi have attaine: & haif metres above low-water mark. BRIDGES SWKPT AWAY—SAVING LIFE AND PRop- ERTY, The bridge of Saint-Pierre, which joined the Arsenal to (ne Polygome, Was awept away, Several disasters a ready reported, and @ service ior ing life and property has been organized, with tl id OF the police, fremen and soldiers of the garrison. ‘iver is still rising, and rain faila wita undiminished intensity, A SUSPENSION BRIDGE GONE. The suspension bridge at St. Michael was aiso, a telegram informs us, carried away last evening at a quarter to seven. CYPRIAN QUARTER OF TOULOUSE A PERFECT SEPULCHRE. (From the Irish (Dublin) Times, Jane 26.) It is to be regretted that the reports as to the inundations in the south of France were alto. gether underrated, ter is widespread, and the loss of lile am to property ims, mense, The St, Cyprian quarter of Toulouse ts described THE ST. a8 & perfect sepuloure, 215 oodles havi covered, And tnis is but a fra death roll, Some thousands of utterly destitute, wails 0! are wieapre it 1s estimated that upward of 20,000 persons in Toulouse are deprived of t) Of subsistence. TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN CORPSES RECOVERED IN TOULOUSE. {From the Pall Mall Gazette, Jane 25—Evening.) Terrible accounts continue to reach Paris of the devastation caused by the floods in the soath of France, Two hundred and fMiteen dead bodies hare been found in one quarter of Toulouse, and 20,000 persons in that city bave been depr: of the means of suosistence, Accounts received in Paris yesterday afternoon from Toulouse, and telegraphed to the London memorable encounter with Roderick Dau, that if ‘bo inis little b: of heroes, as to him, h be dangerous known, danger's seit is lure alone The The Times, state tine waters are sul ing, vu the destraction of property Is unprecedented tor jdge 1s lere tndamese Gestroyea and oniy one bridge ON HUNDRED CORPSE8 FOUND AT FAMILY FIRE- SIDES. At midnight overa punared cor: been found in houses which Were euil eabeae GAS BXTINGUISHED. The water has got into the gas pipes, and conse- quently the town is in darkness ai uigut. The surrounding country 18 one vast lake, and, of course, the harvest is entirely royed, COMMUNICATION INTERRUPTED, None of Toulouse payers reached Paris terday. The railway between Toulouse ana and Toulouse and Bayonn the Caemin de Fer du Mia) afforus the only com- Munication with the rest of France. The munici- pal council has voted 100,0001, for the relief of the sufferers, The greatest ou ig given to tne Mi itary authorities ior the ald whica they have given to the municipality and poi eR. OLX p tothe pres- nt, been found in the houses hooded by the inun- dation but leit standing. it i8 supposed that many people perished in the houses which were swept away. ‘THE VISITATION SUDDEN 4S IT WAS ALARMING AND DESOLATING, {From the London Giobe, Jane 26—Evening.] The South of France ts at present the acene of a isaster such we are quite unable to picture to ourselves in this fortunate country. The terrors ana horrors of an inundation, however faithiully depicted by George Eliot or Millais, have to the minds of Englishmen no practical existence; wrereas the peasants of North Italy and of the South and East of France are with good reason appailed at the very mention of one of these Ca- lamities, ‘The jate floods in the neighborhood of Tonloase have been even more .eurfal in theireffecia, in consequence of the suddenness with which they suow ou tne Pyrenees and the Cevennes, loaded with an extraordin: burden tke tributary streams whica flow from these mountains to the northwest, and, uniting with the Garonne, whose name they take, water the wonderfully fertule valley lying between Tualouse and Bordeaux. MOUNTALY TORBENTS JOINRD—FEAKFUL OONSE- QUENCES. It is at the points where the several mountain torrents Jota one another that the result has been most terriole, Thus at Toulouse, j below the Junction of the Garonne and the Ariége, a whole quarter has been savmerged, 800 hou swept away and 20,000 inbavitants vurnea At Moissac, Where the important River Tarn, swol- len by two important tributaries, falls into the Garonne, the destruction ts proportionately greater, a large part of the town being reported 4g actually Midden under the waters. THRES HUNDRED AND NINETY-FIVR HOUSES SWEPT away, In another small town, out of 400 houses which it formerly contained tour or five only are Low sald to be lett standing, The destruotion of crops and loss of farm stock at this time of year may be to some extent imagined, HORRIBLE SCENES, But the horror of the sceue and the toss of lite which followed on this sudden catastrophe can only be reailzed by those wuo have assisted at a similar spectacle. MM. Edmond About has endeav- ored to describe such & scene m a well known chapter of “Madelon.” But the present inunda- tion seems not only to have distanced all the de- scriptions of novelists, but to have surpassed in its murderous resuits ali previous examples in Europe, 215 de: les having been already found in St. Oyprica alone. Never was there a time when the aid of the benevolent was more urgentiy needed and more taoroughly deserved, and we trust that the example of subscription s P' set in Paris will be followed by London and the English towns with their usual alacrity. DESPATCHES FROM FRANCE TO MANCHESTER. (From the Manchester Examiner, June 26,} France has been visited with heavy rain, and the results have been disastrous in various parts of the country, more especially in the depari- ments of Ariége, Aube, Haute Garonne and Tarn, Houses and bridges have been washed and other property destroyed and, to 1a | Pondér thé eatants still more depiorabie, many lives have been lost, A telegram irom Toulouse yesterday morning announces that nd fewer tuan 100 bodies had been found in the houses which, though inundated, had been left standing, and it 1s feared that many Deople perished in the dwellings that were swept aw: ay. HOW THE FRENCH AGRICULTURISTS AND MANU- FAOTURERS ARK LIKELY TO BE AKFECTED BY THR DISASTERS, (From the London Telegraph, June 26.) The rain which refreshed our cereals, revived | the spirits of our parched meadows and swelled | the volume of our attenuated streams a fortnight | back Das had disastrous effects in the South of ; Of the Goods of | peleon personally visi France. Like fire, water I» a capital servant, bat ® terrible master, and in sunny Languedoc it has overpowered man and his works, and desolated a rovince with the old and not unfamiliar curse of nun ion, ‘rhe rain, it appears, has faljien in that region with tropical profusion and a persist- ence thai would do credit to Galway or the Is! of Skye, and, ag @ result, most of the fvers throughout the South oi France—th; ronne, the Tarn, the Gers, tue Adour—have overflowed their banks, deluging tue fields, washing away tre crops, fooding the low- lying suburos of towns, drowning eattle and carrying away railway vrtages. some piaces the Garonne is said to be four miles wide; at Toulouse itself whole quarters are submerged and Iany lives lost, while the trafic over the railway | Ines has been interrupted in several places. Tne extent of the inpndations is said to exceed that 1855, when the ¢ Emperor Na- jd the sc of suffering, and distributed reliel at the cost of some danger to himself, though in & way that greatly enhanced his popularity, Ihe present visitation also has been promptly met by the government, which asked from the National Assembly, and at once obtained, a grant of £4,000 as @ lrst instalment for the aid of the suife.ers, ‘Bhe South of France bas prospered so mach from the superabundance of last year’s harvest that severe indigence will probably be the lot of few, even though the ares of inundation be larger than has been yet reported. Tue,French peasant is penurious and frugai, and Bis character in these respects auswers the dowbie purpose of giving bim a reserve jaid up against a rainy day and of costing him less sor mere sustenance than our . beef-ied and beer-drinking, bus most improvident, workingman requires, But Tou- louse, Auch and other towms named have cousiderabio Manufacturing populations, and it is they) who will cniefy sufter and be the objects of government aid. For all that, the visitation, unlike the calamity in Asia Minor, jor which English belp has been earnestly sought aud is urgently needed, will have @ comparatively moderate range, and will be littie felt ina rich and progressive country. ne cnief lesson it teaches 1s the difiiculty of measuring the force of elemental outbreaks in the South of France, Altnouge inundations, the result of rain storms that gathered and dischargea like waterspouts, have been periodical occurrences from time immemorial, the French have not even yet fallen on effectual means of arrest- ing their ravages. This 1s tee more sur- prising, as a river like the Garonne desolaica much richer regions than does the impetuvus Shamnon when it takes to an excursus among tae adjoining bogs, peat mosses and potato patcues. The corn, the wine, the otl, the fair expanses of finest wheat, the clustering and the treliised vines, the olive and mulberry trees are the victims of the southern river’s riotous outbursts wien the Volume of water Ras become uncontroliable and the banks are overieaped by the impatient torrent. Let us hope the present lesson will net be lost and (hat M. Léon Say, waose next budget will be neither more nor less than @ reflection of the coming harvest, will allow something from the Treasury to provect tue fertility and imdustry of the South. CREEDMOOR. The reguiar Saturday competitions at Creed. moor are to take place for the remainder of the present mouth as follows :— MATON FOR THE TURP, FIELD AND FARM BADGE. Second Saturday, July 10, at two P. M,—Condi- —Open to members National Rifle Associa- , 200 yards; posMion, standing; breech-loading rifle within the rules; a, ith two sighting shots; entrance }, fiity cents; to be won three times (not neces- arity consecutive) belore becoming the personal property of the winner, THE LUTHER BADGE MATCH. Third urday, July 17, at haif-past two P. M. Conditia: cu only to members of tne Ama- teur Rifle Club; distances, 800, 900 and 1,000 Yards; position, any; Weapon, any rife within the rules; rounds, five, with privilege of two sighting shots; entrance fee, $1; to be wom tures times (not necessarily consecutively) be- fore becoming the persomal property uf tue win- ner. REMINGTON DIAMOND BADGE MATCH. Fourth Satarday, July 24, at two P. M. dt. tions:—Open to memvers of the National Rifle As- sociation ; Weapon, any breecit-loading rife Within the sules; distances, 500, 800 and 4,000 ‘ards; position, any, without artificial rest, junds, seven, with two Gee BHOLS at Sach distance; to be won three times (not necessarily consecutively) before becoming the winuer’s per. sonal property. Eatrance tee, $1. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. ‘The following record will show the changes tn the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, yn comparison with the corresponding date of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, WeRaLp Building 1874. 185. ic 1874, 1875, 6 AG Di wearily ali the nouses in the Faubourg 8 Cyprit te ++ 18% 3 HE RAILROAD MASSACRE The Removal of the Dead from Far Rockaway. The Company Convicted of Inhuman Barbarity. THE CORONER’S INQUEST, Far Rockaway was quiet yesterday. 1xne effect Of the disaster was seen everywhere, Almost all of those who visit the beach mow go there by tne Long Island Raliway, because they fear to ride om the other road. The season has never vefore beeth so dull as. ft 1s at present, The accident, ap- parently, has appalled every one, and the peopia who venture to visit the beach are comparatively very few indeed, THE MASSACRED, All those murdered by tne collision on the Southe! Side Railroad have been carried to Wiihamepurg for burial, Mott, the last man among the dead! saentified, has been sent to the home of hig motuer-in-law, who lives only a few miles from \h¢ scene at Which tue accident took place. ; A PRIEST'S STORY, Father Murphy, pastor of the Far Rockaway, Catholic charch, was amoug the first to vistt tha scene of the disaster. He went there in order \@ ascertain whether any of the dying needed nig ministerial services. He tells the tolluwing story:— “I found the dead and dying scattered avout prow miscuously, Some were upon one side of tha track and some upon the other; aiscovered nm one on hand to administer ald, and the dead we' for many buers exposed to che scorching rays of thé sun. One man was suspended, Iifeless, between thd cars and was held there for two whole hours beq fore the proper persons came to extricate Bimy It was, [assure you, a pitiful sigut. The atmos Phere wasintensely not and the thermometer ud high. No provision whatever had been made jor thi dead or dying. Their pale, distorted faces lay upy turned to the burning sun. All who saw th were horrified, and turned, terror-stricken, the sight. It was not until certain oi our ei zens volunteered that any of tie unfortunates re« ceived proper treatment, The company are most assurediy to blame. 7HB DBAD CONDUCTOR VINDICATED. One thing I most especialiy desire to say is that I knew Conductor Hibbard intimately. There nad never been ® week since the ime of bis connec« tion With the road that | bave not travelied phen his train, Inever saw him under the influen: of liquor in my life. I have never in his breath detected the 1umes of stimulants, I believe to have beenra perfectly responsible aud t worthy m: 0, and one who fully reaiized the dat; of his office, GENERAL INDIGNATION, agall u) on one of the colliding trains, arene of the disaster, it is = nal carelessness oF the neglect of his em- ad a6 the vor ted by many that, to those whom per ployés had either killed or maimed, h turned bis back upoa the dead dying, took the first train home up in arms against the man. ‘They seem tar utterly abhor and despise him. He could not a] ead upon any of the public streets without dein, ooted and jeered at, It was owing to his neg: gence, it ts said, that tho dead died so pard an whe dying sudered s0 much. THE SOUTH SIDE ROAD, The South Side road {3 dangerous to dee | upon, The HERALD :eporter travelled yesterda: On foot over that portion of the road running irom Far Rockaway down tae beach to its cod The road is im a fearful condition. From tn u Seaside Hou to Holiand fouse th ties are abselusely rotten, Tho pades+ tri can kick them apart with his foo! An accident Is likely to Occur upon this portio d at any hour, for it is no exaggeratio! to state that there is no move miserabie streteh o! railway in the Unitea Sta:e: HIBBARD’S Last WORDS. The last words Conductor Hibbard said to hie family physician, beiore bis deata, were as fole LOWs:— “I have felt that [ was in danger of my life avery time Lran down to the beach, Our train awerve and pitched irigntiuly, The ties were wa rovien as air!” ORURLTY. The demand which the road mal upon ite emplorés i# not vbly exacting, bat absoiuiuiy crneL To give an example of shis th HBRALD reporter will cite a single ease, A mit pamed Sherden was in the employ of the roa as condueter. <sree weeks ago he was dix charged. He was compelled to work twenty hours eut of the twenty-four, leaving Jour hour! only tor food and sleep. One day, just three week ago, bis irain was five minutes behini time, In order to “make of” 48 soot as = =6possinle «eight § passengers we left behing. For leaving these eight passengers in the rear the Conductor was dischargea, Had he paused to wait for these eignt individuals a oc sion would nave been inevitable. Tae man w; therefore expelied from the line because in trying to make up his time he prevented a coliision vy leaving elght passengers behind. THR DYING FIRRMAN. William Finn, tue freman, ts dying; the doctors have given up every hope. His state is comatose, He recognizes no one, and fis muscular moveme! are frigntiut to see. Civts of bieod Le upon his bra and he roils ana tosge avout o mtly. Yesverd: for the first vinie, his body was contorted by ms, It is net pre sumed that he wiil live forty-elwat hours. THS INQUEST. To-morrow the Coroner's jury wiil render thet verdice, WONRRAL OV TWO VICTIMS, The funeral services over Mr. Philip N. Barta and Mr, Vheodore Bruno Thurmer took place yes- terday in the lodge room o! Capernicus Lodge, 545, F. amd A. M., at No. 89 Broadway, a short re ligious service according to the Lutheran ritual having taken place at the residence of Mr. Thur: mer’s father-in-law, Mr, Metzen, No. 105 Busawick avenue, before tae removal of the body. ‘rhe 10dge room, appropriately draped for the occasion, Was flied to its utmost capacity, not am ineh of room but was appropriated by the friends of ‘he deceased. In front of tho Master’s station in the East, the caskets containing the remains of the twomen were placed aod surreunded with fora! contribue tions of varied designs, The caskets were rick bus plain, and bore the usual piace and imscrip-~ tien. The services were confined strictly to the Ma- sonic ritnal, Mr. Johm kifert, Master; Mr, Jacob Henkel, Senlor Warden, and Mr. Vaie..tine Becker, Warden, oMciating. During the services veral of the female relatives were so affected they bad to ve removed, one being taken wita hysterios #0 severely that some difficulty was ex- rienced in getting ner out. Ai the close of the exercises the bodies were removed to the hearses and the lodge divided into two processions, one-half going te Green- wood with the body of Mr. Thurmer, Mossrs. Maynard, Krittencori, Becker and scaieman act- ing as Ng ied while the other went with the body of Mr. Hartman to tne Latheran Cemetery, Messrs. Fries, Ebe), Martin and Frazer acting av the palibearers, A large muititnde assembled on the sidewalk aud street to witness the proceedings. CONDUCTOR HIBBARD A SOBER MAN. New York, July 1, 1875, To rae EpiTor or THe HeRALD:— Waile reading of the accident on the 3ourm Side Railroad of Long Island tm the @enain Of this date | motice an attempt has deen made ta throw the responsibility on the shoulders of tha conductor, poor Jesse Mibbard. 1 also observed they attrivute © hquors. ‘nowa for the past eight yy I never once met ni liquor. ) 28 Wellas to the widow and childr h eft without @ protector, to publish this cara fence of bik Who cannot answer for nimse'(. yours, sR, sireet THE TURN VEREIN. It is only two years since the New York Turn Verein enlarged |ts hali—which ortginally consisted of four building§ fronting on Fourth and Third streets, near the Bowery—by acquiring and adding to is some adjoining property on Fourth street, To accommodate the numerous societi lodges that meet there it has bei found necessary to ¢ farther additions, and the ‘adjoining Heivetta Assombly Rooms have been acquired and connected with the Turn Hall, which now bas @ frontage of 100 lent on Fourth street, The Turn Hall is now o: i in the Ch ig B, Hs, several ciul ‘ome have besa reom Ty, ad iodges vave estadiished their there, and more room was needed of the projected stival of the American Turner Unicv, whicd is io be held | city Im she lacter vert of Auguas, Nort in thls