reports from these different. places were coming in to the Memorialist Chang-Chih-tung, the bodies of men and animals, and fragments of houses and wreckage were floating down the river from the Chao-ching gorges, as well as the tranks of uprooted trees as large as a man could circle, while numbers of meu and women were clinging to the tops of the floating trees or roof bourne that were swiftly Lone upon the flood, and were crying out for help in manner too piteous for words, Sostrong and angry was the flood that poate had great difficulty in getting near the victims, but still some rescues were effected, The Memorialist Li Ping-beng being resident at Lung Chow was, comparatively speaking, far from the econo of the disaster, and although he at once gave orders to the provincial authorities to ascertain the damage done and make arrangements for relief and rescue in concert with the gentry; and others, written orders and reports foul time to travel and telegraphic commuuication was interrupted. Meanwhile the suffering people were awaiting relief with outstretched necks, and mn Kui lias always been known as a poor Province, the treasures have pecu empty ever since the rebellion, wealthy inhabits are few, and the area of disaster wide. As aid therefore could not be afforded
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