A violent storm is raging, and the water is continually rising, and is now two feet above the level of the Theiss. The submerged land has been reduced to 600 square metres), which continuously decreases. At the first eruption 35 soldiers were drowned. The State Railway carried 10,000 fugitives yesterday. It is im possible to estimate the loss of life, aB the numbers which are buried under the ruins cannot bt» ascertained. The bou»e3 built of sun-dried bricks collapsed first in the rush of the flood. The work of feeding and of remov ing the sufferers is proceeding with great ardour. There are sensational stories of hun dreds having been buried in the Synagogue and military hospital, but they are without foundation. At noon on Thursday there were still people on the roofs of housas and in trees. Some persons died from the exposure. A number of incendiaries have bean arreßted." Vienna, March 6th. Thousands of persons are still surrounded by water at Szegedin. Six steamers and 24 tugs left Pe3th for Szegedin. Pesth, March 4th. The Government Commissioner at Szegedin j reports that he rowed through the submerged streets and found thrse - fourths in ruins. If the water remains a few days longer ecarcely 200 houses will be left standing. The burgo master estimated that several thousand persons had been drowned. He attributes the disaster to the indolence of the inhabitants, and to the fact that the Government Commissioners con centrated their efforts on strengthening the dams and not on preparing to save life. The Emperor Francis Joseph will forego his visit to Pesth to raceive congratulations on the occasion of his silver wedding. He desires that the money intended fir the festivities shall be distributed among the sufferers by the flood. The Emperor and Empress also give 40,000 florins from their private punes. London, March 15th. The Lord Mayor ]of London, at the request of the Austrian Ambassador, opened a subscrip tion for the relief of Szegedin. A correspon dent at Szegedin telegraphs that on Thursday thousands of people were starving. The cor respondent passed in one of the relief boats 400 persons who had taken refuge in a church. The boat was unable to afford them any help. There were hardly any serviceable boats available. In the schoolbouse 1500 people had taken refuge, and were without food. 