| Show TERRIBLE FLOOD FLOOR AT MECCA the following letter dated beirut jan b 1862 his been received at the office of the american board of foreign missions in boston anere has been a flood of rain at mecca three hundred lives were lost losi and one ona third thild at 0 the city destroyed the great sacred mosque haram esh sherif sherlf was also flooded the holy black stone was submerged submerge do and the great library destroyed it should not be forgotten in view of this that the massacre in Damas damascus clys clis wis was wab planned and decided upon in that so called holy city |
