, 1869-07-26
THE FLOOD IN TEXAS,
Immcnso DcatFucti0a OF Pronerty.
Ia Grange, TEx1a, OK sux H11l.l
July 10, 1sE9,

Immense Destruction OF Property.
Il GEASGE, TEx1A, OK sux HI1Lt
Ju1y 10, 1sco,
bead the letter AZ above puIposeiyt for 1re-
Et1I1s Of IaGTangols under wnter. The Colorado
aee s e s se
| wRa reported. Hundreds Of people asscnbled to
watch The rise. 1t continued to rise At auout TWO
!eet an hour. At about : o'ciock p n II ross one
! foot u twentJ-ons minutes. As the town IS =
good half mile IRON the bank OF the river, but III.
| lie fear mas entertained. At o'clock tho nres
| had covered the 1as between the town and rs
upper side of this street As the public sqaare Is
| not thought that the wafer sould 20 over il The
Colorado. like giant. cane steadily on. Houses
,ss ,pd tenses nS TeEs sesa So:ne by: report cams
! drowned It seems that be hat reacoe.l dry laod
and goue buck after puppy, aud ID ,151ng 10 save
ne cog, Vas drowned At O'Clock the water
the despatch. We weat to supper @ and The The
boarding house was on the third atreet.
We We "fnt .os aoTn COVE. oses az land. ny shs
rapidfr. and I'll the lower places While Vi
suPper the water broke into the yard. After est
as and sa1tnT baes ne ss ws 1oa1 The
lied their goods TO the second stories, and families
IN The lover edge Of town had commenced mo11pg
prevailed In La Grange. The waies hui ruu over
tht square, and Vas corerin4 the streets beyond.
wagons carrying women and chtLifen TO ihB hills,
we're seen hurT, ing thEonsh tue streetA A part!
o. US gathered at the telegraph oi1lce, Nj. Jate
Ao6re, Of Austin. Was The operasol. He continued
sending drspatehea- We were persua,ins him 10
70 to ihe supelnseasat x 1t's1 e tss
he thought II probable that be would
saye t. s. Il, rensl e
most OF tue people had left Men were tt,l4 hur-
r,iug about. sone, as Il The Case !u every en,es.
EtnC5 that calls for cuolnesA, were drunk little
alter re left The telegraph uf1ce auu loaded H.
.tacc tn The water. lii our drive out we pissed
through wafer over three iret deep. IN rcsch!ug
tue hs we sanred a t'tta time The hIlls pEs.
tslng canrcd on item. The, Colorado wAs
~ advancing. some who remained,
i.inee Wi.iinK to ,says Sa fsFn suesse' W. sw wsEs
ming Tatcr on the sqnar- sIcn on hnrsr.
t. ,,ssk we1s Eoing IN and it,ns9 people oat They
hama family hal remained In The Fred Tate
hotse, and the water was aeasiy ur 10 the second
ln the excitement the skin Ind &,ecl lost stglt Of
WIKI the current that Nas then running through
to~n i msa useless for q swimmer TO 20 10 their
saie. UtheT parties ars il .hs coast ifoase. Last
night TIC building u akir sax starte, 10 rs*ctle
eas. ees ''sss' hes4 hss 'ns aoretns nssi
communicated win the Williams family. They
raseed, ana there was 1norv danger IN tfu si,n:
Judge IIudn2ll aud Coioue! Carter arc In ths
totcl They saJ they have mn1e mo time na1
hAye no desire TO coruc ont
The Natcf - from 1yo to eight feet dccp over
LIE eGuR1c md bualpc8s portion Of tho toWr.
currrpt going through the streets, ami river still
n.lns slowiy: Ali houses e., below tas rred Taie
on west side of town als kwept away. The loss Lo
LgrauEc ntl srach near four. hunllre.i thousand
Two million dollars lost In tho Colorado valley.
Thai IL too ioT. fo! Il will tc remembered thAt
q nassos
been swc1't Is By 1csoui of destruction. The
crops, The 1nest ever aecn. Aru g0:e Fences ntr
Of plantations Il seen. Thu old Colorado ls forty+
nye feet above ordinary wHter marx The telc-
graphic wtrrs for lllts bst roen he!p and Austin
ewsoy y s sts qpsf wn s, wnsf
Fofk. II those who M i've On On tits lis .!ser. il
.sn lei ls4et oh, Te.an. Vii si. uassstani. rhss e.
.sost oak." il i leu i.et higher than he famous
rise Of lhae, mud old Te4atl will understand, |
WIEN It Ia added that It 4 -four feet higher than
|ower M + Streets c Of Aus,p. Humor has has It tia: h "a
|I1ge portion Of the town Ut uastrup Iii destroyed
A. Hastrop is GENERALLY lower thnu 1aGr4uge, we |
IN ,his Place, lraying furniture aud goods, and
euch must oe the case IN other places, The WORT |
feature Is that Bon men, l0bortEa, are |
thrown out Of employment and are left |
IN desttutton. The planters art ruined and |
cannot nntl support for them. Wnat Ia 70 become |
Df their families. We do sincerely hope that your
influential paper will urge those 10 other counties
o render assistance. Nay, even call upon the |
government. Action now Il necessary. Last |
ieAf's corn has nearly given out, ath this years.
MT yet GatlEcd. Three millions Of dollars In Rpecle
viii lie light estimate OF the loss In 1hs valley.
You can cnlcuate by reiierattug the loss Of thsee-
onltas OF the lining interest in this valley, add
tE GSSflT Uiu0Q OF TOWN HFODGT&T. fir isHuf0.
,us is lower than this place II Is to be hoped |
hat the rain has not extended 10 the Red Fork
Urge all n drop poucs Tor a whue, and, not !
:afing whether the laoorer u for Hamilton or I
Davis 70 rsepa1c 70 see That be does nor suffer-
The whole interests OF the freedmen Here In the
crop: In the submerged portions there will be
nothing lett Of It. They have worked faithfully, |
Ind Should be helped aud encouraged to prepare |
I0r next year. To-day Ee le8Fe Tor Austin, aud |
sill folluH the ridge between the UrAzos and COL
oE8do Rtyer. When We reach there VIC wlll sead
ION further Information
Sit Is to be le2,d tt.at m1ny lives ha sc been LOST
oF the Colorado forms Islands as It HseK before
he main stream sweeps over, the back anter has
tut on the retreat: and, A. The rise has been un-
some may have remaiued Until too
ate, without suspecung the danger IN the rear.
A. 7. MONROE,
RIDGE PASCHAf-
P.S.-Dctween twenty and fhlrty houses afe
wcrt aWay, and By Eoule estimated a. high a.
,ftx.two. Frail kktHs ply between the town anu
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