Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-05-28
TREMENDOUS RAIN.

AaAS-HAhS "0S 'NAhA
cloudy and sultry. A little at,
ter one o'clock it began sprink-
ling rain and by two it was set
tied down to business, the wa
ter fairly falling in torrents.
1t is popular saying, it rained
pitchforks, cats and dogs and
other small deer; the rain was
hard enough and copious
enough to fully fill the bill.
From about two until after
three the rainfall was continuous
and accompanied by a brisk
wind from the east. The rain
fall during the hour must have
amounted to three or four inch
es. AT this time it is impossi-
BILE to ascertain the extent of
the storm or the amount of
damage done. 1t is to be hop
ed however that it was only To-
cal.
In the city all the drains and
water courses were flooded. In
the northern part of town Hig-
gins branch was higher than it
has bsen known for thirty years.
Weiss & Korff S slaughter house
which was supposed to be far
above high-water mark had
about four feet of water on the
floor.
In the southern part of town
the bridge acIoss Hog branch
in Wilkins addition was wash
cd away, and 'Hutchinson's fish
pond was ruined. Frank Evan
siek's garden and fish pond just
west of Hutch!nson's was COM
plctely flooded and the branch,
which ordinarily can be stepped
across, was about $50 yards
wide and deep enough to float
an Ohio river steamboat. The
beautiful fish pond was conf
pletely hidden from view by an
inland sea Of water. The carp
that Frank took so much pride
in sailing up and feeding have
in all probability gone to the
gulf via New Years creek and
the Brazos river. The larger
portion Of Franks garden was
also completely drowned out.
Buffers brick yard still fur
Their up the branch overhowed
to a considerable extent and
lot of lumber and tools were
given free transportation by the
flood. Mr.. Butler and his
hands by hard work succeeded
in moving the brick kiln. He
says the water came rolling
down the branch in a torrent
that, just at the moment, looked
to him like moving mountain.
A number of bridges in the
city were more or less injured
and number of trees were
blown down. One of Mr..
Thomas Dryers new houses
near Mrs Spencer's was blown
from the blocks and put sadly
out of shape. In the neighbor-
hood Of Mr.. ]. L. Morris resi-
dence near the Santa Fe rail
way, an Immense body Of water
was formed and considerable
damage was done.
The Central railroad bridge
over, Hog branch was consider
ably damaged, two or more of
the bents were washed out
causing the bridge to sink in
the center and render it I'M
passible. The down train was
detained nearly three hours at
the section house about three
miles above town by the dirt
washing into a cut; the train
was compelled TO lay over here
until this morning.
The storm extended north to
New Years creek blowing
down corn and oats and badly
washing cotton, in the west be-
yond the station house but little
damage had been done when
the train came down. On the
old Lewis place about two hun
dred yards of fence was blown
down and all the corn and oats
leveled. The cloud came from
the east, but how far it extended
in that direction is only a sur
mise.
During the continuance OF
the storm we had several first
class claps OF thunder. a build
ing on Mr.. J. A. Wilkins place
on Vulcan street was struck by
lightning and badly damaged.
1t is impossible to estimate
the damage in dollars, but it
must amountto many thousand,
The low land in Lockett's
nursery was flooded and much
damaged.
Real Estate Transfers,
Recorded by H.M.Lewis county
clerk, for the week ending