The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-07

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is impossible. Provisions were for
warded to Ben Ficklin from this
place and the post, but could
not be sent across the river. The
people, however, have enough to
last until supplies reach them.
ATsAN ANGELA
the scene was exciting in the ex-
treme. The North Concho was not
affected save by the backwater.
But for this circumstance our
town would have persisted.
Yet the backwater frightened all,
aud ruined many, sending the still
element into our streets, and rising
forty feet above the river bed. The
whole bottom was covered. and ex-
hibited a large inland basin, four
hundred yards wide. At its highest
point 1t circled around the Nimitz
coral, stretched away in constantly
expanding line until it embraced
q. w. Westbrook's residence, sunk
Keyser's saloon to the caves, Tapped
the back of the Great Western livery
stable, and becoming bolder, IL
swept by Patton Il Lungkwitz's tin
shop, and rose more than two feet
above the first gallery of the Concho
House. All adobe houses touched
by the water are ruined. The
livery stable has lost Its back
wall, the tin shop is disman-
tied and its roof was upliited
by number of props, as the walls
disappeared. The Concho house,
lately built at cost of 1000, yet
stands, but is wholly unfit for fur
ther use. The adobes where the
water reached them dissolved as il
by the touch of magic. Immediately
doors crashed in, windows gave
way and plaster and portions of
walls fell in. 1t is a question of
time only when the entire building
will go to the ground. Most of the
furniture was saved. Mrs. Frary's
house, east OF the hotel, was de-
stroyed, while those of Mr.. E. Il.
Deaton, Dave Kearse, Bob Fair
banks, Frank Lungkwitz, Thomas
Brown and w. b. Cain are aban-
doned and ruined, while not a Mexi-
can habitation OH the river is left.
The store and house OF w. S. Week
escaped all injury, but his stable,
lately built, entirely collapsed. The
loss to our city will probably reach
10000, low estimate. But the
COUNTRY AROUND
has suffered terribly, and the loss of
life has been very great. Hundreds
of carcasses Of sheep and other stock
are scattered over the prairies
wagons, blankets, clothing and all
sorts OF furniture strew the banks,
which the baser sort of fMexicans are
pilfering. We confess we are unable
to estimate the losses in this county;
all sorts of rumors prevail, and our
citizens are endeavoring to find and
relieve the distressed. Sheriff Spears
and DR.. Garter went at twelve
O'Clock, Friday, about eight miles
above Ben Ficklin, and learned that
Mexican lost his wife and five
children just opposite that town.
Twenty persons are missing from Mr..
WIS. Kelley's ranch, on Spring creek,
and ten from Tankersley's. Three at
Mr.. David McCarthy's, who is now
in California, are lost, and all his
sheep are gone. DIR. Owens and
child, living on Levy's ranch, are
drowned, and his wife was taken
from tree on Friday morning at
the same place. Mrs. III. X Mathis
was swept from her home with a
child in her arms.
MOTHER AND CHILD
were hurled upon a DRIFT, and sepa-
rated-the latter sinking and the
former clinging to a tree, from
which she was taken Friday morn
ing. The body of the infant has
been recovered, and we learn that
the remains OF Miss Zemula Met
calie have been found. The
body of Red Evans, the state cook,
was discovered near the Post
lime kiln. Parties were searching
the banks all Friday for the drown
ed, and will continue the search.
Not fewer than one hundred lives
were lost in this county. The tele-
graph wires east are broken. As
we go to press the citizens are organ
izing search and relief parties. Our
citizens have responded literally,
and have opened their houses aud
purses to the suffering.
NOTES OF THE FLOOD.
Mr.. Terrell Harris, who made the
heroic attempt 10 save the Metcalfe
family, says that when his boat cap
sized that he was caught under II,
that he raised it of, got on top and
pulled off his boots as a preparation
for the life and death struggle.
Such presence of mind Is truly re-
markable.
Mr.. S. G. Robertson appeared on
our streets yesterday evening look
ing haggard and bruised. lie receiv-
ed the congrat ulations of his friends.
Judge Spence and Mr.. A. G.. Ma
son were detained at the post by the
merest accident. Had they gone to
tile station where they designed to
pass the night, il is probable they
would have been lost.
David Welsh, on Main Concho,
lost his thoroughbred bucks, for
which he had lately paid 800.
Mr.. 9. e. Hicks estimates the iniu-
ry to his stable at from three to five
thousand dollars.
Following are the names of few
of the lost:
Mrs. Metcalfe and daughter, Zem-
ula, Mr.. B. Taylor, Geo. Robinson, in
FAINT son of II. X. Mathis, Anselmo "a
Mexican), Red Evans, and five Mexi-
cans opposite Ben Ficklin.
Our report closes as we go to press.
Such sickeniDg details and horrid
suspicious of death we do not often
meet in life. Our reporter is out
hunting up the news, and In our
next issue we will give full particu-
lars of the disaster. AS it is we feel
relief in closing the initial chapter
of 80 terrible calamity.
THE LATEST.
Mr.. Charles Lackey, wife and
children are reported drowned.
The body Of Mrs. Metcalfe has
been found, sixteen miles below, at
the mouth of Crows Nest.
From Ben Ficklin we learn that
the records are destroyed, and the
courthouse is injured to such an
extent that it will probably fall.
Mr.. Stonehouse and family, at the
head of Spring creek, are reported
lost.
The bodies of three women were
found in the road by Mr.. Van Flores,
about Ben Ficklin, who failed TO re-
cogpize the remains.
The body of young George Rob-
inson, one of the station victims, was
found this afternoon and brought to
town on horseback by q Mexican.
The BODY of the Mexican woman.