The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-24
DELUGE DATA.
The TrInitys Tawny Tide a Spectacle
for the Sighl-seer.
The washonts on thu Railways Gradu.
ally Being Repaired.
other Matters, Local In Nature

| The turbld Trinity continues TO boom
Late yesterday afternoon the water wal
rising at the rate OF an inch per hour, which
compared with the rise IN the forenoon
shows that the food has about spent II,
force, aud by this morning II will no doubt
begin to fall. The pike, leading IRON the
bridge TO the bluff, is under ak or seven
side OF the river 10 higher
than il has been since 1866
The bridge was thropged With people all
day long watching the furious How OF the
maddened stream. The bottoms wero I'LL.
ed with boats occupied by pleasure seeker,
and the Curious who rowed by the tops OF
trees. The telephone poles which are along
the pike looked exceedingly short IN the
high water The water wet OF the bridge
was mp amona the branches OF tue trees,
and boats were rowed here and there by
those at xlous . explore the bottoms.
White Rock creek, noted for its famous
overilows, hs0 surpassed oil former eiiortp,
and inundated tne entire country tribn:
tsry TO IL. Turtle creek, and In I6ct all
streams tina, bear that dig nfed sppellation
are overlooked, and IL Is this vast volume OF
water that has swollen tho tame Trinity
| into mighty Mississippi Oh II were. Al
tor diligent search, In which they we're ut
one time seemingly doomed TO disappoint.
meHt, Times aud HERALD reporter found
the famous old citizen" swamp Fox, the
veteran fisherman, who has evident
| ly known tho Trinity river from its
infancy, and from him learned some
| facts concerning It's conduct for the num-
| Der OF years of ITS existence that are likely
| to be OF interest 90 the denizens OF Dallas.
Accord < 10 this old veteran inyeigier OF
the fnny tribe, this Is the highest
the water has been since 1876: An
other rise In 1874, aud still another In 1877,
| ft,.f,
OF GO. ia the biggest tear he ever
as he terms IT, TO get on.
Tho bridge he slater, was built two feet
above the high water mark OF 1896, and ns
tho water 10 twenty feet or more from the
bridge now, the reader can readily perceive
that the present overflow Will not compare
with that which flooded Broadway street.
Only few farmers have been able to reach
the city by other means than by train or
boats, but from what wssiesrnei by HERALD
reporters the crops which have suffered so.
riously, are not az badly damaged AS fret
supposed. The wheat and corn will come
out OF the flood in better condition than at
fret supposed though tho cotton In the
low.lands hss been very much damaged,
and in some places entirely destroyed. The
demage done 10 bridges has not been
overrated, as nearly all the
small ones, and several large
ones on the public roads rave been swept
away. A county commissioner remarked
Yesterday that IL would cost several thous-
aud dollars TO replace these structures. The
damage to rail fencing y severe. A large
quantity OF ielled timber and wood cut Tor
use was carried away by the flood.
| THE WASH OUTS
on the railroads, which are numerous
have not all yet been repaired,
though large force Is at work on the dit
ferent roads working 10 that end. The
Gulf, Colorado & santa Fe road has Kept
up communication between this city anc
Cleburne by transferring at Cedar creek
where bridge has washed away. The first
passenger trains on the Texas u Pacihc foi
1.-THE past two days left here yesterday, one
OF which went east In the morning as lar a.
Marshall and the other west at 6:55 p. m
as far as Weaiherford. Trains are still
running regularly on the Texas Central be
tween here and Denison, and will to-day
perhaps, resume travel over the road south
OF here. The Missouri Pacific IL up TO II:
ears, figuretyely speaking, in water, and
the Texas Trunk cannot bs heard from.