Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-05-29
TIE DBLUrE.

I11E DhLUGE.
Tho greatest rain storm in the his
tory of Texas began last Sunday
night a0d continued at intervals
till Thursday. Tho northwestern
portion of the state has boon liter
ally flooded with from two to six
feet of water. The Houston Post
says tho obstruction of property
cannot be estimated. Several rail-
road officials have been over the
inundated territory and place the
amount of damages in the millions,
while others say it will foot up six
or eight millions, and that, those
figures are hardly sufficient. The
railroads are the heaviest losers,
as it has been estimated that five
or six hundred miles of track are
under water, besides many valua-
bio bridges swept away and long
stratchcs Of railroad completely
destroyed. At Fort Worth both
forks of tho Trinity overlooked
their banks, causing the entire
abandonment of all trains in or out
of that city, while three bridges
wero entirely washed away.
At Dallas the same state of af-
fairs existed until Thursday even
ing, when a moro cheerful view of
theclamity presented itself. Trains
between Dallas and Denison were
resumed, but there was still trou-
bic on tho lines running eastward.
At Waco at 10 o'clock Thursday
night the situation was considers
bly, improved; tho water around
the depot and track, had fallen
about six inches and was going
down.
Major Swanson, of the Central,
had hopes that trains would run
drought to benson to-day, Fri
day.
On the international and Great
Northern trims werc running only
between Galveston and Houston.
at Waco there was 26 feet rise
in the Brazos. East Waco was
submerged. In Waco the water on
Elm street would swim horse a
number of stores were flooded.
At Marlin the water is higher than
since 1858, and the Brazos river
and Big creek were still rising.
Families were compelled to move
off the lowlands and cowmen run
their cattle out of the bottom.
At Dallas the results of the
storm have been terribly bad,
worse than was supposed.
The washout at Chambers creek
north of CorsIcana will stop travel
for two days. A cyclone passed
over Moxia blowing down the pub
lie school building and some
shade trees.
The following is a very brief ac-
count of the situation at other
points. In Smith county bridges
and fences arc washed away.
Brown county was flooded, streams
out of their banks and crops wash
cd away. At Kopperl no great
damage was done. At Courtney
the outlook was quite gloomy. At
FL Paso the Rio Grande was rising
and disastrously high. At Luling
there was hail storms as large as
goose eggs; window glasses and
fruit suffered. At Hlllsboro the
rain fell in torrents; much damage
was done to crops. = At Morgan
everything is flooded and all COM
munication cut off. At Mount
Calm, McLennan county an ice
factory must have been carried up
by a cyclone as tits claimed that
hail stol ms ten inches in diameter
fell; crops arc badly damaged. At
Jacksonville immense damage was
done to crops. Heavy rams are
reported in West Texas. In Bas-
trop county farmers are losing
hope. At Giddings there was
heavy rains and delayed trains.
Judging from all these reports the
damage to growing crops must be
immense.