Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-04


well-known little bootblack,
who worked hard to provide
for his parent who has but one arm. 1t
is stated that they were warned to aban-
don the house and cross to Sylvania, as
early as o'clock yesterday morning,
but thought it unnecessary. Soon after
that the water was all about them ana
their escape must have been cut
off, Later in the day the house
was washed away. Marshal Farmer
and many others made diligent inquiry
about Mrs. Bently and the boy, but
nothing could be learned about them,
and at o'clock last night it was the
general opinion they had lost their lives
IN the flood.
AT THE wATERW0RKs.
At O'Clock yesterday evening the
pump house was completely surrounded
by water, not a spot of land could be
seen around it, and the water was within
an inch and half of coming IN at the
doors. The men promised Superinten-
dent Scoble to keep at their posts until
the water came in at the windows.
Boards and cement were IN readiness
to wall up the doerways should 1t
become necessary. The supply of coal
on hand was sufficient to last until to-
day and Capt. Scoble gave orders to have
several tons brought to the foot of the
bluff road and unloaded, and if the sup
ply runs low at the pumping sta
ton this coal will be transported
on a raft or in boats to
the pumphouse. At 1880 this morning
the men at the pumphOuse were in good
spirits and said they would pull through
the night in good shape.
AT THE TANNERY.
The water here was several feet deep in
the first story, and A. Walker, the pro-
prietor, said they had water there where |
it had never been before. He had |
sent a team of horses and wagon to the |
North Side of the river several times to |
bring out people and household goods, |
but the last time the water came up so I
fast the men could not reach the wagon |
in time to get the horses out and both |
drowned.
A PLUCKY WOMAN.
About two miles from the city to the |
northeast is hamlet called River City, !
where some twenty people live. AT 3 I
o CLOCK in the morning the water came
down on them, and all but Mr.. and Mrs.
Mccarthy managed to get to high land.
One man carried his wife and babies
out on his shoulders, wadIng
waist deep in water. Mr..
and Mrs. Mccarthy finding their
way cut off on all sides climbed into a tree
and there they remained until noon
seven hours. Mrs. Mccarthy is said to
have displayed rare courage, and when
the water came higher and higher never
lost heart. A message was re-
ceived at THE GAZETTE Office from
some one who had seen
the couple in the tree from a passing
train and the authorities were notified.
Sheriff Richardson and Deputy Witcher
went out in a boat and Deputy Maddox
on horseback, but when they reached the
place they found that farmer had res
eued them. He had ridden his pony to
the tree and Mr.. and Mrs Mccarthy and
the rider had been carried out by the
animal in safety.
THE RAILROADS
ire heavy sufferers and counting in
heir loss with the. damage to crops the
oss will not fall far short of 81 ,25O 900.
rhe Cotton Belt yards in North Fort
Worth are covered with water, as is
several miles of track. The bridge of
he Texas and Pacific at Benb1 ook
md 500 feet of track are gone. The
Kansas and Texas track is COW
ered with water to the north and all
Il !
come and go over the Santa Fe track.
The grade of the Santa Fe,
While still holding, is greatly damaged
Ind if the water gets much higher it can
lot stand. The northern approach to
he great bridge is badly damaged, as is
he track,of the North Side street railway.
The Texas and Pacific is also a heavy
ufferer east of Fort Worth. A washout
reported at Village creek
nd the track is said to
,e under water at Grand Prairie. A
prominent railroad man said last night it
would take months of work to repair
What this last days rain had done.
OTHER DAMAGE.
Several horses and a number of
attic have been drowned, how
many cannot now be estimated
'ruck gardens near Fort Worth
n the east are ruined and wheat and
ats are badly damaged. It is said that ,
orn viii not suffer to any great extent,
ut that cotton is damaged considerably
'armers who were seen were very gloomy
t the outlook. Mr.. a. 7. Byers of the
forth Fort Worth company said
ast night that he could not
I this time estimate what the company's {
)ss would be. 1t depended in a great
Oh LIE COuuLLiOu O1 the ITaCk on
be North Side. The loss of furniture
nd clothing and other household effects \
ill be considerable. The old cemetery
ridge, which was condemned before the
God, is as good as a wreck now, and it
ill take $1,000 or $4,000 to replace it I
18th a substantial iron structure.
NARROW ESCAPES.
There were a number of narrow ESCAPES
'om drowning and many instances of 6
ravery Officer Ben Bell rescued sew
raj people and worked like trojan to
I've property. MIR Tom Witten, while 7
citing several colts out of the pasture S
4 the North Side, was nearly drowned Y
-e managed TO get hold of a limb of d r
zee and was rescued. \
THE DESTITUTE. n
The poor people who lost all they had
? the flood were lodged temporarily in a
ore on the west side of the square 2
here they will remain until o-day. AS
ION as their destitute condition was
nown Mr.. Robert Mozart collected t
Ite sum of money from t
laritable citizens, and this Il
i'll provide for their wants h
r n day or two. Alderman Nicks has :
ade arrangements to give shelter to
me of the forty or fifty homeless ones l,