Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-11


Ar THE wATERwoRKs.
AT 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 a 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 doorways should 1t
become necessary. The supply of coal
on hand was sufficient to last until to-
day and Capt. ScobIe 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 raft or in boats to
the pumphouse. at 1870 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
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
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 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 WitcheT
went out in boat and Deputy Maddox
OH horseback, but when they reached the
place they found that a farmer had res
cued 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
are heavy sufferers and counting in
their loss with the damage to crops the
loss will not fall far short of 81 $50 900.
The Cotton Belt yards in North Fort
Worth are covered with water, as is
several miles of track. The bridge of
the Texas and Pacific at BenbIook
Missouri, Kansas and Texas track is COW
cred with water to the north and all
trains of the Fort Worth and Denver
come and go over the Santa Fe track.
The grade of the Santa Fe,
while still holding, is greatly damaged
and if the water gets much higher it can
not stand. The northern approach to
the great bridge is badly damaged as is
the track of the North Side street railway.
The Texas and Pacific is also heavy
sufferer east of Fort Worth. A washout
is reported at Village creek
and the track is said to
be 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 q number of
cattle have been drowned, how
many cannot now be estimated. |
Truck gardens near Fort Worth !
on the east are ruined and wheat and |
oats are badly damaged. 1t is said that |
corn will not suffer to any great extent,
but that cotton is damaged considerably |
Farmers who were seen were very gloomy |
at the outlook. MIR. A. T. Byers of the
North Fort Worth company said |
last night that he could not |
at this time estimate what the company |
loss would be. 1t depended in q great !
measure on the condition of the track on |
the North Side. The loss of furniture |
and clothing and other household effects |
viii be considerable. The old cemetery |
bridge, which was condemned before the i
flood, is as good as a wreck now, and it |
will take $1,000 or $4,000 to replace it |
with substantial iron structure.
NARROW ESCAPES.
There were q number of narrow escapes |
from drowning and many instances of !
bravery Officer Ben Bell rescued sew |
eral people and worked like a trojan to |
save property. Mr.. Tom Witten, while |
getting several colts out of the pasture !
on the North Side, was nearly drowned. |
He managed to get hold of a limb Of q
tree and was rescued.
I
The poor people vino lost all they had |
by the flood were lodged temporarily in a
store on the west side of the square,
where they will remain until to-day. AS |
soon as their destitute condition was
known Mr.. Robert Mozart collected |
quite sum of money from
charitable citizens, and this |
will provide for their wants
for day or two. Alderman Nicks has |
made arrangements to give shelter to
some of the forty or fifty homeless ones
at the old city hospital. Mr.. Louis De-
Mouche and other local singers are max
ing arrangements for
4 CONCERT FRIDAY NIGHT
for the benefit of the sufferers, and it is
hoped that a sum sufficient to buy the
women and children clothes will be real
lied from this enter tainment.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
During the heavy storm on Tuesday |
night between II and y O'Clock the
struck the house corner of First
and Burnet streets occupied by Rev. n. |
Schultz. The lightning destroyed the
chimney and passed down into the sleep
Ing-room setting the beds and furniture