The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-26
TEXAS Is DELUGED.
A Great Cloud Burst mandates
Galveston.
EVERY RIVER OVERLOOKING
Scene ef the soutAern Floods Enlarged
Many victims Rescued-Congress
Votes Relief.

from Gainesville, Tex, saws il has been
raining almost constantly since Monday
night AT O'Clock last night cioudburst
struck the city. lasting four hours, and
deiuging the town and country TO the
depth of several feet. The water ran in
great rivers through the streets. in many
places three feet deep. A small creek lett
It's ranks and swept away numerous small
dwellings. Hundreds of people turned out
and helped in rescuing the families on the
icwlands along the creek. The whole
country is deluged and the crops are GER
tainly ruined
The Santa Fe train is water-bound six
miles south OF Gainesville. The passengers
have been rescued in boats.
The storm was the heaviest ever known
in this section. Large washouts occurred
on ali railroads in this vicinity, and il will
be several days before trains can run.
The only life lost was that of woman.
who died IN the arms OF man who was
carrying her from her home, which was
surrounded by water several feet deep.
DALLAS. Tex, April 25.- Trinity river is
ont of its banks and tonight promises to
reach the highest point in many years.
The rainfall has continued since yesterday
and Is the heaviest known here for years.
The water is ankle deep in the streets and
rising.
FoRr WoRrH, Tex, April 25.-Heavy
rains are reported throughout North and
West Texas. Washouts are reported on
many railroads, and on some roads the
trains have been abandoned. The big iron
bridge near Veron. on the Denver Texas &
Fort Worth road, is partially washed out.
The freighthouses in the northern part
OF this county are under water, as are also
all the low lands. No loss of life is re-
ported. but the damage to crops, railroads
and other property is enormous.
Baron RoUGE, La, April 25.--Both ends
OF the Martinez crevasse have been secured
and determined effort will be made to
close it. The water is rapidly overfiowing
the country TO the rear of the break at
Labdells, eighteen miles above here, on the
West Baton Rouge side. The break is 500
feet wide. The people of Grossetete and
West Baton Rouge are, as fast as possible,
bringing their stock and cattle over to the
hills for safety. Only the highest places in
West Baton Rouge will escape the over
flow.
BATON RoU6E, La, April a25. - The
steamer Decotah has brought many people
out of the flooded district and much stock.
Around New Texas landing many people
preferred to stay, saying the river is now
falling.
The break in the old Marganza is at least
600 feet wide and that in the Grand levee
1000 feet wide and washing out rapidly.
The relief boats are preparing to return
10 New Orleans, as ali the people have
been taken who desire to come.
GREESvILLE, Miss, April 25.-The rain
ceased today and the river hes fallen three
inches. Portions of the streets which
have been inundated for twenty days are
now uncovered and the situation is more
hopeful.
VIcKsBuRG. Miss, April 25.-The river is
higher than at any time in the past twenty
eight years.
New ORLEANS April 25-The water
from the lake, which submerged q portion
OF the outskirts of the Seventh and Eighth
wards, is rapidly disappearing.
NEW ORLEANS, April 25.-The Times
Democrats correspondent at Bayou Sara
says: There are ten crevasses in the
Pointe Coupee levee front. The worst of
these is the Fanny Rich crevasse. where
volume of water six feet deep and 400 feet
wide is pouring in and inundating every
thing. There has so far as has been learned
been no loss of life. but great quantity OF
stock has been drowned.
The crevasse at New Morgansa is 500
feet wide, and about 10000 cubic feet of
water per second is pouring through it into
the lowlands.
SHREVEPORT. La, April 25.-The Upper
Red river is rising rapidly on account OF
heavy rains in Texas. All the streams are
bank full and very little more water will
food all places not protected with levees
WASHINGTON CRY. April 25--In the
House the committee on appropriations
reported q joint resolution appropriaiing
$500 to enable the secretary of war TO
distribute rations for the relief of the desti-
tute people in the districts overfio wed by
the Mississippi and its tributaries. 1t was
passed. The bill was at the same time IN
troduced and passed in the Senate.
The resolution was shortly afterwards