Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-26


streets the water was from two to three
feet deep. Pecan creek, in the east
ern part of the city, rose very
rapidly, and by II O'Clock 1t
was found necessary to sound the
alarm that the people living along Its
banks might save themselves from the
raging waters, which gave strong edl-
deuoe at the time of sweeping away all
houses adjacent to the banks. AS soon
as the people saw their danger they lett
their dwellings rapidly but many families
were caught and were rescued by parties
on horseback and by means of ropes.
Along Pecan many small houses, fences
and other objects of more or less value
were washed away. At l O'Clock
it was learned that Elm creek
had taken possession of the west
part of the city. Many houses were sew
eraI feet in water, and the occupants had
taken refuge in the second stories, while
others were compelled to abandon their
houses and come to the city.
The waters of both creeks
continued to rise, and for a while
many feared that the entire business part
of the city would be submerged. The
cries of women and children adjacent to
the raging waters we're distressing, and
at 1870 o'clock q general alarm was
sounded. In few minutes men on horse
back and in vehicles were busy rescuing
parties from houses which were COM
pletely surrounded by water and carried
to places of safety. Whole families
could be seen coming up the streets seek
ing shelter. Towards morning the wa
tiers began to fall, and by o clock all
danger had passed.
There were many narrow escapes, but
no lives are reported lost.
The damage TO railroad property by
the overflow was considerable. The
Santa Fe and Missouri, Kansas and Texas
depots were surrounded with from three
to four feet of water, and the railroad
tracks were submerged to quite depth,
and badly washed. No trains on either
road arrived last night or to-day.
Several serious washouts are reported on
the Santa Fee between here and Purcell
in the north and Fort Worth on the
south. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railroad, about four miles west of here,
is washed away for quarter of mile,
! and between this place and Henrietta
! are several big washouts. Red river
six miles north of here, is reported TO be
| away out of its banks, submerging all
the surrounding low lands, and much
valuable property is destroyed.
Tonight some alarm is still felt. The
| heavens are black with clouds and rain is
steadily falling.
IN AND ABOUT BAIRD.
! Special to the Gazette.
BAIRD. TEX, April PA most ter
rife storm came over this section last
night. Rain and hail to depth Of four
inches fell during the night, and the
wind blew hard. The railroad track be-
tween here and Abilene was damaged by
washouts, and eight bridges and two
and half or three miles
of railroad track between Baird and
Vigo were washed out, the bridges being
badly damaged and the track entirely
| gone. 4 large force of men are at work
| repairing. A freight train was ditched
during the night by running into the
washed track. No one was
hurt. The railroad has about
twenty cars of cattle unloaded here
waiting for the road to be repaired. The
dam of the large railroad tank here was
demolished by the flood. Many fences
crossing the streams are gone, and per-
haps some county bridges. 1t is not
thought that growing crops are damaged
to any serious extent.
AROUND DEN1soN.
Special to the Gazette.
DENIsoN, Ten, April 25.-The con-
tinued falling weather for the past week
has done great injury to growing crops,
especially corn on bottom lands. Red
river is bank full, and grave fears are
entertained for the safety of the Mis-.
souri,. Kansas and Texas bridge ovel
that stream. Choctaw bayou is over
flowing the low lands, and much damage
is being done. The Blue and Caney IN
the Choctaw nation are up to the railroad
bridge, and if the rain continues
twenty four hours longer much damage
to railroad property will result. Sinai
washouts along the line are numerous
but as yet no serious accidents have hap
pened.
NOT. AND P. TRAIN FOR Ell PAso.
| Special TO the Gazette.
Ell PAso, TEX, April 25.-No train
has arrived over the Texas and Pacific
since Wednesday. All Eastern mail il
dispatched via San Antonio, anG
should be sent to FL Paso that way
as no train is expected to arrive by the
Texas and Pacific before Monday at the
earliest. Five miles track are reported
to be washed out between Colorado and
Big Springs.
STORM AT FORT SMITH.
Special to the Gazette.
FORT SMITH, ARK, April 25.-Thi
city was visited about 80 last night b.
a heavy wind and ram storm which
did much damage to buildings
and growing shrubbery. The rain fell il
. torrents, swelling the cutters ant
branches. Much mischief was done. :
far il seems the storm was almost en-
tIrely local, neighboring towns not beinI
effected.
EAST WACO IN DANGER.
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX. April 25.-The Brazo
river is very high and still rising
! The bottoms below the city ar
, | flooded, and only few fee
more is required to flood East Waco
Trains on the Missouri, Kansas and Tex
as were delayed to-day on account c
Washouts north Of this place.