Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-02-28
THE ELEMENTS.
The Ohio River on the Rampage-Many
Sections Of the Country Submerged.
The Sabine River Gu. of Its Banks and Doing
Great DamaSe-Fesrs tor the Fruit in
Some Portions OF Texas.
HIGH WATERS .

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the elevated road stations on the city
front has been cut off. A scare was
started to-day and q number OF families
in the districts submerged in 1888 moved
such q deluge as then. The river
is still rising about an inch an
hour. The Ohio ard Mississippi railway
between here and Cincinnati is closed.
L. A. Webster, who has just returned
from Middleboro aud intermediate
points, says the Cumberland is higher
than it has ever been and the waters
have created havoc all along its course.
There have been land slides where great
trees and immense bodies Of earth have
tumbled away and in places big tracts OF
country are submerged.
at Dillon g switch, below Livingston,
nothing but the top OF the extensive saw
mill is TO be seen above water, and at Liv-
inRston the Rock Castle has enorOached
upon the town disastrouslE.
At Middlesborough the electric light
plant has been rendered useless, streets
were submerged and the canal WAS out of
sight. The floods have crippled
the railways to u considerable extent
on the Knoxville branch and the de-
d
hours. The news from the mountain
section is that landslides and washouts
have been numerous and extraordinarily
troublesome. Mails In that region have
been practically discontinued. The tel
elgraph wires are down in many places.
AT LoNGvIEw.
Special to the Gazette.
LONGvIEw, TEX. Feb. 27.-Yesterday
the heavist hail storm known for years
fell here and the rain continued nearly
all night without cessation during the
night aud this morning the windows of
heaven were literally opened. The rain
fall was the heaviest ever known here,
washing away many fences and damag-
ing many negro houses on the town creek
bottom. Grace's creek, which is famous
for its floods, is three feet higher than
was ever known and doubtless has done
untold damage TO the farms along its
banks. The Brown and Flewellen rail-
road in course of construction up GIace's
creek, Is either washed aside or floating
in the overflow from the high lands at
this place to the northern end, but as
the track was only for temporary use no
great damage is yet sustained, though
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gets out in the current.
The Kelly pillow manufacturing COM
pRuy was compelled to close down on ac-
count of the water running through their
factory and cavinR in the well which
supplies the water. This shutdown will
only be temporary, as the foundry is sit
uated on high ground and was submerged
only by the rain.
All trains are delayed on account of
soft track and washouts. All branches
are converted into mighty rivers, carry
ing everything before them. AS the
waters are still up and rain is pouring
down in torrents, no information has
been received from the country as to the
damage, which must be considerable to
fences and lowlands which have been
plowed. Intelligence from the Sabine
ri2er yesterday was that the river is very
high and rising rapidly. If the prairie
rise is heavy, in connection with local
floods, the river will soon be very high,
and much damage to milling interests
may be expected, for all log booms are
either full or being filled for the summer
saving.
AT GREENvILLE.
Special to the Gazette.
GREENvILLE, TEX, Feb. 27.-The
heavy rain of Tuesday night did not give
place TO a clear sky and sunshine here
yesterday, but instead, rain good part
of the day-and to make the wet spell
more characteristic still of this part of
Texas of late years, another very heavy
rain poured last night continuously,
pretty well through the night Result:
a superplentifuI supply OF moisture, both
in and on the earth of Hunt county; Sec
ond, vast area of exceedingly vet
ground, which had been well prepared
and bedded up for corn and cotton aud
the consequent retardation of corn plant
ing, great deal OF which would nave
been done in Hunt this week but for this
pour-down. Fortunately the work OF
preparation for planting is well up, and
unless we should experience a very wet
spring or protracton of this wet freak,
no material harm will result.
AT TERRELL.
Special to the Gazette
TERRELL, Tex, Feb. PA tre-
mendous storm struck Terrell from the
northwest at $40 clock this morning.
The lightning was wonderful. The cleo
trieity kept the heavens lighted up for
three hours. while deafenlng peals of
thunder kept many young and old |
awake. & heavy rain also accompanied |
this. The rain continued during the |
morning. Then there was change to q |
regular norther, which is freezing
things.
AT wHITEWRIGHT.
Special to the Gazette.
WHITEwRIGHT, TEX. Feb. 27.-About |
midnight last night it began to snow aud
the wind blew hard, and it kept growing |
colder, yet the snow turned into rain |
and sleet, and this morning it looks as if |
we are to have a hard winter yet. The |
vegetation already planted and growing
nicely will have to take back seat, and
the musical spring frog will have spec |
tacles to look through.
AT CoLLINsyILLE.
Special to the Gazette.
CoLLINsvILLE, TEX, Feb. 27.-The !
worst storm of the winter is now upon US;
rain, snow and sjeet SO bad that nearly
everybody keeps near his fire. It is |
thought that the fruit croD is vet all |