Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-01

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 1880 O'Clock q general alarm was
sounded. In a 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, put
no lives are reported lost.
The damage to railroad property by
the overflow was considerable. me
Santa Fe and Missouri, Kansas ana Texas
depots were surrounded with from three
to four feet of water, and the rallroao
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 Fe 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 a quarter OF mile,
and between this place and Henrietta
are several big washouts. Red river
six miles north Of here, 10 reported to be
away out of its banks, submerging all
the surrounding low lands, ana 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 ga 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 heS
tween here and Abilene was damaged hy
washouts, and eight bridges and TIVE
and half or three miles
of railroad track between Baird ahn
VIgo were washed out, the bridges being
badly damaged and the track entirely
gone. A 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 moi
thought that growing crops are damaged
to any serious extent.
AROUND DENIsoN.
specialto the Gazette.
DENIsoN, TEX, April 25.-The con-
tinued falling weather for the past week
has done great injury to growing crops
especially corn on bottom lands. Rec
river is bank full, and grave fears art
entertained for the safety of the Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas bridge ovel
that stream. Chootaw bayou is over
flowing the low lands, and much damage
|, is being done. The Blue and CaneY II
the Choctaw nation are up to the railroad
bridge, and if the rain continue
twenty-four hours longer much damag
to railroad property will result. Small
washouts along the line are numerous
but as vet no serious acoide nts have hap
pened.
NOT. AND P. TRAIN FOR Ell PAso.
Special 10 the Gazette.
Ell PAso, TEX, April 25.-No trail
has arrived over the Texas and Pacif
since Wednesday. ALI Eastern mail
dispatched VIA San Antonio, an
, should be sent to Ell Paso that way
q as no train is expected to arrive by tn
Texas and Pacific before Monday at tn
, earliest. Five miles track are reported
to be washed out between Colorado ant
Big Springs.
STORM AT FORT SMITH.
q Special to the Gazette.
8 Fort SMITH, ARK, April 25.-Th
h city was visited about II: 80 last night b
: a heavy wind and ram storm whic
did much damage to buildings
q and growing shrubbery. The rain fell
= torrents, swelling the cutters an
branches. Much mischief was done.
far II seems the storm was almost en-
tlrely local, neighboring towns not bein
effected.
n EAST WACO IN DANGER.
It Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, April 25.-The Brazc
is river is very high and still rising
e The bottoms below the city al
" flooded, and only few fe'
more is required to food East Waco
Trains on the Missouri Z KANSAS and Tex
as were delayed to-Son account {
s washouts north of place.
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