Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-03
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Another soaker, in Many Places Accom-
panied by Hail, Visits North Texas.
Whife~righfs Water Found Fishing Party
Returns Safe and sOund-YOung Nan
Drowned Near Corsfcana
FISHING PARTY CAUGHT OUT. .

ALvARADo, TEX, May Aft wa
cloudy and drizzling rain yesterda,
morning when fishing party of lively,
started for Turkey creek, bent on pleas.
ure, but after getting out there it begar
to rain and hail, which put all roads II
an impossible condition, and the youn.
folks had to 'camp'' out last night
They came in this morning with Ions
faces and muddy clothes, and express
themselves satisfied with fishing parties
The hardest rain and hail storm thai
mas visited this coLatry for several year.
passed through here yesterday, doing q
great deal OF damage, the farmers fear
ing their crops are ruined.
WATCHING THE BRAzos.
| Special TO the Gazette.
WACO, Tex, May "A very heavy
rain fell here last night and it is very
likely the Brazos may take another rise
soon.
The damage done by the recent floods
has been repaired-and trains are running
again on schedule time.
HAIL IN CALLAHAN COUNTY.
Special to the Gazette
BAIRD, TEX, May 2.-Yesterday af
ternoon and last night another very
heavy rain fell here and occasionally a
monstrous hail stone would tall that
would fairly shake the surroundings,
but fortunately they fell SO far a part
that they did no damage, but it is
thought that very heavy hail fell north
and west of Baird as heavy clouds we're
seen in those directions and roaring
heard that it was thought indicated the
falling OF hail. No one has been TO town
yet and it is net known for certain that
II nailed, yet it is believed and feared
that it did
Later-A heavy hail fell north and
west of town yesterday evening. The
hail which tell for half an hour ranged
in size from that of small marble to as
large as goose egg. One man reports
that it killed his chickens and Knocked
holes in the roof of his house. The re-
suits are serious.
IN NOLAN COUNTY.
Special to the Gazette.
SWEETwATER, Tex. May 2.-We had
another glorious rain last night. We
have had great deal of rain during the
last two or three weeks, but NOT drop
too much. No crops are injured, but,
on the other hand, everything is fairly
booming. There will be @ fair crop of
oats and wheat, and the prospects for
cotton, corn, millett, etc., are simply |
magnificent, with a largely increased |
acreage.
THE COLORADO AT BAsTRoP.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
BAsTRoP, TEX, May 1.-The Colorado
is very high at this place. All the lower
bottom is flooded and crops damaged, |
and the water Is still rising.
IN HALE COUNTY.
Special to the Gazette.
PLAINvIEw, TEX. April 30.-Farmers
and stookmen are pleased at the outlook
for good crops and fat cattle.
AT BELLS.
Special to the Gazette.
BELLS, TEX. May 2.-We had anoth-
er heavy rain yesterday afternoon that
Will keep farmers out of their fields sew
sral days. The sun is shining to-day.
AT DENTON.
Special to the Gazette.
DENTON, TEX, May 2.-We had an-
'ther rain here yesterday, but it was very
ighf and added but little moisture to the
The weather is pretty and clear
o-day, and if it will remain SO for q few
Jays we will have forgotten all about the
ecent heavy rains. Our farmers are
milling and happy, likewise are the mer-
hants.
A YOUNG MAN DROWNED.
pecial to the Gazette.
CoRsICANA, TEX, May "A terrible
ain and wind storm prevailed in this vi
unity yesterday afternoon and last night,
DING great damage TO the corn crops for
fteen miles south and southwest of the
Ity. Streams were swollen so as to be
npassable.
Owen Waters, eldest son of w. G.
laters of Waters station, on the Cot
IN Belt railroad, was drowned while at
'mpting to cross q creek four miles west |:
Corsicana. He was just twenty-one =
ears of age, and was but recently mar =
ed.
RAIN AT RUsK. =
pecial to the Gazette. :,
RUsK, TEX, May 2.-After two days r
fair weather second rain again set in t
us evening, and the crop prospects are =
'ginnlng to be very gloomy. The re- =
Of the floods of last week N
ould be very great calamity, as the d
'tton lands have already been seriously O
Imaged, and in many localities the r
ops ruined.
wAsHoUT NEAR coRsICANA. G
ecial to the Gazette,
CoRsIcANA, TEX, May 2.-On the Cot >,
q Belt railroad, trains from the West :,
3 delayed, on account of about 300 :,
rds of the road being washed away by :,
3 storm yesterday, near Waters Sta
n, in this county. The washout will st
repaired by tomorrow morning. HI
GRIMES COUNTY. \ \
rrespondence of the Gazette. rs =.
TEX, April 30.-Farmers q,
, now happy and have gone to work Y,
II.
BEE coUNTY's PROSPECTS. 70
cial to the Gazette. fe
TEX, May 2.-while East in
North Texas have suffered this ~. ~
ing from too much rain. we in Bee tr,
lnty have had 1t just as though sent 10 sn
er. Consequently crop prospects liV
% never better at this season. The o., "a