Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-01
RAGING WATERS.
The Trinity is Still on the Rampage
and Still Rising.
Some People Who Went Near the Water al
Fort WOrth-HOw the Roads are Fixed.
The Latest Report.
From Tuesdays Daily.


The Trinity is still rising at Fort
Worth.
According to the statement made IN
the GAZETTE yesterday morning by sun
rise yesterday the river had got outside
its banks again az the result of the
iood coming down the West Fork, and
all through the day it gradually grew
and the food expanded, until at 2
O'Clock this morning it is only four
inches lower than Friday night.
Those who have studied the
Trinity river and its eccentricities
think that there will be no abatement Of
the waters for at least thirty-six hours
yet, as the tide coming down now is from
far up at headquarters and Is the she'd
ding from an enormous scope of country.
There appears to be no cause for wide
alarm over damage TO crops in this i'm
mediate section by the heavy rain. In
the bottoms where the water remained
for long time the crops are damaged
largely, but the area IN the county COM
ing under that description Is not large.
: double team belonging to Mr..
Drumm was thrown into the river yester-
day and drowned. The accident occurred
at Daggett's bridge crossing, and the
team had passed safely and were JUST
stepping from the plsnkiug when the
softened banking gave way and they
were precipitated into the water. The
driver escaped. Later the railroad en-
ployes saw the horses floating down the
river. ,-.
Dick Hovenkamp received q good
Cucking yesterday morning while driving
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the Daggett crossing 70 the city, He
drove into water that ran over his buggy
sent ana over his mules back Another
man was seen holding his team on the
railroad track gazing on his upturned
and. submerged wagon below.
The service on the different railroad
lines is again resuming its normal condi-
ton. Most of the roads that suffered
from the storm have been put III shape
and the trains are runping on time.
Last night the trains on the Fort Worth
and Denver we're over three hours late,
but otherwise the traffic was as
usual. The Santa Fe was also
late. The only road now connecting with
this city, on which trains are not run
regularly, is the Texas and Pacific. On
this line the traffic il completely blocked
by section of the bridge over the Trim
ity Just west of Dallas being down. Pas
Bengers who came Ia over that road last
night describe the scenes very graphi-
cally. People are transferred across the
break from trains on each side running
both ways.
About fifty rods to the west of the
point where the trestle work begins there
are couple of the bents washed out
from beneath the sleepers on which the
on Il
ing down almost to the swirling. dirty
waters that Kissed beneath. Down the
road the immense beams were caught in
the tops OF some submerged trees. sun
day afternoon the construction train
pulled over from this city and began re-
pairing the break. Last night the rails
were in their proper position with heavy
scantlings rammed down by the pile
driver for support. But il was not
judged safe 30 run q train across, and go
the trains on the east and west sides
wrapped loads and returned to the start
ng points.
The Trinity spreads out for over mile
ard looks like great lake save Tor the
angry swirl OF the waters that shows
what deadly undertow there Is IN the
muddy waste. The vast eXpanse OF yell
low water is dotted with clumps of green
1ohage that oips anG sway nnoer
the influence of the rapid current.
Some OF the houses in this fat are sub
merged to the caves and the roof of one
has been invaded by flock Of hens as
place OF safety. Sunday they looked
placidly down on the water but last night
they had a very detected
appearance. Many Of the houses
are submerged half way up the
windows and all on the bottoms are de-
serted. The current is running heavily
against some OF these, and IL the water
rises much some of them must go down
with the stream. The water there was
falling slowly last night, but a larger
rise than any yet was expected before
morning. IL nothing interferes with the
work Of repairs trafho viii probably be
resumed to-day.