Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-28

AiAS NV SOuhty D4ANS DOlOH tue
Marsalis road which was sup
posed to be above high water
is also partly submerged and in danger
of beng carried away. Officer Griggle
and Sheriff Lewis had close call for
their lives this afternoon. They started
out in a skiff to go to the assistance of
some parties on the Oak Cliff side of
the river. The skiff struck some
submerged telegraph wires, and was
upset. The officers managed to cling to
il until a tree was reached, in the
branches of which they took refuge.
Here they remained about four hours,
until rescued by some of the
bridge hands ut work on the
elevated railway bridge. Great crowds of
people have visited the river banks all
the day and evening, and much anxiety
is felt lest the rise should continue until
1t breaks all the records of the past
The people of Oak Cliff are now isolated
from Dallas, but Mr.. Marsalis says
travel between the two places will be re-
ruined as soon as the water reoedes.
AT LAMPAsAs.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
LAtIPAsAs, Ten, April 25.-On Sat
urday the 18th it commenced 10 rain and
has rained every day and every night
since, making in all more than six
inch rainfall. 1t is yet cloudy and
threatening. Crops are considerably
damaged in some portions OF the county,
especially option, but both corn and cot
ton has been washed up IN places which
will necessitate planting over.
All trains have been irregular for
week past, in consequence of washouts
on the road, but are on time to-day.
AT GILMER.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
GILMER, TEX. April Pct has been
raining here for the past three days aLu
last night the hardest rain of the season
fell. The creeks will all be out of their
banks again. Farmers are greatly be-
hind with their work Oh account of con-
tinued rain.
AT NACoGDOCHEs.
Correspondence Of the Gazette.
NACOGDoCHEs, TEX, April 26.-The
farmers are greatly discouraged, as not
more than half of the crops are planted,
and great damage is caused to those that
are planted. We have had more rain
here than in any spring since 1884.
Lumber is booming, and this part of
the industry Of East Texas was never so
good as now A mammoth lumber COM
pany is being formed with headquarters at
Nacogdoches, aud when fully equipped
it will handle all the lumber in this part
of the country and Naoogdoches will be-
come a great distributing point like
Houston is to-day.
BRIDGES DAMAGED.
Correspondence Of the Gazette.
DECATUR, Ten, April 2G.-Decatur
stands high and dry. The recent rains
have done considerable damage to
bridges on Sandy Denton creek and the
west fork of the Trinity.
AT WICHITA FALLS.
Special to the Gazette.
WICHITA FALLS, TEX. April 27.-The
rains of last week evidently extended out
through the western part of North
Texas, as the Big Wichita river has been
on bigger boom than for several years.
1t reached its maximum height yesterday
afternoon, and to-day has fallen about
six feet. Holiday creek, which extends
into BAYLOR county has also been high,
but is now failing rapidly. Some few
farms in the low valleys next to the river
have. been. oVerfiowed, and some of the
crops damaged. Quite cool north wind
has been blowing for several days.
J.. At IOWA PARK.
of the Gazette.
Iowa PARK, TEX, April 26.-It ia
much cooler this morning, and it is to be
hoped that we shall have no more rain
for a short time. 1t has rained every
day this week and in such quantities that
everybody has cried "enough. - Most
OF the farmers have not been even able
to break prairie for two weeks.
AT RHOME.
Special to the Gazette.
RHONGE, Tex, April 27.-The West
Fork has been on quite boom for the
last twenty four hours. This morning it
reached point higher than it has ever
been since 1866. This evening it is grad
ually receding and will soon be within
banks.
BLOCKADE AT CISCO.
of the Gazette
Cisco, TEX, April Yesterday
west bound Texas and Pacific passenger
train was laid mp here, owing to the seri-
Gus washouts west of this place, and
later in the day returned east. Most of
the passengers are quartered here await
ing repairs of the road. The Central Is
also in bad shape. Five miles north of
here a bridge is down and considerable
dump washed away. In every direction
railroad tracks are more or less damaged
and traffic is almost entirely suspended
The rain continues In hard showers at
short intervals. GeuItry roads are I'M
passable, low land farms.are, flooded and
a general water blockade Prevails. In
some localities great injury is being suf-
fered by growing crops.
IN SHELBY COUNTY.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
CENTER, TEX, April 26.-On account
of the large amount of rain which has
fallen the past two weeks and the neces-
sary attendance upon court, the farmers
have much vet to do on their farms,
which unusually has been done at this
time. a heavy wind and rain storm
passed over the central portion of our
county last night. No damage has been
reported to date.
RED RIVER RISING.