The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-27
THE DELUGEIN TEXAS
Ii Puts Many Whole Co1ntfo1
Under Water.
STORMS ON the PRAaaigss
The water works Havee en 1emae~1no.
Mississippa sam Rissag-fswa
WRECKED by Wina.

81. LoclS April N-Addisicual odvicom M
Texas show that the great ralnssprn whicA -
vailed during tae week has covered nees1y .
the northern and western sections of The sou1a
reaching cut - lar as Big springs On tie Iuxoo
Pacific railroad and almost in Tie Honhon1D
on the northwest Nearly foot Of wn1oR ~
fallen since last Monday and al the riven -
streams are as the nood height and The eoun113
is practically inundated.
Five freight and enc passenger train aro ~
up at Colorado on account OF washoutA 4 pose
OF Abilene 10 flooded and she crsek q runn1n9
through the town. II has risen oysr tWUotY
feet AMI the peot lie living In the toW ho<tomn
were rescued with difsi Guilty. Trinity flv0e rooo
twenty seven feet and is noodinR large nooetouo
OF country. Braxos river has also ovoEoouo1
and Is doing great damage
All the roads Ia The portheSu and von1oru pnatw
OF the state have suffered from The waahine-1o1
oil the tracks. cuiverts hEfdEcs. emhankunoof
etc. 10 VIII take several days to repaff ~ 49,
Ages
The rain has been the heavisse knows -
northern and western rexsA &
urrLE Rock. Ark. Apfii A-A dsseSucttvo
wind aud rain storm occurred In W0odgu1
county this morning. The village a YoGkvi1n6
was almost entirely blown away and ~ disGnss
ter was very great. houses harus, fences 81
structures Of oil kinds being taken N hy 60
wind and carried some distance.
Several families had narrow escapes tfoD
death oy their houses being overturned ~ -
force OF the wind Hundreds Of cattle an1 tooc16
are reported killed. but there WAS 70 lou1 ~
human life. The rainfall vas four inches W1fc1&
added 10 the damages very considerably.
NiekssuRe, Msss-, April 26-Ths Nim1m1pr&
Valley railroad reports the wafer laltim9 -
stationary along its limo from here % Doguol
Aawaya- II has 800 yards Of track Vo6hod oUG'
below she Carey sawmili, and the On houom q
Chris Lawrence. situated near Rollinx yoe1
sharkey county. was burned last night INV -
more negroes having taken refuro trum ~
hoodA Seven were drowned In ot1ptnp1lnQ -
escape from the buiidingA
NEW ORLEANS, April 2s.-The 7ymes- DeHoevofo
Morgan City special says The wafer Il -
Atchafalys river IL now nearly two eooe okog0s
iss usual level and II has begun b tnvn1o 60
streets. being two inches above the maxh of -
tsrday. Merchants are removing their GooGo -
places of safety. The food win entail 1ooNy
loss upon the people living on tho bayouo 81
In the swamps near here. great 1any -
them VIII be compelled TO leave their hom1a ~
the mercy OF the water, sacrificing oropo. pepD&.
erty and. in some cases. cattle
WEsr MELVILLE. La, April M-Evoxyt1<Gx
looks gloomy. There 10 now one 70 d3 1oDf4E
water In our town limits and not . aign q 49,
anywhere except small strip of ieveo - -
'front.' The water is now within two inohoo ~
the top Of the ievee and no more material 3 -.
tainahle- The earth hereaboutS IL covese1 ~
water. II has been raining In torrents all d.
Both the river and back water are risin9
Baron RouaE. April nj NJ Renyuaon -
rived here tonight from near rointn Coupeo por<
ish. He sHbstantiased the rumor of loss q ~
in the back country and states thsk family e
five negroes named Watson were swept ont q
existenceA Ferguson came In Z aki6 n1d 80.
the body Of negro man neating In The suon1o
Hundreds Of drowned stock were pssse6 80
the suffering 10 terrible In the interior
BAYou SARA, La. April 26.--The water ~ ~
river 10 only about loot or lem boloW -
crown OF the leycs which 10 twenty~h1x 80
high. The break In the Morsnnseo csoyumo "
now $40 feet wide and Il caving on a ~ loUce
end at the rate OF 800 feet In twenty-foaf heu1o
Every effort win he made 70 protect Tie sounn1ns
der Of the ievee - soon ~ possible.
ESeLisH. Ind. April 8.-A cloud hurot ofeuGk
this town this morning. The water rooo roos61yS
and flooded the streets and many hoeooo - 8
depth Of four feet within nftccn minutes r.
water began 10 reccde with . rapidly eQuol ~
It's rise. Much damage was done to peonGovs
here and In the surrounding country.