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

SOME parties on tue Oah lin sue OF
the river. The skiff struck some
submerged telegraph Tires,s and was
upset. The officers managed to cling to
il until tree was reached, III the
branches of which they took refuge.
Here they remained about four hours.
until rescued by some of the
bridge hands at work on the
elevated railway bridge. Crest 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 recedes.
AT LAMPAsAs.
Correspondence of the Gazette-
LAMPAsAs, TEX. April 25.-on Sat-
urday the 18th it commenced TO 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. 4
AT GILMER.
Correspondence of the Gazette. -
GILMER, TEX. April 26.--Tti has been
raining here for the past three days and
last night the hardest rain of the season
fell. The creeks will all be oRt of their
In Earnoara ba-
hind with their work on account of con-
tiuued rain. 100
BLOCKADE AT CISCO
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
Cisco, TEX, April Yesterday IS
west bound Texas and Pacific passenger
train was laid mp here, owing to the ser-
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 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. Country 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.
BRIDGES DAMAGED.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
DEGATUR, TEX, April 26.-Deeatur
stands high and dry. The recent rains
have done considerable damage TO
bridges on Sandy Denton creek and the
west fork of the Trinity e
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 failen about
six feet. Holiday creek, which extends
into BAYLOR county, has also been high,
but is now falling. rapidly. Some few
farms in the low valleys next to the river
have been overlooked, and some of the
crops damaged. Quite cool north wind
has been blowing for several days.
AT IOWA PARK. E 4
Correspondence of the Gazette.
Iowa PARK. TEX, April 26.--It is !
much cooler this morning, and it Is to be
hoped that We shall have no mora rain
for short time. 1t has rained every
day this week and in such quantities that
everybody has cried ''enoagb. - Most
of the farmers have not been even able
to break prairie for two weeks.
RED RIVER RISING.
srecial to the Gazette.
PARIS, TEX, April 27.-There was
thirty-one feet of water in Red river at
Arthur City this morning, and it was
still rising rapidly. The bottoms are all
overlooked and the crops are destroyed. \
SOS FLOOD NEWS FROM LEwIsvLLE.
Special to the Gazette.
LEwIsviLLE, TEX, April 27.-After
the highestrise since 1866 the waters are
recediug. 1t is impossible to learn the 1
amount OF damage. Enough is known,
however. to state that the damage is
great on all the low lands, both to crops
and fences, besides considerable loss to
cattle. MoKinzie 81 Hall Lost twenty
Eve head in one bunph,. besides it IS
thought many others are Crowned. There
is no loss of human life reported Three
families occupy very perilous posi-
tiou.. They were all driven
up into the loft of one small
house which was surrounded by
the raging water which even ran through
the lower room up TO the door knob.
They all live on what is known as the
Sand Ridge, three miles south of here, at
tbs Wood Spur ~
1t Is impossible to get full particulars.
There has been no mail train since the
Path. 1t is reported that over 800 yards
Of the railroad. track is washed off the
dump four mites south of here. We do
not expect through trains fr6m Denton TO
Dallas for three or four days YETI
AT BLACK JACK GROVE.
Special to the Gazette.
BLACK JACK GROVE. TEX, April H.
This section has been visited with a per-
feet food. Every avenue of>business is
almost blockaded. CEeeks and branches
are reported, higher than, for many years
past. Farmers are very Respondent
over the continued rain and fear another
year like last Is indicated, which, II so,
will put this country in the worst condi-
lion financially il has,ever been in
Trains on the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas have been two and four hours late
every day this week owing to washouts
east of here Crops Of all kinds are IN
bad condition A great deal of cotton Is
not planted and the heavy rains will inn
pede the progress Of farming for nearly
w mora