Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-13
THE GREER COUNTY STORM.
The First Communication from Frazer
Since the Great Waterproof
of June 6.
Correspondence of the Gazette.


FRAZER, GREER COUNTY, TEX, June O.
One of the greatest foods that was ever
known in this county is just now subsiding.
II carried death and destruction before it.
Whole families We're drowned before they
could leave their places of abode Immense
wheat fields We're swept away and herds of
cattle Were carried with the current. The
Indians say that about forty-eignt or fifty
years ago the clouds fell here, and 10 sub
Stantate this one Of our neighbors. who
lived AZ that time just above Texarkana,
says that the buffaloeS were washed out in
the Red river bottoms there by the hun
oreds. and from all other information there
was II that time Just such food as this
one. On the night of the 4th the rain began
falling, and until II O'Clock it fell in tor
rents. Then a strong west wind blew a
storm and aroused the sleepers to hunt
their storm houses, and the clouds seemed
to burst and let sheet of water two feet
deep cover these high prairies. 1t rushed
into the storm houses and cellars, and many
were drowned before they could get out and
get to higher ground. Three OF MIR A. l..
PoindeXter's family were drowned and one
AiF. Albright, who was staying with him.
Mr.. Poindexter happened to strike straw
stack and climbed on the top of it and saved
his life. These lived on Turkey creek.
Mr.. Chisum's family, who lived on Bitter
creek. were seen on their hOuse-top Friday
morning, but no help could be rendered, as a
sea of water interviewed between them and
the hills. and its current was very swift.
Nearly all the houses in the Prairie Home
country. five miles south of Frazer, were
moved on the high prairie but no lives lost.
Mr.. Eddleman, fifteen miles southwest OF
Frazer, lost $4,000 worth of cattle. Down
near the mouth of Saltfork the houses were
covered with water, but we cannot learn
whether any lives were lost or not. Friday
wrecks of houses, bridges and wire fences
were seen floating down Red river. The
water of Bitter creek ran in the houses in
Frazer from one to two feet deep and at
daylight the populace were in the suburbs
watching the sea covering the town. The
lanber and post men and grocery mer-
Chants were injured more than any others.
People stood in water at the hotels knee
deep 10 eat their breakfast The Quanah
bridge connecting Hardeman and Greer
counties and across Red river, which cost
Sl2, 600 or $4,000, is washed away. 1t was
& pile bridge and built by the citizens of
Quanah for the Greer county trade.
The wheat crop before the food was
enaggseus and bid fair to make the biggest
;0edAaf any county in the state, but it is
considerably injured now. just how much
cannot be ascertained.
There is not man in the county who
ever witnessed such rainfall as this. All
the prairie dogs and rabbits are drowned
and can be seen lying on the prairieS all
.pter the county. This is the only good the
water did, but the loss is too great to con-
slider this little item.
Your correspondent will give more of the
particulars when the tide goes down and
conference can be had with other parts.