Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-02
4, FLOOD DISTRICT.
| .r,e WILL PROBABLY DE
| VERY GREAT.

n.taiIs NcceiNcu thu
A, worst IS Yet to Come
az pead cnttie-rhe
o,,trict Very Lorg'
III TEX. Sept. THE re-
M flooded district of west
a. from complete and At
., he several days before
settlements and ranches
,.on. This fact leads to the
~ loss Of life will even be
vas indicated in the ear
,,.hss. The country, for 100
IA west and about 800 miles
,oath. is covered with water
I'M nom two to ten feet, and
md sablnal rivers are still
.,tsn.s Of water. In that great
! Hooded country there are
,nots which We're not reached
,sy and these places of safety
,,.d with men, women and
nd livestock. 1t is thought
,.t have been great destruc-
sroperty and loss Of life south
|.,athern Pacific track for a dis
. No miles in the valleys OF the
.treams. These valleys are
/ w,,led with prosperous farm
nnchers. II is estimated the
| M crop will reach half a mil
iars and along the Saco and
| mlly 100000 additional. To
s to b, added the drowning
sands of horses and cattle and
|,lniction Of farm and ranch
II
| M parties have as yet reached
Ia Of uyalde. F5rty miles OF
\, would have to be made over
through water several feet in
|,daeross swollen streams which
|hout bridges. A number OF
|. aspatohes were received here
heweser. giving more details
|as sItuation there. The Leona
has subsidized several feet and
Al destructlveness is beginning
ries apparent. The part of the
shch was flooded is completely
lied, scarcely a house remaining
x and the escape Of all but six
ilom the food is looked upon
! almost miraculous. The home
Z! destitute families are being
"a for as best the limited means
people who were not caught IN
ne will permit. About 200 fand'
!. being given shelter and food
III charitable and more fortunate
ms until assistance from the
! towns and country reaches
Ing for the destitute people is
heeded, as the majority OF those
sfe rescued had no time to even
III as dress. There IS still no
nom the Leona settlement sit
seyen miles below Uvalde, on
tks Of the Leona. Efforts have
made TO reach the settlement
waters are found to be impassi'
he belief that the entire set
i " seyenty-hVe families was
3 away grows stronger. There
lenl other small settlements II
(, seayalla. Medina and Fric
= nom which no word has beer
T. A courier arrived today from
IN Of Batesville, situated neal
.ona river, and the county sea-
ayalla county, and brings in
Jon Of terrible condition Of at
y that place. The food strucl
llls about 8 o'clock in the morn
d wrought terrible havoc, Thu
town was submerged and theri
arrow escapes from drowning
hard work all We're rescued
we're many residences and busi
llldlngs washed away, and Their
Al restitution among the PEG
The town, which had Il populo
se0- Fears are entertained tha
llage OF Buena Vista, South o
'llle, has suffered a similar fate
in the path of the water from
be Leona and Neuces rivers. tn
from Batesvllle states that IN
country for a distance of fit,
east, and he does not know hoy
niles west of Batesvllle, Is unde
He had many narrow escape
ching dry land, and had he no
= very roundabout course h
not have succeeded in informin
ltslde world OF the fate of tn
Tor several days. Several trai
Y material from the East passe
N here today, en- route to IN
OF devastation on the Souther
railway. and over 1000 men. II
] seO convicts, are at work, mai
temporary track over the fort
that was washed out last nigf
other rise in the Leona. III
m Pacific officials here have n
Information OF an act NJ herr
sfformed by Charles Schrampl
I walker. who, while in water II
neck, with a lantern elevate
MS head, succeeded in feelin
y Tar enough East TO intercel
y bound train and prevent 1t tai
fearful plunge into the ragir
/, The train now stands abol
,iies east OF the bridgeless Leon
ne track washed away in /
Notwithstanding the denial
1uthern Pacific officials Mt Ne
j that the press reports of Il
e 10 that company'a road a
rated, II is a fact that for
o. road bed and track are was
Y Water is still flowing fro
seeasses caused by the cart
near Uvalde. An appeal I
Z ne suffering people Of Uval
received here by evening al
'as raised In three hours.