Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-06
A DlSAS ferrous FLOOD.
Great Number OF People Drowned

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Uvalde, Tex. s
l)iV'ALDE, Tex, Sept. IA terrible
catastrophe befell this thriving town
Thursday night and there is mourn-
ing in many households. The calami-
tys was entirely unexpected. The
treacherous Leona river, swollen to a
raging torrent by recent rains rus he'd
down upon the town, submergi ing and
wrecking many houses and drowning
a number of people. In this arid Sec
ton such destructiveness by the ele-
ments has never before been chron.
icled. In the excitement of the day it
is not definitely known how many have
been drowned. It is feared that 200
or 300 people may have been drowned
in the lowlands south Of Uyalde.
It was about o'clock in the morn
ing When the flood scane.s Thegweath-
er had been threatening and there were
ominous clouds to the north and east
of town. The atmosphere had been
close during the evening and predic-
lions of az storm were~ freely made.
AS the hours wore on the. dark
clouds rose higher snd higher. Just
as the storm broke over the city.
in all its fury a torrent of water
rushed down the Leona river, over-
flowing the banks of that stream and
flooding the low lands on either side
to depth of several feet. The east
side of the citygis built on low land
and was directly in the path Of this
yuc TOW All hch ~ 1,
the town were submerged and in the
darkness throughout the downpour of
rain could be heard the cries of dis
tress from the Inflated Inhabitants in
their wild efforts to save their lives.
There were a number of miraculous
escapes, and the rescuers and the
rescued performed many heroic acts.
As soon as those in the higher part of
town were made aware of the terrible
flood and dire consequences the work
Of rescning was begun and carried out
as rapidly as possible in the darkness.
The loss. to the Southern Pacific
company is enormous, 40 miles of
track and many bridges having been
washed away. Oyers1O0 car loads of
material and 800 laborers left San An
tonic for the scene of the wreck Friday
evening. The damage to the Southern
Pacific extends eastward about rs
miles from this city. A rough esti-
mate of the loss to property in general
and the railroad company will, as far
as known. reach 81, 100000.
An earthquake shock of some sec
onds' duration was distinctly felt dur
ing the night. At one place near the
city about a quarter of mile of huge
cracks appear on each side of the
Leona river. having apparently no
bottom According to reports received
at the Southern Pacific offices the ter
rible flood was augmented by most
remarkable phenomenon which was
caused by the earthquake
ST. LOUIS, Sept. S.-Dispatches from
southwestern Texas report very heavy
rains in that section and heavy dam
age done to railroads and other prop
erty. Three bridges on the Southern
Pacific road ~over the Sage river Il were i.
swept away and several washouts oc-
Cured. The Rio Grande is higher than
forfive years. The storm extended into
Mexico and several miles Of track Of
the Mexican International and the
Monterey & Mexican Gulf railroad are
washed out. The cities are badly
flooded and three children drowned.
! It will require several days to repair
the damage to railroads.