Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-26
TOWNS SUBMERGED.
The Mississippi River Is Higher Than
II Has Been for Many
Years.
Around the Const of Great Britain u
Gale Has Blown, Much Ship
ping Being Wrecked.

St Louis. Dec. ga special to the
Republic from lei Dorado. No, says;
TO the farmers who live along the
banks Of the Usage this Christmas
brought only woe and ruin. The un-
precedented rise In the river OF 10
feet In three days has spread all over
that section and many farmers have
lost all they possessed. Some of hem
had their corn In shucks, Others In
cribs, The Hood has taken all that
lay in the lowlands, Not only have
many OF the farmers lost their crops,
but their stock rad buildings rs well.
At Bagnell the end of the Lebanon
branch, the main branch of the Mis-
souri Pacific, the river Is three miles
wide, and no train has been able to
get within a mile and a half of the
town for four days That town and
this Is shut or entirely from tcle-
graphic communication with the out
side world.
At Tuscumble, the county seat OF
Miller, terrible condition exists,
Nearly the entire town Is partially I'm
der water. only the roofs of many
OF the buildings, the postofiice among
them, can be seen,
\ large Touring mill. the printing Of.
ice OF lnt l0NLi IhBtI anu tVNNihA
stores and residences are entirely sub
merged.
Twenty cars, loaded with railroad
tics, are standing on side tracks ut
BGgnell and there are thousands OF
ties floating about in the river and
back water. The loss to property In
this immediate section IN ertimnted at
$1,000 900. The river is higher than
even during the famous flood OF lSA4.
The suffering OF the people. whose
land and property has been devastated
win undoubtedly be terrible this win
ter.
Jefferson city, Mo-, Dec. 25.-The
floods are subslding today. The wealth
or IL clear. The entire Usage valley for
400 miles IL scene OF desolation and
great suffering, has necessarily re-
suited, ms hundreds OF families have
lost everything. u is thought the loss
by the floods will reach se,0Oo,0O0.
London, Dec 25.--The heavy gale
has continued around the coasts Of
Great Britain and ireland and many
small wrecks have occurred.
Tho greatest anxiety Is felt for all
| vessels due and unreported craft
known to be at sea In the neighbour
| Ing waters, TrRwler Sunrise tool,
refuge Mt Aberdeen In n damaged con-
| dillon, i've OF the men having been
drowned. Friends OF the crew OF the
distressed vessels gathered on tho
| shore, and there are henrtrendlng
scenes among the helpless onlookers at
| the havoc wrought by the sea.
Rodies OF the life bout crew that
went to the wrecked three master in
the Tyne, but which was oapslzed, an
| coming ashore.
lLttic Rock. Ark. Dec. ?5.-The Ar.
| kansas river here and at all points
| heard from Is still rising. Commune
cation "a entirely cut on from Per,
ISvllle and points youth OF the river
In that section. The fish boats gener-
| ally nre imperative From IN parts
of the state comes reports OF damage
wrought by high water. The rivers hre
apl Ioachlng very near the disastrous
stage Of 1892 SLOAN Spring is cut on
from the outer world. and much OF
Newport IL inundated. Houses are be.
ing carried away by the raging tor
rent near Red Blum. but no causll'
| ties are reported
At Little Rock the river Il stll at the
danger point of 30 feet. but sim Ave
feet from the high water mark OF
| MAY, 1892,