The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30
IS GETTING SERIOUS.
The Rio Grande Covering More Of
II PasO's Territory.
ANOTHER RISE Is COMING
10 Il Estimated That Two Thousand
People Are Homeless some Lsvsss
Cut ~ the Point Of winoss-
tsrs situation serious.

Fl Paso. Tex. May 29.-Over 6Ol
homeless families or 1000 people weTt
on the streets Of III Paso yesterday
searching for shelter.
The furniture. clothing, etc, were
piled mp an along the principal thor
oughiares Of the city. Thursday might
the waters continued 10 rise and be-
fore day, had reached that portion Of
the city In and around San Antonio
street. where prominent business anc
professional men reside.
The food swept over six NOR,
blocks, and above the roar OF water
and the shouts OF the men trying &c
save their property, could be heard
cries Of frightened women and the
screams OF children. who were hurried
from their homes out into the night
The waters were FUN Of struggling
teams. hauling ont property from
flooded houses. 10 was a scene Of De.
structlon bogsarIng description
Al night long the streets were
thronged with wagons moving people
out Of the threatened districts.
The Texas and Pacific railway had
thrown up a dyke 10 protect rs track
near the roundhouse and this backed
the water up over san Antonio street
flooding number Of houses and
threatening 10 cross the street and
Hood hundreds Of the prettiest resi-.
denccs In the city. Six prompt citi.
zens residing In the vicinity. headed by
a prominent official. armed themselves
with winchestcrs and crossing over "a
the railroad leyee. cut this. let the
backwater out. and Il began to rcceds
from san Antonio street.
The railroad people repaired the cut
and II Is said was again ordered cut
by Mayor Magofin.
a party Of Mexican guards appeared
At the hcadgate Of the canal on N,
American side and told one Of "a,
workmen there that they intended &,
cut away the headgate to AFFORD rclie
on the other side
The MeXICans we're told that thel
would be shot II they touched "a,
American ombankment and we're or
dered back 10 the Mexican side. u Il
understood that the Mexican Official
had 90 knowledge Of the proposition q,
cut the American embankment
The river Is now az a standstlll. bu
rise Of one foot Is reported up On
river IN New Mexico The food wa
tiers In n Paso and East n Pas
cover an area averaging four mile
wide. flooding not less than 200 home
most Of which belonged TO the poor
laboring class. The east side OF Stan
Ton street from Overland 10 Eight
street Is a continuous pile OF ruins
The houses having been built close 10
gether on adobe foundations. wer
undermined and have mmhled doWr
In the excitement Thursday nigh
people were cutting lsyecs on an side
10 try and drain the water froi
around their own houses Men VII
had eucirclod their homes with hely
dykes watched them lll might. shot
guns la hand. ready 20 shoot the Grs
person who attempted 20 cut their prI
yate dykes People reach the Tcxa
and Pacific passenger depot IN boat
Many people livIng IN houses. whei
the water is up 10 the doors. refuse I
move ont and these people will Ia,
trouble when the rise reported abo,
reaches III paso So Far the mayor ha
succeeded IN keeping water out Of a
business center Of the city,