The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-29

,joudburst, supplemented by heavy rains
The Cottonwood river ordinarily small
tssu that winds between steep banks in
gs, Guthrie, was ban; full from heavy
,.a Yesterday and last night, but no
,.nu had been felt as the river had been
,sug gradually during the night. About
o'clock, however, water from cloud
Mw above had been added to those al
,aiy nearly up to the level of the high
h,u and the flood was sweeping through
va. Guthrie, section populated mostly
n cclored people. Persons who saw the
In. wall Of water said that it was about
sshtesu feet high spreading entirely
yrss the valley There was no water in
Int Of II save that In the rivers channel.
he first wave was followed by others in
yiA succession until the whole settled
sic bank of water from six to eight feet
igh Many had already begun carrying
Aslr household goods 10 places of saftey,
lutfew had made more than one trip, when
Z hey were forced to Zee for their lives
WHO'RE raging, res.s less torrent that no
mxe, =, man co,ls nona 10 .,av Tho
nain supply pipe of Tho waterworks system
hurst where 1t crossed the Cottonwood, in
lie southern part of the city and all tho
rate, 1, tho reserv,,,s ,onrad ,n,o Tho
river.
In the sop,hwost ,,rt os a., o,,, ,o,,
arm 9, land /. t,r,rod h. ,.o ,,indi,u -,
ne ryer n, ,,i. las, H., .,,.as
negroes. purinr the ri.b, tho hr,d,o ,ea,
Ing across the river IN tho main s.ct,or
bad been swent away rio noo,,o uora
ABSORBED In wa,ch;,r ~, ill., .,,,.:
morning when ,be ooods ,ror, ,ao rosn.
ron cane down in . solid r.au ana ant
across Tia arm os ,or1 .oo, 49, a,.,,,.a
cutting Of the nconlo fror, oso,na Tha,,
tsa from their hono. ,''" IT, eS ,,, inss
tons Of the newly formed Gland IN half
IN hour the monn,a,n - . ,',',,1' - , na',
its work and prac,ic.u,, s,on r '.. + r a,
Dir became hideops with ,ho oraat,nn -,
soasss and the cries for ho,, 49, ''l',o VI
Inmates When the frs, sbn,, u % w. A.,
lister was over tss moro ,or,,'. ", Nv ~, vs., u.s..
aland Immediately bocap IN be,n t,nso
lssrssi them, while across In Guthrie
paonpt steps were taken IA carry ~ tho
sork Of rescue The horsos no. VA w."
CHER effects bopa, n ar,,, 49,, va 40 anu
each treghted with one or n,"ra ' s',a
beings, boats mr. vac. ,, ~ "''. human
there from ma s,.r ' ou' mere anu
fort. '"o'e ana Inc desperate ef-
'' made to rescue the people. I'm
Ho'sed RATS were quickly throw, To-
se'her and started -,
stream pa,... o"' ''Vo the MAD
,,o,,,,., '''e many OF them had been
i''ea couple of yards from shore
ue! We're twisted and bro,,o, s., 49,
Id the rescuors W 'ne waters
,ram were thrown Into the
t,o,., na'l dozen rcscuers were
ned even before those wbo tbay ,or.
wing to save had boer rooo,,o, ~
Gus Plat, w.
GV,brio - BUSINESS manager of the
tb,n, 80, anu George Willis, a mer-
heir lives and secured hon, AZ IT., the ,,.' FISK
Nr,. prisons were saved. A negro
~. WIN babe in her arms dasrer-
'eV tried TO steady barso,, ''p''
cHirg the wh,,o g.. il III treetop'
nd the h.h. W. heip' She grew weak
md ~. os hhally slipped into the water
was drowned. Thu wo,,,.
h. been lost, A s rer FAMILY Of six had
= home = with her baby on h Sed hesa fy was
= channel ne 1 To r.os and ,.a winning
ssss further d SSa 's s,rss away On
"a "a Women in plain s s,gsan a, ma, man and
They ali psr IsS. when it went to pieces.
ssss ,e sias iafnt tg svi house top The
Ds.,. Thee .ss men 3 Waiter a'4 os she sss