Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-04-03
RUIN is WIDESPREAD.
Property LOSS by Storm in Texas
More Than S1,5oo,ooo.
A Man and Woman Are Drowned
Live stock Perishes-MOre
Levees Break in
the south.

st. Louis, March 3o.-special dis
patches from Texas give details OF a
heavy wind which swept over
the northern and western por-
tion of the state, A dispatch
from Houston says it is reported that
much damage has been done all along
the line of the Gulf, Colorado g. Santa
Fe and the San Antonio &c Arkansas
Pass railways, all the bridges on the
former from Cleburne to Morgan hav-
ing been washed away. Telegraph and
telephone wires are down in every direc-
ton and news is meager.
Dallas, Tex, March 30.-An enormous
body of water is pouring past Dallas.
Trinity river has risen fully 40 feet
since Sunday morning, and is rising
now at the rate of foot an hour, al
though no rain has fallen since Monday
morning. The overflow is doing vast
damage to farm property along the river
banks. John Gist and Miss Ruby Smith
were drowned in branch of the Trim
ity river near Era, in Cook county, Sun
day evening. The body of Miss Smith
was found. Her father is an alderman
of Gainesville, Tex. Railroad managers
estimate the damage to property of va
rious lines in Texas at not less than
half million dollars. The general
property loss in Texas from the storm
is estimated at from 81, 900 to So, ,000,-
900.
Helena, Ark, March 5o.-The situa-
tion here is worse than ever before.
The river rose 21s inches during the last
"a hours and stiff gale has been blow
ing, almost without n moments cessa-
tion since eight o'clock Sunday night.
Mayor Fritzen has issued a proclama-
ton reciting the dangerous condition of
things and calling upon all able-bodied
men and boys to secure spades and put
themselves under the commander in
chief of the levees. The proclamation
met with hearty and prompt response,
and at this moment 500 or 600 men are
working on the levees, while many 9TH
crs are on the hill filling long line of
wagons with dirt to be conveyed to the
weakest points. The levees are in good
condition, considering the long siege,
but the heavy wind and the knowledge
that the river is to rise for several days
longer has nerved every man for the
most desperate fight ever seen in this
country.
Capt. Nolty, of the rescue boat Titan,
reports another break. 1t is at Wood
Cottage landing, 11s miles above Knowl-
tons. The break was 500 feet wide
Sunday as the Titan passed there, al
though it occurred late Saturday after
noon. This break will put all the coun-
try not already inundated under water
down to Laconia and Capt. Nolty thinks
there is little doubt that that magnifi-
cent body of land will also be deluged.
The break in the levee at Laconia is al
ready in u precarious condition here.
At Helena hope is strong but desperate
| fight is being made all along the line.
To-day the entire front will be raised
from one to two feet, making the levee
from four to five fee higher than it was.
Quincy, ILL.,, March 3O.-The Missis-
sippi fell slightly Monday and the water
registers II feet inches above low
water mark. 1t is believed that the fall
is only temporary and that there will
be another rise in a day or so, but the
change has brought joy to the hearts of
those whose property was threatened
| by the flood. The change in the condi-
tion of the river has brought happiness
into hundreds of homes up in the levee
districts especially.
ST. Paul, Mimi, March 3o.-The water
in the Mississippi rose slightly Monday.
The heavy snow has been going off so
gradually that fears of heavy flood
have about subsidized except in one or
two localities where gorges or other
local conditions brought about floods.
The gradual melting of the snow is caus-
| ing much moisture to sink into the
ground, promising well for the crop
season.