El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-25

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east side of the street were in water
and falling down. On the west side
the abutters had dug up the sidewalk
and used the earth to levee that side
of the street, and had sue 5eded in saw
ing their houses. Above Sixth street,
many MeXicaps had surrounded their
houses with dykes and others were
moving out. The west side OF Sixth
street was dyked up. A long line of
freight cars stood in the water to the
east, and in these many p1Or people
had moved their things. AS far up
Sixth street as the eye could see there
was water.
South of Sixth street east Of Stanton
street, everything was under water,
and adobs houses were falling down
everywhere. West on Seventh street
the water was up to the street railway
track and the adobe houses to the
going to pieces. There was
no trouble east of Santa Fe street, but
between there and the Mexican Cen
trail track there was trouble from back
water in the north west angle, where
several Mexican families were driven
from their homes, and which threaten
to tumble down.
The Stanton street river bridge
stands firm and uumoved, although the
pieces at the Mexican side. The ropes
remain across the bridge approach,
and passage is as yet forbidden. The
water must have risen three inches last
night. for the shOal in the river near
the American side was completely hid
den from view this morning. The
break into the canal has set strong
current eastward into ward =, and the
inhabitants 10 that staunch democratic
strong hold have taken to wrastling
stronger than ever, with that
very undemocratic element, water.
S. H. Newman has not slept for forty
eight hours, and last night had gang
OF men running up an embankment
from Fifth to Kansas streets, around
part of'his premises. Theswa:er has
deepened some eight inches from last
nights breaks, so there are weak
spots developing and George Gaienne
who has charge of the work from Tays
street east, is working hard to avoid
possibility of danger. Mr.. Newman is
very indignant of the suggestion OF
Mayor Magoffin to take away his men
and build a levee along Fourth street,
thus abandoning Mr.. Newman and his
neighbOrs to their fate. Mr.. Newman
says he has shot gun, and some body
will be mourning ere long if that
racket is attempted before he can get
IL . pIOpSIty pi OVSCleu.
The levees are being rapidly
strengthened clear to the I. x. 2. stock
yards, and the greatest energy Is being
displayed by residents in defense OF
their homes. North's rick k In went
down before the enemy at t Il. m, and
the amount of seething, Kissing, steam
ing, suffering. splitting aud smashing
that occurred as the water reache the
fires made some Of the Mexican vecinos
rir,a ha had nd
going to eat them all up. George
Waters house was complete ruin this
morning. The 7. * =. round house
hands have been kept yea ously labor
ing to shut the water out of the prem
Uses. The belt line of the I. x Z. is
almost entirely under the water, which
has nearly reached the car floors at the
little smelter. Citizens all through
that section north of Fifth street have
been working all day long surrounding
their jacals and houses with embank-
ments, and there is 20 longer any cry
of mo pago. No trabajo." Lieut..
Davis was constantly on the move to-
day, looking after the weak spots as
only an engineer can, and his advice
was much sought. Iu fact all of the
city officials are very active as are also
the citizens committee. Lieut.. Davis
feared this noon that the water would
get further up Stanton street., as the
dykes there were not over strong.
While Mr.. Trull of the Santa Fe, was
advised this morning there was two
feet fall at Selden, there were advices |
to Ei Roberts and other parties later
that there was rise at SOcorrO, and |
that there had been heavy rains IN the |
Mesllla valley. However, the river is !
falling here, and the hope is that the |
water will have fallen so at this point |
that when the Socorro rise comes along |
it will hardly be noticed. In the mean |
while there is somewhat of general |
remark that the government ought to |
[evee the river, lnasmuch as the gov
eminent engineers and the war depart
N ent claim that the Rio Grande is a |
lavigable stream
There is no change at the headgate |
If the canal.
The Santa Fe would be running over
is own track now but for the Selden |
Vashout where two engines went into
he hole. The other washouts are re-
ported repaired, and that by tomor-
'ow night the freight engiae will have
oeen got out of the hoe. and the right |
If way cleared.
The San Marcial Bee says:
Passenger No. 2 was the last train to
each Albuquerque from the south, on
Thursday night. Stock trains follow
ng were held at San Antonio and re-
urned here Friday morning. Last
evening No. tied up here and the pas
engers are putting in their time doing
he town. Four miles this side Of Sc
'orro the break in the railroad grade
extends Tor distance of 800 feet and
of wa5hout exists on the
'ther side of that town.
The resumption of traffic dep nds en-
Irely on the subsiding of the watcr.
travel may be resumed in a day. and
gain it may be deferred for a week or
onger. About ! 900 head of cattle for
"a tern points were unloaded here, ard
n charge of herders taken to the diff
erent pastures in the vicinity. This
while resulting in Il
eavy expense to the railroad company
as provided work for number of peo-
&c.
The Mora and Cebolla rivers in New
1eXico are booming. and the San Juan
liver Is devas' ating san Juan county.
he Soc orro lowlands are inundated. !.
nd numerous families have been
riven from their homes. The breaks
n the A. & P. are repos It'd as all re-