The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-30
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Aol lel Known How Many PeO
pie lerished There.
SEARCHINt FOR THE DEAD
Bodies Found Along the RsosdIaf
Streams Aadhn FioatinE Housss
Water Celia Dowa Rapidly.
Relief EItsdsd suRsrss

"si@ Down Rapidly.
Relief EItSdsd suRsrss
Guthrie. o. T., Anll 2l.-Daylight 10
Cottonwood valley hrnd dozens Of
'ople still clinging toireg oyerturn.
" houses or tImbers in posltlon,
n"h they had sustained a. durlns
'"' eary night Here and u,re tbs
P'''"N known 10 have been ,ecu.
p'eu WIN darkness came on last ,vhiI
"e'e ehty this morning. and the q,
conclusion 20 be drawn was that [.
iuekless vhims had dropped into IN,
il'ef durln6thc night. drowned and
.neiT Dodies Sept down the stream
FOR miles aloh the scene Of devasta.
uon 1000 peopltare homeless. half ~
rom exposure al hunger. passed .
miserable night Sd this mornina
found most OF thcmtoo weak 10 Civ,
much assistance cIthv to themsslve,
or others.
During the nlght the ya,er recedei
rapidly and work Of resoe was NOR,
easy this morning whe. darkness,
stopped further rescue las evening
every man available went ,usllv "a
Work 10 construct RATS for ,ss and
when the first light OF day broh small
parties started out from dlt.rest
points and began transporting pe,pl,
from their perilous position 10 LAM
The water was not so hl,h or swift a,
yesterday and the rescuers made rapid
progress
During the night organized relief
under the direction of Guthrie peopls
was pushed as completely as possIbl,
and renewed efforts we're put forth
this morning.
No more reliable estimate OF the dead
or property damage than given las,
night could be compiled this morning
Hourly bodies are left on land by re-.
eeding waters or found pocketed IN
houses or piles Of debrles came 10 light
Ihis Is within few miles Of Guthrie
what damage 10 lie and property fur.
ther out In the country will only b
known when wire and railway commu.
nicaiion, nov at siandstu IA 70.
sumed
Guthrie o. r. April % Where YES.
terday morning stood the most bean.
titul residence portion Of Guthrie Is a
Hood devastated. stricken. broken and
demolished district. where the house.
that are left are toppled about like
cardboard boxes In a wind. and cease.
less waves Of reslstless waters roll
through or over half a thousand de.
serted and ruined homes. Two thous.
and homeless people are gathered
shivering on the bluffs west OF the CITY
which lies high and dry on the hills.
a hundred or more have gone down tc
Waiery graves and hundreds have lost
their all
When darkness settled over the eff,
last night the widest stories were
ahoat Many we're claiming tha, an,
lives had been Lost and not lnfreouent.
ly men we're heard claiming that full,
200 had perished These Wild estimate,
were unquestionably exaggerated. but
lives were los, tn the Good IN every al.
reotion 10 plain view of the few who
were herloically carrying on the wors
OF rescue and OF the many VINO stood
helpless al the edge Of the raging wa.
tiers. Men, women and children strug.
sled In the torrent side by side with
horses. cattle aud swine. one perishlns
here. another there and In other place.
several disappearing together beneath
the food.
II Is Impossible 10 correctly estimat,
the number OF drowned and the real
tach will not be- known Tor DAYS 81
weeks. Many were seen TO perish fall. .
Ing from buildings OF being swept from
trees or RATS, eight or ten went down /
with one bridge and four With another
and some were known TO have been
caught IN their houses aud drowned
before they got out, aul Il Is gencran,
conceded that the death list will reach .
100
The following are some OF those who
are among the victims
Mrs Emma Dumas fcll from a float.
ing house
Frank Myers was crushed by a log
Daniel Clemmons and family Of si,
were swept into the channel
Mrs Wesley McGnl and four child
ren were drowned In their home.
n. u. Bockhnger was carried from
tree.
Mrs. Fannie Rufin. an aged colorct
woman, went under singing a hymn. /.
Mrs. Jennie Watt was drowned In
her home. as was Mrs. Martha Watson
jim Lille, John Gordon. sam John
ron and Harvey Ellington are among
The missing.
The dead body OF Miss Riser. 9