Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-06
From Dallas News July 4.


Calvert, Texas, July 3-The greatest
foods in the BraIos history slowly re-
ceded today and tonight the fall has
amounted TO about four feet. There is
still from one to fifteen feet Of water
over the rich Buzos bottom plAnta-
iions and it proved that all crops will
be total loss.
Tie first train TO reach Calvert for
Eve days pulled IN this afternoon at :
O'Clock.
II was an engine and caboose bearing
three passengers and a few sacks Of
mail. Early this morning wire connec.
ton with the outside world was restor.
ell and It was heard from the first time
IN iour days.
The loss q lie 20 far as known here
IL fourteen. Fouro Of these we're drowned
IN the city Of Calvert. all colored.
Tom Tyson and Dave White, negroes,
we're drowned in the overflow Of lid
well creek, north Of lown.
The water broke over the railroad EN-
bankment and came down upon their
houses iu a solid wall. The negros at
tempted 10 leave the houses for higher
land and were drowned.
Rosina Brown and child. colored, liy
ed in house close to the bank OF the
creek. The flood caught the house and
carried II down stream about 200 yards.
here 1t lodged between two trees.
Reseuers visited the house and found
that both mother and child were
drowned.
I. ;. Dawson, white man, ran a
store at Port sullivan, near where the
Little Brazos empties into the main
stream. The food came upon him
with such suddenness that he evidently
did no, realize the danger and ran out
to try and cave his stock. He was
slightly lame and was unequal to battle
with the raging torrents.
Hundreds Of negroes who have been
driven out OF the bottom lands by the
floods are homeless and destitute along
the edge Of the water.
VIII A. Waters Of Dallas and party
Of six others arrived here this afternoon
from Hearne. They came across by
boats, all bridges being washed away.
He reported that the bodies Of white
man and seven negroes had been found
lodged against the Port sullivan bridge
and that II was told him in Hearne that
white convict and two negroes had
been drogned there.
lie said he saw house floating down
the Little Bralos whirling around in
the current with a man sitting on top
Of 4, utterly unable TO help himself
The water in the main street ran
over the sidewalks. which are over two
feet high, into the business houses.
The rain fell from 9 p. m. until in
the morning,
Friday morning Mayor Meridaith had
the fire bells rung and called the cii-
zens together to build boats and rescue
the people from the bottoms.
In the afternoon the rescuers found
Mr.. aud Mrs. Aldridge and child and
Miss Mayo in tree tops near the coal
mine camp.
They had been there since 5 5o'clock
in the morning.
Friday morning the convicls working
the coal mines we're taken across the
Black bridge into Milan county.
Shortly afterwards the water roseland
filled the mines.
The three county bridges across the
Brazos, known as Black bridge, Wildcat
bridge and the Mumford and Port sulli.
van bridge, have been washed away,
entailing a loss to the county Of about
$4,000. All the bridges on the Little
Brazos were destroyed, which will make
the loss to the county reach about
100000.
The loss 10 the Houston and Texas
Central railroad in this county Is enor-
nous. Superintendent Dailan was seen
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