Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-06-30
! TERRIBLE FLOOD.
[coNrINuEp rRoN PACE l.l

night owing TO the condition OF
the track. The rains continued
yesterday afternoon impeding the
repair work greatly.
supt. J. NJ. Lee is'here and he
and the other railroad authorities
are doing all they can to get trains
moving again and to make it as
agreeable as possible for the pas
sengers. Mr.. JEFF n. Miller is said
to be on one Of the laid out trains
above.
The rains are said TO have COW
cred Texas and Indian Territory, |
it being reported that other sec.
tions and railroads in this state
have suffered heavy damages, but
il would be hard to make Bryan
people believe this section was not
the centre Of the food.
J. p. Keller came over from
Madison county yesterday aud re-
ported he'had been three days on
the road, had been pulled out Of
mudholes twice and finally had to
leave his outfit three miles from
town aud send back after it. He
told W. K. Reed that the bridge on
Wickson creek, on the Bryan and
Macy road, washed away just after
he passed over it. The Burton
bridge is also gone.
DR.. Grice 'phoned the Eagle
last night from Tabor that the
Cedar creek, Bee creek and Mathis
branch bridges we're all washed
away, and that fences, crops and
and land were badly damaged. II
WAS still raining there when he
/ phoned at 5 o'clock.
: The reporter 'phQned Mr.. NJ.
Parker last night and he stated
that Capt. Bob Adams had 'phoned
him from Mudyille that the Little
/ Brazos was two miles wide and the
b whole bottom flooded, and that
: Golfers sergeant was after skifis
10 get his men out, as he feared
some Of them might be drowned II
the rise continued. Mr.. Parker
p said this vas the greatest calamity
that had befallen this country in
;. years, and that it will probably be
D tie greatest overflow ever known
e in this section.
j. ". Johnson phoned the Ia
. gle late last night that the Brazo.
4 was within one foot of the high
water mark Of 1885, at 3 p. IN. yes,
terday, and rising foot an hour
lie said everybody was moving
out Of the bottom and getting stock
D. out. He and others crossed IN,
N river at the Pitts Bridge toll bridg,
and had to come up by Benchley
TO get around Thompson. creel
Il which was simply impossible. II,
;. says every bridge is washed on
1t between here and Beuchley. Mr.
IF Johnson also said this bids fair :,
y be the greatest overflow ever know
in this country.
The College people gave out
report Of thirteen inches rainfall
from the government station Their
yesterday.
- Marvin Wallace and Clarenc
Il. Pearson Of the Eagle Office made
&c horseback trip up to the laid-ou
d. traiu at Benchley starting about
., o'clock yesterday afternoon an,
n returning At 10 las, night. The,
be reported four bridges gone between
L. here and Benchley and said IN
whole country was 4 sea Of water
: They had to swim several stream
, and said the fences were all down
The passengers on the laid-ou
train expressed the most ardent d,
sire TO get out Of their enforce
exile, and were eating up the stoc
Of groceries at the local store. Tn
boys brought back with them II
Eagles delayed news service.
The rain continued at interv'
last night, and by midnight W.
again falling in torrents as heay
as any which have characterize
4 this frightful deluge. The resu
will be fearful to contemplat