Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-07-13

FllREsI. PART Of STATE DEY
The One Hundred or More victims'
Are Nearly All NeEroes-The Loss
B of Ptoperty Is 3 EnoT = on = Gov.
I 4 sayers sends A Appeal Is the See
retary5 OF War for Help.

ton In Waller, Washington, Fort Bend,
Grimes and other counties along the
lower courses iof the sBrazos river and
the Colorado riveris much greater than
indicated by the earlier reports. The
destitutions Of the people lis startling
Appeals for aid in the way Of q thing
and food reached here from several
points Wednesday,. The larger Texas
cities are responding generously to
these calls for assistance, and the neces-
sites asked for will be sent to the suf-
fering people as soon as transportation
facilities can be secured. In the re-
mote districts Of the Brazos bottoms,
where were numerous small settle
ments of from SO to 100 inha bitants
each, the small clusters Of houses were
occupied almost exclusively by negroes.
and it is feared that most Of them have
been swept away by the flood and many
Of them drowned. #
Another Estimate OF Denths.
Additional authentic reports Of
drowning at many points in the inun-
dated region were received here. A
conservative estimate Of the number
of persons drowned is as follows. Wal
Ter county, II; Grimes county, 3; Aus
tin county, 2; Brazos county, q; Rob-
ertson county, ~; Bell county, 4; WASH
ington county, 4; Matagorda county, 3;
Burleson county, 6; Fort Bend county,
/; Brazoria county, 3; total, 80.
\ Victims Nearly All Negroes.
Nearly all of the persons known to
have been drowned are negroes. In sew
eral instances negro families warned of
the Impending rise refused to desert
their cabins and continued tosoccupy
them until swept away by the torrent.
An unconfirmed rumor that 125 negroes
had been drowned in Waller county
reached here Wednesday evening. It is
thought the loss of life will exceed the
foregoing estimate when the real situ-
alton is revealed after the waters have
subsidized.
Asks for Aid.
Gov. Sayers sent the following
Wednesday night:
Austin. Tex, July 5.-To the Secretary
of War, War Department., Washington p.
c.: Please Immediately order by wire
boats at Galveston to ascend rivers, using
launches and yawls to rescue people from
the waters which are widespr over the
lands Of the Lower BrazOs. Please also
order commanding officer at San Antonio
to place at my disposal for immed date dis
tribution 10. 600 rat tons Will recommend
to legislature to refund to the United States
their value when 1t next meets. and do not
doubt that it will be promptly done. De-
vaStation great Immense loss Of life prob
able. Prompt action very important.
JOSEPH d. SAVERS. Governor 2
Calamity II Appalling.
st. Louis, July GA special to the
from Dallas, Tex, says: All
former flood disasters in Texas river
districts have been eclipsed by the APP
palling calamity now central in the vi
cinity Of Sealy and Brookshire. It is
that 200 lives have been lost l
Ind the number may be much larger.
The property loss will reach so far into
The millions as to make the Calvert flood
appear Insignificant by comparison.
Deputy Sheriff Swearing ton made this
statement to the Republic correspond
ent over the long distance telephone
from Sealy: Il am so dumfounded by
he extent of the disaster that i hardly
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know how to talk about it. Fully 20 4
ives have been lost within radius of
IS miles Of Sealy. Last night and to-
lay nearly 100 have been drowned in
he vicinity of what is now locally
Known as The Mound. 2 .55
Supplies forttlle Destitute.
Austin, Tex, July The entire val
ey of the Brazos, from Brennan on
he north to its mouth at Quintana, is
Hooded, and its current is filled with
he debris Of wrecked houses, stock
md farming implements. Secretary Of
Var Alger has placed at the disposal of
he governor 10000 rations to be sup
lied to the destitute and furnishing
sufferers.
No Material Change.
Houston, Tex, July s. The food sit
lation is not materially changed. While
he water is falling II the lower portions
# the state, the food in the lower part