The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-07
LOSS OF LIFE
In the Texas Flood District
Greatly Exaggerated.

Galveston. Tex. July 6.-Reports from
a special correspondent Of the News iudI-
Gates that while the property loss by the
recent hhoods has been enormous. the
loss of life has been greatly exaggerated
According to the News only FIVE lives have
been lost IN inc lower Brazos ood From
l.5O0 TO 1000 colored people were caught
in the valley in Austin. Waller and Fort
Bend counties ana were forced to take
to the trees and housetops.
Governor Sayers appealed to the war de-
partment for permission to send govern
ment life saving boats from Galveston.
Permission was granted and the special
train left this afternoon for the flooded
diserict carrying several government and
a number of private boats. It IS behev-
et that nearly all the people lodged In
trees and on house tops have been rescu-
ed, but the boats sent from Galveston to-
day will patrol the uooded district and
make a thorough search for stragglers.
The war department has authorized Gov
sayers 10 distribute 10000 army rationa
among the flood sufferers the rations 70
be furnished the governor from San An
tonic. The rations Will be distributed al
Wallis. sealey. Richmond. Rosenberg
Thompson, Dunke. Arcola, Fulshear Che.
mango Columbia, Velasco. Navasota. Cal
vert, Hsarne, Bryan ana Bernham In ad.
dition to the war department. rations
Houston and Galveston have sent several
carlOads or groceries INTO the uoOueQ
! district It is believed there is now food
enough In transit 10 feed the negroes uu-
I'll the waters recede and they can returE
70 plantation work.
The next trouble viii be al Velasco the
mouth Of the Bazos, which point the
floods reached today The town may be
cut OF from cimmunication with the world
for a day or two but no loss OF life is
anticipated because the people had two
days notice that the food had broken
loose above The revenue cutter Calves
ton will leave here tonight for Velssco
to rescue those really In danger at that
point. The sending OF government boats
20 the flooded district was advisable. al
though II is believed nearly every person
in danger has been rescued The donation
Of the war rations was most timely as
several thousand homeless negroes will
have II be fed for ten days
The food situation is now well IN hand.
The destitute will be fed anl given work
on railways until the food will permit
them 10 return 10 their homes
Reports up 10 midnight from the Bra
zos valley hood districts reyea, no. ddi-
tional loss Of life The Brazos s. rising
now only near its mouth Four hundred
miles inland the river Is about az a stand
stin and beyond the twi hundred mile ra-
dius is falling rapidly -Four hundred ne
groes are housed tonight In box cars al
Duke. The distribution of rati0ns is rap
idly assuming system and there would
seem 10 be 20 cause for further suffer
ing
Graphic stories are tild Of the rescue
Of trssd families
"A special from Calvert reports the vat
ers IN the Brazos bottom but little lower
than yesterday and there is a great deal
Of distress among the co.3red refugees
there. Judge Banks has called precinct
meetings for Monday 70 make temporary
provisions for the sufferers. More money
ane provisions were sent from Calvert
today One assd negro was drowned
while attempting 20 rescue two children
who pulled him under with themselves.
Copyright 1855 BY the Associated Press.)
Rennss. France. July -s Madame Drey'
rus. on leaving the prison today appear
ed IN much better spirits than yesterday
| II was evident that her conversation Will