The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-07
MUCH PROPERTY LOST
But Reports of Loss Of Life Have
Been Exaggerated.
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE ASKED
The War Department Has Authorized
the Distribution Of Zen Thousand
Army Rations Among Suffer
ers-Thousands OF peo-
pie Have Taken
Refuge in Trees.

GALVESTON. TENAs. July 6-Jamas
COLLISION superintendent. of machinery
for the Santa Fe railroad. arrived BOO
Galveston on the last throleh train fh.
road has been able TO run The Bazos
river at Rosenburg is RUNNING Wild. Mr.
Collision Says. but with regard to the
ultimate damace hc is very optimistic.
Dee huk. tine dlmascs are greatly orer-
estimated anI that the loss of crops boo
tho bottoms wiu Doe comter.bt'anacd ~
the increased yields on lhe up'auds. He
lrit at noon ou special train for tho
flooded district carrying provisions lor
tAe destitute.
TWO STREAMS IN ONE.
At sunny side thr Braz5- river is ordi-
narily tWo hundred yards wide About
parallel with thI- and two auI 70 hlf
miles away is Elm Creek which is Sole
dom over Thirty feet WIde and iu md-
summer often dry. The Two streams are
separated by loW bottom lands and are
now united. making riyer between nyo
and six miles wide and from sixty 90
seventy feet deep. Along the currents
nineteen people were Rescued Yesterday
Zoo skin sent from Houston The
aa1nie were derorisbi.g tbe.- Sheds and
f t,tt,.ir.4. and ,.,.Dirs, t,.,s +t.. tl,.,.
used for boats.
Cattle We're found resting their heads
i1 tha borghs or tr.e. maxine "a ri.i.II.
struggle for existence. Al one noint two
h.r-es u.a~s s.ao c,u,ing I'y.r tba
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tu, women and m, Ola. ott.-. ,...,,,,,,
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/ io irN,fr inc ai-iie.-. ." i"'.
Midland. .iih7 nave "..N '.
tween 'alf ion ana ln' HIi1.5 IE'.'
aNd ii' a'u.-.'h ia'i.' ""N 'i''''.
Kansas ana i'A'7 h'-N- '
/ hidl's river are t'l'lN'' TOD ''f' ".'"
swept away inns moi.i.-
hep"fiS Ifom rD''i'I t'II' ''.''.'' "-
ihe N'W5 indicate lhai "i.'. IT'D l''i''.'
Joss hy tne recent l''d- mas "' '''l
nous. the Joss oft lir mas '..n 7I''"'
exaggerated
IIiH RECORD hiI'hl-N.
Every year inc bial'- "IN '.,I i''
valleys suffer from mnn'fi'',7. up I'D
zoe present i''I ,N' -I.t'' ''-
from the annual inundal'n' was DID i
This year The hleh-"i''f "'IN "i i'''
pas been surpassed in Washington Aus
tim. Fort Bend. Waller and fr1z1+ county |
in Southern Texas The Brazls is falling
rapidly m the central part n the State
the scene of last weeks Hood.
The flood reached Tine southern part or
the state Sunday night ana Monday |
The planters had received ample warnings
/ hut many negroes remained DO the bra-
zos Valley believing th' water would NOT |
reach higher than in lss'- FROM 100 to
-'n c'i3iei people wore ''u-nt ODD lH.
valley in Austin u i.l.f 'iiH i. OFT he.d
counties and were iit."d I'D IiHr To ihc
trees and house.ops.
Governor SIHrfs. at tlo suggestion oi |