The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-29
AT BRENNAN.
santa Fe Train Service Was Aban-
doned.

santa Fe Train Service Was Aban-
doned.
Brennan. Texas, June 2S.-For twenty
seven hours, ending at 1880 o'clock this,
Wednesday, morning, with but short in
PERMISSION, there was steady downpour
of rain, the government register here
showing that between $50 o'clock Tues
day morning and $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing the rainfall was $50 inches.
The heaviest rain was between 10 and
Ii o'clock Tuesday night, and the greater
part OF the fall was between ESQ o'clock
Tuesday night and $50 o'clock this morn
ing, the register being four inches for
that twelve hours.
Tuesday the rain continued all day. but
there was no interference with trains on
the Santa Fe. Orders were given all en-
gineers to run slow over new work In the
vicinity of Gay Hill, Brennan, Bellvllle
and Sealy. Tuesday the last freight train
passed through Brennan; the northbound
passenger train left at l1;52 p. M; after
that trains were abandoned. Roadmaster
Hotchkiss was awakened by the heavy
rain, and, knowing the condition OF the
new work on the road, he wired the SUI
perintendent that it would be advisable to
abandon all trains south of Somerville.
This advice was taken, and It probably
prevented a number of accidents.
1t is reported that at or near Seaiy
there was big washout in the roadbed,
and that an engine and twelve cars are
in it, No one is reported injured.
The water has not commenced to rise
in the Yegua river. but 1t is believed that
some Of the masonry Of the new Santa Re
bridge will wash away. This bridge is
not being used in fact, 1t is yet incom-
plete.
The running OF trains on the Houston
and Texas Central has not been intertered
with. Conductor Register and Brakeman
Stevenson, who passed through westbound
this morning, stated that the BRACES was
rising, and was carrying a great deal Of
drift. The river showed a rise of four feet
between Tuesday afternoon and Wednes-
day morning.
1t is hard TO estimate the damage which
the heavy rain has done 10, this section
1t is reported that in some places the
wind and the rain of Tuesday night beat
down the corn. Late corn, however, VIII
be benefited by the rain. 1t will not In
jure cotton eventually
The streets Of Brennan Tuesday night
We're as running rivers. The water WIS
high, and many peach trees and shode
trees were UlpNN uONu Ny Nhb hA6u NAiho'
This is the heaviest rain that has fallen
here since November 26. 1898. The record
of Captain j. g. Sloan shows that rain
fall on that date OF 6,45 inches was re-
corded The fall was between 5 p. M. Mo-
yember %, and 10 a. M, November 20.
At o'clock rain commenced falling
again, after cessation Of few hours,
and at S o'clock It was steady down
pour. Messrs. ]. p. Buchanan and W. e.
Dryer, who own BRACES bottom farms, are
afraid that II the rainfall up near Waco
is as heavy as mere, that Y Will overflow
the BRACES and damage their crops.
The southbound Sa - Fe passenger Nc.
5. due here at 4:36. arrived about one hour
and thirty minutes late ana TOOK me
Houston and Texas Central track at this
place ana went 20 Houst n.
There are a number Q; bridges reno.ted
washed away between Bcllvilis and seaiy.
ON the santa Fe, and an extra bridge gang
was organized pere his afternoon and
went down TO assist in repairing the road.