Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-12
CREST OF FLOOD.
IS NOW LOCATED IN BRAzoRIA
COUNTY AND THE
Whole coaatFy IL tasadaiea-Ths oyster
Creet Plantations A.. Rsiasd-ElEht
Thoasasd Negroes and uandreds Of
whites are Destitute.

Angieton, Texas. Jelly 1.-THE water
has receded about an inch. but there
are very few dry spots Of land west o.
Austin bayou. which Is fifteen miles
from the Brazos The water l. FROM
two 10 three feet deep all over the prnl
rie and the valleys are from i've to M
teen feet under water. Every planta'
Ntion along Oyster creek. the richest az
Nculiural district In Texas. has been
ruined and stock has been swept away
by thousands About SO0O negroes ily.
lns fAong oyster creek and BERNARD
bottoms have lost everything. and hun
dreds Of white families are in tho ss.lme
condition. =
The h,st relief goods arrived sunday
nigh, from A,yin. having been brought
In bonis from Flores bayou across the
prairie but tile supply was .-1adequa'e
for the needs Of the day. The goon.
were loaded into boats here and sent
Into Oyster creek country. Whole the
the negroes are assembled In houses.
packed Ike sardlnes IN a box. A list
prepared by the relief committee
shows mat there are about so negroes
at Chenango Junction and on oyster
creek below that point to feed and
care FOR.
AZ Chenango there are 200 or 4O1
more huddlcd together in box cars and
old buildings Vessels has ascended
the river. carrying provisions and res
cuing the people. The tug Annie res.
cued sixty people between Brazorla
and Columbia. aud left there az noon
yesterday 10 meet loo people who were
known 10 be- NJ different points. They
win be- taken TO Brazorla aud cared
FOR
Tho Terminal railroad track from
Chenango junction 20 Velasco is badly
wrecked: much Of ihe grade has been
washed away. and the heavy steel rail-
bent. twisted and oven carried ava,
hy the tremendous force ~ the food
The railroad grades banked mp The wa
ter two or three feet: when II gave
way The water came through Ike m,
booming Hood Of Niagara rushing
through the country with two foot
head.
Comparatively few lives have been
lost along oyster creek. though many
would have persisted hut FOR the relief
crews sent out from Angleton. Ons
negro woman. six children and two
puppies were rescued through the roof
Of cabin which was already afoai
Two negro men who had taken refuge
on the limb N a tree were rescued Iusl
In the nick Of time: the limb had
broken and they were IN fifteen feet Of
water and yelling Tor dear life. which
attracted the attention Of Colonel J. J.
Bates crew. which came 10 their re-
lief
W. VI Weyani. ir Of Amsterdam,
with Dis son. splendid boat and q
noble crew was one OF the FIRST to
arrive from the outside. lie came over
The prairie and Immediately went into
the Oyster creek country and rescued
scores Of negroes. whom he took 10 a
gin house; they were all destitute and
hungry; be returned TO Angleton and
left yesterday morning with a load Of
supplies for them. lie reported Ia Of
them IN one gin house.
All -four bacon ana meal In Angle
ton was exhausted sunday. hence aid
can not he furnished from this point
except as Il arrives from the outside
Six boats LETT here yesterday morning
for Flores bayou to meet supplies sent
by team from Alvin. but have not YET
returned. II l. a tedious trip acros.
the prairie, as the waier Is shallow In
places, with swift currents to pull
against They win arrive this mors
Ing and the supplies Immediately b.
sent out 10y fresh crews.
Dallas. Port worth aud Gulf
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