The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-07

Through the Flooded District and
Pick Up Refugees Surrounded by
the Waters of the BrazOs-COttOn
Crop Not So Badly Injured as Has
Been Reported.
GALVESTON, Tex, July 6-Reports
from a special correspondent indicate
that while the property loss by the re-
cent floods has been enormous, the loss
of life has been greatly exaggerated.
Only two lives have been lost in the low
er Brazos flood Every year the Brazos
and Colorado valleys suffer from inunda-
ton. Up to the present flood The great
est destruction from the annual inunda-
tions was in 1885. This year the high
water mark of 1885 has been surpassed In
Washington, Waller, Austin, Fort Bend
and Brazoria counties, in Southern
Texas. The Brazos is falling rapidly in
the central part of the state, the scene
of last weeks flood.
The flood reached the southern part of
the state Sunday night and Monday The
planters had received ample warning,
but many negroes remained in the Brazos
reach higher than In 1885. From 1900 to
1000 colored people were caught in the
valley in Austin, Waller and Fort Bend
counties, and were forced to take to the
trees and housetops. An appeal was
made to Houston for boats, but Houston
had sent all boats available farther up
the river, last week, TO Calvert and
Bryan. Gov. Sayers, at the suggestion of
Congressman Hawley, appealed to the
war department for permission to send
government life-saving boats from Gal
weston. Permission was granted, and a
special train left this afternoon for the
Hooded district, carrying several govern
ment and number Of private boats.
1t is believed that nearly all the people
lodged in trees and in housetops have
been rescued, but the boats sent from
Galveston today will patrol the flooded
district and make a thorough search for
stragglers. So far as known but two
lives have been lost in the lower BraAos
flood.
RATIoNs FOR SUFFERERS.
The war department has authorized
Gov. Sayers to distribute 10000 army ra-
tions among the flood sufferers the ra-
tions to be furnished the governor from
San Antonio. These rations will be dis
tributed at Wallis, sealey, Richmond.
Rosenberg, Thompson, Dunke, Arcola,
Fulshear, Chenango, Columbia. Velasco
NaVasota, Calvert Hearne Bryan and
Brenham. In addition to the war de-
partment raticns, Houston and Galveston
have sent several carloads of groceries
into the flooded district It is believed
there is now food enough in transit to
reed the negroes until the waters re-
cede and they can return to plantation
work.
AS to crops, cotton is not lost. Tt is
entirely washed out in scme places, but
on the Whole more good than harm has
been done by the flood to crops Cotton
Will be replanted in most cases. Corn has
soured In some localities, but the cron
Is not an entire loss Those who arc
looking for big decrease in the Texas
cotton crop will be disappointed. There
January, 1900.
The next trouble will be at Velasco. the
mouth or the Brazos which point the
moods reached today. The town NAV he
cut OH from communication with the
world Tor a day or two, but no loss of
NE is anuslpated, because of two davs'
| notice that the flood had broken 1oCso
above, and was coming down. The 80 ro1,'
enue cutter, Galveston, will leave hero
| tonight for -Velasco to rescue thoce
really in danger at that point.
The sending of government boats to Tho
4VOueu -, ulstrlcts was advisab BILE, although
| 1t is believed nearly every nareo, T.
danger has been rescued. The doun+tali III
OF the war rations was most timelv 90
| several thousand homeless negroes Iii
have to he fed for ten days. "-ii
Ihe Hood situation is now we'll IN hand
| me destitute will be fed and given work
t, On railways until the food will permit
them to return to their homes
Reports up to midnight from +ba p
yaIIey hood districts reveal no addttionaI
loss or life. The Brazos Is RISING 49,,
only near It's mouth For 100 miles inland
.he river Is about at a standstiII an6
DTyonu ,SIy tne zOo miles radius is falling rap
luly. Boats sent to the valley gathered
up refugees. Four hundred naeToas a.'a 81
! housed tonight in box cars at Dul5a
The distribution of rations Is ranid1,,
! assuming system, and there would seem
TO be no reason for further sufferino
Graphlc stories are told of the rescue of
! treed families 0o VI
A special from Calvert reports Tho
waters in the Brazos bottoms b1t Iittie
lo"er than yesterday, and there is a
! great deal of distress and desti+utior
among colored refugees there.
Judge Banks has called precinct meet
IIigs Tor Monday to make temporary nro-
| vision for the sufferers More money o,,7
provisions were sent from CaIvert todaIe 5+,I,'
One negro was drowned while a++an,nt
ing to rescue two children, who nuIied
him under with themselves.
KNOWN DEAD.
The following is a complete list 80 rar
| as can be obtained of the drowned IN
| Robertson county. It has been gotten
from the various officers in the different
| towns by telephone:
S. F. Dawson, white body not recov-
cred
Joe White, white, body not recovered
Joe Whites two sons, bodies not recov-
cred
Mart Turner
Two unknown men, white, bodies not
recovered.
Dave White, colored, body recovered
Tom Tyson, colored, body recovered.
Rosana Brown, colored, body recovered
Lulu Chop, colored body recovered
Two children of Tom Dales, colored
| bodies recovered.
Two men on Anderron's farm, bodies
not recovered.
Five men, below Hearne, bodies not re-
| covered
Ike Normecross, colored, body recover
ed.