The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-07
Of LIFE EXAGGERATED.
NOT NEARLY 80 MANY DROWNED
AZ REPORTED.
feeess Was Ttnely and saved
Mach Suaering-Eaosgh Provi-
vtstons On Hand 20 Feed Needy.

GALVESTON, July e.-Reports from q
speeiai correspondent Of the News indi-
Gates that while the property loss by the
recent foods has been enormous the loss
OF life has been greatly exaggerated. Ac-
cording 10 the News. only ave lives have
been lost in the lower BRACES floods.
From l.50G 10 z00 coIored people were
caught In the valley In Austin, Waller
and Fort Bend counties. and were forced
TO take to the trees and the housetcps.
special train left this afternoon for the
Hooded district. carrying several govern
ment and number of private boats. II
Is believed that nearly all the people lodg-
ed In trees and on housetops have been
rescued. but boats sent from Galveston to-
day will patrol the flooded districts and
make q thorough search for straggiers-
Arny Ratfons Issued.
The war department mas authorized Gov
Sayers to distribute io.ooG army ra;ions
among the food sufferers, the rations to
be furnished the governor from San An
tonic. In addition, Houston ard Calves
ton have sent several carloads OF grocer
les into the flooded district. 1t Is believed
there Is now food enough In transit to
feed the negroes until the waters recede.
and they car return 70 plantation work.
The next trouble will be at vaiesco. the
mouth Of the BRACES. which point the
floods reached today. The town may be
cut of from communication with the
world for day or two. but no loss OF life
II anticipated. because the people had two
days notice that the flood had broken
loose above and was coming down. The
revenue cutter Galveston will leave here
tonight for yetasco to rescue those really
In danger at that point.
Donation OF the war rations was most
timely. as several thousand homeless ne
groes viii have to be fed FOR ten days.
AT nf ID
CALVERT. Tex, July 6.--The following
Is q complete list. so far as can be obtain
ed. OF the drowned In Roberts county. II
has been gotten from the various officers
In different towns by telephone:
T. 8. Dawson. white. body recovered.
Joe White. white. body not recovered.
Joe Whites two SONS, bodies not recov-
Mark Turner.
Two unknown men. white. bodies not re-
David White. cOlored. body recovered.
Tom Tyson colered, body recovered.
Rosana Brown. colored. body recovered.
Lulu Chop. Chinese, body recovered.
Two children of Tom Dallas. coIored.
Faur men on Tom Anderson.s farm, coll
ored. bodies not recovered.
Five men below Herane. colored, bodies
LILY Mormcos. colored. body not recov-
cred.
Total, a.
Railroad Situation Worse.
ST. LOUIS. July GA specia. to the Re-
public from Dallas Tex. says:
The railroad situation In Texas tonight
hecsese OF floods r. so much worse than II
has been heretofore that the Gulf Colo
RADIO & Santa Fe had 20 abandon its
through trains from ST Louis and Kansas
City at Dallas and Fort Worth. respective
ly. The Santa Fe had. until tonight, by
running on roundabout way. managed 10
get through 10 Galveston but the new
washouss in the Brszos river country
stopped even this traffr The abandon
ment Of the Santa Fe trainr sewers the last
link Of anything like direct connection be-
tween Northern and Southern Texas To
reach these points now II Is necessary To
travel via Shreveport. La
The food damages 60 railroad property in
Teyss II row conservat!veiv estimated at
g. oo0oe
Government Will send Aid.
WASHINGTON, July es--The war Depart
mens has granted the request OF the gov
ernor or Texas for ale for the Mood sur
eerers Such government boats as are
available W.T. be placed at the disposal OF
tho governor, and the ratons asked for
VIII be issued at once.