The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-06
TEXAS FLOODS CONTINUE.
I've usalFe1 Lives neDefsea 70
Have Bees Lest. esa the TeAerai
GSvep.nent Appealed - - sese
Relief DSats asd Assse.s'

rain. beginning June -. which Al soEe
uyInts psrtook OF the nature o. cioaa-
bursts. In some cases the sasnian nAs
twen,y inches and at several points II vas
reported az eight tnches. In the central
rars az inc state the hood reached fts
heAsht Sunday. and the Bsaxos river AZ
Waco flooded q part Of the toSn, but
there was no less a. life.
Al Hearne and Eavosota the same was
true.
county. was flooded % suddenly that
plantinx hands could not reach nign
ground
reayteen Were Drowned.
Reports were circulated that FIFTY people
were drowned. As the waters reeeded near
Calvert the facts are found To ot tnat
fourteen lives were lost. All OF the We
Tins were negroes except enc. many No."
Of cattle were drowned.
Monday the railroads In the central part
Of the state were In fine condition. roads
were resuminG traffic. when on TUESDAY
the floods reached the southern part OF
the state. Tonight the flood condition In
the lower BYaxos valley At Brooksnife
Wallis, Richmond. Rosenberg. Thompson.
Duke. Arcoia. Fn1shear. ChenAnKo ana
Columbia IL very bad
RaiureaAs BADLY Daasagel.
Wallis reports the Brazos ten feet higher
q quarter miles from town IL ten feet
deep. The Fan Antonio 4 Aransas Pass
bridge mt Wallis ts two feet under water
The 6outhern Pacific road. west OF Hous-
ton II washed out near Rosennurg ana
Richmond The santa Fe h washed our
near Thompson II IL feared when the
rise now at Wallis gets to Rosenberg ana
Thompson. the consequence Will be seri-
GUS Al o'clock tonight the river Is rap
Idly rising at Thompson.
The International n Great Northern IL
open north. and will be open to San An
tonic tomorrow morning.
All communication from Galveston and
Houston vita the Santa re, Galveston.
Houston & Ban Antonio. San Antonio
roads are cut on The only lines open
are the Texas h New Qrleans. Houston,
east and west, International Great
Northern and Kansas city. +. u u.
An Appeal for Help.
The little town Of Brookshire. in Waller
county. where the Missouri. Kansas Il
Texas railroad crosses the Brazos river.
Is surrounded By water: Many hands
q st the valley valley aecssd 10 the town and are
appealed to Gov sayers for help. Gov.
eayers appealed 70 the citizens Of Hen s.
tlrst carload Of provisions were sent from
Galveston. There were ruinors that
many lives wore lest 81 Brookshirs but
that two lives have been lost.
Beats Needed om the Dsasos.
Congressman Hawiey has wired Gov.
eayerH 10 ask the secretary OF war for
the authorities TO send boats from CAL
those caught in the Hood Boats have al
ready been sent from Houston. Others
have been made on the scene Of the Hood.
One fact which tends to discredit reports
81 heavy loss of life in the lower nraxos
valley II that the planters knew the food
was coming. and had time to warn their
hands. Outside q the disasters at Cal
about nix drowninRs during the past week
at different points In Central and South
eru Texas, due to the foods.
Crop Dama9e Not Heavy.
The News win not attempt TO give an
.ssiirnats az to the crop damage. but be-
lleves the rains have done more good than
harm. Crops outside the flooded districts
are in fine condition. The waters recede
rapidly and the crops win not be total
ties viii repiant cotton and have time to
make a crop
This railroads are heavy sufferers as
out. and numerous bridges demolished or
badly DANA ged Not u single big iron rail-
way bridge Is down
Negroes Destitute and Homeless.
The News correspondent at Sealey has
just returned from the Rraxns river He
nekfnfa hnYne-
less. huddied on a mound The people OF
San Felipe have reached the limit Of their
ability assisting them and appeal for out
side aid Bacon aud meat are needed. A
negro who attempted TO swim hts horses
aeross the river was drowned
Wild Reports of Less Of Life.
CHICAGO. July "A special Ia the
Tribune from Fort Worth. Tex says:
TonlEht telephone message from Depu-
y sheriff Swerfnsen, OF Calvert. says
that fuiiy As lives have been lost by the
food tn a radius of thirty miles OF seaiey
Relief an u Large scale Needed.
st LOUIS. July s-A special To the
Republic from Austin. Texas says: The
following Was received here tonight:
GAIN fsSTStN. July al. y. sayres.
tern2en shows appalling conditions from a
haod which continued "a rise and spyead OF
waters onth probably s5ase square miles
are under wafer south OF Caivert. Relief
sneusd Be immediate ard fear on more
extensive scale than private subscription
no matter how generous. can provide Tn
Ger ne e.reansssnees. ] deen Il expetileni
70 make tbs situation knewn 20 tho xerrs-
tsfy 81 war and ask that IN. relief heats
row In Galveston be permitted 10 ascend
the rivers and AZ paint inaccessible to
THEM. 70 use fbetr launches and yawi boats
ard 81 the same time To provide for ths
distribution OF iaao rattons, II yoa con-
eur | have ths honor 70 suggest that you
wfre The secretary 81 war ae,urssinsly
Meanwhile Galveston and tsos,sysls-x e,,hsr
Communities VIII coutinue with the work
OF relief 10 the fun extern, OF their means
] await your action. And will Join, II de-
sired. in any ce'srss son take,
"R II. HAWi.EY' =
The following was immediately sent IN
reply
Have wired secretary 81 war "a .ar
secsecti WI he glad to have year 60.
operation.
JOSEPH n sAYRES"
Federal Government Asked for Ala
Subsequently, she following was wired.
Austin. Tex. July s
The Secretary OF War, Washington,
fiestee Immediately order ev wire lsnsts
81 Galveston ia ascend rivers using
launches ard yawls ~ rescue r~nple from
the waters. which widespread over
the lasas " the lower Rrsgs,s Please ais,
order commanding officer "a, San Antssng,
te fRscs al my fSsSsssai For immediate dis.
tT1anssea iAss rst}1ms VIII recommend
~ legislature IA refagns. 20 ths, limited
States the4r value wAen &; next raeefx
and do mol doubt ssas Il viii I've pvxslnplv
done. Devastation great. Immense ltN~s
OF life probable. Prompt actian very i'm
portant. Answer
JOSEPH u SAVERS Governor
All Ffood Records B~ok~a
ST 1.nEftS july "A special - ~. re.
fs4sss Asskt ~