Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-14
Considerable Improvement is
Shown in the Situation
In Texas Calamity.
PUSHING RELIEF WORK,
The Loss of Life in Some Sections is
Considerably Greater Than
Had Been Anticipated.
Governor Sayers Adopts System Of
Distribution of Supplies-State Or
CARNATIONS Asked For Assistance
The Water in Some Places Falls
Below Danger Line.

Dallas. Tex, July 12.-Clcar weather
is reported throughout Texas and the
food situation shows considerable i'm
provement. The Western Union wires
are working direct from Dallas to Cal
weston for the first time since July 1.
Small armies of laborers are scattered
along the Central, the Santa Fc the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas, the Inter-
national & Great Northern and the
Southern Pacific in the flood district
wherever the waters have subsidized
enough to push repairs. 1t will he at
least ten days before these repairs can
be continued with anything like regu-
larity. 1t will be longer than that be-
fore the different lines are in their
former running order.
The following bulletin has been re-
ceived from J. J. Fem of Duke. in
Fort Bend county: Boats just return.
ing from exploring down the Brazos,
toward Columbia and Nelasco, report
the distress as being beyond descrip.
ton The loss of life is very large
much larger than heretofore reported
or expected"
Relief work is being pushed vigor-
ously. All of last week had to be de-
voted primarily to life saving and to
furnishing subsistence as well as could
be done. From now on the relief work
will be directed to supplying all the
sufferers with the necessities and as
many of the comforts of life as pos.
sihle This is going to he an enormous
task. No one estimates the number
of homeless persons at less than 40
OOO. The absolutely needy will swell
the number to twice these figures In
addition to food supplies. CLOTHING is
needed. \ large proportion of the
refugees are practically naked. At
present temporary shelter only is pro-
vidod for. Thousands of negro cabins
and farm dwelling houses are gone.
The planters have lost 50 heavily that
most of them are unable to replace
their lost plantation quarters.
Help from outside the State is badly
needed. but personal. local ana State
pride will prevent open appeals. Gov.
Savers has made special appeals to all
State organizations for assistance. He
has divided the flooded district into
geographical subdivisions and named
the places where certain blocks of
counties may send aid. The persons
authorized by the Governor to receive
aid for the suffrrc' are: E. Hannay.
ut Waller. Homp@toad county: the
Mayor of San Felipe. in Austin county:
Capt. l.. +. SEEKER. at Richmond. Fort
BEND county: the Hon. a. w. McIver
at Caldwell. BurloSon county: F.. p.
Curry at Brcnham Washington coun-
ty: J. \. Foster n Calvert. Robertson
county: the Hon. e. Adams at BRYAN.
RraZoS county. ard w y. Norwood.
Sr.. Mt NavaSota Grimes county.
Reports from SeHly. san Felipe. An
gelton. BroOkshirc. Thompson and
other places north of Richmond say
the water has fallen below the danger
point. Bodies of dead horses. mules.
cattle. hogs and other farm animals
poison the air. and decaying vegeta-
ton is also maxine trouble. Epidem-
les of sickness are feared
About a dozen dead bodies of ne
croeS have been found scattered among
drifts where the water is receding.
More will lie fornd rs the waters leave
the overhowed districts.