The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-09
Great Damag ,'Done
bya Cl0ud hurst.

Austin, Tex June s.-The cloud burst
o yestnday which swened the rivers OF
this portion of ,Ae state out cf ..eir banks
and caused a great loss o. property was
much worse tnan reported last night
Many peop.e are known to have perish
ed NJ agre reports tonight placing the
number at Is.
Today reports came from San Saba and
Manardville, small town. ninety miles
north Of here in the mountains. saying
that both towns hal been swept by the
raging Hoods and were badly d wasted.
la san Saba eight people were drown
cd and the enlre town is reported un-
deri water tonight The river at that
10 At is one mile wide and running like
mid race Al Manardynle. 10 houses
we're swept away and this morning sever
al more gave way " the swirling torrent
ana started on tneir voyage down the
river. The river is reported as RISING at
both places ans grave fears are entertain
ID that the entire country in me neigh
| borhood Will be laid to waste.
SAN Saba is located IN a valiey and vast
tracts of wheat fields are under water.
.----. crops will prove total loss. Many
persons according to the reports received
here today, had difficulty in getting 10
high land befoore the rise came. The
5 tuation at Manardyille is even more
serious a small town located TO the right
and In the bend OF the river In the valley,
il proved an easy prey 10 the raging tor
rents. Seventeen people are known 10
have been drowned there and thr may be
others. .. those drowned two were
young white girls, LYDIA ana Anna Wells
by name Tie others were AL negroes
who were living in cabins close to the
river front and were caught in the flood
before they could make tneir way to d
place OF safety. owing 20 the darkness ol
the night. The town has been laid waste
by the flood and all the surrounding coun'
try Is inundated.
This add gional flood has not yet reach
ed Austin but IL is expected here sOm'
time during the night. 40 foot rise T.
expected. The big dam and power hous
at this point has been under a heavl
strain shine yesterday owing to the terri
tic force of the flood. The farming land
below the city are under water.
st. Louis, June s.A special to the Re
e public from Dallas says
The Trinity river at Dallas began ris
ing today. but the volume of water doe
NOT indicate why such food is report
a ed from the western streams. Wire com
mumcation and railroad gacinues ar
a iimit ed In the flooded section and the ful
extent OF the flood cannot be known ear
lier than tomorrow.
The town Of Kingsland, lO5 miles ives
!, OF Dallas. is tonight reported parity swep
away and the inhabitants have nearly al
nd to the highlands. The Hooded re
| gion takes In approximately twent,
counties, with Llano on the east an,
= nearly all of them without telegraph 0
raj road lines
owing to the fact that all telegraph
= communication with San Saba and Man
. ardyile was interrupted at an early hou
5 tonight no additJna details have bee
v received from these points. 1t is known
| however, that the property damage vii
exceed 100000 Live stock suffered seve
e rely hundreds of cattle and hogs haTini
been swept away by the resistless torrent
5 The river. running as Il does. through
d mountainous region to this point, rise
- very quickly and falls as rapidly. Ihl
e particular rise was announced by a SOLE
b wall of water ten feet high which swep
. everything before it.
d kepaVs rrom BaBtrou tmrty mle
= south Of Austin state that several brid
ges have been wrecked by the rushinl
b waters The loss TO farming lands souti
OF here viii represent 100000