The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-06
TEXAS FLOODS
Whole Southern End OF The
State Under Water.

that fu,.y 90 lives have been lost by th,
GOOD within radius Of thirty miles o.
Eealcy.
Last night and today nearly 100 wess
drowned In the vicinity OF The Mound
a small piece OF high land near Old sar
| Phlippi 10 which hundreds OF negroes
ncd from tho Braaoz bottoms. taklns
their horses and cattle The water hai
| gradually encroached them until onIy
about half an acre Of space reasains
and this the water probably VIII swsc.
before morning. Drowning Is almost suie
while starvation Is certain. The nearest
! pcint OF land Is three miles away.
Galveston. Jluy 5-The Texas flood site
uauon from fourteen days steady re- a,
which at some points partook OF the na-
ture Of a cloudburst In some cases the
rainfall was twenty inches and at sever
al points Il was reported as eight Inches.
In the contral part 0f the state The Hood
reached It's height Saturday and Sunday
ihe Brazos river at Waco Hooded part OF
the town but there was no loss OF llfo.
At Hearne ana Navasta the same was
true
The Brazos valley at Calvert Robert
son county was flooded 30 suddenly that
plantation hands could not reach high
grounds Reports were circulated that
nifty people were drowned As the waters
reached Calvert, tho facts are found to
be that fourteen lives were lost Many
head OF cattle were drowaed Monday
th railroads Ina tho central part of the
state weer Ia fair condition An roads
wele rosuming traffic when. on Tuesday
the hoods reached the southern part of
the state. Tonight the nood condition "a
the lower Bragos valley az Brookshtre
Dallls. Richmond, Rosenberg Thompson.
Duke, Arcola. Fulshear Chenango and
Columbia is very bad, Wallis reports the
Brazoa ten feet higher than Ina 1885 and
that back water one and a quarter miles
from town Is ten feet deep The San An.
tonla and Arkansas bridge is two feet
under water. The Southern Pacific road.
west Of Houston .s washed out near
Rosenberg and Richmond. The santa ge
is washed out near Thompson.
IL is feared when the rise now at Wallis
gets to Rosenberg and Thompson the
consequences VIII be serious. At o'clock
tonight the river Is rapidly rising at the
city OF Thompson
The Columbia tap road Is washed out.
The international an1 Great Northern
Is open north.
All Communications from Galveston and
Houston via the Santa Fe. Galveston
Houston and san Antonio San Antonio
adm Aransas Pass and the NJ *. & T
railroads is cut off. .Ae only lines open
are the Texas and New Orleans. Houston
East and West Texas. International and
Great Northern and Kansas city, PITTS
burg and gulf. The little town OF Brook
shire. where the NJ. X. q r. road crosses
the Brazos river is surrounded by water.
Many hands were caught In trees. Those
driven out OF the valley Gocked to the
town and are being fed The citizens Of
Brookshire appealed to Governor sayres
FOR help. Governor sayres appealed TO
the citizens OF Houston, Galveston ana
san Antonio. The first car load OF pro-
visions was sent from Houston this msr-
| ming. Two car loads OF provisions wer,
sent from Galveston. Rumors were thal
many lives were lost at Brookshlre bu
the News only has positive Information
| that two lives have been lost Congress
man Hawley has wired Governor Sayrel
10 ask the secretary Of war for author.
liy TO send boats up the Brazos river
one fact which tends 20 dlscredit heavy
loss OF NE in the lower Rrazos vple-
rs that the planters knew tho mood was
coming and had time 10 warn their hands
outside OF tho disasters at Calvert and
Brookshlre there has been about six
drowning during the past week at differ
eEt points In central and southern Texas
due TO the floods
The News will not attempt to give an
| estimate as 10 tho crop damage but be-
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than harm. Crops outside the flooded dis.
trlcts are in fine condition. The water.
recede rapidly and the crops viii not b,
a total loss even in the Hooded districts
| Many localities win replant cotton and
| have ample time TO make crop Tn,
railroads are heavy sufferers as many
| miles of track have been washed out ant
numerous bridges either demolished oi
| badly damaged Not a single big ire!
| railroad bridge Is down.
Tho News correspondent az Scaley has
| just returned from the Brazos river. He
! reports 400 negroes destitute and home
less huddled on a mound. The people OF
San Felipe have reached the limit OF
thir ability I'm assisting thlm and appea
for outside AID. Bacon and meat are need
ed. A negro who recklessly attempted q
swir, bis horse across the river wa.
drowned.
FLOOD STILL RISING
81. Louis,J July ga special 10 tho Re
public from Austin. Texas says
The following was received hero 20
night
"Gavest0n. July C-J . sayers. cover
nor Ny Information this afternoon show
appalling conditions from floods with con
| tluued rise and spread Of waters unu
probably e 900 square miles are unde
water south Of Calvert Relief should b
immediate and / fear on more extsu
give scale than private subscriptions. M
matter how generous. can provide nde
| the circumstances. 1 deem n eXped.ou
% make the situation be known 10 th
secretary OF war and the relief boats b
permitted 20 descend the rivers and a
points inaccessible 10 them. 60 use thel
launches and yawl boats and OF the sam
time provide for the distribution OF TO-
900 rations II you concur. I have the hon
or 90 suggest that you wire the secre
tary OF war Immediately Meanwhile -
weston and doubtless other committee.
will proceed with the work OF the relic
20 the fun extent of their means. awai
your action and viii Join II desired. 8
any course you take.
X. B HAWLEY."
The following was imme diatey sent :
reply;
nave wired secretary OF war as go
suggeated WIN be glad 10 have your ca
operation.
JOSEPH y sAYRES Governor"
subsequently the following was wired
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