Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-06-18
Village Of Dlackett Swept Clean b.
Great Flood.
NARROW RESCUES.
Many Persons Taken from IIousetops
Floating In the Water 49, The
Damage TO Property WIN
Exceed 100000.

Bracket. 800 miles west Of here ON the
Southern Pacific railroad. where For,
Clark Is situated. has been washed
away. The loss to property will foot
up about $50. 900 in the town and viii
exceed $500, 900 In the vicinity.
The Las Moras creek. which runs
through the town. rose some 30 feet
during the early part Of wednes lay
morning and last night was five
miles wide.
] Il came down In a rush ON the town
just before day and took everything
before It. Houses were raised from
their foundations and scattered around
promiscuously.
No lives were lost in the town but
many had very narrow escapes IL is
feared that there has been much loss Of
life up the creek
The water In the main street was run
ming In torrent ~ feet deep and with
such velocity as TO show a perceptible
elevation in the center Of the current
Down the street hoated household
furniture. carts. wagons. horses, cows.
fences and houses, in one seething mass
Of confusion. Above the roar Of the
waters and the crash Of the wreokage
could be heard the screams OF women
and children.
Just about daylight Friday morning
a light frame house. rapidly going to
pieces. floated down Main street with a
| women aud TWO children
Fortunately. IL lodged In drift and
the woman and children were rescued
By DR.. woodson As daylight began TO
dawn every housetop left standing was
seen to b. covered with men, women and
! children. wet. cold and shivering and
suffering from the terrible experience
, they had endured
! There were many hairbrcadth escapes
and many acts Of personal heroism
Joseph Velteman and his family had
/ a narrow escape After the water be-
gan TO rise they got ON the tables from
tho tables they were forced up 20 a
! plank that lay across the joists then all
escape Through the doors and windows
J was cut of by the rapidly rising waters
Mr. Velteman began 10 pound on tho
! planxs Of the gable In his effort 10 make
J a hole. The pounding attracted the at
! tention OF John Clamp. who divining
/. the cause secured AN Ak and forcing his
horse into tho water swan toward the
J building until the horse became en-
! tangled in fence. he left him and
I. swan 10 the house.
All this time the pounding ON tln
} inside Of the gable became more rapid.
I Clamp with few well directed blows
with the AK cut hole A raft was
hastily constructed and the family were
J saved
I William Holmes saved his mother by
!, his coolness and nerve after the water
had risen in the house until they were
neck deep on the piano He Owed down
through and out the window and ON the
: housetop. where he tore OF the shingles
with his hands and pushed his mother
and sister ON the roof.
Many other families were saved In the
same way.
q DIR. woodson from Fort Clark was
G out in skift at daylight aud through
his untiring efforts many lives were
saved
G But for the quick and effective relief
d afforded by Captain Cornish OF thu
Ninth cavaly. now commanding Officer
at Fort Clark. whole families would
4 h.,.,, ,,p,Int,htadiv heen drowned