The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-04
borts that More Than Score of Persons
Have Been Drowned.
: LOSS CAN NOT BE APPROPRIATED NOW
the Town from the NorttThousands
Acres Crops Are Still Under Wnter-The Waters ttave
Reached High Water Mark and Begun to kecede.

tert. Texas, July s.-In the history
Divert no chapter is perhaps more
and exciting, and surely none can
q so many pathetic incidents as
which embodies the account OF the
and food and It's attendant heart
liz scenes and disastrous conse-
ks. The rain which began on Tues
light eliminated Thursday night in
1table cloudburst. the results OF
are horrible to contemplate. Not
landing the Indictment weather, the
&of the flood a number of ladies and
J&men had assembled at the city hall,
N&casion being the Knights of Pythias
[2 banquet and ball, In the midst
Sir revelries the dancers were star
)&1H cries OF distress The young men,
a11S94 In full evening dress, rushed out
k1ths hall and entered at once upon the
obl0 work Of preserving life and prop
ft3. They were soon Joined by many
tK4t$ citizens who had been awakened
= ~ shouts and cries of the terrified
661y3, and the dawn OF new day found
~ &Ard at work to save suffering and
&x141ng humanity.
'N&n1y Creek, In the southern portion
f3N city, and Pidwell Creek, in the
9rftorn, which has been swollen by the
hH of previous days. proved unequal
49, downpour of Thursday night and
q uently overlooked their banks, flood
heir valleys, washing houses from
Y Blocks and carrying widespread ter
a nd devastation into the humble lit
rs 6omes of the negroes dwellings, in
n Inundated section. Two old and high
t$eepected colored men, Tom Tyson and
SoWhite. who had remained too long
fheir respective houses on Pidwell
f06E were drowned while attempting to
Nm out, and colored woman, Rosanna
pQK8. with her infant clasped in her
R1oGs was found dead in her home on
ono4 Creek. An unknown colored man
40S0lso drowned in the corporate limits
tie town.
'IE9response to reports OF great distress
kStAe Brazos bottoms Mayor C. S.
|eredith of this city called a mass meet
~ which resulted in the closing of all
|Qte4 Boats were rapidly constructed
AZ scores Of business men and boys went
ut - the perfect sea OF water formed by
~ meeting of the turbid waters of the
title and Big Brazos rivers. to rescue
~ terror stricken people dotted about
~ and there. in trees and on the tops
skopses.
HI almost impossible to describe the
esthere presented. That beautiful ex-
ma OF country. rivalling in fertility the
lstcF1c valley of the Nile, which had
yenty- four hours previously cleaned
light with It's thousands OF acres OF cot
p and corn in condition so flourishng
~ they surpassed all anticipation, was
IN one vast rugged sea of water from
veto fifty feet in depth.
The coal mines six miles west of CAL
srt were completely submerged and the
'nvicts employed as miners were forced
SEEK refuge on the top OF their large
Hiding containing their dining hall and
eeping apartments. Tho rescuing party
lcoyered Mr.. and Mrs. Aldr!dge and
llldren and also Miss May In a large
~ lree near their residence. They had
!A&4t safety In tree at o'clock in
y 1orning and when rescued were sbiv-
~ from cold and almost famished for
7teE FURTHER down the river Mr.. T. |
A Awson, merchant doing business at
Bridge, was drowned while |
l0S4vorng to save live stock
A1Qut ten negroes are actually known
I'VE been drowned in the bottoms i'm
e49tely tributary to Calvert and great
nv more are missing
fonr large suspension bridges on the |
ii brazos river, which connected Rob- |
zee and Milan counties. have been |
llt away.
Inducements made from barrels and |
vessels placed out expressly for the |
ese show the actual fall 10 be from
yV TO thirty-sx inches at this place.
US Impossible at this time to even |
Nimate the loss of life and property |
)ned in this county. The losses OF
lie custom and Texas Central railway |
pertson county probably exceed $685.
z<*fNot culvert remains between Bre-
49, ana Bryan, and there are twenty
washouts known Of 1t will cost
county about 100000 to replace the
IS and repair the roads washed
|& The loss OF live stock is much |
than expected. Thousands upon
ands OF acres of the finest corn and
seen In the Brazos bottoms for
|. years are still under water, with
I#f ater receding slowly. The corn
on the Brazos bottom plantations
completely ruined. There are still
hopes for cotton, provided the water
on In the next few days. The
US churches in this city took up
lions for the sufferers yesterday.
citizens of Calvert generally are
everything in their power TO re-
the sufferers. who are in the main
negroes who have been left almost
ute by this devastating Hood. Wagon
OF provisions are being sent out 10
hungry people In the bottoms. The
CT miners have been sent TO place
fety in Milan county,
kiness In Calvert is practically stag
r.