The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-09-28
HIGH WATER IN TEXAS.
One Town Swept Away and An.
other Partially Wrecked.
treat Alarm T. Felt a. to the Re-
suit OF the Rash OF waters at
Austin and other Places
Ina TeNas.

Austin. Tex. Sept. 25.-Gov. Sayers
Monday night wired TO all points
south of here warning notices that
the most terrific flood In the history
Of the Colorado river. which flows by
this city. j. surging down through
the mountain gorges TO the north
west of here aud was expected at
this place 10y midnight. The warning
was sent out by GOV Sayers In re-
Spouse 20 the following Geographic
warning:
''Goldwaite. Tex. sept. 2i-To
Gov. Sayersi Notify all towns ON
Colorado river aud have towns notify
country points that river il ten feet
higher than ever known before aud ID
Etill rapidly rising. Very urgent.
"Phil n. Clements.
Estate Representative"
The river has been rising very rap
idly al Austin since o'clock Mon
day afternoon, and reports from
Goldwaite az : o'clock Monday
night stated that the water Il stili
rapidly rising there. The rise NJ thas
point was reported 10 be- s. feet at
dark. All along the Colorado water
sheds very heavy rains have fallcn
during the past four days. and the
rise reported coming now l. 20 feet
higher shan the one that broke the
Austin dam and wrecked the city's
light and power plant last April.
Dallas. Tex. sept e5.--Thc Trinity
river was higher Monday night than
IL has been since 1870 when ia broke
an records, The water Monday night
lacked only six feet Of reaching the
1890 mark aud i still rising. Owing
90 heavy rains sunday night and
sunday ON the Elm Fork. the wcai
Fork aud the Clear Fork. al II ihcm
emptying into the Trinity above Dal.
las, the prospect was favorable for
the stream going past the isaO mark
some time Monday night. No lives
have been Lost IN the immediate VI
entity Of Dallas. bat cotton aud live
stock. notably sheep aud hogs. have
suffered heavily The county com
missioncrs Of Dallas county estimate
the loss Of county bridges al $4,000
independent Of the numerous small
bridges and street damages IN The
county Of Dallas. which will be- nearly
as much. The item Of damage. 10
roads aud bridges alone In the dozen
or more counties affected Ia North.
ern Texas viii BIZ about sesO.ooo.
A bulletin received here Monday
evening from Fowler. la BosQue coun.
~ raysf ''Hrasos river out 81 -
banks; higher than In n years. aud
going higher. Big rise will reach Wa
GO Monday night"
Houston. Tex. sept. ga bulletin
from Austin says: 1t was reported
here at q late hour Monday night
that the town Of Marble Pals has
been washed away by the Colorado
river. and that there H. a 30-foot rise
at Kingsland. Efforts 10 reach Mar
bic falls are without avail.
"kingsland II small town IN
Llano county. also on the Austin a
Northwestern. and j. ncur the june
tion Of the Llano and Colorado rivers,
both Of which are very high"
Austin. Tex. sept. ga telephone
message received here Monday night
by the chief of police from Liano.
says that San Saba. 40 miles north Of
this place. containing about 1000 peo-
pie. was partially swept away by the
flood In the San Saba river. which
was still rising. All bridges had
been carried OF.