The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-29
WORSE FLOODS MENACE TEXAS.
Continued from Page One.

national and Great Northern track i
washed out at Taylor.
RED RIVER SWELLING.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
aek"r Kama. Ark. April 2s-Al Of th
! ninu'3fles 20 Ee'i River are swelling at 4
! RAPID salt in this section. owing 10 III,
; overwhelming rain that has fallen con
stanliy for the past four days
Il! Lite hiver and the sulphur River arr
\ iishE al the rate of one foot in two hours
1 Inc former stream has lef: its channel an,
| Is over the basin by one foot
ne situation is bound 10 incur a serious
1 a,,,.,s'I, .I t.eu River; anu apprehensions art
| spreading among the valley settlers
BRIDGES AND MILLS GONE.
1 REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
| helton. Tex, April 2S.--Nolan Creek and
| SaIado River took d second ris.. lat. las,
night Belton lost another bridge. in a.di-
ion 10 the damage reported yesterday.
tfciianGS flour mill and dam were badly
damaged. school building and Summer !
mill were washed away. = bridge and s0W
| Ieet oi track on the Santa Fe Railway.
between mere and ktileen. were washed out
Farm lands In the Sniaio bottom are badly
washed and crops ruined. The city has
coinihehced rebuilding Its bridge.
ALARM At DENNISON.
Rl-py Rl-!C SPECIAL.
Denison. Tex. April 2S-This section was
VISITED by a terrific rainfall last night Ii
Is the heaviest in u great many wears
cfops are aainased and standing in the wa
ter. Red River Is ten feet up and rising al
the rat ot one foot an hour and threatens
great damage. During the night railway
tratfic Was virtually suspended. All streams
a.e bank ful and many have oycrflowcI !
People are alarmed here, and consider n
flood certain. Reports from Indian Tern
tory say that the rainfall was unprecedent-
DANGER FROM THE COLORADO.
REPI iiI.iC SPECIAL
Austin, Tex. April cs.-As the result Of
.he terrific rainfall of last night all Will
hanson and Milan counties. 10 the north
of here this county and Eastrop and Havs
counties below here, are suffering badly
from inundation to-day. The railroad traf-
iS cr,,,n ,Lo ana aaajassns to this city is badly
ponrs. and great loss OF property interests
are reported. but no lives have been lost in
this immediate vicinity,
1t raincd SO hard to the north OF this city
last night that the l. & q. n Il. r. tracks
were washed out at many places, and espe-
clany at Taylor, where some lO0 yards OF
main track right in the center Of the town
was washed away. All trains on the NJ, X
& 7. between Taylor and Temple have had
10 be n1anconed. owing to washouts. The
service except, from ten TO fifteen hours
late. while freight service has practically
been abandoned temporarily.
All the stock farms along Brush Creek IN
Hays County 10 the south of here report
that fences have been washed away and
nosh s,s,n damage TO- property and loss Of live
from san Antonio to Laredo is under water
and much damage has resulted
4 ne ralniali has been unprecedented for
duration ana volume. and reports from the
Watersheds of the Colorado to-day are that
heavy rises may he expected here to-,nor-
row, As everything along the river shed ia
being swept by local floods which viii have
10 pass tn'S city to reach the Gulf If they
come la the volume there antic!pa ted il
means that the. remaining portion OF the
away by the raging water. Ii is estimated
that il viii take week 10 get trains TO
operating on time In and out of this civ.
DAMAGE ALREADY DONE.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Dallas Tex. April 2s.-The rain has ceased
clear weather continues the dangers of a ;;
serious overflow of the Trinity will be avert
ed. The stream is out Of its banks but has
done little damage in the luwlands The +!
wates Is reported falling at Fort Worth and !
This causes e feeling of security in the lower |
valley.
The most serious outlook to-day and to- |
night was in the vicinity of Den;son and |
he Red River Valley below that point A |!
Big rise was reported with prospects of the |
selt for the Missouri, Kansas and Texas |
property in the vicinity of the |
~anadian River, In Indian Territory, but up |
% this time no serious damage lie known to |
nave occurred
The railroad and telegraph situation in |
Southern and Central Texas IL wretched |
The wires have never been in more demor-
llized condition. AS far as known at Dallas J
tonight clear weather prevails all the way |
south to the Gulf.
The Postal Telegraph Company at 9
,'clock tonight gave out this bulletin:
Clear weather all along our lines, Dallas
to Houston. No new storm developments"
There is nothing new to report form Waco