The age-herald., 1900-04-29
Rivers at Several Points Are
 Still Rising.
THE PEOPLE ARE BEING WARNED
Weather Bureau Predicts Another Heavy Downfall of Rain and Run ners Are Notifying Farmers
 Living in the Lowlands

Waco, Texas, April 2S.-The flood situa- ton remains practically unchanged from last night Conditions could hardly be any worse. Every available wagon, dray and float was brought into use, and the en- tire time was spent in moving hundreds of families out of the submerged district. There are no new names added to the list of fatalities, today, but reports of per- sons missing and who were last seen in the overlowed sections are numerous.
 A call for aid signed by the mayor and many prominent citizens has been sent out, and a mass meeting of citizens of Waco will be held Monday night to devise means to aid the suffering and those in need. The local weather bureau gives the rainfall for the past twenty-four hours as 4.05, the heaviest on record.
 It was believed that the worst of the overflow was at an end until the govern ment bureau posted the following bulltin today:
 "Eexcessive rains throughout the Brazos drainage basin will probably cause decided rise in Brazos river, overflowing much low land from McLennan county to the gulf during the next ten days. Please warn residents along river"
 Much Anxiety Is Felt
 Much anxiety is felt now over the Bra- EOS overflow, and runners have been sent to notify the farmers in the lowlands. The flood yesterday was not alone cons | fined to this county. Temple and Beltons thirty miles south, reported vast damage by overfiows the rainfall at Temple being 5.94, by far the heaviest ever known. A special from Belton says:
 Mot since 1852 has this city and vicinity hoav, vie fa6 hrf oh dnr1 af al Us fell here during the past two days. The Salido river broke all previous high water marks and destroyed the fine iron wagon bridge at this place. At Summersville the school house was carried away and the dam was washed out. The large steel bridge at Little river on the main line of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas. Is wreck ed. The Leon river Is out of its banks and the electric plant Is flooded, the city be- ing in total darkness.
 Calvert reports fifteen foot rise in the river there. The Navasota at Courtney Is within two feet of Its high water mark, and with large creeks, is pouring a flood into the swollen Brazos above empstead. At that point the rive is opt of its banks and rising fast. The bottoms will be full of water before morning. At Chapel Hill the river is booming afSd back water GOV. CTS large section of flat lands The same conditions prevail at Sealy.
 River 10 Feet Higher
 At Richmond the river is ten feet high- CT than yesterday, frofn local raihs and the water from above Is still to come. The Columbia correspondent reports the rivep near the top of the banks and rising fast The country Is already flooded and the river is expected to repeat its perform ance of last July and spread half across Brazoria county.
 No loss of life is reported but the uni- versal report of correspondents is that crops are ruined beyond hope of redemp- ton, and farmers will have to begin all over again On their years work. The Colorado river has not risen materiallyto- day Railway traffic Is somewhat demoral- ized and few trains are being run at night The Southern Pacific Is compelled to transfer at Columbus. but that is the only serious break reported so far. The sitsa- tion now is one of waiting to see what the next few days brings forth.