Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-04-07
FLOODS IN TEXAS!
All the Rivers Out Of
Banks.
Gen. Miles Wants TO be
President.
Mining Man Shot by Apache Indian
Troops in Pursuit.
GEN. OTIS COMING HOME.

Austin, Tex, April THE country
southwest of here was visited by a
cloud burst last night The Nueces river
and other streams weer converted INTO
raging torrents that overfowed thOus-
ands Of acres of growing crops, The
Southern Pacific railroad bridge at Io-
sler was washed away and several
miles OF track is under water.
Dallas. Tex, April "A disastrous
rain storm has prevailed the last three
days The worst results have been IN
Western and Central Texas. Water
Valley, on the Concho river, Tom Green
county, is reported entirely sw pt
away. The 800 inhabitants fled 10
farmhouses on the highlands and con-
siderable property losses were sustain-
ed on cattle ranches by the overflow
ing Of the Concho. The Brazos, Colo
RADIO and branches are all rising.
About 100 houses weer swept away
The occupants barely escaped. Ten men
on a sand bank just below the dam
were precipitated in the river and
swept away. over one hundred
houses have been counted passing here
since 10 o'clock II IL feared the reports
from above will bring news of great
los of life and property.
Dallas, Tex. April This afternoon
city Marshal Love OF Taylor, a few
miles north of Grinnell, tlephoned:
Express train wrecked near McNeill
sgd sul 9pIBoJ 81 " :SuIuIom sun
sengers are all drowned. The bridges
are down nd no relfe will be albe
reach the train.
Dallas, Texas. April "A bulletin
from Taylor. Texas, this afternoon,
saws That the town of Circleville vas
washed away. The place had about
10 inhabitants. II Is feared that soma
were drowned.
| Austin Texas, April "a cloudburst
occurred to-day and the entire country
Is inundated. The Colo 10 liver here
rose IL fest n three hours ana !s slill
rising at the rate "f three f,ct an ht ur.
The storm was tie mos terrific On r. C.
ord. sweeping everything before It, a
| bridge on the International Il Great
Northern railroad, II miles north OF
here. was washed out, wrecking the ST.
, Louis south bound cannon ball train.
The engine, mail car, one passenger car
and one sleeper were ditchrl. A num-
Der of people are reported burned, but
the list of casualties Is not obtalnable.
The damages from the storm in this
section If tn" state VA; a'nOul I to
/ hundreds II thousands OF 10 laIs An
other Hood is feared as the clouduurst
Is In the path OF the imm,usC mood of
last spriEF which wrecked millions of
dollars worth Of property. The Austin
x Northwestern railroad, operating
northwest ftom here along the Colorado
river ridge IS serious loses as the re-
suit Of four bridges being washed awiy
and much track washed out No trains
are being operated to-day. Unconfirm-
ed rumors say that family OF flN
negroes, living on Shoal river, west OF
here, were drowned. People living in
the bottoms had to leave their homes
The water has Hooded them to a depth
of three feet. 1t is feared that this
city's million and half dollar water and
light plant and dam will suffer for the
water Is now within two feet Of the
danger mark.
Dallas, Texas. April The Brazos
river at Waco has risen ten feet to-
day and is still coming up; also the
Trinity at Dallas. Rain Is stlll falllnt
over the state. All telephone and tele-
graph lines are in trouble and rail
road trains everywhere are delayed oi
tied up. A bulletin received from
Bastrop at noon says:
THE Colorado is very high. Water
is running over the railroad at Fayette
willie and washing away much property
At German the Leon river Is as higf
as during the food OF July 4, 1893. The
lBrazos and other small streams are go
ling up rapidly"