The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-13

Asra-t~ 90 Loss sr iff~ and Property
~ The r~xs~ ffss~ds Con-
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Austin. ~ April In-The asaa
I situation h~rw j. improving ouaew har.
< bar rhs rsFrrts from points brlo@ iaa.i-
cate THAT rhe full effect Of the inr.rr-.
vaIume OF water i h<ing felt IN
Wharton and Lafayette counfirs. ~
srythfpg bring Inundated And r,e-n
Iass IT property aud live stock b.
reported
Is~~ - lfs~ ssd Property
I'm EssrrDp eoftnfy the f.ssnl hl.
caused su>-h damage 20 rrrpsrfs TIA
r~rr=ts. md something hike tlrv
waShnarS anil Ics--s 81 brideps ire
Ported By rhe railways Adsiess from
the arsa Surrounding rh~ county sea-
If BastrDp county are 10 ta~ ensyr
that there has bern s1rue loss ot
amcu- the farming eias=. as their
hsmes we're inundated witAcsIr warm
ing by the tidal wave, but outside Of
an uncnnt RI rmed report that eight lives
we're lest nothing can b- lezrned
= r~rsaa. sss-~sa=
In the southern part OF this county
several persons are missing. thu nsr.-
Der representing a fImiiy q siN lt4-
fan< ard rwo negro familhrs- IN mt-
81 that they have escaped. cut NJ l-
fermariun ean be secured a. 10 rh,lr
whereabouts and = their ncrzss have
reen washed away It j. presumed thar
they persisted in the rushing water.
alters
The river j. rereiin- rapidly az tbs
rsinr and above. not~irhstan1in- rh-
larr that another heavy rise was re-
ported early this morning on The eoa-
eho. l. miles north of here
Reports from In GraH-~. i'm Fayatte
eeunrv- are tn IRE eject that Wilde
much ot the lower portion Of rhr
town l. under water the property less
- small No one j. missing
sssE~sy. Heavy >uG~r~rs
The International railway and IT,.
NTssorrI- Kansas Il Texas have BEEN
seriously crippled by the floods. Ths
a-rsr-uamrd road has had 600 wash0urs
and lost hritfge> on It's road from
Hearne to the Rio Grande. The Mis-
=ouri- Kansas 4 Texa. l. likewise q
heavy loser. having To abandon much
q IT, track altogether and U.s. the In
~reruariouaI from Taylor 10 Nilano amt
the santa Re track from there 70
north Texas points
Cssr~s sas ~ R~~vlansea
Ir l. not believed that the damage
10 the eorrcn crcp VIII be OF n-rh ex-
tent a. has been prrdiered from ~oEar
places. a. the season j. yet early and
al The crop can b. replanred-
s.e Feasible ss E~hssra-
The -eirixens OF this city held a mass
mrprin- yesterday at whieh the cp1-
sr1sus 81 opinion was that Il was not
Feasible 70 rvnuild the dam and power
house although no definite action Wa
raksn thereon y proposition was
made to rh~ meeting by rhe old warrr
mpa whose plznt has lIkew-
suffered much from the food thai
thew wuaId take all rh~ wiring of m
eirv Plant and such u their arparatl-
a. er4ald BE- recovered from the vrecs-
are. pay fair vaIn~ for The same ami
r. uvenate their plant herr and fur
nish rhe city wirh water and ligkt
works
Ff~seIy P-rsrD-ssisn
In rh~ meantime rhe wafer and light
committee met and Instructed its 81
perinrenst~nr IT, ar on.se secure from
N~w Orleans or some other available
point a steam engine by whleh il -
hoped thar the city can operate one 81
Is bar pumps whIeh remains intact
and furnish the city with water until
some more definite arrangements can
De made
g~sr~ Far sanitary C~adSsE~ss-
Mach fear j. being entertained with
regard To rhr sanitary situation Of
AUSTIN as the city ! already b~gin-
ming co show the Effects Of lack cf
d~rainwarer- Gov >ayers yesrerdav
gave the city $500 out of the food suf-
ferers fund TO b. expended in beha
Of the poor Of the city Who have bevI
made homeleSz. All such are bsin-
~-II provided for and there = 10 dan
ger of their suffering
SITUATION LITTLE BETTER