The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-04-14
THE x
reports of LOSS of Life and Property
by the Texas Floods Con-
time to Come In.

Austin. Ten, April 1O.-The flood
situation here is improving somewhat,
but the reports from points below indi.
cate that the full effect of the immense
volume of water is being felt In
Wharton and Lafayette counties, ev-
erything being inundated and much
loss of property and ike stock balm.
reported.
LOSS Of Life md Property.
In Eastrop county the flood has
caused much damage to property in
t~crests, and something like iifty
wasi.outs ard losses Of bridges are re-
Ported by the railways. Adriccs from
the urea surrounding the county scat
CT Bastrop county are to the effect
that there has been some loss of life
among the farming class, as their
homes were inundated without warn
ing By the tidal wave; but outside OF
an unconfirmed report hat eight lives
we're lest nothing car be learned.
evera Persons Missing.
In the southern Part of this county
several persons are missing, the Num-
Der representa-" a flmily of siN ltal-
ians and two negro families. II may
lie that they have escaped, but no in
formation can be secured as 10 their
whereabouts. and as their ncmes have
peen washed away it is presumed that
they persisted in the rushing waters.
Waters RcccdinG.
Tie river is reccding rapidly at this
point and above, Notwithstanding the
fact that another heavy rise was re-
PORTED early this morning oil the Con.
clio, - miles north of here.
Reports from In Grange, in Fayeite
county, ARE 10 the effect that while
much of the lower portion of the
town is under water, the property loss
is small. No is missing.
Railways Heavy Sufferers.
The International railway and the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas have been
seriously crippled by the floods. The
first-named road has had 500 washouts
and lost bridges on its road from
Hearne to the Rio Grande. The Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas is likewise IL
heavy loser, having to abandon much
of it's track altogether and use the In
ternational from Taylor TO Milano and
the Santa Fe track from there to
north Texas points.
Cotton can be Rcplnntcd.
1t IS not believed that the damage
to the cotton crop will be of much eX-
tent, as has been predicted from some
places, as the season is yet early and
all the crop can be replanted.
Not Feasible to Rebuild.
The citizens of this city held n mass
meeting yesterday, at which the con-
sensus of opinion was that it was not
feasible to rebuild the dam and power
house, although no definite action was
taken thereon. y proposition was
made to the meeting by the old water
company, whose plant has likewise
suffered much from the flood, that
they would take all the wiring of the
city plant and such OF their apparatus
as could be recovered from the wreck
age, pay fair value for the same and
rejuvenate their plant here and fur
nish the city with water and light
works
A Timely Proposition.
In the meantime the water and light
committee met and instructed it's SUI
~perintendent to at once secure from
New Orleans or some other available
point a steam engine by which it is
hoped that the city can operate one of
its big pumps which remains intact
and furnish the city with water until
some more definite arrangements can
be made.
Fears for Sanitary Conditions.
Much fear is being entertained with
regard to the sanitary situation OF
Austin, as the city is already begin
ming TO show the effects of lack of
Gov. Sayers yesterday
gave the city $500 out of the flood suf-
fund, to be expended in behalf
OF the poor of the city who have been
made homeless. All such are being
well provided for and there is no dan.
ger of their suffering.
SITUATION LITTLE BETTER.