The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
Reports From Lower Coun.
Ctes Show Additional Losses.

tt0U 0OOW AOOltlOO8I Losses.
Austin. Tsx. April 9.-Tbs dood
si,ustioo here 10 improving somewhat,
bot The reports from poinss below iudi.
oste that the full effect Of tho immense
volume Of water 10 bsios felt 10 Wbsr
too eouoties. everythiog being iouo
dated and wuob loss Of property
Interests sod somethiog like City
vsshouss sod losses OF bridges reported
by sbe rsilWsys Advioes from the
sres surrouodiog the county seat Of
Bassrop county ere to tho effect that
there bee been some loss OF life smouR
the farming GLASS. but outside Of 90
uoeoo6'ued report that eigh. lives were
lost. uo,hiog Gan bs learned.
10 the soutbero part Of this county
several people are missing. the number
representing . fsoily Of elk I,ali.us
aud swo oegro families Il may be
that they have escaped but % their
homes hsvs been washed away il 10
presaued that they persisted 10 the
rusbiog waters.
The river 10 rsesdiog rapidly as this
point aud shove, ootWithstsodioR the
fact that sooshsr heavy rise was report
I'd early this morning on Coosho. 1876
miles oorth Of here
Reports tonight from Lagrange 10
Fsyssss county are to the effect tba,
while much Of The lower portion Of the
'owo IL under water, the property loss
10 small No one 10 missing.
The Io,ernatioosl and Great North.
sro railway and the Missouri. Kansas
sod Texas have been seriously crippled
by the a,ods The 6rst osmed rosd
has Eve hundred Washouts aud lost
bridees ou ito road from Hssroe to the
Rio Graods
The Missouri. Ksnsss aod Texas is
likewise . heavy loser. having TO sbsu.
doo much Of iss track altogether.
IL 10 oos believed shas tie dsmsge to
the cotton crop will BE- Of great extent
% sbs ssssos 10 yet early aod oil the
crop oso bs rsplsotsd All the oi,iseos
Of this city held . msss mss,iog today
at which the eooesnsus Of opioioo Wss
tbN IL vss feasible to rebuild the
dam sod power house although no
de6pite sesioo was tskeo A proposi
tioo wss msds TO The meeting By
he old water oompssy whose plant
hss likewise suffered much from the
0ood, that they woald take ell The pip.
'os sod wiriog OF the city plan. and
suoh OF their appsra,us % could be
recovered from the wrecksge. pay fair
vs'us for the came sod rsjuvinate their
plsot here aod furnish tho city With
wster sud light within two weeks.
The proposition VAS baoded over TO
committee OF 20 oitissns to be consider
ed 10 the meantime tho water aud
light CON mission met sod Instructed it's
superintendent to Ut ooos secure from
New Orleans or come other available
polo' . steam engine by which it is
hoped that the city oso operate one ot
i,s big pu0ps which reuaios intact
sud furnish the city With water uo,,l
some more definite srraogeu ents can
be made Much fear 10 being enter
taiued with regard to the sanitary cit
uatiou Of Austin. ss the city 10 slready
beginning TO show effects Of lack Of
drainage water Gov Ssyers today
gave the city $500 ou. OF the food suf
frsrs' fuod to De expended in behalf
OF The poor Of the city Who havo been
made homeless. All such aro beiDg z
Wsii cared for.
At Bryso the Brssos river hsp spread
over tho entire bottom whore tart
bad just finished planting corn
Ample warning was given and there
~,ll be no luss OF life Most of the
cattle have been taken out The
Nsvssots river is booming aod joins the
b., sos ct Navssota All that section
will DO under water by morning bu, the
damage will be con6ed to crops aud
o'idges The Brssos is row only Eve
feot below it's record OF last June and
moro water is oomiog dowo but oondi
tioos ere such that tho loss will not be
oos.tso,h 90 grea, - expected,
The reporN from southern. central
sud south western Texss indicate 4