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

ties Show Additional Losses.
Austin. Tex, April 9.-The food
situation here is improving somewhat.
but the reports from points below lndi-
cate that the full efec, of the immense
volume of water is being felt in Wbar
ton counties, everything being inuo
| dated and much loss of property
Interests and something like fifty
washouts aod losses of bridges reported
by the railways Advices from the
area surrounding the county seat of
Bastrop county are to the effect that
here has been some less Of life among
the farming class, but outside Of ao
uncopfrmed report that eight lives we're
lost, nothing csn be learned.
In the southern part of this county
several people are missing. the number
representing family Of six Italians
and two negro families It msy be
that they have escaped bu: as their
homes have been washed away it is
presumed that they perished in the
rusbipg waters.
The river is recediog rapidly at this
point aud above, Notwithstanding the
fact that another heavy rise was report
ed early this morning on Conobo, 1875
uiies oorth Of here
Reports tonight from Lagrange 10
Fayette county are to the effect 'ba'
while much Of the lower portion of the
rowu is under water, the property loss
is small No ope is missing.
The International acd Great North
s,o railway aud the Missouri. Kansas
and Texas have been seriously crippled
by the 4 ,ods The first named road
has FIVE hundred wasbou,s aud lost
bridges on it's road from Hearne to the
Rio Grapde
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas is
likewise heavy loser. haviog to aban-
don much of it's track altogether.
s:s not believed tnat tie damage TO
the cotton crop will be Of great extent
as the seasos is yet early ADD all che
crop can be replansed Al'the citizens
of this city held mass meeting today
a, which the coucensas of opinion was
tha, it was feasible to rebuild the
dam aud power house although 90
de6pi,e ao.ioo was takeo A proposl
ton wes made to the meeting by
he old water company whose plant
has likewise suffered much from the
food, that they would take all the pip
Jog sud wiring Of the city plant and
such of their apparatus as could be
recovered from the wreckage. pay fair
va,ue for the same and rejuvinate their
plact here aod furnish the city With
sater aud light within two weeks.
The proposition was banded over to a
CON mmi,tee of 20 citizens to be consider
ed Ia the meantime the water aud
light con mission met aod Instructed its
superis.endent to at o0ce secure from
New O:leaus or come other available
poio; steam engine by which 1t is
hoped that the city Gao operate one OF
its big pumps which remains Intact
aud furnish the city with water until
some more definite arraugeu ents can
be made Much fear is being en'er
taued With regard to the sanitary sit
uatioo of Austin, as the city ls already
beginning to show effects of lack of
drainage water Gov Sayers today
gave the city $500 out OF the food sut
frers' fuud to oe expended in behalf
OF the poor of the city who have been
made homeless. Ali such are being
we'll cared fer
Bryao tie Brszos river has spread
over the entire bottom uhere farmers
bad Just finished planting corn
An2i warning was glveo aud there
:l!i se GO LIS of lfe Most OF The
=: le have been ,aken oct Tue
Nevasota river ia boomiog aoa joins the
3 eos at Navasota All thac secsio0
si.! be uueef water by mcrulng bu' the
damage will be con6ed to crops apd
c.idges The Brazos Is row ooIy five
eeat below it's record of last June and
more water is comiog dowo but copdl
tioos are such that the loss will not be
one-,enth as great as expected
The reports from southern. ceotral
md snnthueskern TeXaa- Indicate q