Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-04-12

timbers of the powerhouse. The wreck
of the plant is complete. The situation
in the city is most serious. The wreck
age of the plant means that it will take
several weeks to secure even tenn
porary water and light system if it can
be made possible even then. In the
meantime the city will be in bad sani-
tary condition. All the hotels, private
residences, stores and the like, are
without water and there is no fire pro-
lection. Churches were unable to
hold services Sunday night for want of
light, and all public meetings were
abandoned. The daily newspapers are
handicapped in their publications, be-
ing deprived of their electric power.
g Everything Under Water.
Reports from the neighboring coun-
try are to the effect that everything is
under water. In Williamson county,
north of here, railroad bridges and
trackage have been laid waste and all
trains have stopped running. Hundreds
OF head of cattle have been drowned
and miles of fencing torn down and
washed away. In Bastrop county and
IN the southern portion of this county
similar conditions prevail, everything
being under water, and much loss of
property is reported. The country
tributary to the Colorado river all the
way down it's course is being inundated,
and while it is believed the worst is
over, the loss as estimated will exceed
$3,O0O,000,. counting Austin as the lar
gest loser.
Disaster Is Widespread.
Waco, Tex, April 9.-Reports of.loss
OF life and damage caused by floods due
to the incessant rains during the last
three days continue to come from all
directions, and indications point to a
repetition of the disasters of last year.
Both Geographic and telephone service
all over the state is Frustrated, and de-
tails from the flooded districts are
meager. All streams, notably the
Brazos and Colorado rivers, are over
flowing the lowlands and rising rapid
~. Cotton and corn crops in some Sec
tions are submerged and will have to he
replanted. Railway traffic is practical
ly suspended on all railroads runnin g
into this city, owing to washouts along
the lines.
Rivers Falling.
Houston, Tex, April 9.-As a rule
the Texas rivers are now falling and
there is not much danger of a genera.
flood. The crops have been damaged
over a wide area, but there is still
time for farmers to replant if they
can get the seed Corn has been
planted over once and will have to be
planted the third time. The farm
ers as rule have not planted much
cotton, because the heavy rains have
kept them out of the fields The rail
roads have lost many small bridges
and it will be a week before traffic re.
sumes it's normal condition.
Smithyille reports tremendous rains
have fallen throughout that section,
the main flood in the Colorado from
the break in the great Austin dam
reaching there S. nday evening. The
river is on 3S-foot rise, and rising
one foot an hour. 1t is estimated that
a Y .
over 5000 acres Of growing crops il
the bottom lands within five miles vi
town have been inundated by from
ten to fifteen feet. The loss will
reach over $4,000. The stock has
been drowned. No deaths have been
reported in that section so far from
drowning. Cameron reports the flood
in Little river now equals that of last
July. The waterworks and power
house have been overfowed. People
were warned and no loss of life is re-
ported. Brushy, San Gabriel and Lit
tie rivers are all overfowed, causing
the entire destruction of all crops.
The rivers are still rising. Reports
from points on other rivers are OF
damage to crops, but no loss of life.