The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-10
Towns We're Wrecked and Crops Have
Been Totally Destroyed.
TWO WERE KILLED At BROOKSHIRE.
Mrs. Sophia Schultz Was The Only Fatality
Reported at Letitia.
The KATY FLYER WENT IN THE DITCH
Nh one wa. Injured-rrarfic Delayed
Twelve Hours-Damage at seniy
Was Great.

Tho storm which has spent Its fury along
the coast OF Texas did not conHne It's opera
tions In that part Of the State, but the in
terror appears to have suffered as we'll re-
ports from as far north as Fort Worth state
that It began raining In the Panther City at
$50 o'clock Saturday night and that the rain
was accompanied by heavy wind, which con-
tnued throughout the night. A Post CORE
spondont was on the Katy flyer leaving Fort
Worth at o'clock Saturday night The train
tassed through rain storm almost all the
way to Houston and its travel through dry
weather was for but short time during
Saturday afternoon. At Hillsboro the wind
was heavy, at Waco it was blowing. and at
was night and at the hour the train passed
those stations the greatest velocity Of the
wind or the furious extent OF the storm,
had not been reached. When the train ar
rived at Elgn Sunday morning. more than
al hour late, orders were received to take
the siding and await further orders, that the
northbound flyer. train No. 6, leaving Hous-
ton Saturday evening, had gone in the ditch
a half mile north of the station OF seyers, in
Bastrop county. 1t was then o'clock. Rain
was falling and everything appeared TO have
been under q heavy fall of water for hours.
The wind had blown during the night, and
the people of the town sat awake awaiting
whatever result would follow. There was no
damage reported from Elgin, however. The
Representative of The Post went ahead to the
wreck Of the northbound flyer, being forced to
make the trip Of nine miles afcot, through
driving rain. All along evidences of heavy
rain we're seen. and the crops along the track
appeared to have suffered almost total loss.
~
The scene OF the wreck OF the northbouna
dyer is one-half mile north of the Savers sid
Ing. The train, consisting OF a combination
baggage and express car, day coach, and two
char cars, drawn by engine No. 276, in charge
Of Engineer Medley and Conductor BenneI.
It was proceeding at moderate speed ABOUT
1 o'clock yesterday morning. being slightly
delayed. At the point where the wreck &C.
CURED the forward trucks OF the engine lett
the track. Engineer Medley felt the Jolt at
once and Immediately applied the emergency
air. The wind was blowing to the west, the
engine trucks spread the rails and before
the air could control the speed OF the train
every car. from the service car OF the rail-
road and express companies to the rear chair
car, left the rails, turning to the west. The
right OF way on the west side OF the track
was higher than the track. and but for this
the cars would have laid nat upon their sides.
as 1t was. they caught upon this embank-
n'ent and lay at an angle OF As dagrees. The
forward driving wheels OF the engine only
teHalned on the track. The tender left the
track ana was buried in the sand on the west
s-de. The cars in the train were badly ditch
ga, the trucks Of all but the last chair car
veins buried in nve feet OF sand. 1t was rain
\ 'Ls ana blowing gale at the time, but train
men We're forced to face the storm and return
aioot TO Bastrop to make report,
report was made TO the superintendent
ana e wreoking crew was at once started
rom HmlthVllle and the crew OF freight
Iain at Taylor was ordered to leave thu train
anu proceed at once with wrecking oulit
j.. y. the wreck, being instructed to pick up men
! from every section passed The wrsrkin.
train from Smithville arrived AZ the wrecs
AZ O'CLOCK and the passengers were taken
PACK TO bastrop. An Investigation showed
mat no one was injured. Express Messenger
lotter OF the American Express company was
asiesp In his car. lying in the rear end ON
.ne west SIDE. His baggage was piled in In.
trcnt end Of the car and the express in tho
rear emo When the train left the track IN
cypress and baggage piled In the forward
shui none OF 1t striking him. He was moi
..tnJuEea al all, nor was he even thrown from
the cot Upon which h. was sleenInr 49,
heer Neeley and his fireman did not leave Inc
cAsIne until the train had been stopped They
%" the swaying cars behind ana realized
oae SsEser which threatened but they STAYED
at tnei posts as long as It was necessary
soon after the wreck was reported n teia-
graph Office was opened at that DO nj nv
tnls time there was but one wire and n az
tehued from Smithville north 10 10 gin and
TonS 30, Snyiiis south to Fayetteville Be-
nothing could be learned. '-''ofS
me wrecking crews succeeded IN n,,l,
tne chalr car and the locomotive and tendar
on the track and built ano her rack rnund
lhe ditehea cars. so that trains could nsss
l ue track was reported clear at l:l0 n. m
Yesterday the work being done by men Nh
had not eaten since the night before .nS
wnlie the rain was falling continuallv Moth
Ine coulo De heard OF the effect of tha a.
a. ooher places, and anxious ones awaited
news when 1t would come A"a'ea
! the southbound flyer LEFT Elerp ~ I'm -
M, with orders to proceed cauiiousiv rh p
49,, mtSIh was passed at $40 O'Clock ana M
t,Ss ,.t occurred Of interest as Ras,rnn and
snI,nNLle were reached. Each ~ the toSns
,bere tnat the wind was very nigh, and
tnere was heavy rain hut M dama,sa az ~
consequence resulted. At smitbville ~ 80 VI
1917 .sr ana engineer were advised maj -
49, could be had south of Favatteviiin
oonas ~ nat town they would he advised of