The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-25
WEST VIRGINIA FLOOD.
Full Details Of Disaster Are Not Yet
0btaiuable.
NOT so BAD As At FIRST REPORTED
information that Was Secured Sunday
Indicated Greater Horror Than
the Flood Has Proven.
NOT so BAD As At FIRST REPORTED

Roanoke. va, June 24.-The following
short statement by one Of the general OF.
fcers Of the Norfolk and Western railroad,
summarizing the food sitration in the light
OF the latest dispatches. was tonight given
TO the Associated Press:
RESTORATION Of the telegraph lines de-
veiops that the damage by food through
the coal fields was exaggerated. The loss
OF life will not exceed sixty or seventy 1--WE,
and the damage TO property including re-
pairs to railroads and coal operations. will
not exceed $4,000. It Is expected the rail-
road VIII get line opened through tomor-
row or next day"
There was very little news received here
today from the West virginia food. one
train came In this afternoon. but not much
running from Bllte6eld and Ennis, which
places are just outside the territory visited
by the cloudhurst last saturday All dag
long today Roanokers who have friends
and relatives In the coal fields and the coal
operators who have large financial inter
ests in the devastated strip fingered around
the railroad station awaiting the arrival OF
the belated train. The people making In
Qniries concerning relatives ana Property
besteged the railroad and commercial tce
granh ofhces from early morning until late
at night. The wires all belug down west VI
Blueheld save one, which goes through TO
Ennis, hut which Is being used as a train
wire, prevented the public from gaining
any additional particulars. How many are
dead Us not definitely known and IL VIII
can be learned Tho various renorts In
circulation are that bfty 10 2OO p,rsous
have been drowned. II Is probably safe to
correct than the latter.
The damage to property VIII amount to
hundreds Of thousands OF dollars Miles nf
railroad track are washed out ana great
gulches have been made. 1t is a narrow
valley net much wider than broad street.
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