The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-06
EFFECT OF THE RAINS.
A Portion Of the State Has Been
Flooded.
MUCH DAMAGE NEAR LtESyILLF.
Greeks Went on a Boom and the Peo-
pie Had to Make Quick Move
from Their Homes.

Leesville. Gonzales County, Texas. oeto.
Der 3.--The hardest rain OF the season fell
here last night o'Ncal creek was HIGHER
than It has been since 18Th. The water
lacked only few lnchss passing down Main
street Dr.. Ilttieheld, who lives nearest
the creek. suffered considerable loss The
water rose eight hches IN his barn, damag'
ing large quantity OF com and cotton seed,
Ills hogs were 10 swimming wafer when
found. The rain began allett 8 o'clock and
continued at intervals until 1870, About
o'clock tremendous downnepr from the
North aroused the town and all who were
near the creek were alarmed Several bales
Of cotton were Heated from the GIN yard II
W. H. Brown u SON. bat there was no
loss or damage to the machinery.
The amount OF rainfall is yariously cstl,
mated from six TO ten inches.
At Dewvllle. ave miles west Of here, the
store OF j. NJ. Murphy & Co was under
mined by the Overflow OF smal stream.
Mr. Lyman who lives near here, lost
tine horse. II was hemmed 10 BY the water
aud drowned,
Zig Sandies Is higher than It has been for
years. All communication Is cut OF from
the west aud south. The damage to the
cotton fields Is great Mr., =. L, Gordon had
about hftceu acres OF cotton that hnd not
every lock. His hogs were drowueu an his
hay ruined aud bis fences washed away,
A large numhor Of families lving on
Maip Sandies had 70 wudn to h gh land.
Ralcs Of cotton are Heated from the yards
Of some OF the farmers and some hHvC nOt
been found, Generally speaking, the dam
age is heavy and the loss great The
weather Is sim threatening.
Wluuna, Sntiih County, Texas, October
H--1he month Of September has been tue
coolest and has had more vet and r4ihS
weather Il an was ever known before This
mTrC diute vicinity has had no heavy riing
at all. as most all othcr commodities hove
had, out we have had showers AID got
rains enough to damage open colt d aud
keep farmers from picking, aud October
has opened up In the same way. II hegm
To rain yesterday afternoon and rlluea an
Of the afternoon aud all Of last Night; not
q hard rain but slow, stendy ram rul-
nip patches, late gardens, pea folds and
pastures are fine, as seasons have be N
good.
sinner Lavaca County, Texas, October
3.-1his section OF Layaca county was Wis
tied by the heaviest rain storm IN ycurs
Thursday night. Four Of the bge county
bridges leading into town were swept away
aud three railroad bridges bad damaged
There win be NJ through trains Ter two
days About 500 Yards Of railroad track
between here and Moulton has been washed
pwny. The damage to farming interests
IN crops, fences etc, viii be heavy, No
loss Of life reported, Fears were eut,r-
river valley; however, no great rise Ia
/ river reported.
1 Anderson, Grimes County. Texas octo-
/ bor B. Regular doWnpour OF rhiu for past
twenty -four hours creeks are fiSll1 tast
ana AL bottoms are now inundated, Sew
erAi railroad contractors arc here waiting
I for i 10 stop raining 50 they can go oa 20
/ their work. The roads are very bad,
/ worse han they have been for two years.
( and It Is almost impossible in places 70
! pull an empty wagon. Mr., Lonm, one OF
day near Navasola Il, II TerroI win be.
gin with his contract Monday nest
i Brenhcm, Washington County. Texas,
October 4,-fhc reports FROM various see
day night when ten Inches fen in about
as many hours y % the effect that many
I bridges were seriouHly daniAged ana n few
1 washed away, aud HE roads all badly
/ washed The bridge across Itge's branch,
or Pecan branch as Il Is officially known,
out berond Independence, about hfty teet
long, washed atty Yards down the branch.
The bridge across Rocky creek was badly
Warrpnton, Fayette County, Texas. octo
Der 3 lit commenced raining yesterday
I evening and ralued heavily AZ night with
cut intermission. All creeks and watcl
courses are out at their bnnks and much
damage has been done To Fonds aud tanks
: owing to high water the Carmiue nhd Led
better mail Will not arrive today Cum
mings creek Is higher than II has ever becl
I kEtWn and last nights rain was tue heay
lest for years. Grats Is iu hne condition
A light ncrther is now blowing
Timpson shelby County. Texas. octobe
3.--There was a very heavy rain thspugl
this section last night. putting the strcun
over the bottoms. The passenger train OF
the East and west, due here at a. N,
was delayed about twelve hours Mt swnl
len stream south of here this morning an
then ran through eighteen inches 0f water
The trim due here at b:2O p. IN. has no
reported this side OF the swollen stream
II Is now three hours past due here. II I
not known whether the bridge has glVei
away or not.
Lockhart Caldwell County. Texas. Octo
her 3,--rorrentiai rains swept over this en-
tire section last night, and for hours III
float has been set adrift, ana II Is feAre
this morning that great damage has ntel
done to all railroad properties. aud tina
the county bridges have again suffered from
the floods. The farmers who have so lon
suffered from druuth are now reaSy &
cry enough This rain has put an en-
TO cotton picking for several days
Terrell, Kaufman County. Texas octo
Der 5.A large number Of the farmers az
selling their cotton In the seed, and mucl
Of II goes 70 the round bale gins As PIC
dicted by the Terrell correspondent earl
In the cotton season, the cotton will pa
out pretty we'll and will not be the fallur
published In other papers having CORE
spondents az this point The compress ha
compressed 1000 bales OF cotton thla sea
son which IS more than 900 more tina
AZ this time last year
Becyille Bee County. Texas. October
real cool nurther " blowing mere hi
morning. The recent big rise ~ the Paesi
creek at this place destroyed the full Of
tanks Of the Sims gin. located Oh the cree
bank LOss $50. Some farmers think ina
! short top crop Of cotton Will be mad
In this county as o result ~ the recan
. heavy rains while others do no. think !,
, The army worm IS reported to be destroyln
the plant in some parts Of the county.
Richmond Fort Bend County. Texa,
October 4.--Fort Bend comfy has exDer
, creed some OF the heaviest rains IN ,veaf
during Tie past ten days, as result coffa
liekns hiss been delayed. The rice grow
= eFs are injured Rnd the BRACES river
high having rose about twelve feet los
right Seine rice shnt has been shocke
* sproutinG la all the rains have damage
the county considerably
Troy, Bell County. Texas, October D.
has been raining since 3 o'clock this mort
Ing. which has pgt etop 10 cotton plek.nl
, Cotton has been opening more freely II
. the past few days II frost keeps IN unit
latc farmers VIII make a fair crop her
/, but All early frost win make the crop ver
short One thing that Will MAKE the era
. short on some farms Is that so much aei
age has died.
Deyine, Medina County, Texas. ootob,
o.--The second rain this week fell here la,
night: the rain gauge registered two an