The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-15
GROWING CROPS HAVE BEEN SEVERELY
INJURED THROUGHOUT COUNTY.
STREAMS ON BIG RISE
Waxahachie Greek Was Higher than
II Has Been Since fSS7--Smai
Bridges Carried Away by the
Rushing Waters

I The whole of North Texas has
been swept by storms more or less
isevere at different places and damage
has been enormous to crops and to
other property. From all directions
the reports come of torrentiaI rains.
of gales and tornadoes and OF the
work of lightning While there ap-
pears to have been only a small loss
of life in these various storms. the
property loss could il be totaled
would be found very heavy, while
the farmers will not recover from the
effects of the storm for some time.
| The heaviest rain that has fallen
at one time for several years visited
Ellis county Saturday, and as a re-
Isult growing crops have been dam
| aged almost beyond estimate. The
rain fall in this city was 24S inches.
| When the dark clouds began gather
ing Saturday morning many people
| feared cyclone or tornado would
| strike the city aud went home to be
with their families, However. the
| rain was accompanied only by a very
light wind. The rain appears to have
| been heavier in the Midlothian coGn-
try than in the vicinity of Waxa-
| hachie. and as = result WaxaLachie
creek was converted into a raging
torrent 1t lacked only few inches
reaching the record made during the
big rise in August. 1887. Several
small bridges which spanned the
stream are gone.
All the lowlands along the creek
i were flooded with water and il is
believed that much damage was done
to property In this city "a section of
the Katv's main track and sidfngs
/ was covered with water. but no dam
! age resulted The water was almost
level with She TOP of the railroad
/ Iemtanhuent in front Of the passcn-
! ger station and lacked bur about tuo
feet flowing over the rails on he
I bridge mare and colt belorgirg
TO Capt T. p. Anderson. 81. were
; itaught In the small pasture near the
! right Of wa~ and ve~e saved lrcu
{ drowning ly taking refuge on
small hulock. the ouiy place no,
Ioyerfloved lag water
TIE water flowed around The
south approach of the Rogers
street bridge and 80 swift and deer
I was the current for TWO o. three
/ hours thar traffic was co4plst.',
blocked. The lowland IN thu ,frirsr,
/ az the compress looked like rorr-
4 sea The water extended above me
( compress and ALMOST reached Natt-
! son street The Farmers cotton ward
I was completely submerged and u|
was only by heroic work thar the cor-|
/ ton, about 1h0 bales. was saved
I Men waded water waist deem an.
floated the cotton 10 safe rlaee
None of the bales were lost but the
cotton was badly damaged by the
water
The cotton on O p Sims ward
VAS saved. hut WIS injured 20 con
siderable extent
The Modern sfttiirs aud Mauufact.
ufluE Company lost about two cars
~ slack coal
The damage and loss sustained bv
the ID II. Thompson Grain COMPANY
wtlE amount 20 about ft@E
satehel 4 Co. report Tho loss az I
about twenty-five cords 90 wood AMI
he feed and feed trouwhs tu ttFtr
cattle pens were carried Rw#r
The water from tte creek backed /.
tap lHta ths flAts ln which rufahe (
~ negro families resided. fusrlsH
ths Inhabitants go s~sk higher
gruund Mans houses were titled .
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dsaase 60 household goods ulI b.
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