The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-06
LOSS OF LIFE
BY GREAT FLOOD
1000 NAMED AS FIGURE OF THE
LOSS.
MEXICO AND TEXAS BOTH
Guanajuato, Mining Town, With
American and British Interests the
Scenee of Destruction as well as Del
Rio, Texas.


Mexico City.-No news has been re-,
eeived directly from Guanajuato re-
garding a great flood in that mining
city, now the important seat of activ-
ity in several large American and Brit
ish companies. The wires were down
already Sunday, and the roads were
Late tidings are that Guanajuanto
is completely flooded and water is
already invading the higher parts Of
the town, while there is fear that
"Laolla" dam may give way, which
would complete the general ruin.
The city is built in great gorge in
the mountains, and the streets ram
BILE up the mountain sidt in pictures
que fashion.
A storm began furiously on the
night of June 80, and after midnight
no one dared go to bed, so tremend-
Gus was the fury Of the elements. The
water rose in the lower streets, flood
ing shops and damaging thousands of
dollars worth of merchandise. The
lower streets became raging torrents,
as the water poured in rivers down the
upper streets. Doors were smashed in
by the force Of the water, and win
dows were no protection against the
furious flood. The authorities worked
strenuously to get the people safely
from their homes to the higher part of
city. The loss Of property, it is said,
will be immense.
Advices from Queretaro are to the
effect that there was no Geographic
communication with the stricken city
Messengers who managed to get out
OF the city say the water is standing
three or four feet deep in houses and
shops in the lower part of the city,
and that panie-stricken people have
gone into the mountains, carrying
their valuables.
Later advices state that it is known
that over 100 lives were lost at Guam
ajuato. Telegraphic communication is
cut off, but it is supposed that "Laol-
La dam was completely destroyed.
but this cannot be confirmed.
The Mexican Central north-bound
passenger train ran into washout
north Of Irahuato, and was derailed.
the water running over some Of the
cars. President Robinson, of the rail
road, says some lives were lost, but
he does not know how many.
The town of Marafilo, just below
Guanajuato, was completely wiped
out.
Another report to President Rob
inson, Of the Mexican Central, says
that 1000 are dead at Guanajuato.
The raging water is carrying the dead
through every street. The water is
up to the second story of the Hotel
Union. Great damage has been
wrought to the street ear line, and SER
vice cannot be resumed inside Of
month. There is only one way that
the people can get to Marafilo, which
is with mules or afoot. The Superin-
tendent of the railroad has advised
officers here to accept no express or
heavy baggage.
Del Rio, Tex--Eighteen lives are
known to be lost as result of cloud
burst in the mountains near the own
of Las Vacas. Two Of the dead were
American children, who were washed
away before the eyes Of large panic
stricken crowd. The loss and damage
to property has not been obtained, but
is enormous as the water went through
the fertile valley in a mighty food:
carrying everything before it. The
loss in live stock is great. Funds are
being raised here for the flood suf-
ferers, aid searching parties are try
ing to recover the bodies Of the dead.
Fresh news comes In almost hourly of
some point where property was dam
aged and probably lives were lost. It
will be several days before all details
of tn destruction Of life and property
by the flood is known.
The sixteen Mexicans who were
drowned lived about four miles from
Las Vacas, on the Black Creek, and
just one mile from this place.
From heavy rains Las Vacas Greek
was spreading out over the valley, and
it only remained for cloudburst to
produce an alarming flood.
The cloudburst occurred sometime
during the night in the mountains
above Las Vacas. The waters rushed
down through the valley with force
enough to roll big stones great dis
tances.