The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-10
From THE FLOODED DISTRICTS.
Reports Continue to Come Of Serious
Damage o. High Waters.

Damage o. High Waters.
From an over the north portion Of
the country comes reports OF heavy
damage by the excessive rains OF the
past Few days
Reports from Texas. are TO the e.
feet that the state has had more than
its portion ofthe water fall. Commuui.
cation with points north which has
been cut OF for the past four days
has prevented fuil report of the
3ama-a ba.as made known. Tele-
phone lines are down and Sc is exc
ceed.uriy hard to- gl, communication
with points ia that direction
Reports received from BerWyu state
the Wash.ts river which is only about
four miles north oi that place Is high
cr than at any time before in thhe
memory Of the oldest citizen. and has
done much damage 90 farms in the
. loviaads. Meavcr reports from other
lpaces east e. there are being receiv-
ed and 30 g. the general report that
where there Is creek OF any size 81
/ has oyeraoved its banks and Is play
ing havoc with the crops Of the couu.
TRY.
From Ada and on the Frisco It is
Learned that the rain fall was the heay
Hest in years and that a creek near
there called Sandy attained about an
Ie.ghf foot rise. and destroyed thous-
lands ot acres Of hue crops in the BOT
toms.
From Francis reports come saying
I;hat The Canadian is ont OF H., banks,
land O. rl.e OF more than eight feet
has come from the head Of the river
THE Frisco bridge across the Canadian
which WAS reported a. being in q
ls,ri0us condition has been crippled
Iby fourteen beuts being washed out
land the river IS still rising at that
point
% Is estimated that the Santa Fe
ltracl. at Doucherty g. under eight feet
lof water. while al Pauis Valley the
road both north and west of the city
lhas been out for four days. 70 IS re.
lportod that the telegraph agent j. ".
lCuriey. stationed at the Santa Fe
lomcc, al Junction station has aban.
doucd his post ON account of the water
which has flooded his office. The dam.
age at Pauls Valley is reported as
hoiul very small compared to the vast
lamouut of water which the recent
rains and rises on me creeks near
the city has suruundet that poiu.
with
There has been no loss OF lie re-
ported from the floods. aud very It'll,
loss of cattle so far, but large loss
los cattle and domestic animals viii oc
lcur doubtless.
W. r. MaNson. recently elected Gen
, lcu superintendent of the Santa Fe
with headquarters at Galveston. cam,
/ lup iu special car yesterday 10 view
the work of the Goods and De- station
lrI 90 Dougherty having been unable
f. to 1,r further north With him are ,
q lunmU.- of other officials They ar0
luuaI.a to proceed north bIt will De-
main and watch the work Of repairing
the r0adbcd. which is now under con
sugHlu. The Santa Fo has am ARM
of v1r.mou stationed az the plac
where the washouts occurred. ana the
p ara working night and day 20 kee
u more of the track from washing ONT.
% Two passenger trains were nun o.
here yesterday from the south. an
u one went es far north as Doushert,
y twenty miles from here. They wi
% also run a train this afternoon q
' 5:ai 90 Dougherty and then return
VI going south about eight O'Clock. Tn
" Santa Te will maintain this train igol
T. Clobuue 20 Dougherry and retur
+" once q day So long as the washout
+ continue 90 interfere with Ea.hc