The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-29

Dallas, Texas, May 29.-Dallas
now has water and lights, although
not enough of either. One pump was
placed ia comm .ssion at the Turtle
Creek pumping station. last night at
11:25 O'Clock, and thu Dallas Elec-
trio Light and Power company got
portion of its machinery in opera
ton about three hours earlier There
will be no st4s,att lights for at least
a week, and, because only one pump
is going. the supply OF water will be
barely sufficient to fight fires and
flush sanitary closets until some
tim, today when it is hoped to bring
ahout normal couSiticns at Turtle
Creek
There were few developments of
interest in the tlood situation yester-
day, except those pertaining to the
work of relief. This work is going
forward Systematically and energetic
ally, but is hampered by the lack of
funds. Less than $4,000 has been
raised, whereas at least s25,000 is
needed, and an urgent appeal for
contributions has been issued Some
of the stories of suSering told by
the flood victims who have applied
for aid are heartrendlng
AS for the damage. authoritative
estimates bring the grand total ac-
counted for in the city up to about
! $3.50, 900. In some quarters it is be-
/ lieved that when thorough canvass
/ of all parts of the flood area within
| the corporate limits has been made,
the total will be considerably in ex-
cess of $1,000, 900 which was the
! first estimate.
This sum, while stupendous, will
! not, it is believed, be as great as that
| lost in the country districts. County
commissioners are the ones who ex-
! loss to farmers in the way of crops
and live stock, particularly in the
districts south of town, will be enor-
/ nous.
! Reports having reached Judge w
! w. Nelms that parties in various To-
calities were taking up live stock be-
longing to those in the flooded dis
tricts and refusing to turn the ami
mails over to the owners, he announ-
ced last night that he proposed tc
deliver special charge on the sub.
ject to the grand jury today.
| No reports OF further looting have
been received and 1t is believed thai
the authorities have the situation ir
this respect well In hand.
/ Destruction Of Club Lakes.
| All the club lakes in Dallas, south
of the city, were practically destroy
ed by the flood. They were all under
water to great depth. The leveei
of the Fin and Feather, which were
badly damaged by the April over
flow, are said to be entirely gone.
The Farmers club lake. on .h'
west side of the river, opposite tn,
Fin and Feather, was under waite
all the way up to the clubhouse door
though it is not believed that th'
levees are greatly damaged.
The Rod and Gun lake at Lake
wood, higher up the river, is badl.
damaged, there being very little o
the levee left.
1t is estimated by engineers that
would cost between $4,000 an
$4,000 to replace the levees of tn
three club lakes.
No authentic reports have bee
received from Koon Kreek Klub, bu
1t was rumored yesterday that wha
the April flood left of the small lax
was destroyed and that the levee G
the big lake was broken In severs
places. The big lake covered so
acres, and was the largest club lax
in North Texas. Members OF the clu
residing In Dallas fear that the dan
age to the property Is even more el
tensive than rumor makes 1t out.