Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-26
Trinity River Again Is Rising
Rapidly.
FORT WORTH is MENACED
Railroads Have Practically Suspend.
ed Operations.
THRILLING REsCUEs REPORTED
Increasing Estimates of Death and
Property Losses From Strick-
en- Localities.

FORT WORTH. Tex. May 2S-With
the waters OF Trinity river still near the
summit of the banks another great volume
Of water began pouring from the west
FORK of that stream toward this city late
last night.
Early today the river was rising a a
rate of six inches an hour. With such
conditions as already prevail the out
come when the crest of this second rush
of waters reaches this city cannot be
foretold.
From Sunday night until noon yester-
day the river was receding but slowly
During the Afternoon the water was at
standstill. Last night the second rise.
the crest of which should reach + ort
Worth by late today. began.
Two More Bodies Recovered.
The number of dead here stands at ten.
Two bodies of those drowned Saturday
night were recovered yesterday.
The railway situation shows but slight
Improvement. The Rock Island is making
no effort to run trains in any direction.
The joint track of the Texas and Pacific,
Missouri Kansas and Texas and Cotton
Bet will not he opened for traffic before
Thursday. at least.
The Missouri. Kansas and Texas is m3k-
ing no effort to run trains north. The
Frisco is stopping all mort hound ira ms
at Carrollton and turning them back. The
Fort Worth and Denver hopes to put a
train through today. but its success is
uncertain.
Communication was attempted yester-
day with Dallas over the Houston and
Texas Central by way of Ennis. Trains
could not proceed farther than the last
named point. Only the International and
Great Northern and the Houston and
Texas Central had their tracks open yes
terday.
Railroad Loss a Million.
A conservative estimate places the loss
of the railroads at around sl.oon.op
a serious condition has developed here
in regard to the city water supply. The
mains are filled with black muddy water
unfit for drinking even after boiling. The
city authorities declare it may he a week
before they can restore a normal water
supply.
Thrilling rescueS We're reported from
Currowtown and Grapevine. Thirteen
men. woman and children were caught in
the overflow of the Denton river, Their
condition became so precarious that they
were forced to hold the children upon
their shoulders in order to keep them
from drowning. These people stood in
water almost TO their necks for ten hours
until rescued.
Thirteen railroad employees engaged in
repairing a bridge at Grapevine were
hemmed in by the rising waters Mon
day. They sought refuge on top OF a big
water tank. At last accounts they were
still on the tank surrounded by four miles
of water An effort will be made today
to rescue them.
Hundreds who have fed from their
homes in the city's bottoms prepared to
return. Last night they took fresh alarm
None slept near the water last night ex-
cept the reckless.
Death Roll May Grow.
DALLAS. Tex. Ma: os.-After doing
damage of over one million dollars
drowning at least three people and rem
derins 4.on0 people in Dallas homeless. the
Trinity river today is falling slowly.
II is believed that when the water has
receded it will be found the number of
deaths will be increased. All wcrkmen
carried down with the Texas and Pacific
railway bridge yesterday have not been
accounted for. Frank F.dward lost his
life last night by falling into the back
water on Mckinney avenue, Ill the iiearI
of the residence district.
Dallas business men are raising funds
to succor the distressed and homeless.
The city is still without lights and water.
the plants being inundated. A few street
cars are operated ny tNe power FURNISHED
by private companies.
All railroads are practically tied up.
Few trains are able to enter or leave
Dallas.
Oklahoma's Costiiest Flood.
GUTHRIE. Okla. May 2;.-The sun i
shining in oklahoma today. Flood waters
are fast recedng. The death roll remains
at eight.
With miles of tracks washed out and
bridges damaged or destroyed train serv-
ice on many lines must remain annulled
for several days yet. ON others only par
tial service is possible.
The damage 10 crops and railroads can
of course he only roughly eS' inated. Con
Sentative figures place the damage close
To ten million dollars. 1t marks the costli-
est food ever known in Oklahoma.
Hundreds Of passengers stalled al
Shawnee. Tulsa. Muskogee and ~ other
points. Around Shawnee Sapulpa TuI-
50. jerks and Elsewhere many railroad
laborers are repairing tracks and bridges
Casualties in Oklahoma.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. May 2s-
Five persons are known to have lost their
lives in the floods OF Oklahoma. Several
others narrowly escaped drowning and
three are known to have been seriously
in iured