The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-04

ported missing.
DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 3.-With three
rivers, the Trinity. Brazos and Colo
rado, and innumeTable small streams
out Of their banks as result of tor
rental rains which began Monday
night and still continue, the flood sit
uation in central Texas has assumed
serious proportions.
Within territory Of 200 miles in
length and 100 miles in width, almost
all Of the lowlands are under water;
approximately $4,000 persons have
been driven from their homes; scores
have been rescued from tree tops and
floatg wreckage; several railroads
have been forced TO suspend operations
and much damage has been done to
property. Seven persons are known to
have lost their lives. Yesterday five
members Of the family Of w. c. Polk,
a farmer, were drowned at Belton, and
b. F.. Lacy and man named Mnnley
met the same fate near Dallas today.
Manley lost his life while attempting to
rescue marooned victims at the village
of Grand Prairie.
Serious at Waco.
Waco, on the Brazos river in the
center of the flooded area, reported the
most serious situation today, Sections
Of that city known as South and East
Waco are under water and 1t is esti-
mated that more than 10000 residents
have been made homeless. In that city
property damage is estimated at more
than $4,000. The companies Of state
troops at Waco have been ordered on
duty by Governor Colquitt, and ball
cartridges have been issued to the
guardsmen FOR use in tho event of loot
ing SO far there has been no disor.
| der.
Train service out of Waco was de-.
| moralized by washouts, Officials Of
the Texas Midland, operating between
Ennis and Paris, reported the entire
system tied up. Near Elgin the soft
roadbed caused the engine and baggage
car Of a Houston & Texas Central pas
| senger train to overturn. No one WAS
| seriously hurt.
MaroOned on Tree Tops.
In the Icon river bottoms, near
Temple, number of women and chill
| dren still were marooned late today,
! after spending twenty-four hours IN
| the trees, and tonight it was uncertain
when improvised boats could be navi.
| gated through the swift water,
Boatmen rescued a dozen persons
from trees in the Trinity river near
Dallas this afternoon and earlier in
| the day boats took refugees from trees
near Waxahachie and at other points.
Marlin, the training site of several
| major league baseball teams, is practi-
cal " surrounded by water, and the
town of Hetty, on the Texas Midland
railroad, is from one TO three. feet un-
der water, Most of the inhabitants
have moved TO Terrell with such of
their effects as they could gather.
In Waco and other largo towns in
the flooded district charitable organi~
cations are caring for those made
homeless, while in the smaller villages
more fortunate neighbors are providing
shelter for those driven from theft
homes. Except in isolated cases, there
has been but little suffering from hun
ger and exposure,
Refugees at Waco.
WACO. Tex. Dec, 3,-Refugces from
almost a thousand homes In south and
cast Waco. submerged TO the caves by
tho flood waters OF the Bra1os river.
we're huddled tonight In churches. q COM
press, ueighborinG houses and a wooden
mill. many Of them ignorant OF the fate
I..r atr. NJ fhn1r ep
Danger OF a shortage OF water for
domestic purposes added TO the gravity
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