The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
Fifty Persons, Mostly Ne
groes, Reported Drowned
at Sunnyside, on Low
er BraZOS
COLQUITT ISSUES
AN APPEAL ASKING
AID FOR SUFFERERS
Between 400 and 500 Marooned at
San Felipe-Several Planters Res
cued-Rapid Fall in Temper
ature Heightens Suffering

Houston. Tex, December 6.--To-
nigh dispatches Increased the num-
ber of known dead In the Texas foods
TO 81, with the possibility that heavy
toll OF drownings reported but not yet
confirmed. at sunnyside, In Waller
county, would Increase this number.
The additional known deaths In today's
reports included four at Hungerford
and like number near Wellborn.
The crest of the Braxos river flood
tonight was nearing Brazoria county.
which borders on the gulf, and the
Apenk OF the Colorado river flood was
approaching Matnsordn county. also on
the gulf.
AS the water passed southwark the
damage incident to the overflow grew
correspondingly. The director of the
weather bureau here said he did not ex-
pect the Brazos floods to pass into the
gulf before Wednesday
Reports last night. from Wellborn that
| ~ negroes and Mexican had been
drowned on the Allen plantation at the
junction of the Navasota and Brazos
rivers, and, that 25 negroes had met death
In the flood waters on the Parker plan
tation in the same vicinity were not con-
hrmed today
Gov. o. b. Colquitt today issued an ap-
peal to the people of Texas. asking aid for
the flood sufferers.
Fifty Reported Drowned
4 Fifty persons, mostly negroes, are re-
ported to have been drowned at Sunny
iside. small town on the lower Brazos,
ancording to a long distance telephone
|message received by the Post early to-
Knight The message said between 400 and
hb persons are marooned on a small
mound at San Felipe and are in great
danger A special train loaded with mo-
tor boats was dispatched from Houston
to rescue them.
j. R. Garrett, a planter, who tele-
phoned to Houston for assistance re-
ported that the entire Brazos bottom in
Waller county is flooded, that a number
of houses had floated away and that
refugees were clinging to trees and house,
tops. Boats are being constructed as rap
idly as possible to rescue those imperileJ.
sunnyside Is eight miles north of Brook
shire. Mr.. Garrett said that warning was
given the residents of the lowlands of
the approaching flood yesterday, but that
many of them refused to leave their
: homes.
Andrew Buchanan and C. d. Deman.
plantation owners. are among those re-
ported missing.
wellborn, Tex, December THE task
Of rescue along the 40 miles of flooded
| Brazos valley today was succeeded by
| the problem of providing for 1000 or more
refugees. Reports from the flooded terri
. tory today brought by motorboats showed
. that between 100 and 1000 persons are ma
| rooned In gin houses and large plantation
. residences, safe from the flood, but In ur-
. gent need of food and clothing.
Missing Planters Safe
Several missing planters were found to
. be safe, among them John X. Parker and
| John Gordon, who were in Parker's resi-
. ience and c. w. Bomas and Walter Nc
sregor who reached Clay station on the
vest side of the river. Arch Goodwin, a
wealthy planter, still has not been heard
. from. Alex Ewing was reported in a pre-
. carious position In the attic of his house.
At all of the marooned colonies food was
scarce today. More than so persons were
. opposite Horse Shoe bend and so more
. In Newsomes gin, opposite Koppe's
bridge. In the Parker residence were so.
| and similar numbers in all the plantation
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