The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-04
FLOOD AT San ANTONIO
River Goes Out of Banks, Doing Much
Damage to Property.

San Antonio, Dec. 4.-F1oods which
have driven thousands of persons
from their homes in other parts Of
Texas reached San Antonio today
when the river here went out of it's
banks and inundated several sections
of the city. Rescuing parties, hastily
organized, began carrying the ma
rooned to safety. The damage to
property was considerable. No life
loss has been reported here.
Rain Continues to Fail.
Dallas, Dec. 4.-Rain continued to fall
today in the flooded districts Of central
Texas, adding to the menace of high
water which already has cost 13 lives
and about 81, ,O00,00 property damage
The area Of overflowing rivers spread
rapidly last night, the most important
new point affected being San Antonio.
The floods today covered portions Ct
nearly every county from San Antonio
northward. almost to the Panhandle
and from this point eastward to include
all the important cities of north and
central Texas. Houston, Beaumont and
Galveston alone were not threatened.
The homeless numbered thousa nds,
but inasmuch as they were divided in
small groups throughout the immense
flood territory no serious relief prob
lens were presented.
At Bolton, where part Of the town
was cut off by water, baskets of pro-
visions were propelled on the telephone
wires to flood victims.
South BosQue, near Waco, reported
that the rise which did not reach there
until yesterday came in a wall Of water
about ten feet high. The residents had
been warned. Near Marlin IT'S passen-
gers on a Houston & Texas Central
train were marooned all night The
flood water rose over the rails until it
occasionally Tapped the lower steps Of
the coaches.
Brazos Ten Miles Wide.
The Marlin overflow is from the
Brazos river bed. 1t is estimated the
Brazos is ten miles wide at some points.
Marlin is five miles from the river. At
Waco where several thousand persons
were driven from their homes by the
Brazos flood no. loss of life had been
reported. Inundation of the cemeteries
stopped burials throughout the city.
Planning mills turned out scores OF
boats to resue the marooned and sal
wage property. The floods death list is:
| At Belton-Five members of the Polk
family.
At Brownwood-D. Lyton.
| At Dallas-B. F. Lacy.
| At Grand Prairie - Man1ey.
| At High Bank, near Marlin-Two ne
groes.
At Austin-Three unidentified men.
! At Fort Worth, on the Trinity river.
yesterdays apparent relief from f1ooo
conditions changed this morning when
| q dangerous new rise set in.
| Dallas, Tex, Dec. 4.-One hundred
and seventy-five persons, marooned in
an International & Great Northern
train all night, near Marlin, were
taken from their uncomfortable pO-
sition this afternoon. Men in boats
and big RATS were cruising through
several flood districts to the relief of
| many persons who had taken refuge
In trees. The crest of the Brazos
flood passed Waco and the Colorado
river was receding at Austin. The
high water reached San Antonio this
morning but the flood stage did not
continue long.
The death List was increased to
twenty today when seven negroes
were drowned at Hearne. Boats were
out this afternoon at Hearne rescuing
many persons caught in their homes