The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
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ed an abnormal rainfall with all
creeks overlooking
Two thousand people are reported
homeless at Breckenridge due to
food waters from Gonzales creek,
which runs through the city. Prop
erty damage is beyond estimation.
All rail communication is severed.
Eastland is in a similar plight, about
800 persons being made homeless
tons are reported at Abiline, Big
Springs, Waxahachie, Valley Mills,
Crystal Falls, Bolton and numerous
other localities. Railroad traffic
both east and west of Dallas is badly
demoralized.
Death Toll Now Forty Mine
Fort Worth, Texas, April 81
Trinity river was well within its
banks this morning, the gauge show
ing a drop of 16 feet over night and
now registering only II. Street car
service was restored this morning to
all flooded suburbs. The dead and
missing list is now forty nine. Three
persons are in the list of known
dead, their bodies having been re-
covered.
They were. W. c. Gentry twenty
FIVE; Mrs. G. W. Pettis, fifty and a
Mrs. Ferguson. Reports of missing
persons and others seen to drown
added to the list last night.
Residents of the flooded areas
were not permitted to return to their
homes last night.
Six Towns In Ptah of Flood
Natchez. Miss, April 27.-Resi-
dents of half dozen parishes in one
Of the richest farming sections or
the state early today were prepared
against the advent of food waters
No loss of life had been reported up
to an early hour and it was believed
all residents were given sufficient
warning to protect themselves.
Six towns, including Vidalia, of
about 1900 population, and Ferriday
of 500 in the immediate path Of the
food waters.
Every available power boat in Nat
chez with the united steamboat Tu-
mic of the government fleet here, has
FASTENED to the affected territory for
flood relief work, and arrangements
were being made today to care for
all refugees arriving here. Vidalia
about eight miles from Ferriday, the
nearest town to the crevasse, is Just
across the river from Natchez. Re-
ports from those towns said the
break in the line had been anticiat-
ed, and most Of the people had pre-
pared. for II. Some did not believe
the food waters would reach a
greater depth than our or five feet
in the houses in which case most of
the residents were said to be pre-
pared to wait out the flood.
Number Missing Unknown.
The river gauge was reported at
III feet this morning. 1t was 1877
feet yesterday morning. Constant
ly changing reports of the missing
made it difficult to determine the
definite number.
Property damage of probably ST.
100000 was estimated when the
food districts were investigated to-
day. Hundreds Of homes have been
swept away and others are filled
with mud and debris. furniture ruin
ed and the houses damaged beyond
repair.
The greatest property loss was in
the district west Of the Van Zandt
viaduct, and on the north side east
of Main street.
The brunt Of the flood on the
north side was felt by 800 homes in
a stripe two blocks wide and a mile
long. The current made a clean
sweep of everything in the path.
Conditions Are improving.
Dallas, Texas, April 27.-The crest
of the Trinity river flood passed
Dallas this morning, reaching a
maximum depth of 42.3 feet. The
general flood situation in central
and north Texas also was reported
improving this morning.
Reports to the sheriff's depart
ment this morning said, $500 per
sons were homeless at Eagleford, six
miles west of Dallas in the flooded
area.