The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-27

rangemcnts were being made this
| afternoon 10 provide tents FOR the
/ refugees.
DALLAS. Texas. April 2e.--Aftci
| "a night Of Intermittent high wind
/ ana rain the Trinity river stage to.
/ day WAS over 3j feet and attn ris
/ Ing. This ls rise OF approximately
/ - feet overnight.
! water U.s. flowing over the pike In
/ West Dallas ana IN many other
| parts of the city streets are covered
| with water.
Tho main business section or the
city g. In no danger.
street cur service has been tenn
puar,ly suspended In the over.
| flowed districts
No Breaks In Levers.
So far H9 known there has been
no break In the loyce In the Dallas
| diatriut-tbc water is pimply flOW-
inr over tho top In somo places.
All electric service is cut 10
minimum 10 conserve power
Empiuyc7 OF tho NrmHrong
Packing company at Alma and
Cuckrrll street worked an last night
hmlding q dixie but tho water was
rH.ug sy rapidly that n was Ad-
]
meat stored 200 the rcfrig,fatiug
plnut. should tho water reach the
p.nut u is estimated damage 10 the
extent of f2UO.OnD viii boz cnuscd
This company sustained - loss o.
100000 iu tho flood OF 1908 when
wa'rr flowed into the cellars.
Tho Proctor and Gamble com
pnuy ON I,oomis street has removed
aI goods which flood waters might
damage.
No lives Reported Lost
80 lur HH known no loss ~ lifo
has occurred iu the immediate VI
ciui'y ~ Dallas Two negroes were
drowned ut Palmer Al r.s.l.nia
in lowiunda were warned In ample
Time nud lu most instances were
able 20 remove household goods and
livestock although many IN thlr con-
fusion ana fright abandoned all
their poscassiuu4.
lutcrurbnn traffic 10 tho west and
south has boon suspended ON nc-
count uf ovorfowcd tracks and n
may be several days before cars are
again running 10 Fort Worth al
lhonfh service to other points Will
probably be resumed shortly IT,
the rainfall stops.
Tho car barns at Erm and Peck
stio'iS arc threatened with over
flow ana cars not In use have been
removed to higher ground.
All necessary preparations have
been made to care for those made
temporarily homeless IN the over
flowed lOwlands adjacent to the
Trinity river. Public buildings and
churches have been thrown open for
housing purposes ana a commissary
will be opened In Fair Park COLI
scum IL It becomes necessary
Tho cloudburst area is bounded
on the east by sulphur Springs, on
the south by the Ennis district and
on the west by tho Fort Worth dis
trict.
BRECKENR1DGE. Tcxas, April
2G.-Thls city today is the sccne OF
tho worst flood in % years Heavy
property damage has been caused
and hundreds rendered homeless.
one part of the city is cut Off by
high water. one man is reported
TO have drowned while rendering
assistance but this has not been
verified.
DcrriCks Float In Creek.
Gonzales creek which runs through
the city IL out of iis banks ana is
bearing on its bosom. ahacks, oil
dcrricks, timber and bridges. Rain
is still falling.
The flood alarm was sounded at
4 o'clock this morning and citizens
rushed to the flooded district to
give assistance. People werc driven
from homes In great numbers and
barges are being used TO take care
or the refugees. Sheriff l.. -. Head
gave aid all night to flood sufferers.
Two prisoners, one charged with
murder. assisted him.
one woman left her home taking
with her "a shotgun and n canary
bird. an
A man carried out n black cat and
seven black kittens.
In tho head waters OF Gonzales
creek near Gunsltc. people are
fleeing from the lowlands.
One Town Isolated.
North of here the creek has swol-
len to such proportions as to com
pletely isolate Crystal Falls. Many
automobiles have been abandoned