The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-25
Fort Worth Had Most Disas-
trous Rise in City's History.
Property Damage There Is
More Than 100000.
RIVER UP TWENTY-SIx FEET
General Rains Hold Up Rails In
Dallas and Vicinity, Too.
Fire Destroys Lumber Com.
pany Surrounded by Water.
(By the Associated Press)


Fort Worth, April 25-Eleven per-
sons were drowned, at least 1900
made homeless, the city water plant
put out of commission. other public
utilities endangered, property damage
of 5000 900 inflicted. all ipterurban
traffic was suspended and street car
service crippled as result OF storm
most terrific that ever visited Fort
Worth and vicinity last night and
early today.
Nine inches of rain fell here be-
tween o p. M last night and / Q a. m
today. breaking any previous record
All ambulances in the city and
scores of automobiles were pressed
into service to rescue stricken fami-
lies citizens volunteering their scrv-
ices and cars. Ten flood victims We're
taken TO hospitals. but most of them
were rushed to the headquarters OF
tho Fort Worth Welfare association.
where hot coffee and restoratives soon
revived them. The spillway at Lake
Worth has suffered no damage
Residents of Arlington Heights and
the North Side are completely ma
l-rooned. a wide expanse of water cN-
tending from the foot OF both the
Paddock and Seventh street viaducts
for nearly half a mile beyond Show
ing depth of the water north of the
Paddock viaduct, the right field grand
stand at the baseball park is half sub
merged and the fences OF the ball park
cannot he seen. The flood broke thru
the levee protecting the park and went
/ thru the grounds in a torrent.
Waxahachie. Tex, April 25-The
northbound Katy flyer is ma arooned at
the station here with water running
over the drive wheels of the locorno-
tive and flowing up to the bottoms OF
| the coaches
Many of the passengers were re-
moved with the aid of fire depart
ment ladders set on top of the coaches
and extending to the interurban via
| duct
Rail traffic will be suspended prac-
tically all day.
St Louis April 25.-H. NJ. Baker.
| divisional director of disaster relief
who is in charge of relief work at
burlington. Kan, has been ordered to
| Fort Worth, Tex, to assist in flood
relief work. it was announced today
at headquarters of the Southwestern
division of the American Red Cross.
Dallas, Tex, April 25.-Torrentiaf
rains. approximating five lsiches, in
Dallas and west and south of the city
early this morning have severed rail-
road and interurban connections and
| caused great damage to the line.
No interurbans have been able 10
operate between Dallas and Fort
Worth since late last night Water IS
! running deep over the interurbsu
tracks at Village creek. between
Fort Worth. Tex. April "a rise
of twenty-six feet in the Trinity river
has been experienced here as The re-
suit Of rainfall from 10 O'Clock last
night to o'clock this morning. which
amounted to seven and one-half
inches.
Tue stage of the river is 335 feet
/ All available policemen have been
sent 10 the levee which runs parallel
with the river protecting the 1oWlands
! to remove families and stock. The
lcvee is being balasted with sacks Of
sand and other material.
The Cameron Lumber company, one
of the largest lumber concerns in the
southwest, was completely destroyed
by fire at about O'Clock this morn
ing.
1t Is situated on the edge Of ArIing-
, ton Heights, a suburb Of Fort Worth.
and is almost completely surrounded
by the flooded waters. The firersien
were unable to reach the flames The
loss will total several hundred thou
sand dollars. The residents of Ar
lington Heights are unable to leave
their homes in many instances and
street car service is demoralized.
No less than fifty houses have been
covered by water in Sycamore Heights
district and $50 refugees are being car
ried TO safety by police and Red Cross
workers. The latter has opened spc-
cial relief heaquarters. The city's va
ter supply was cut off by the flooding
of a power plant. The ievees. which
are on three sides Of the city, are
holding.