Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-06-25

'acrc was 10 current but large part
"f the way was against current. and dur
ing this time IL was necessary for the
Uen To row. taking turn about. There
were four in the boat. besides the two
children. when il left Rcynosa but two
of the crew did not 90 far, getting out
o. the American side near their farms
The water was 80 deep. said Mrs.
ripes that the boat passed over the
tops of large trees and only touched
the small top branches. Houses We're
submerged at partly covered by tho wa
ter. and everything was in stag" al
general confusion on account II the rub
hish. animals. trees and everything else
In the water.
Iiidalgo opposite kcynosa. is under
about four or five feet Of water. Much
of Keynosa is under water. but the bust.
ness section is high and dry. she said.
In IIidaleo the lcvec broke AT o'clock
Friday morning AMI III a few hours the
town was flooded. By daylight there
was water Ia the streets two or three
feet deep and still rising. No telephone
live Is IN operation in llidalgo. accord
ing 10 Mrs. Pipes. and the pump lines
are gone
The greatest danger was experienced
by the party IL crossing the river. as
the current was swift and the pilots eN
Derienced much difficulty in lodging
trees. houses and rubbish IN the river.
After crossing the river the beat was
driven down the Pharr canal and then
WAS pulled across n Harrow reck of land
t.,t. la.
SARDINIA rc.saca. From there on to Me-
Allen there were ne well defined lines
of travel, the whole country being flood
ed. The party reached Mc.Allen at abcm
o'clock in the afternoon.
Great credit is lue to the people OF
Pharr. San Juan. and other points near
there" said Mrs. Pipes. They are
working al the time and giving their
money "a keep boats running and are
doing the work free"
Mr.. Summons and Mr.. Ingram placed
Mrs. Pipes in a car and saw 10 il that
shc was taken to the place she wanted
TO 60. In crossing from the Limo
Grandc plantation 70 Mercedes the wa
ter was 50 deep that barely the tops
of the telephone poles were protrudng.
and the passengers in the boat had e.
duck 10 pass under telephone and telc-
graph lircs.
Refugee boats are being operated all
over the flood section of the country. q
committee of Pharr and San Juan busi-
ness men conducting most Of the work.
Many calls are sent in fcr assistance.
according To Mrs Pipes. and the refugee
workers are doing excellent work. and
charging nothing for their time and
trouble.
Mrs. Pipes AID her children left Mon
terrcv on the last train which went over
the National Lines Of Mexico on that
route. She could rot come down tina
linef rom Rcynosa after getting there on
account IF tho washout. and could NOT
cross. She had been there for several
days.
The business men of McAlIcn and
Mission s.e also doing relief work to
the best of their ability. and il i plan
ned to install free relief boat service
from Llano Grandc to Mercedes
Special praise Is given by Mrs. Pipes
Ia Deputy Port Collector J.. &. Clark
VII. las stuck to his post in IIdalgo
and il doing relief work all the time.
Tho customs office there il two
stories high ad Clark and several other
families are STAYING in the top of it.
Mrs. Pines got through with one wa
ter soaked suit case. the other two hav-
ing been lost in the water.