Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-23


not completed, engineers said.
BULLETIN
RIO GRANDE CITY. Tex. June
23--Rio Grande River has fallen
half foot since 10 a. m-. now at
20 feet. No report from san Juan
river in Mexico but il IL believed
that the crest has passed
County Judge IA. Garza. Jr--
reached here from his home I'm Lo.
Saenz, 10 miles west. on horse
back this morning. In a IO-inch
rain fall Tuesday night In Roma
vicinity all bridges On highway
were washed out and country
flooded for miles in all directions.
Heavy rains were reported in
parts OF Hidalgo county yesterday
and last night, with light showers
in Cameron county at some points
All railroad lines in the Valley
are in operation. u was reported To-
day, refutng rumorS that the lines
were out. All main highways are IN
good condition for travel
The reports from the local wealth
er bureau office show that the river
had reached stage of 29.5 feet at
Rio Grande City this morning. and
was still rising. Flood stage there
Is 2l feet Another .35 Of an inch Ct
rain last night brought the total
rainfall at Rio Grande City for the
past "a hours "a 2.76 inches.
While Rio Grande City remained
above the flood level. the streets of
Carmargo on the Mexican side ~
the Rio Grande near that city. we're
reported full or water. with the level
continuing 70 rise. Carmargo ~
flooded with practically every big
rise of the Rio Grande-
Edinburg Has Downpour
Edinburg reported three inches II
rainfall Wednesday the ram making
most ~ the roads IN that section im-
passible. the road to FaIfurrias BE-
ing unit Tor traffic for a time.
III, river stage this morning at
Mission Was 1913 feet. 2.2 feet Er
Iow flood stage. and rising, while at
San Benito the iise had gone up
80 feet In the past "a hours. De4na
al 20.4 feet, or 2.6 feet below flrrl
stage.
Al Brownsville the river was at
10 feet. eight feet under flood STAG,
and was still rising today.
Rainfall al Roma was reported t-
be inches, and al points ab
Roma II was more, according 10 re-
ports.
IN issuing flood warning this
morning W. j. Schnurbusch. mctaDH
ologIst Of the Brownsville statica,
said that the river will probably Gp
hankfuI throughout the Lower Val
ley. splling over In places.
lie did not mean that the entire
Valley, or that any part II Il, woui
be flooded. hc pointed out, but -hAt
flood stage would be reached aiC-g
the entire route, and probably pas
ed
Lev+es VIII Aid
Advices from the office OF County
Engineer Pa. Devine OF Hidalgp
County Al Pharr we're that the lloof
control lcvees VI that county WILL
aid considerably IN handling thH
flood waters.
There are no gates az present. Ei-
though the water will overflow iL
the stage al Mission goes hiEH
enough. and will collect into the
huge floodway Of the county. The
gaps in the lteves were being Te-
paired today. in preparation for Lhn
water expected. This water MAJ
break out on lowlands at places. hur
the opinion was expressed that ri0sl
of TX will ~ carried off 10 vase
lands wv the northern part of tho
North Floodway.
The Arroyo Colorado also -sili
carry off some waer. coming out 0E
the HidAlgo county fIoodway, with
some more flood water coming ~
just west ~ In Feria. il necessary
% relieve the pressure in the lover
part VIZ the Valley.
Largest since 1896
Indications ale that the present
rise will be III greater proportions
than that ~ June. 1925. when water
Jardin, backing up TO ri Jardin
boulevard. according a. Mr.. Schlur-
busch An that time water also
flooded most of the resacas In thc
lower part q the Valley. the stage
IN the lower section being higher
due t0 the fact that one flood fol-
lowed on the heels Of another.
re9-hing here while the river was
still hankful from the first flood.
Protection Ievfer along the north
bank ~ the river are expected 10
be Of benefit. although the Ievees
on the Mexico side also have been
raised The exact extent or che "a
that viII come from the floodway I'm
the Valley II not known.