Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-01
MANY SUBURBS
OF CITY are
Water bound
Ten Said Dead AS Re-
suit; All Str e a m >
Out Of Banks Near
Beaumont, Orange

HOUSTON. June FN--Flrnd
waters In Buffalo bayou rcccded to-
day after the ordinarily peaceful
stream had gone WI "a rampage yes
terday and caused damage of uneE-
timated millions OF dollars IN buE-
ness houses. homes. bridges and
roads III Houston and vicinity.
Officers today discounted reports
that two persons, a telegraph mes
senger boy and "a man, both un-
identified. had drowned. Officer D.
K. brennan reported that u mrNeu-
ger boy while trying I'D ride his hi-
cycle across q bridge. had fallen .nfo
the swift current. The buy was car
ried into a business building down.
stream. brennan said hc dragged
the youth from the water and sent
him home. Another officer said he
had made o thorough search of the
place where the man was said to
have fallen into the swift current
and that he found no body.
The danger of fire persisted to-
day.
Only slight damage was caused
by the flood waters at the turning
basin. port officials said. Several
docks were flooded but no wharvcs
we're swept away.
Goose creek was isolated today b.
high water An airplanc left HouE-
ton with q supply Of butter fGr resi-
dents there.
About l5 blocks OF tho town nf
Wharton were covered with water
from the Colorado river which EtIll
was rising. Despite the fact that
the water was within half a block
OF the public square the situation
was not considered dangerous
NACOGDOCEES. Texas. June IL
tfJ--This section wus cut utl from
Houston and Beaumont today ~ the
result of bad washOuts OF the H0us-
ton East and West Texas railroad
and the Texas and New Orleans
railroad. Trains we're expected tn
he run over these two roads within
the next "a hours.
PORT ARTHUR. June i.-lFp-
The Port Arthur Orange ferry to-
day was hard pressed 10 transport
a huge line OF automobiles across
the only available Eeches river
crossing from the old Spanish trail
into Beaumont.
With the link between Beaumont
and Orange under water. traffic
east Of Orange and west from Beau
mont was routed over the ferry. "A
large bridge to replace the ferry.
which has long outiived its ability
TO serve traffic, IA To be submitted
TO voters.
AS the crest W the flood ncarrd
today. there was no danger that it
would enter Port Arthur. Lake Sa-
bine on the edge of Port Arthur.
served as a reservoir. collecting the
flood waters or the Neches and Sa-
bine rivers
DALLAS. June l.--FI-Fivc thou
sand sacks OF sand were held in
readiness by the Southern Pacific
railroad here today 10 prevent posSi-
bic breaks on the dam across Trim
ity bottom near here. Water was
crossing the tracks at several places.
but little fear of n serious break
was felt by railroad officials.
The Trinity was ~ feet and n
inches this morning and was Etill
rising. Flood stage is IS feet
Wallisvillc. south or here. destroy
ed by the 1915 flood. was i-niaied
last night Telephone Cr-rmur.ca-
tion between Liberty ami 1- tn.'
was cut off late yesterI-
DALLAS. June i.-fP--. lives
have been claimed NV South and
East Texas worst flood. Three,
none identified, drowned Yesterday.
"a messenger boy rode his bicycle
too close 10 the swiriing currents
III the streets of Houston and was
swept away. His body was believed
BY authorities 70 have bcer carried
tCortinurA on mage fhrrr.l