Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-30
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FLOODED; AIR
MAILDELAYED
Snow Queen Cream
cry, Recently Open
ed Is Heavy Loser;
Other Firms Hit

Two lives and heavy material
damge were claimed by the heavy
electrical and rain storm that
blanketed the Valley Wednesday.
latest reports show.
Manuel Albaroza. Mercedes, was
instantly killed by lightning and
Victor Chavez. Stuart Place. was
electrocuted by wires blown down
by the near storm
Communication and transporta-
tion were severely hampered and
numerous business concerns located
in low places reported damage to
stocks.
The Snow Queen Creamery on
West Elizabeth street here sustain
ed an estimated loss of $1,000 when
water rushed into their building
to a depth of l8 inches. Five hun
dred gallons OF milk were ruined
when tie water stopped the refrig-
Grafton plant and allowed the milk
to sour Four hundred gallons of
Ice cream were lost and two cleo
trio motors we're burned out. The
concern had been in business for
only two weeks.
Water also entered the M. System
store on West Elizabeth to a depth
of six inches. Proprietors were
unable TO estimate their loss. Gro
ceries wer damaged
The bsement OF the PRESBYTERIAN
church was penetrated by water
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has been postponed until Monday.
Cloetta Hardware and the An
tonic Barreda store reported DAM
age due to leaks in their new
buildings.
The Brownsville municipal air.
port was under water Thursday
morning. Most Of the field. with
the exception OF a short distance
OF the runway on the far end. was
covered with water. It Stood six
inches deep in hangar No. 2. Many
places on the field appeared to be
under a foot or more Of water.
The Corporation Aeronautica de
Transportes plane. bouIN for
Mazatian, Mexico. was able to take
off. but the Pan-Arnerican'S Mex
leo City bound tri-motored Ford
did not attempt to lift itself above
the water-sheeted field.
The inbound American
plane was to land at Fort Brown.
Drainage bitches surrounding the
airport are full Of water.
In the city yesterday, all low
places were practically filled with
water. Sixth. Seventh. Adams. JET
ferson and other streets I'm their
vicinity were curbful and over
flowed into yards in many places.
Palm boulevard. First and West
Second and West Elizabeth were
filled bv the heavy downpour.
Water also stood deep in the
streets around the El Jardin ga
rage
More than 300 pairs OF telephone
wires were thrown out OF commits
sion by the rain. The water en-
tered the cables and shortened the
wires. Telephone men began work
Immediately after midnight We'd
nesday and worked throughout the
day. A large portion Of the dam
aged wires have been replaced in
operation. Ed Mockabee local man
ager. states.
The city power system sustained
little DANCE. city officials say. Only
a few blown fuses resulted from the
electrical storm.
Intermittent rains were continu-
ing over the Valley Thursday
morning. Brownsville had enough
precipitation to boost the total for
the past two days to 7.68 inches
OF this amount 737 inches fell uE
until noon yesterday.
Rain for the past twenty-foUi
hours mt Mission amounted to 81
inch at 7 a. m today. Similar fig
ures at Brownsville and San Be-
nito we're 3.43 and 400 respectively
Brownsville was the only poin'
that reported rain at a. m, bui
conditions for showers we're favor.
able over the entire Valley. NJ
precipitation has been reported n
Rio Grande City at all.
The Rio Grande. which has beer
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