, 1935-06-16

uated homes and establishments In
the low portion Of the town along
the river banks when the water rose
to enter the places. damaging home
furnishings and business stocks.
Water Plant Damaged
A portion Of the power plant was
washed away, and further dam
age to the structure was feared.
The river separates the north and
south sides Of the city and inhabi-
tants, anxious to know conditions
across the river, resorted to Boy
Scouts to message information with
the scout signal code.
The Llano picked UP several tour
ist cabins and shacks in its rush,
and flooded all highways in the sec-
ton. Late Saturday night one road
wa open, q roundabout route TO
Fredericksburg.
Although the water was at spill
way level from heavy rains ever the
watershed, the Brentwood dam was
in no dal-ger. Herman Belts, water
district official, said. The lake con-
tanned about 100000 acre feet Of
water. more than at any time since 1t
was completed In 1888.
At Leonard. the south wall Of a
two-story hotel collapsed after
pounding Of the rains had loosened
mortar in the structure. made Of
native sand stone.
Nine inches Of rain fell at Leo
nard Friday night. sending the Leo
nard lake out of its banks and roll
ing across pasture lands. A few
homes were flooded. but n heavy
damage was reported.
Creeks in the Mckinney section
reached the highest stages in 40
years, and forced a halt to traffic
east Of there. In other directions.
auto traffic was rerouted. In places,
the water was almost a mile wide.
Bridges Washed Out
The five-inch fall brought wash
cuts of several railroad bridges be-
tween Denison and Waco, and anx-
iety was felt for another bridge two
miles north Of Mckinney as the
water swiftly rose 10 within a few
inches Of the tracks.
Several head OF livestock were
drowned In the lowlands near Nc
Kinney.
County Commissioner Roby Had
den and city authorities Of Column
bus were assembling equipment to
build a levee in the north section
OF the town in an effort TO prevent
waters OF the Colorado river from
entering. Jack Brooks foreman OF a
highway crew. had ten trucks ready
to haul families fVm the lowlands
as the river was expected to reach
the record mark Of 1913.
Heavy rains continued az Sher-
man Saturday night and the Chico
taw Greek between Sherman and
Bells was nearly a half-mile wide.
Katy railroad trains from Denison to
Dallas were being routed through
Sherman because OF waShouts be-
tween DeniSon and Bells. A Cotton
Belt train that left Sherman Fri
day night was stranded between
there and Commerce.
Texas and Pacific rail tracks were
washed out four miles west CT Ter
rel, disrupting traffic. after a four
inch rain.
The San Saba river in the Tenn
pie area sped swiftly along on a
crop-damaging flood after a five
inch rain. Temple firmen were call
ed TO rescue persons trapped In the
clty's lowlands.
All central Texas rivers and creeks
were on steady rises.
Numerous bridges in Fredericks-
burg were swept away by flood waters
CT Barons Greek, which flows
through the town. A concrete bridge
on Highway 20 was washed out. and
q railway bridge four 2liles south OF
Fredericksburg was wrecked.
Many homes along Crabapple
Creek were flooded.
Roads north and west from Fred
e~rickSburg were impossible.