Austin American (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 116, Ed. 1 Monday, April 26, 1915 Page: 5 of 8
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Married Life the
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Mubel Urmer
REACHES 35; CLARKS
OF CREEKS IN FUTILE
EFFORT TO FIND BODY DROWN; LEONARDS SAFE
TRACTION COMPANY
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WATER SNAPS ROPES
Searchers for the body of George
Minnie
A
I
yon your dreesing gown
When the
Scores of passengers, anxious
terday.
to leave for
been on Any
habit to
GOVERNOR MAROONED
IN HOUSTON; TO ISSUE
PROCLAMATION THERE?
Reward of $500 Offered to
Finder of Whittington’s Re-
mains; Dynamite Used.
STREET CAR IS AGAIN
TOSSED DOWN GREEK;
LOSS $10,000;
UNDERMINED
.ded with
re buying
ifficulties
feature of
dents in-
■chines in
I be more
ere it not
not com-
eplorable,
at enioy-
loubtedly
re is only
id that is
laws that
I or reck-
stricken.
WATER 65 FEET DEEP
AT DAM; STRUCTURE
NOT DAMAGED AT ALL
ALONE
ON DECK
hand riven proof of the destructive
work of the creek, one would never
think that beneath coursed a stream
which only a few hours before had
burst forth from its banks and spread
death and deftruction in its wake.
MANY TELEGRAPH AND
PHONE WIRES DOWN
MAILS CAN’T MOVE;
TRAFFIC IS TIED UP
RUSSELL RELIEVES
MUCH SUFFERING;
SOCIETY VERY BUSY
ONE TRAIN COMES IN
ON IL & T. C.; OTHER
RAILROADS TIED UP
was tina
It he had
-
ovements
o enforce
ere delib-
ght fines
little to
a fairly
orced. In
•n knows
rities are
rded the
many as
lis splen-
e dealers
the lead
tfebe--
:s in use.
A jaunty bow-knot with pointed rabbit’s ear ends, the edges
finished with narrow Val lace, is placed directly in teh front of
this charming cap. White net forms the crown and sides of the
cap, the net being doubled to give sufficient thickness. A narrow
fri about the-edges gives an added attractiveness.
n
The Austin Postoffice has been un
able to set" mail out of the city since
dn washed down •
« and trestie werg
in the Spantah-Aeriean y
loat hi* leg in a‘ralirona
New Yorii Bun.
cination.
The Band Was Playing.
Thursday:
Thursday, 10,29 inches.
Friday, .13 inch.
Saturday, 3.05 inches.
Sunday. 2,47 inches to 6 P. m.
The Colorado River reached the tol-
for th* photo supply houses. No one
seemed bothered about the mud, buf
waded through the slush and slime
with the one idea of obtaining pic-
tures.
"Whatumeisitt"
"Ten miutes of eight," looking at
tha timy traveling clock which she
had put in one of the net racks.
"Oh, that thing's not right—thex
met the time forward on you now
erery twwlw houra its nearer nine:
Riat for the steward, then will you !
And shut that port hole—it’s intern-
. .T
' ‘4 V
VB*-.
N*--
V tn
povelasta
0 the far-
ie to bring"
f accidents
nt drivers-
lities or to,
all of the
discussion
rious men
station of
upon the
spirit of
d vehicle
si use for
it may be
its abuse,
■ problem,
ehas been
ively few
ce of the
it is much
any other
s changed
thorough-
[or horses
wtor cars
: greatest
rs in the
nough for
ice out of
chauffeur
casonable
accidents
the moming sun
on the ocean. Far out to tbs hort-
to the surface then.
A systematic search was made of
the whole creek yesterday afternoon
when seven row boats went slowly
through the drift. As one University
student would paddle the boat another
would lean out over the bow of the
skiff and look beneath the drift. -
E. P. Wilmot has offered a reward
of ISOO to the person who finds the
body of Mr Whittington.
Ho coffee and sandwiches are
I served to the searchers from one of
the launches on the lake. Last night
four beds were put up in the Lake-
view Cafe so that those who stayed
by that ,uR case. and gee it you can"!
locate that ,i eward as you go out
Hartl. him in here. It took him half
an hour yesterday to fix my bath
Hielen seat in the steward and then
sent up on deck A number of Pas.
•enters wore wanking about, and a
fev were already settled in their
lowing heights yesterday:
11:10 a. m., 8.5 feet.
2145 p. m., 17.5 feet.
6 p. m., 15 feet, rising.
went up the band was playing on the
saloon deck, where it played for an
this wreckage.
' Yesterday afternoon dynamite was
exploded at the mouth of the creek In
hope that the body might be brought
to the surface. It was of no avail.
Diver Smith went down twicp into
Eane Bropl
Amnercan, ~
tie and.
almost a3
Thursday «
IM two men. left Austin Saturday to
uM austin .Americans to Taylor.
They iound that, most of the bridges
“2
Peachiog 1 ylor Taylor was com-
pleteiyut ‘I010 the outaide world
and bad recetyed no papers for three
day night, met with no success yester-
day. The heavy rain* in the early
afternoon caused Little Bec Creek to
rise higher than over. At the point
where it runs into Big Bee Crook the
water was thirty-six feet deep.
Telephone poise have been lashed
together and stretched across the
ereek at this point to keep the drift
oral feet down the creek. 4
afternoon the repair gang
work in the rain trying to 1
bridge passable, but were 4
inE almost unsurmoumntabi
The bridge at Second and >
Strets, which had been repo
day, was again waabed out :
and made impassable.
The First Street brldge
greater damage Saturday p
with a roar as of a hundred wild
Hons in a forest, that could be heard
blocks away, thousands of cubic feet
of water yesterday rolled through and
over the big flood gates at the dam
and dashed to the rocks below, throw-
ing spray up into the air for thirty
feet , /
Water in Lake Austin reached the
65-foot mark. It was rumored down
town that the dam had bulged, but
such was not the case. Th* gigantic
monument to engineering that spans
th* Colorado stood manfully before
the rising flood. AU the small flood
gates were open. At least fifteen of
the large flood gates were open and
belched forth tremendous streams of
water ....
The crest of the flood reached the
very top of the gates. From the
north side the onlooker could not tell
whether or not the gates were open.
From the south side, however, he
could see that fully twenty gates re-
mained unopened.
Engineers at the dam said they felt
euro that the Immense structure would
stand. The weakest point on the dam
is said t* be where the new and the
old dams are connected on the west
side. There limestone is joined to
grantte with concrete. All men con-
nected with the building of the dam
said they felt safe now in saying that
it would withstand any flood that
might come down the river.
About 3 o’clock yesterday after-
noon. while tne Belle of Austin, owned
by Henry Paggl, was at anchor at
the mouth of Bee Creek, a heavy rise
came down from the hills carrying
with It tons of debris and timber,
tearing the boat from its moorings
and nearly swamping it. The crew
succeeded In getting the engine start-
ed and got to the west bank sarels.
a.
K
N
Clark. » the *15-year-old
the tangled trees and shrubbery, but
was unable to locate the body. I _
expected that the entire drift will be
released and dynamited eut of the
creek some time this morning. If the
body has not aiready gone down the
river, it will undoubtedly be brousht
By 5 o'clock- the water had fallen
to several feet below the bridge, and
had nut the mute testimony on every
daughter, and Mamie Cark. the 16-
year-old sister of Ella Clark, who Was
visiting from Dessau. were both
drowned in Waller Creek when the
high waters hit the house where they
lived. The water came upon them so
suddenly that they were unable to get
out. The husband of Ella Clark was
swept into the creek, but finally
reached the bank safely. He said the
others wars all drowned Hs was un-
able to help any of them after they
were swept Into the raging current
The two Leonard brothers were re-
ported safe yesterday. Since the night
of the flood they had stayed with
friends across the river. As soon as
their homes, cuddled
Mnschke, a jitney driver, and
•’’W an employe of The
rSoraGnarsehowmhtkns
ngh 11 the one in Austin
J-sr-aw
respecttuy nttentive. tot Without
an algmt yielding.
DBrnen zour boted ogzsthen-a
won boum." Warren finally growled
- “ a teward abow this
as the waters rose and ove
banks of the creek for the tl
they thought what property
not’ been destroyed and wh#
dions had not been taken fn
by the former floods were
in some instances they we
One of the houses in szt
which had the toundatiom
from under it before, but
erect, was turned over yest
noon and was in part diem
One more such rise wil to
stroy it
In the next block, at Flft
another house was still fur
mollshed Saturday night am
day at noon. It had had its
tion washed from under it a*
furniture washed away, but
been perceptibly moved from
Inal position. It was mov
twenty feet farther down t
and it, too, will not stand mt
buffeting without going to X
Various other house* in th
area were slightly damaged,
was destroyed.
Officer Russell of the Trevis Coun-
ty Humane Society worked diligently
in the flooded districts yesterday, lo-
cating families of the destitute.
In the afternoon he found one
family of Assyrians in a very deplor-
able condition from exposure and
hunger. They were provided with
food and clothing and were given
out all night might get a little rest.
They worked by shifts last night
An effort will be made today to get
a large party of University stuqents to
scour the nearby hala, some people
believe that whnttington got out of
the creek sately ar may have become
lost in the hills or may have fallen
into a gulley while trying to find
some road back to Austin.
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CO. EONDUTX.
Members of Company E of the Na-
tional Guard remained on duty at the
armory last night in case their berv-
ices were needed A few soldlera
petroled the flood districts but as no
additional danger was expected in
the damaged sections. the number de-
tailed for this work was not as large
as on other nights since the flood.
CATTLE BEING MOVED,
In view of the Impending danger,
made greater each moment by the
ever rising water* of the Colorado
River, the stockmen along both sides
of the nver below Austin are gather-
ing thew herds in an effort to save
them. _
MASS MEETING TUESDAY.
I hereby call all members and
friends of Wesley Chapel to meet me
Tuesday night at the church to make
Gome special effort to help our un-
furtunate friends.
L H. RICHARDSON, Pastor.
Clatk, a negro, aged 16 yuan. were
in the same house with EUa Clark at
Eleventn and Sabine Streets Thursday
an apologetic one. She was always
i afraid she was asking too much or
causing unnecessary trouble. Yet
curiously enough it was Warren’s
reach the hush water
flood Thursday night, 1
than the on* Saturday
The flood waters wo
the original channel ot
all through the atern
night a raging torrent :
donn the creek to #e
The damage done by 1
urday night and sentei
riderable—the flood oF
had beat them to it, lei
tie.
However, dll the woi
away the debris Saturd
naught and will have to
from going down the river. There is a
rinished breakfast and boom of debris extendine neariy.a
quarter of a mile up the crook. The
body is supposed to be caught beneath
they learned that their names had
___been among the missing they tele-
It is phoned The American of their satety.
later.”
"But, dear, I suppose they must
have some rules," conciliated Helen
when the steward had gone for the
order.
Rules Your Grandmother.
"Rules your grandmother! When
a man pays 5175 for his peme go he
, expeet* something besides boiled eggs
for breaktast—rules or no rules.
1 Next time I’ll go on a boat that has
a la carte service, where you can get
what you want when you want it.
Bolled eggs only after 10 o’clock—
bub. that’s a fine rule for an ocean
liner.”
"But you know, dear, they serve
broth and sandwiches on deck nt ll
o’clock."
"Yes, and I never touch that stuff
What I want is a subetanthal break-
fast—not a lot of indigestible truck
between meals."
Here the atewara came up with the
eoftee and the d reptord boHled egga,
"The chief steward says, str. that
hereafter, if youn got your order in
before ten, you can be served after
that. You can mod the order by
your stateroom steward—just so it
gets to the kitchen before tea."
"Humph that's some better.” con-
ceded Warren, somewhat mollined.
higher-
At Marble Falls the Colorado River
was on a 12-foot rise at 6 o’clock test
night. It was raining at this point,
more rain is due and a much larger
rise is parted.
The low pressure area extends north
and west for 600 or 800 miles, so that
considerably more rain is expected.
The rise in the river thus far has
teen caused almost entirely by local
rains. Rains are recorded all over
the Colorado River drainage basin.
The local weather officials recorded
-g mmmmmrseenn
Unabie to withstand ths third ,on-
saught of Walter Creek in its mad
rush to th* river, the old stone ridge
a Twenty-ntnth Street ana speedway
um partly washed away yeterday
anternoon shortly after a heavy down-
pour of ruin at 1 o'clock.
mRestdenta in that vicinity expressed
much surprise at the crumbling of this
bridge, as it was supposed to be fhe
most carefully constructed spaa over
Waller Creek. Warning posts and
canger lanterns were immediately
placed at both approaches to the
oridge.
Mabel Hebert Urner
1 _
at wbtst."
“And tien youI be through? You
uk Mm this: just the quiver in her
voice would anger him.
"I’m going to 4” exactly “ 1 4ara
pleanet« tucking th* rag about bar.
"JU spend my tme onithisttr, in the
smotring room or anywhere I nee ri.
I you think I’m going to.hane. around
you all the time, rou’> get badly
left M
And be strode off, leaving her min
erabiy conselous of ths sympathetie
glances of two women who eat near,
and who must have heard.
Helen leaned back motlonless, her
eyes fixed far out on tbs waves, Tbs
band gtn played, but for her all ths
joy had died out of the muaie. And
"epptteer.tth o««an eremed now only
a gray, dreary wants
(Copyright.)
■mailer flowed the
‘ “ terday at :
Austin's death list reached th* thir-
ty-five mark yesterday atternodn
when'two more names were added.
It was learned that Mindie Clark, a
negro, aged 15 years, and Mamie
Two Unes of the Austin Streak
way’s system were crippled bi
heavy rains of early Sunday. 1
dent W. J. Jones estimated th*
damage to his company at n
up to last night.
Ths Duval Strout Un* was •«
tirely out of commiseion early yi
day morning when a bridge over
ler Creek was washed out.
Th* South Austin Uns wag te
unsafe just south of ths olorade]
viaduct Tbs dyke or huge agri
ment of gravel immediately Mm
the bridge caved and the EEE 1
were undermined. Connestion
made throughout the day by trai
ring passengers, who w«r* 01
south by a car on ths other *M
Mr. Jones said last night #
hoped to have the service to the
resumed by the latter part •
week. Attempts will be mads
to salvage th* car lost in th*
near th* International & Great N
ern bridge
BEGGARS wi HOAnD
nesa. When
it was shown
Austin gave $5 worth of groceries te
be distributed amongi th* needy.
Mrs. Moreland was kept busy at
the phone receiving offers of 4
from members of the society an4
other atizens. She sald test nizh
that the citizens have been splendid
in their response to the needs of the
d“XMetgangorre"tvedtrom Llano last
night stated that the Llano River was
on • 5-foot rise and was going still
Nteamer chain
it wn • Gloflous Day
Il wa a rlorlo** day The .deep
blue of the sky dotted with neec
white eloue seemed almost exactiy
■ refleeted |n the deeper blue of the
sea with Its eape of white froth..
Helen waned briskly up and down,
takine loop breaths of the fresh air
and mink out at • steamer that
could just be seen on the horizon.
She w thinking of Warren and
Imptex bo would spend more time
with her today Yosterday morning
he had tank'd her up in her steamer
chair and then st rotted off to the
smoktng worn not reappearing until
lunch tim After luncheon be had
walked MOund the decki » fe", “°-
ments, then aratn bundled her up in
het chair and ief her. ... . __ ..
"Rendy"For bteakfastt demanded
Warren as he now came up behind
225
3a«roga-saradtm-e
the salt ar bes piereingvcod S"%k
ping late hfc bath roba eke rang •4
the bathgowardesa
If onif Warren could aleep untn
she could got dreesed and out Th* ,
etateroom was so small, she wanted I
to gel all her thinks put Away before I
he got up or be would edteplkla agate
about her bringing a lot of "track.
about the freight depots, awaiting the
departure of train*, until the report*
cam* of new washouts in the vicinity
of Austin.
The Katy had three work train*
putting th* track in shape between
hare and Sprinkle all yesterday, on*
of th* crews having com* from Okla-
homa. Th* moat disestrpus washout
on this Un* is in th* vicinity of sprin-
kl».
Th* Katy reported It* Ban Antonio
trains on th* Smithville brunch to
be stalled at Elgin. Ons of thss*
trains left San Antonio at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning and is hsld at Elgin
with a train which left at 0 o'clock
Saturday night.
All International & Great Northern
track in this part of th* Stat* is said
to have been etfegtively put out of
commission. This tins got out a train
for Taylor, the first in beveral days.
Saturday evening. It was reported
yesterday that all the track between
Austin and Manchacnehad been
washed out, with lare wreckin
crews working day and night to put
it back into commission.
Whittington, the University student, night,
who was drowned in Bo* Creek Thurs- • —
and in some plaisea ’ th* i
damage to certain bpiquee i
was increased. People w
torsed to flee from their 1
AXhter supplying Taylor with Amer-
ican* Brophy and Minschke went to
deorgetown and were there during
the doudburst. They found that city
also cut from outside correspond-
cue* ana also. Without papers.
From Georgetown they went to
nouna RocK. Tho American was the
only ...2 that city for two
days and it “ »l A premium.
At Miskoiile the bridge across a
creek had been washed away and the
atream was !®° swollen to cross They
rerert all the country they traversed
rlooded and that considerable damage
had been done, to the crops. They
talked to severai of the farmers along
their rente and they all corroborated
the Ises of the crops
hour every morning
There wae nothing that Helen lov-
ed more than to walk around the
deck with Warren daring theme band
concerts The son, the music and
Warren beside her-there was an i-
toxication about it all. ,
But now when they had walked
around only a few times, Warren
paused before the steamer chair*.
"Batter'alt down now and let me
wrap you up."
"Oh. no. not yet," pleadingiy. “De
tot's walk a litile lonzer, dear—tt'a
ao lovely thia morning."
Reluctantly he made a few more
rounds and then drew up again be:
tore their chatrs. The deck steward
had already brought up thelr rugs
and now Warren took up on and
sprend it over H sloe's char, holding
th* other ready to put about bar
when eh* got in.
"Why. fou’re riving.meboth.de
—-don’ you want oner" She tried to
a*k naturally, aa though course she
expected him to Mt Xu beside her,
but she was tearful of th* anmwer.
"No. I'm not going to sit down. I'm
das for a rubber ot whist about now.
"Oh, Warren,” tremgloumy, "you
are not going to spend the day la that
smoking room again7"
"Who sald anything abont spend;
tag the day te ths smoking room!.!
mafa I was going to piny oft » rubber
hor. F .....
"Ob yon" Then pointing to the
UeTky.^
dear etegeg a steamer out there.
"NovoF"mind about steamera.no"
—Im hnzry It to the afr and the
Baat batha”and then he hurried her
down. ____
The long white dining room with
It* rod TBKe capet “4 chairs.and
its flower Tadem tables we most at-
tractive.
Withan air of satisfaction Warren
teok up tbs breuktast card. .....
"Grp fruit. kippored..herrin:
and e-- omelette—that s about
my six" #ls mommine How. abon
you?" tafowing the card over to
"I'm morry str," tnterrupted.t:
atewara,"Apolgeticany. "but.wedon
nerve rEnK bat bofed ad
coffee aKr 10 o'clock."
"The devu you don't!"
"It's apnlo of the boat, sir
T, a new rote, other boat*
of tha,lin. don't have it."
Warfen bad never beet. — 2
other - ™ - - ’—
810,000. The trackage on Thirty*
- eighth and Guadalupe streets was still
further damaged aa the result of yes-
Although no word was received
from Governor Ferguson yesterday, it
Was stated at the executive mansion
lest night that the Governor had left
Galveston and was probably in Hous-
ton. While he had expected to arrive
in Austin yesterday it may be two or
three days before the railroad traces
are repaired and any train is run
through to this city.
In this case the Governor will have
to issue his proclamation calling the
Legislature in special session and
transact what other business he can
in Houston.
Saturday evening when a Hourton &
Texas entral train left for Taylor.
Mall service baa been completely de-
moralized with any of th* larger ittes
and there ba* Been no rural delivery
to any appteciable extent because of
th* damage te country road*.
Postoftice authorittes were unable
even to estimate th* time when malla
would be resumed. A Houston A
Texas Central train brought In mall
from Houston yesterday afternoon,
the only mall to reach here during the
day.
Attempt* of the Katy to reach San
Antonio by an eastem route via th*
Houston A' Texas Central were unsuc-
cessful up to a late hour. No man has
left for or arrived from the north for
several days and it seems assured that
there will be no resumption of this
service until the middle of the week.
Huge stacks of mail are pll*d up
in the varlous depots waiting for the
first train In any direction, no matter
how devious ths route by which it may
be enabled to reach its destination*.
la Mode beauty shop.
. Formerly at 501 East Fifth Street,
have removed their parlore to larger
quarter* over the Van Smith Drug
Store, where M Burt and Madam
Wheless will be pleased to welcome
their friend* and customers. For en-
gagement* phone 5j*>
PRIZE ESSAY AWARD.
This afternoon at 1 o'clock the prize
annually offered by the Society of
Colonial Dam** of America in Texas
will be awarded with suitable cere-
mony at the Austin High School. Mis*
Evelyn Carrington la the winner tht*
year and will read the prise essay.
All friend* and the public generally
are invited to aztend.
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Except for one train from Houston.
Austin was cut off from all railroad
traffic with the outside world vester-
day. Several Une* attempted to get
out trains for varlous point*, but so
badly did the rain of yesterday and
the night before damage the track*
and bridges, that all attempts were
futile and passengers had to be turned
back.
The only train to arrive in the city
was from Houston shortly before 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
Schulenburg Middle Texaa baseball
team was among the passenger
Both the Missouri. Kansas A Taxes
and the Houston A Texas Central had
tfaina lined up to leave at noon yes-
CAAPTER xlvia
la th* fire start of awakening.
Helea had that curious sensation
of not realizing
where she *aa
Thea the strange
surrounding re-
solved them
selves late a
stateroom
For a tew mo-
ments she lay
listentoz to th*
rushtug waves
and th* creaking
of the ehtp. Theo
veeywofdly, so as
not to awaken
Warten in the
berth above, she
eltmbod oat of
th* narrow book
and over to th*
port tol*
It was a woo
dertal gilmpse of
terday precipitation.
Traffic on all line* with the excep-
tion of the West End line has been
continued by the company, although
at times It has been Interrupted and
"relay traffic" has been maintained
in the Tehth Ward. Should no further
damage he done, car* will be run con-
tinuously with the exception of the
West End district It is probable that
it will be seyeral days before an at-
tempt 1* made to run a car over the
entire length of thia line.
L . .
.t
Riing within two feet one inch of
•he maximum height reached Thurs-
aay night* Shoal Creek again yester-
day caused consternation among the
residents in its vicinity.' For a time
it seemed that the waters would once
more buret forth in a mighty inunda-
tion and a repetition of the havoc and
chaos wrought four nights ago would
bp experienced by the unfortunate
people of that district.
The waters began to recede with
great rapidity, however, and by 4
o'clock' had returned to the confines
of the creek. ‘
West Sixth Street was the scene of
unusual activity throughout the day.
From early in the morning until darh-
ness had settled over the city, a con-
tinuous stream of automobiles piled
up and down the thoroughfare, ech
filled with people who were so intent
upon seeing the destruction wrought
that they gave but little heed to the
tremendous downpour of rain which
visited Austin frequently during the
bridge remained intact ad it seemed
but little injured by the continuous
charge of the waters which it had
undergone. While gazing at the
waters suddenly there loomed Into
view an iron hayrake. It was rolling
down stream with great rapidity, pro-
pelled by the swirling stream, and
was soon lost to view.
Much Wreckage on Banks.
Along the banks of. the creek to
its mouth wreckage and debris were
piled up on every hand. » Especially
in the vicinity of Sixth Street were
the houses thrown together and piled
against each other in utter confusion.
Here not less than six houses occupied
a small space of ground, which was
formerly the site of two residences.
On the east side of Wood Street
the devastating result of the flood
was seen at Its worst Many of the
residences were lifted bodily from
their foundations and carried several
feet away. Hardly a house remained
that was not damaged to some extent
Porches were torn away from the
buildings, fences had disappeared,
large holes were in every yard bearing
silent testimony to the terrific fury
of the waters, and in many places
walks were obliterated.
A skum of mud several inches deep
tried in vain to cover up the pitiful
sight At nearly every home someone
plied streams of water about their
houses and on the walks in front in
an effort to remove the mud which
had taken possession of everything in
the vicinity.
The click of kodaks could be heard
on every hand, as those imbued with
the “picture taking fad“ did their
work. Men, women , and children
were all busily engaged in taking pic-
tures along the scenes of the flood.
Yesterday, indeed was a rich harvest
rainfalis,besinningwith tKetweEonditonaui,
amamia In Austin y**t*r<J»y. n
the concrete dam in couree of con:
struction at Marble Talla had sone out a
on the crest of a flood. ton
Accurate Information was received
iast nighe that the Concho, Lano, the
Pedernales and yarlous ——-
streams are greatly swolen and will
eend their flood* down to austin to-
Suffer Heavy Losses.
A cpudburst at Georgetown yester.
aa aternomn “a Kreat damge te
property there No loss of life was
Although the Western Union
claimed to be able to get service in
every direction, other telegraph com-
pant** were badly incapacitated at In-
terval* yesterday. A large number of
Western Union wire* were put out of
commission but the company stiu
maintained enough wire* to keep in
communication with other part* of the
State.
The Postal wires to San Antonio
were broken for a few hour* yester-
day afternoon, but were later re-
sumed.
orticlals of the Southwestern Tele-
phone Company estimated that about
four hundred lines were out of service
In the city, although workmen are
doing everything possible to got them
back Into commission.
The San Antonio toll Un* went out
about 5:10 o'clock yesterday afternoon
at Manchacha where a creek, ordi-
narily dry, Ie now on a rampage. It
was said that the toll lines north had
not been damaged.
Because of the force of the water
yesterday afternoon, the street car,
which wwent into ‘ Walsh Branch
Thursday night, was swept from Its
nestling place in the sand and mud
down the branch and through the
brick culvert on the couth side of
Sixth Street. The car was lying
broadside across the creek, but the
force of the water turned one end
down the creek toward the river and
then pushed it on south about forty
feet. The cost of- the car originally
was 88500. •
Shortly after the car went into the
branch a contract for raising it was
let to a local contractor. As soon as
the water had receded sufficiently,
the contractor placed temporary sup-
ports beneath the car and tied them
to each bank with ropes.
When the rise came yesterday aft-
ernoon, the ropes snapped as if they
had been cotton threads the car
turned and headed down stream and
plowed its way through tho mud.
President Jones of the Austin Rail-
way Company yesterday said that the
loes t his company wou’d do at least
large crowd congregated at the
Tenth Street Bridge over Shoal Creek,
and there saw the great excavations
wrought by the waters during the past
four days. On the north side of the
bridge the iron protection rail was
practically all demolished and what
remained of the. iron was bent and
twisted into an almost unrecognizable
mass. The concrete portion of the
2" -45
and that you intend to have it."
"But I thonght th* mervice all over
th* boat was very good," protested
Helen. “K beems to ne they do
everything they can."
"Why whouldn’t they? They’ve
got you here for a week, and U'* up
to them to make yea comtortabie.
Besides, there’s so much competition
BOW between these big Une* that i
they’ve got to keep op their service
or they don't get the pasbengers."
Warren", attitude was always that
he was conferring a favor upon any-
thing that he patronized and he ex-
acted and meually received, as he ex-
premaed it. "all that was coming."
While Helen’s atuitude always
ally cold in here." .... .
"It I* eSut, dear Walt, 1,1 give
Fiends’’ Busy.
uit now
n boss,
osevlt,
he mag-
inn par-
: firmly
he inner
tics and
poke in
>le were
he gov-
vhen he
e main-
in large
of cap-
looked
ibtained
imunity
ict is a
ey con-
one for
». Pa-
. Bryan
ade his
• a Na-
he ideal
York ia
Demo-
ithority
ributed
osition,
i. Thia
amblers
» every
were in
r result
rchased
low the
to both
finance,
iter re-
entitled
rs on a
*t of it
lie. and
hr ugh
1. The
hat he
lot ratio
ims hit
ything
Wnt on
mile at
e with
merely
haps it
lepend-
mother
corrup-
ance of
fed hit
Plead
rphans
or pi 'ra-
ider of
gs can
st like
tod or-
Otpora-
d these •
* them
ahpuld
Amust
There has long been a map
that many supplicant tor en
might not be so destitute aa
seemea and th* case of a hi i taf"
ler named Lukisi Hadab rsoemur)
in Brooklyn onfirmed th* •*■
for ones at leant. Habab Na
to make hla pitiful pleading tM
trate Magutre, who gave him •• i
to buy food Later Habab wan
ried to a Long Inland city Lo«
where a bearch of big clothea tent
1350 sewed up securely in an •
wise very ragged garment. He
promptly arraigned and fined *
Tellers at some of the aavinge t
declare that deposita are tre
made by men and women wha
wretched and woebegone In apt
ance These depontts are not 5
for small sums either. Beggars
tank books are not unknown u
workers for charitable Inatitu
but they have learned that the
no use exposing them. Even '
charitable men and women are wi
against giving to those who mA
more monsy than they have J
selves they declare the sum the*
l» too email to quibble about a
Is even smaller business to prog
them.
For several years after tho l
ish-American War fever etrichen
—at least they looked as if
•tricken—collected money by a
Ing that they had contracted la
tie troubles while serying in '
The National guardsmen were
clally easy victima They algo,
a culprit's rascality was broug
their attention, refused to pro*
ecofting at the idea of "making t
over a little piece of monep."
One of these Spanish-Amenicet
beggar* collected 55 at a time
veterans of the Cuban s4mpA
telling them that he had toot •
he was minus a leg all right—tai
the maltreatment of * young
surgeon who did not know hl*
-fou ought to know yon couldn't
pet over any such role as that"
K Then, turning to Helen ss the stow- ____
DIVER SCANS BOTTOM AUSTIN DEATH LIST
stand you know what good service is
k ,esvtx
h 4
Although st teok her almost an
hour to* was all dreesed and was
3-225 ?TraS "he 4*a; I
le tbe narrow ereaking berth and I
pushing back the curtain. "Too up?
"Yes, dear I’m already to go on
deck I thought 1'4 hurry and Eek
oct m you woutdn"t be erowded."
yeslerday than it did ThurM
Late yesteqday evening it A
gone out and the embank:
around It wire contiduall1
It will only tai,e a very san
lake it 411 away. . 22
The banks lot th* creeik.
the flooded area were constl
Ing in. At Sixteenth Street
walls of the crgek were we
in some places had given #
same was true of the wall
Fifth and Sixth Streets. AU
tributaries to the creek we
out and had widened their
The streets were washed out
beds were running down •
of some of them.
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