The Flatonia Argus. (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 12, 1900 Page: 2 of 4
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- — , I The vallev of tbe Colorado river
The Dam Acroea theJColorado «®*tu of Au.iiu fora distance of soo
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Wdical Dhnimr can* (ixuM of
River at Auftin Broke at
11:15 a m. Saturday
Cauaing a Sud-
den Rise of
PIFTT FEET.
Eight Victims were Caught
in the Power House and
tteyen Perished.
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tb* itin—nfi aad otffam of itigiotlrn
•Od aiitrttlcw. It cum many <Ua-
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Valley Below Suffered
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leriously.
Dr. Pmt'» Pleases* Midi i—
tbe system cad regulate the ttm.
The Roar of the Cataract wus
Heard for Miles.
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Ratonia Argus
J. K. CROCKETT. Editor & Pub
On* ('opr One Year.
11.00
FLATONIA TEX. APR. 12. 1900
Tbe dining bull of the Paul
Qul in college, at Waoo, the well
known colored school, burned on
the night of the 7th. Loss $800
partially covered by insurance.
The republican judges agree
that Taylor af Kentucky, baa been
beaten, aud think now that the
beat thing for him to do ia to “git
out and git.’’.
Elaborate preparation are be
ing perfected to receive Admiral
Dewey in Chicago ou the auniver
aary of the second battle of Ma-
nilla. The Baltimore & Ohio has
placed its special train at the Uen
erala disposal.
Mrs. 8. B. Hart, of Waco, who
baa won first honors in tloral e*
poaitiona tu three states iu the
amateur class, is esperinientiug,
and tbiuks perfumery making can
be make a profitable industry in
TegaS,
The Waelder News reached the first
mile pout of its existence last Friday.
Although it has sailed through many
seas of trouble and was grounded and
deserted for a couple of wsekslon the
shores of despair, it is afraiu afloat
and bound for further usefulness.
Tbe crowning feature in Wasb-
iuglon tbis week will be tbe Puer
to Riuau tarifi bill wbinh will come
up before tbe bouse. Both sides
will try to poll their full strength
aud a lively time is looked for be-
fore tbe end is reached.
Kansas City ia brim full of en-
ergy. and tbe enterprise of her
citiseus ia commendable. The
large structure recently burned
will be rebuilt aud be in readiness
for tbe Democratic National Con-
ran wbiob la to ooureue in that
city ou tbe 4th of July. A great
undertaking. «
,»pie Bead, tbe well known nov
•list, says he will spend the win-
ter id iTexas- He contemplates
writing a book very soon, ns
Ing Texas incidents and soenes,
and will start at tba work at au
early date. It ia also stated that
he will write a play for Kiltie
Patuatn.
Tba San Antonio Express of tbe Otb
reports a heavy rain storm raging
from Del Rio along the line of the
Bout hern Paciflo to Uvalde. Tbe
wirea are dowb in many places and
aavaral bridges washed awayt no
train will probably go wost for seyer-
al days.
Cable reports from Manilla go
toabow that the insurgents are
attll very active. On last Friday
while Captain Sturgis waa recon-
noitring, ha oame upon an In-
milea from
Austin, Texts. April 7th —The
dam across the Colorado river,
which was constructed several years
ago at a cost of an even million Idol
lavs, was swept away this morning by
an unprecedented flood in that river.
The break occurred at 11:15 s. m.,
causing an instant r;so of 60 feet in
the river below the dam. The tor-
rent of water swept down upon the
broad valley below in all its fury, lea-
ving death and destruction in its wake
The power house, municipal water,
electric light and power plant, all sit
uated immediately below the dam, was
flooded instantly, and eight persons,
men and boys, were caught in the
power house, and all except one were
drowned like rats in a trap. Those
who were drowned in the power house
room, were John Baiz, Walter Bios-
som, Frank Piudet, Thomas Kirkpat-
rick, Old Dan, (ool.) all employes,
and three hoys who were watching
the flood trom the power house win-
dows.
Frank Jones, an engineer, miracu-
lously escaped by grabbing a belt and
hauling himself out hand oyer hand
through an opening iu the roof of the
building, before the water reached
him-
At the time the miyonry work of
the dam gave way, there was a crowd
of probably 500 people gathered near
the east end of the structure, watch-
ing the flood pour over the crest to a
height of 10 feet. Suddenly and with
out warning a break occurred near the
center of the dam, and a stretch of
the masonry work about 500 feet long
swnug round to tbe left. The great
bank of water in Lake McDonald,
formed by the dam. instantly lenpod
into the wide opening, aud with
roar that was heard several miles, the
flood tore down e vallev bolow,
A few hundred yards below the
dam, a point of land extended about
200 feet into the river- There were
on this poiut at the time the break oe
eurred a number of people, including
a woman and two children, several
photographers and a party of univer-
sity studeuta. Before theso people
could guin a posi'ion of safety the wa-
ter struck the projection covering it
instantly. The woman and two chil-
dren and an unknown man are known
to have been swept into the torrent
and drowned- Some of the others
were caught in the stream, but man-
aged to escape the main current and
gained the shore after a desperate
struggle.
The bodies of seyen of those drown
ed in the power house were recovered
tbis afternoon.
The several hundred spectators of
the awful sight were pnnic-strioken
and powerless to render any aid to the
unfortunate victims, Almost the in-
stant the dam gave way. Henry Ro
bell, a laboring man, who was on the
spot watching the flow of water, rode
his horse at the fastest speed toward
the city, giving tbe alarm that the
dam had given away. It was anoth-
er Paul Keyere ride. The people
along the route took up the cry, and
the news of the catastrophe was
kuown in the city probably three min-
utes before the flood reached the low-
er part of town. •
On the south side of the liver the
flood spread itself over the valley for
a distance of one mile in width.
Scores of residences and bares and
hundreds of head of live stock were
caught in |the torrent und washed
away
Manv men, women, aud children
abandoned their homes when they
heard tbe roar of the water ooming
down upon them and saved their lives
by flight. There are many reports of
resone from drowning slT along the
lowlands, but so far, none of them
have been confirmed-
One colored family of four persons
living in the flats of Waller oreek art
drowned, and it is reported that sev-
eral other colored families in the ri-
ver bottoms south of here were in the
path of the flood. They were prob-
ably all drowued,
A man whose name ia unknown was
driving along the river road in a bug-
gy on ibe soutli side of tbe bridge
when th# flood etruok him* He wae
able to get hold of a telegraph pole
roiloe is tlncxly settled by prosperous
farmer* and thousands of negro fam-
ilies. ’there are aleo many towns and
villages located aloug the river- The
terrible flood will strike many of theee
settlers without warning and it ia
fsared that the casualty list will be
largo wheu the complete reports are
received. Within a few minutes af-
ter the dam gave way, telegraphic
warning was sent to all towns withio
reach of tbe Western Union that the
flood was coming, bnt there was no
way of reaohing the country people
and it is among them that the death*
from drowning and the destruction
of property will be heaviest.
There were many lieroie incidents
of es iape and rescue, Iu the viciuity
of Barton creek a oolouy of water
bound people sought refuge in trees
and nro still in them, as there are no
boats able to stem the swift current
of the river. After the first high wall
of water there was a steady rise in
the river for several hours, but it be-
gan receding slowly about 3 o’clock
this afternoon, and it is expected by
tomorrow inoruing a view may he
had of the seene of devastation it lias
wrought.
Hundreds of thousands of not es of
rich vallev land already planted in
cotton, corn and other products are
in the path of this unprecedented ov-
erflow and the dnmage from that
source alone will amount to u vast
sum. In addition to this loss, hun-
dreds of poor people in this city and
along the lower course of the riyer
are made homeless. Scores of fami-
lies are tonight encamped on the hill-
sides around Austin.
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A perfect Remedy for Constipa-
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Worms .Convulsions.feverish-
ness and LOSS OF SLEEP-
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The llonaton Port of last 8nn>
day came nearer being an euoyoln,
pedta than a newspaper. It was
indeed a record bleaker, couta n
Ing G8 pages. 478 columns, 232 of
wbiob w ere ad vert laments and 244
co'umns - reading matter. The
Post’aliould certainly be proud of
its fifteenth birthday.
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Not a si agio house in San Antonio can show such a varied and ex-a
tensive collection as will be found here—and our prices are at least 25F
Sper cent lower. It’s a magnificent assortment at moderate—very mod-
erate prices. Comparisons are convincing—compare.
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Ever} thing in The Grocery Line
Fresh and Up-to-Date. Free
Delivery,.Country Produce
Bought and Sold
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Dodge Then
Did you svsr try to dodge the
rain-drops ? Did not succeed
very well, did you ? It’s Just
as useless to try to escape from
the germs ol consumption. You
can’t do It. They are about us
on every hand and we are con-
stantly taking them Into our
lungs.
Then why don’t we all have
this disease? Simply because
these germs cannot gain a foot-
hold In a strong throat and
lungs. It’s when these are
weak that the germs master.
The body must be well supplied
with fat The danger comes
when the blood Is poor and the
body Is thin. If your cough does
not yield, and your throat and
lungs feel raw and sore, you
should not delay another day.
Take
BED ROOM SUITES.
Antique Oak finish, wiili beveled mirrors,
$16 00.
SOUTH SIDE DEPOT.
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SOLID OAK BED ROOM SUITES.
Golden liniWli tier (rim tine double tops, beveled mirror.*, At nli puces.
O. 2^£a-3T
From $20.00 Upward.
SOLID OAK EXTENTION TABLES
With center supports mid brackets, belted legs,
$5.00.
Scott's
Emulsion
SOLID OAK SIDE BOARDS,
Double serpentine shaped tops, neatly ornamented,
From $15 00 up-
DINING ROOM CHAIRS,
With eano seats und^braced arms,
From $1. upwards,
FLATONIA. TEXAS.
Having purchased the Blacksmith and Wheelwright
Establishment on East side of Penn Ave,, we are pre-
pared to do first class Blacksmitbing and Woodwork at
reasonable rales and short notice. A share of the
public patronage solicited. Satisfaction guaranteed
r. IFHoise siioeln.g: a, Specialty
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SOLID OAK WARDROBES.
Witli double doors. Drawers at the bottom.
From $6.60 upward.
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| MARBLE r WORK,
{ O E STOLTZ, Prop’r.
I GRANITE, MARBLE & STATU RAY..
of Cod-Liver Oil with Hypo phos-
phites at once. It will heal the
Inflamed membranes and greatly
strengthen them as well. The
digestion becomes stronger, the
appetite better and the weight
Increases. The whole body be-
comes well fortified and the
germs of consumption cannot
gain a foothold.
It’s this nourishing, sustain-
ing and strengthening power
of SCOTT’S EMULSION that
has made It of such value In
all wasting and exhausting
diseases.
IEON BEDS
Full size white enameled, brass trimmed,
From $2,95 upward.
ART SQUARES.
All patterns and all prices-
From $4 00 upward.
A full and complete line of
CAPETS, M/miNQ8. LINOLEUMS, SHADES. Etc..
JOC aivlti oo. »il dragsbt*
SCOTT a BOYNE, Chemist., New Yurt.
sufRolsnt In strength to follow the
main body, Tho».* captor-d and
killed wsrs Iu foil uniform.
snrgent ontpoat live
Manilla, capturing two and killing ,DIB ^ u„m «. » r—
Onpt. Sturgis’ foroe waa In- anj 0|jmt,*d up into tha cross bars to
plaaa of apparent security, whan a
large frame house earn# down th#
stream, striking the Ulegrapb pole
Waahlngton Letter
W ashington, April 6th 1000
Admiral Dewey’s announcement
that lie is a candidate fur Preei-
dent is the moat uulqne ever made
He aays he will accept a nomina-
tion trom either of tbe politfoal
parties and that if neither nomi
nates him be is willing to ran as
an independent candidate. Had
the announcement been made be-
fore tbe Admiral returned from
Manilla tbe politicians would
bare oonaidered it a very eerlous
matter, bnt now, when the nomi-
nations of McKinley aud Bryan
by their respective parties ia gun
orally regarded as already aaaar-
ed, they treat It very lightly and
speak of the Admiral as tbe vic-
tim of an ambitious wife, But
ontalde of professional political
circles, the announcement Is
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Soledad Street snd Main Ave.
ANTONIO, TEX.
an some of tbe politicians out of
their boots if be runs as an inde-
pendent candidate . Admiral
Dewey said he made the announ-
cement in response to repented
requests from every seatloa of tbe
oouutry, and because be has be-
come oouvinoed .that tbe people
want him for President. Wbetb*
er ho is ourreotly informed or not
will soon be made apparent by
tho manner iu which tbe people
receive his announcement. What
the people ol the country really
want they have a way of. getting.
The vote by wbiob the senate
paased tbe Porto liican bill pre-
sents an Interesting stndy. Al-
republioaos
though six republicans voted
sgaluat the bill and one was pair*
circles, ine aiinomiuuiiiciiv i* net i a
ion*ly oonaidered, and many arJ ct) against It, the vote waa 40 «o
predicting that Dewey will frigbi-ISl, In Us favor. Each of the SIX
republican Senators who voted
against the bill la from a state
having two republican Senators
but iu only one oase were two of
them from the same state. They
were Davis, of Minn*: Mason of
III.} Nelson of’Minn.} Prooter of
Vermont, Simon of Oregou and
Wellington of Mil.; Jones of Ne-
vada, Kyleol South Dakota, and
Stewart of Nevada voted for the
hill while Lindsay, of Kentucky
auil Morgan of Alabama, who iu
a measure supported tho policy
of the administration towards our
new possessions, voted against
the bill. The populist Senators
voted against the bill.
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Courteous treatment to .11 who favor mo with their oatronage,.;
Polite talesmen to servo you at all limes.
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Crockett, J. R. The Flatonia Argus. (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 12, 1900, newspaper, April 12, 1900; Flatonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth981286/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.