Dam Break Deluges Austin Area Killing 23
Reports from Austin describe a catastrophic dam breach on the Colorado River sending a 50 foot flood through the valley. At least 23 people are confirmed dead with many more missing across Hornsby Bend Webberville and surrounding lowlands as the city reels from power plant and waterworks destruction and massive financial strain.
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Austin
McDonald
Austin and Northwestern
Hornsby Bend
Bastrop
Colorado River
New York
Cleveland
Flood Toll Passes Fifty in Texas Districts
Reports from southern Texas river floods confirm more than fifty deaths with many victims unlisted due to isolation. Bastrop and Austin areas are cut off as the Colorado river valley rises further. Bastrop flooded and rail lines damaged. The San Marcos and Guadalupe rivers threaten towns. Cotton acreage ruined and stock moved. In El Paso, court suits allege $10,000 damages against Southern Pacific by two workers. Eily Coghlan dead in New York.
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Dallas
Texas
Austin
Colorado Valley
Bastrop
LaGrange
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Temple
California
el Paso
Tex
Estanislade Mariarez
George Braden
Southern Pacific Railroad
Bexar County
Southern Pacific
Louisiana
Notable Deaths and Fires in Brief News
Coghlan died in Stanford Connecticut at age 36 from pneumonia after measles. John Wright Dean known as the Quaker evangelist died in Washington at 70 from pneumonia. Joseph Horne & Co. department store in Pittsburg burned with about 1 million loss. William Davis killed Wes Steel near Auburn Indiana. Ponce report says paupers overrun the town and starvation deaths occur on streets. Mrs Dewey rumored to have joined the Episcopal church. Schultz and Co. piano factory fire in Chicago caused 70 000 loss.
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Pawtucket
R. I
John Wright
Washington
United States
Joseph Horne & Co
Pittsburg
Auburn
Ind
William Davis
Wes Steel
Ponce
P. R
Dewey
Episcopal Church
Shultz & Coo
Chicago
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Desser
Johnson Creamery
Double Crown
Batavia
Richelieu
Howell Bros
Ben S. Read
John Wittman
Bryan, Texas
Burt Norwood
Liza
Dray Line
F. A.lee
I. Ac Lek
Colorado
South
John Baiz
Walter Blossom
Frank Pinget
Walter Johnson
Alfred
Waldo
John Kenney
Thomas Kirkpatrick
Dick Morris
Old Dan
Claude Franklin
Joe Newman
Oswin LaFrance
Ben Harvey
Hornsbys Bend
Thomas Helsey
Joseph Burns
Henry Harvard
James Farnes
Webberville
Howard and
Dinson
Paul Fisher
Western Union
Mense
S of
South Texas
Gonzales
San Marcos
Guadalupe
DeWitt Farm
River High
Bryan
Bryan. Tex
Little Brazos
Big Brazos
Fily Coghlan
Eily Coghlan
The
Bryan Grocery Co
John B. Mike
the Bryan Grocery CO
Tom A. Searcy
Coghlan
Stanford, Conn
John Dean
Exchange Hotel
American Laundry
Damiens Livery Stable
Jas. O. Kernale
J. V. Brogdon
Ieee
Dee Mike, JR
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