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Flooded Texas rails struggle as Navasota rises
Rail lines from Campbell Creek to Hearne are repaired while the Navasota River surges a record flood. Bridges saved by cables, waterbound passengers seek routes north and south. Officials report widespread damage from Bryan to Madisonville with crops in the Brazos bottom largely ruined.
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Campbell Creek
Benchley
Campbell’s Creek
Hearne
Navasota
Millican
Navasota Bottom
Bryan
Courtney
Lee
Datfan
Calvert North
Santa Fe
Conroe
Brazos River
Down
Navasota River
Streem
Madisonville
Brazos
F. W. McConnico
Pitts Bride
Will Pitts
Jis Bridge
J. O. Chance
G. G. Ranch
Joe Batts
Little Brazos
Oliver
Mudville
John Astin
FE. R. Nash
Waco
Pitt’s Bridge
J. M. Lee
Geo. W. Smith
New York
Gulf