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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1899
Page
3
A partial timetable lists Hearne west bound train numbers with departure and arrival times including No 1 and No 3 No 2 No 4 departures and a 12 50 p m arrival. Also shows 1 06 a m and 9 05 a m times with scattered notes.
Bryan College Station area notes list numerous visitors and locals: Floss Campbell from Greenville, Col Peters from Calvert, Mr. and Mrs. John Daly to Austin, Captain Sim Parish of Calvert at College, editor A. J. Buchanan and family to Marlin, Rosa Collett of Austin visiting Miss Philpott at College, Dr. Gillespie of Manor as guest, and other arrivals. Alumni officers named. new buildings planned. a 180-member class confirmed at St Joseph church. a baby girl passed, funeral today. Lost items include a black girl pony and a gold watch. profits offered for rewards.
A list of names appears with a note that a charge of one cent per piece is due on each advertised letter. Patrons must call for letters by stating advertised and the date. Additional items mention Farmers' Congress talks, insurance agents, a local services ad for matting and harness cleaning, and a lost purse with a $30 reward.
The Colorado River flood forces homes to flood levels, with San Saba reporting two deaths and extensive property losses estimated up to 125000. Menardsville submerges main street seven feet deep and the courthouse door under water. The Columbus bridge collapses after a heavy drift, while Waiters railroad bridge near the river remains intact with aid.
In Dunnellon Florida a mob lynched two Black men on Sunday night, allegedly in retaliation for a marshal’s shooting by a local Black man weeks earlier. A posse with Sheriff Nugent arrived by special train to halt further mob violence and prevent the execution of nine more suspects.
A Barboursville special reports a planned rear attack on troops en route to Barboursville. A force of about 30 men followed them, with 25 at one point and 15 at another, while 15 lingered in the knobs. Troops formed quickly as Captain Calhoun’s escort prisoners hid under an embankment and Captain Wilson’s skirmishers advanced. A Gatling gun was readied. the assault dispersed and the party was late five miles from Barboursville.
Violet Wisconsin reports the heaviest rain and a cloudburst northeast of town flooding Bear Creek and the Kickapoo valley. Fields were washed, bridges destroyed, and mill dams washed away. Travel was halted as floodwaters reached several feet in places.
June 13 report from Stillwater Minnesota describes a ferocious cyclone that nearly wiped New Richmond Wisconsin from the map. J A Carroll tallies hundreds killed as fire follows wreckage. Hudson Wisconsin also struck, with a water spout cyclone crossing Lake St Croix and flattening farms and homes.
Storms June 13 severely flood Tomah and Sparta area. Bridges on Lem and Conner creeks washed out, river and creek levels flood streets, crops damaged, livestock drowned, and rail lines hampered with trains delayed for days. Beaver Creek undermined buildings, and key blocks suffered undermining.
Six inches of rain in 24 hours marked the worst storm in the area washing out stone culverts and retaining walls. Roads became impassable, streams overflowed, and rail traffic stalled as similar washouts affected nearby towns including Hudson Trempealeau and Stillwater. A relief train headed to New Richmond was planned to bypass washouts. In Memphis, A K Ward’s forged note cases were reversed by the state supreme court after multiple trials, suggesting possible future freedom.
A dispatch to the navy department reports the cruiser New ark has arrived at Castro Chile. The note places the ship in South American waters amid ongoing naval activity.
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