Show NINE DRON IN TEXAS flOODS Record Breaking Rains Swell Swoll Rivers Rivers Rivers Riv Riv- ers Causing Enormous Loss Of Property And Ian I Many Lives DALLAS Tex July Tuly 3 Flood Flood waters bore death and destruction across a 0 wide area of southwest Texas tonight v Boiling over inadequate river channels toward the Gulf of Mexico the flood claimed 9 lives and a heavy property toll In the area between San Antonio and the border town of Laredo Soldiers and policemen united in rescue work Heroism was general Three persons died in attempts to save others Military pilots flew over the lowlands to locate marooned families and drop messages of cheer in the upper stretches of the Guadalupe Nueces and Frio rivers after rises which set a record record record rec rec- ord for 40 years the waters churned southward to threaten new damage to railroads highways highways highways high high- ways and homes The main line of the Missouri Pacific connecting San Antonio and Laredo and Mexico was cut by the Frio river between Pearsall and Dilley Ranchers lost goats sheep and cattle by the score as the rivers whipped by record-breaking record rains ranging up to 29 inches at one point in 36 hours coursed toward the gulf Houses were swept away Summer Summer Summer Sum Sum- mer cabins were demolished With wire communication crippled the fate of several towns was in doubt Treetops cut the flood in the bottom lands The Rev W. W H H. Vernon Baptist pastor at Batesville Batesville Bates- Bates ville and Mrs Vernon were rescued rescued rescued res res- res- res cued after clinging to a tree 18 hours Toribo Alvarez Alvarez 30 was drowned drown drown- ed in iu a vain attempt to save Jesus 18 from the Frio flood near Knippa The other known dead Mike Odell 19 of Honston Houston Charles H H. H Greenleaf 50 of Olivet Mich Miss Ida Steller 29 of Comfort J. J W W. Bronson of Austin Austin Austin Aus Aus- tin a Mrs Redman of Iraan a daughter of Mr and Mrs J J. J S. S Floyd of McCamey age 4 and Charlie Freeman of Talpa Odell and Greenleaf camping on the Guadalupe river were drowned drown drown- ed Saturday when they attempted to rescue a youth marooned Ina in ina ina a tree at Kerrville Miss Steller assistant postmistress postmistress postmistress tress at Comfort and Bronson lost their lives when their automobile was caught in the flood between Comfort and Center Point Mrs Redman and the Floyd child hild were drowned in a sudden rise on a tributary of Spring creek creck Mertzon and Barnhart Barn- Barn Barnhart Barnhart hart while the automobile in which they rode was being pushed push push- ed across the stream |