Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1900-09-29 | Page 2 | Flood in Texas

FLOOD IN TEXAS I Railroad Is Under Water at t Fort Port Wor Worth Fort Port Worth Tex Tea Tex Sept 28 2 The T e Trinity Triniy river continued to rise rie all aU day and is fully thirty feet at this plate place pla c The overflow reached out more than thana a mile mie resembling a large lake and ard is from four to six feet deep Much of the Cotton Coton Belt Bel railroad track has ha been ben carried away The Cot Cotton Ct Cotton ton Belt Bel station staton is surrounded s with water three or four fest fe t deep deeD and andaU andall all business is suspended temporarily Service Serico over the North Side street streetcar streetcar streetcar car lines has ha been abandoned As yet no loss of life has been re reported reported reported but it is rumored that ported some I people have perished below belov bel 0 this city I in the Trinity Triniy river bottoms I