Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-07-02 | Page 1 | Mexicans Meet Death in Flood

mmm MEET DEATH IN FLOOD Eighteen Known to Have Perished. Many Houses Washed Away in Town of Las Vacas. Hundreds Are Homeless and It Is Feared Death List Is Much Greater. DEL RIO, Tex , July 1 Unprecedented rains supplemented by a cloudburst near the head of I. as Vacas creek, a small stream on the Mexican side, have resulted In the known d.-ath b drowning of eighteen eight-een persons, sixteen of whom were Mexicans, Mexi-cans, and the probable death of many more. Town Largely Submerged. Great property damages resulted, tho town of Ivls vacas b.-lng largely submerged sub-merged and many buildings and their contents washed away Hundreds of people peo-ple are homeless and Del Rio Is doing Its utmost t- aid the I iffi rem