Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-03 | Page 1 | 10 Missing in River Floods

10 MISSING IN RIVER FLOODS fn Br fly United Fren EAGLE PASS Texas Sept 3 Ten 3 Ten persons were missing and property damage was estimated at toda today oday as the Rio Grande river receded recede ed d toward normal level after the worst vorst flood in its history It was estimated 1000 persons had been cen made ma-de homeless by the yellow waters vaters which swept over the lowlands low low- lands ands on both the United d States and Mexican sides of the Rio Grande City officials of Eagle Pass sought Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross aid for the destitute While 10 persons were persons were missing lit m- tIe le fear lear was felt for lor their safety Communications Com Com- were broken with several isolated communities and it was believed be be- probable that the missing persons persons per per- sons had sou sought ht safety on high ground I and were only waiting g for the waters to go down before returning to their homes Travel over the automobile bridge here was expected to be resumed today today to to- day Both the international footbridge footbridge foot footbridge bridge which was v covered with two feet of ot water and the railroad bridge which was under seven feet of ot Water water wa Wa- ter were wel c still standing The Thc flood was caused by rains Inthe in inthe the thc valleys of ot the Pecos and Devils Devil's river