Show RIVERS OF TEXAS ON DIU Tributaries of the Colorado Overflowing and Vast Area Endangered Agricultural Lands r rand and Prosperous Communities ties Along Banks Austin AUGUn Tex Tes April 19 The The upper tributaries rles o of the Colorado river are arc higher than they have hare been for 30 years rears and an overflow of that str stream am for or COO GOO miles o of its Us course couro seems toC to tobe tobe be C Inevitable The rainfall In the upper upper up up- per waters has amounted to more than four pour Inches and It Is still raining The Tho Concho Llano Pecan and San Saba rivers arc are pouring torrents of ot waters Into the Colorado Tho The Colorado has been slowly rising at nt Austin for two lays days but It will be another three days das before the great creat floods hoods from above reach here The alle valley from Austin to the gulf is In a n high state of cultivation cultivation and an overflow will devastate the growing corn cotton sugar cane and other property to the value of many millions of ot dollars The rain fell In such torrents in the tho vicinity of Brownwood Coleman and yesterday e and today that people living liv II hl streams had to the time smaller In ing along take refuge reuse In trees Many houses were swept away army Continued The floods In the Brazos Trinity and Neches rivers livers have been greatly augmented augmented aug aus- by another period of ot 24 hours hours' rain lain The Hoods of the Brazos and Trinity rivers ers have hare not yet reached ached i r the extensive an and cultivated valleys which extend upward from the gulf coast for OO miles It will take two or three days das before the critical period of ot the overflow in the valley of these streams Is reached The rhe great reat sugar plantations plantations planta planta- are situated in the valley alley of or the Brazos and Colorado rivers Tho The The Te Brazos river liver Is rising rapidly crest of ot the flood In that stream is still sun stillmore stillmore more than tItan miles from Its mouth All An live stock etoch Is 19 be being Ins removed from rivers and andI the lower valleys alles of ot the warning has imas been sent to the inhabitants I tants of at the low lo lands to seek refuge on higher grounds I SLIGHT liT GRANTED lED Interrupted b by Continued Do Do let Hi-let Cessation The Thc 19 The Fort Worth Tex rex April here rain which has fallen steadily all except c cell three of or the 19 days this month temporarily ceased at G 6 o'clock when the damage to this morning here by the flood was conservatively Conservatively con con- property placed at 51 COO Weather Forecaster Landis predicts these local showers and ad additional figures will be considerably Increased families fam tam IA A fund for the relief of ot the HIes on the tho verge of ot starvation here hero has been started In response to Mayor suffering suf sur- Harris' Harris proclamation procla The Tho worst loss lossIs lossIs lossis fering and the tho greatest property Is In the Vatic Valley View addition where homes are half submerged cd and amI where the flood Hood has no outlet Tops of half submerged trees are the only visible landmarks In the city park Similar conditions prevail at atVater Waterworks Waterworks Water Water- from works park and across the river the city Seven Selen Inches of ot rain has already fallen fullon hero this month equal to the record for the entire month of oC April 1900 Many of ot tho the ol oldest est Inhabitants say eny It Is the worst flood they ever over saw here heN Draws Brazo River Rl Makes New v c Mark Nan Waco Tex April 19 The Thc The Brazos river tI here Is 35 feet deep 7 Inches hundred hunI hun hun- higher than ever recorded Four Inundated intimidated I tired dred city blocks here are About bo t families h have vc had bad to move |