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Show FLOOD8 IN TEXA8. Overflow of Rio Grande River Will Cost Half a Million EI Paso, Tex A half million dot larn la a conservative estimate of tho damage dono by Iho overflow of the Illo Orando river north of III Paso In Dm Mcxllla valley llotwien flvo and ten thousand acres ot farm lands aro undor water, crops and farm inachln ery linvo been lost and all houses In the path of Iho waters washed uway Tho water 'In most place la alx feet deep Kvory adobu house In Anthony, N M , has bc n washed away and tho people havo fled lo 1.1 Paso Ono fam lly at Anthony was rauglil In Iho flood and 'were two da) a and nights without food or wslnr They wero finally rescued from Iho roof of a barn Tho water Is still rising rapid ly. threatening greater damage, os P0lally at Kl Paso where tho lower section of tho city I In peril If tho sand dyko glvns away I adorers aro working contlanlly lo protect tho dyko with sand buga |