Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number 22
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, July 31, 1902
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THE RAIN AT MART
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Great Damage Done the I. & G. N. Ry.
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Mart, Tex., July 29.--The
heaviest rain within the memory of the oldest inhabitant ended here today about
10 o'clock after falling continuously since 11 o'clock last night.
Creeks have overflowed, crops have been
damaged, roads washed and the town flooded.
The greatest damage being to the tracks on
the I. & G. N. All srains (sic) have been discontinued nutil (sic) further
notice.
A washout of 30 yards this side of Battle
occurred this morning.
The track from here to Marlin was in a
precarious condition. In many places water was running ovr it. It
came in a snail pace. The big pond of the I, & G. N. is full and the
attention of all of the available working force is demanded for the protection
of the dam. This pool covers nearly one hundred acres near the track and
the embankment upon which the track is laid serves as the "dam," The lake
is six or eight miles long.
Nearly every one who could went out to see
it just as soon as the rain ceased.
Supt. Bowers reports that north of Waco the
I. & G. N. has suffered a loss of $60,000.
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