NP, TD 4/12/1861

From the New Orleans True Delta
 
April 12, 1861
 
Texas Intelligence
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   The Rise of the Brazos
Destruction of Property Apprehended
   The News publishes a letter from Richmond, under date April 8, which says:
   Last evening the river commenced rising at this point. About 8 o'clock this morning, I went on the bank near the railroad bridge {Washington County RR}. The river had risen about ten feet, and the drift-wood had accumulated so as to fill the river for several acres above the bridge. It seems the draws had all been removed before daylight this morning, yet by some means the drift had caught, and by 8 o'clock it seemed to be completely wedged in the whole width of the stream. Hands had been at work during the night removing all the iron from the bridge, and everything they could to lessen the loss to the railroad company. Up to the present time -- 11 a. M. -- none of the bridge has gone, but the river is still rising at the rate of about four inches an hour. Unless the rise should stop very soon, there is no uncertainty as to the result -- the bridge must go.
   The drift is constantly coming, and adding each minute to the already great pressure. Even now the bridge is probably so much warped as to render it almost useless. Norther blowing.

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