| From the New Orleans True Delta |
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| April 12, 1861 |
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| 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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