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September 17, 1873
Wilmington Daily Commercial
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
What is this article about?
Floods overflow the Rio Grande near Brownsville, Texas, for the first time since 1869, inundating areas to the Gulf, ruining railroad and telegraph, suspending mail, and destroying cotton crops.
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Floods on the Rio Grande.
A despatch from Brownsville, Texas, reports that the Rio Grande has overflowed its banks for the first time since 1869. The upper county is flooded, and an "almost unbroken sheet of water" extends from Brownsville to the Gulf. In the city of Camargo the water is three feet deep in the main square. Almost the whole line of the Rio Grande and Point Isabel Railroad is ruined, the telegraph to Brazos has been swept away, and mail communication with the interior is suspended. The cotton crop in the inundated section is destroyed.
A despatch from Brownsville, Texas, reports that the Rio Grande has overflowed its banks for the first time since 1869. The upper county is flooded, and an "almost unbroken sheet of water" extends from Brownsville to the Gulf. In the city of Camargo the water is three feet deep in the main square. Almost the whole line of the Rio Grande and Point Isabel Railroad is ruined, the telegraph to Brazos has been swept away, and mail communication with the interior is suspended. The cotton crop in the inundated section is destroyed.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Rio Grande Flood
Brownsville Flood
Texas Flood
Cotton Crop Destruction
Railroad Damage
Where did it happen?
Rio Grande, Brownsville, Texas
Story Details
Location
Rio Grande, Brownsville, Texas
Event Date
First Time Since 1869
Story Details
The Rio Grande overflowed its banks, flooding the upper county with an almost unbroken sheet of water from Brownsville to the Gulf. In Camargo, water is three feet deep in the main square. The Rio Grande and Point Isabel Railroad is ruined, telegraph to Brazos swept away, mail communication suspended, and cotton crop in inundated section destroyed.