Show HUNDREDS ACRES FLOODED many fine farms in box elder county probably ruined Property Losa lux crops replaced by atud and A number or of houses damaged and aad two were swept completely away brigham city june 7 tb the C farming district ly lying three mile south of this city known as T three ahree mile was visited by a terrible disinter disaster this thi morning in the shape of a flood from a reservoir hundreds of acres of the finest were standing in a farms that yesterday luxuriant growth of grain hay and garden are today one stretch of boulders debris consisting of brush uprooted trees old wood and remain of fences houses and barns sand mud and water A nuat number er of houses are severely damaged while two were completely carried away and broken to pieces about 5 this morning a number ber ot of residents of three mile heard a distant roar resembling a heavy loaded train but as no train was in sight their attention was turned to the mountains east presently they saw a cloud of dust coming down three mile canyon and they knew that the reservoir had broken loose those who thought they were in the path of the flood ran to higher ground and they were none too quick soon came the water a great wall of it burs bursting from the nar row ravine in the canyon on top of the advancing flood were tossing trees and accumulated debris which were hurled high into the air in a few moments 0 the water was wag upon them right in the track of the rushing N water ater and first up towards the canyon stood the house and barn of robert henderson mr henderson and his family are away from ho home m c on their ranch in malad the flood struck the houses and lifted them up as if they were but match boxes and tossed them about on its seething crest they were carried far down into the fields broken into pieces and scattered broadcast not a scrap of anything was left of mr hendersons place it is now one mass mass of rock and md the house and stable of joshua holland were in great danger but the waters were turned in another direction and he escaped with a great black river of 0 mud running between his house and yards the greatest damage was sustained sustain ed by richard thorn his two story adobe house and barrs barns received the full force of the flood just below mr air hender sons mr air thorn sw saw the water coming and telling his wife to get a higher ground he barricaded barricades barrica ded the doors and prepared for the rush A ars rs thorn got but a short distance when the flood was upon her and she had to seek safety in the orchard up in a tree the water come with such force against the door that it was burst open and rushed into the room overturning furniture and filling the rooms room full of mud to a depth of a foot the water came up to the window sills but did not materially damage the house mr thorn had a good farm and everything on it growing finely not a green spear shows itself above the desolation ola tion his hii barn and sheds are scattered on the adjoining fields and great boulders can be seen sticking in the mud with which his farm is covered in some places to a depth of two feet just south of mr air thorns are arc jaynes james nelson and sons brig brigand and james they also suffered severely the batters lat is year old daughter geneva had a narrow escape in their rush for safety she was caught in the turbulent waters and carried with it to some soma distance but was rescued by friends in the nick of time brig net nel sons house was wrecked the flood tore open the door and came in with such a r rush U sh that it lifted a large range from ane floor burst through the opposite wall and carried the stove with it a good distance outside just below the last mentioned places lies barnard whites large farm and ex buildings the water has poured a stream of mud over part of his land but the injury is not so great while the buildings escaped altogether the water backed up against the union pacific track and as there was danger of a big washout some young men cut a culvert thus letting th the water escape they then flagged bagged the south bouth bound ex express which they claim they had great difficulty in doing as the engineer seemed loath to stop the train went back to brigham where it waited tor for the construction train to clear the track and repair the culvert mr thorn says his loss will be at least 2000 and a lair fair etti estimate mate of the entire lota is given at between and ishoo the reservoir is situated in the mountains about four miles east of three mlle mile it was built three years ago lately they had ad added to it and greatly enlarged it it was twenty feet deep and covered about five acres As the canyon road Is 16 1 ached out to get to it one will have to travel over the mountains at present no one can understand how it happened as it wa watched pretty carefully and a week ago the he water pater WM was ont r eight feet acet deep |