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Show Hobble Creek Leaves Destruction Along Its Path ... Extensive Property Damage Evident Throughout Area The muddy, flooding waters of old Hobble Creek and the cooperative fight in which citizens of this city have been engaged to control the raging stream, has made history in Springville the past several days. , Never before since the settlement of the city has this pioneer-named water reached such capacity and terrific ter-rific overflow of its banks. Resulting from the record snows of the past winter, win-ter, the waters came down with such force and volume that a state of emergency was declared in the city last Thursday and since that time it has been a round the clock fight to control the water, which rose more than 12 feet. 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Foot bridges on practically every street have been removed and channels have been dug by workmen on the sides of the street bridges to divert part of the water which overflowed and endangered cement road bridges. Several thousand acres of land in the west fields are standing in water. Barns, milk houses and sheds are filled, those which have not gone down under the swift-moving swift-moving stream. In the east section of the town, farm land, barns, sheds, chicken coops, orchards, gardens and homes have been damaged dam-aged and ruined, while the flood waters have reached the middle section, flowing from a break in the bank below the mouth of the canyon, down through the Brook-sido Brook-sido sub-division, along Fourth South then north to the Stake House and to Center Street and several blocks north and west. The flood waters necessitated the moving of the electric light line which extended south above of the telephone lines. Most homes were without power Sunday while poles and lines were moved to a new location. Back yards of homes on the south side of Brookside were filled with water, while a swift-moving stream flowed in the back yards and down the street near the homes on the north. So critical became the situation over the week end, when the flood water broke the water line in the southeast section of town, that wholesale vaccination of townspeople towns-people for typhoid was held Sunday Sun-day and over 2000 people received shots. The water was chlorinated as a precautionary measure. A scarcity of culinary water was declared de-clared and townpeople were asked to refrain from using it for sprinkling sprink-ling purposes. Due to the tenseness tense-ness of the situation and the need for help, many meetings this week have boon canceled. Citizens in the east section of town, especially in Brookside, and along Fourth South, have filled and piled up sandbags about their homes to hold back the flood waters. In some homes nearest the creek banks, sandbags have had little effect. Big trucks loaded with sand and gravel have formed a procession to the flooded areas, constructing dikes high around the flooding water. Huge pieces of road equipment equip-ment have been rushed to the emergency scene by Springville contractors, the county and state and interested citizens and companies com-panies outside of town have also assisted. Throughout the days and nights since the high water, blosts hove bean heard along the creek route as workmen and volunteers worked work-ed frantically to dislodge the fallen trees from the rushing waters. The D. & R. G. railroad bridge at 4th West could not take the full flow and swirled" away to the north, flooding new areas east of the tracks. The Scouts of the town have stood at intersections directing the traffic from the flood area and a loud speaker has given directions, and made announcements. The Red Cross came in for their share of credit for the fine job they have been doing during the emergency emer-gency by serving lunch and refreshments re-freshments to tired workmen throughout the day and night. The National Guard has been called into service to assist with flood control and high school boys who would help with sandbagging (Continued on page Nine) Upper left, Chicken coop belonging to Frank Sanford, near Broolcsido, three-fourths three-fourths submerged in water; upper right, men look over area near D&RG railroad tracks on Fourth West, Third North, where the water changed its course and traveled north when railroad bridge could not hold it; second picture left, a street in Brookside (believe it or not), after the water broke through the bank in the mouth of the canyons and traveled west. The street runs east and west in front of the north row of Brookside homes; right, water from Brookside traveled through the Stake House Grounds and down to 4th East, flooding past Boyer's Grocery on 4th East and Center Street, and north and west several blocks; third picture, left, back yard of a Brookside home in the north section; right, water in front of the Stake House. Bottom, left, families being evacuated from one of the flood-stricken homes; west of the new Third-Ninth ward church; bottom right, Charles Stone home on First East and Center Street protected by sandbags as water rose nearly 12 feet. Photos on this page and page 7 were taken by Marv Cox, Woodrow Weight and Roger Weight ports were that debris in the creek had blocked the stream and it was' spreading out at the' mouth of the canyon. Precautions were being taken by most everyone and preparations were being made for further possible poss-ible emergency for as one individual individ-ual put it, "most anything can happen." Rampaging Flood Waters Of Hobble Creek (Continued from page One) j or give other service were excused from school Monday. Measurements of the water indicated in-dicated the highest crest comes at midnight .and the lowest at noon. Warm days bring bad nights and the night following a cool day, workmen snatched a few hours of sleep. The flood has brought together men from every profession who hvae fought the water side by ; side along the raging banks. Neighbors and. friends have assisted as-sisted in moving at least twelve families out of their water-soaked homes and livestock and chickens were moved for stricken owners. ; Untold damage is expected to re- j suit from filled basements and the amount which will be involved in rebuilding bridges, roads and other j damaged areas, cannot be estimated. estima-ted. The highest crest of the stream thus far came Saturday and Sunday Sun-day so far as the valley was concerned con-cerned when the power plant was threatened with a close-down and the sewer line and main water line down Fourth South, came near being washed out. The flood situation at its height has not been without its amusing angles. While -sand - filled bags were being carried and placed along the creek's banks in Brook-side Brook-side women were seen holding floor lamps out of windows to provide pro-vide light for the workers-and with it all the ducks seemed to be having hav-ing a holiday as they paddled peacefully in water-filled fields. One of the most hazardous stories stor-ies in connection with the flood thus far, told how Ralph Child, Springville contractor went down . in a bucket of a crane under the j street bridge on Fourth South to fasten a crane hook to debris that clogged the stream and threatened to tear out the water line. Similar acts have been performed in the flooded areas by men interested only in helping their fellow citizens. citi-zens. Harold Whiting, city councilman in charge of streets and walks. Mayor Edward Clyde and other mmebers of the council, have'Oic-ed have'Oic-ed their appreciation to citizens j and ethers who have helped in the I emergency. One man ' remarked that had it not been for the heavy equipment, owned and operated bv Springville contractors, this city would have been a lake. As the newspaper went to press, the stream had by no means subsided. sub-sided. Cooler weather Tuesday nite reduced the flow in town, but re- |