Show I flOOD JION IS GROWING SERiOUS n 7 r. fig mg Forces Fighting Minute r to toily Check in Ill Parleys PrIcy's Canyon Already City's Water Supply ily Is s Crippled Order Has 1188 to Stop the City Wagons At 1 o'clock this afternoon the flood torrent carried out the huge water main which carries water from the Parleys Parley's canyon reservoir to the head of the big hig mains which run to Salt Lake City It was constructed of heavy timbers and a terrific force orce was was required d to get it out It was demolished Tile The loss will be over a thousand dollars I Moods Floods the worst in local history arc are today ravaging Parleys Parley's canyon breaking down all kinds of city and corporation corporation corporation cor cor- properties and threatening to do thousands of dollars damage The heart of Salt Lake City's water supply supply supply sup sup- ply has been torn out the pipe line carrying water from the Big Cottonwood conduit to the Parleys Parley's canyon city reservoir has bas been washed away much damage has been done to the Rio Grande tracks and the danger to all property property property prop prop- erty never has been heen greater The water Yater of the city is now being supplied only 1 by the Cit City Creek and Emigration gration canyo canyons s and as a consequence consequence conse conse- quence there is a shortage All over the tile e eastern stern part of the city sprinkling wagons were called off this morning and other sources of exhaust were closed owing to the shortage There Ther will be no flushing of streets toni tonight ht The torrents of water are ra raging ing from the points where here the Mountain Dell Den Delland Delland Denand and Lambs Lamb's 5 forks are dumping fl od waters into the the- main This morning to to- prevent the water from completely washing out the tracks of the Park lark City branch of the Denver Rio Grande about fifty ty me men n were hurried to the canyon on on two special w trains They y are bus busy u dumping rock into th tim the streams from the cars boarding up th the the- parts n of the grade rade of the tracks which are bei being hard bard pressed by the water ater strengthening hening the bridges doin work to the and doing other prevent pro I entire collapse of the tracks It wa was only with the greatest st. difficulty this I morning that the trains were operated over the road were kept along the tIm tracks all last ni night ht and it was only with with great difficulty that great reat destruction hon did not occur A A. section gang was wag kept busy all aU ni night bt The railway water tank near tim the mouth of the tho canyon is in ill danger The rhe water is gradually eating its way ay into the streams The property of f the eit city in including luding the roadways is in danger of being totally totally totally to to- tally destroyed unless the tho torrents cease This morning the condition became so o serious erious that after an investigation the immediate need Deed of a powerful force of workmen was decided upon A Accordingly five enty-five men were secured secured se se- se cured and were vere rushed i to the canyon where they are now doing all aU in their power to widen the streams ams and relieve relieve re re- re- re lieve hove the serious conditions To Work Three Shifts As soon as the scene was as reached the seriousness of the dan danger er was apparent and immediately teams were sent back to the city for supplies Fifty tents a lar large e quantity of hay and grain for forthe forthe or orthe the horses and aud bedding food and-food for tho the workmen were hurried to the scene ne of the work At noon today twenty more IDore men were sent to the canyon canon and more will be sent out later this this this' afternoon In all nIl there will be a force of over oyer men who will be divided into three shifts to fight the raging waters water They have bave a large ar e equipment of shovels shovels sho sho- vels scrapers and lumber which will willbe willbe willbe be used to brace the reservoirs and protect protect pro pro- teet other city property The outlook for fair and ancl warmer weather is said to he be good tood by the tho weather bureau and no doubt the tho damage by floods will be enormous This morning the h heart art was torn out of the city's it s water supply when the I water carried out the end enl of the pipe pipeline pipeline line Hue connecting the conduit with t the be Pa Parleys Parley's s 's canyon reservoir With this out it was found necessary to close up the city water ate mains and this cut cutoff cutoff cutoff off the water supply over a large e part of fihe city the thee e empty mains wore were co with ith the City creek and Emi Emi- I I gr gration tion mains and md water ater enough for culinary purposes was supplied The water department this afternoon made the request that all persons be patient if water WLter is shut off temporarily ly It is practically impossible to keep the mains filled fined with clear water under the present conditions With every yei-y available man at work at atthe atthe the dan danger point the tho pr prospects are that much dama damage e can be lie prevented Penitentiary Affected With a cold eold t night i ht la last t ni night lt it was wl hoped that tho the water would recede hut but it did elid not and antI with the heat of today I and no pro prospects of cool we weather the tho chances are that dama damage e will trill result over oyer those parts of the city eity which are coursed by the tho canyon streams and their outlets The penitentiary is also albo experiencing considerable trouble with the reservoir which supplies the prison with water The Tim torrents became so serious this I morning that it was deemed advisable ad to turn th the water out of the tim reservoir oit i This was done and anti now the apply of the prison bis been exhausted Warden Pratt superintended tho ork worl I II of turning out the tho water He lie has bas de devised ile- ile I means which by-which water be I e-I can se se- 1 1 o ois is anticipated in a shortage of drinking water although h it might aught be a little mudd muddy While the workmen are aro busy in the canyon trying to prevent the e entire tire demol demolishing demolishing de de- de- de mol shing of the municipal property and ana tho washing out of the tho grade of the railroad a large rg force of workmen and Tind teams are in tho the city doing their utmost to keep the water under subjection All along th the Parleys Parley's creek orn fi-orn the point point- where it leaves Jeans Twelfth South and auel Eleventh Ele East streets the bank has been ben raised raise d and nd strengthened in iu all aU loose points but it still stil has done much dam dam- age 1 A great deal of the country has bas been en flooded and ana considerable damage done And Ana a great creat deal more is threatened threat Along IDe Tenth South canal cinal from front State street west to the tho Jordon the water is still hovering about the tops of the banks In Ulan many places it has been raised The tracks of the Oregon Short Lino bine iino became so weak at tho the point where they cross the stream that the tho raising of the brid bridge e was found necessary A lar largo large o force foi-ce of men got busy with the bridge and lifted it several feet out of oY the tho water No Street Flushing The same condition exists along the Ninth South canal The bridge of the Salt Lake route lOute is still being washed heavily and it probably will be DO be necessary necessary sary ary to raise it The Tho tracks of the the- Salt Lake Lak Valley VaHey railway at Ninth South and md Second West streets ebl is also in dan dan- ger gel It was raised two years Ears a ago o to what was considered a a. safe sate point but bu L increased volume of water has made the bridge unsafe again Last night the Ninth South canal presented a most lively scene stene While Whilo the muddy water full fun of drift wood rushed down the street dashing against its banks a dozen teams teanis and a a. lar large I force of men were busy filling up the tho weak points A force of me all night V by bv v use of lan lanterns signals signal were ere placed o on 1 a all 1 bridges and guards stationed d there to force wa wagons ons to cross the bridges slowly This mornin morning the tho workers had succeeded suc sue in raising the banks a a. foot Loot in inan all an parts The work has be been n kept up all nfl today and will be continued tonight It has been found necessary by the street department to call off all aU street workmen and and anel set s-et et thom them to work at the threatened districts There Thero will be le no street cleaning or flushing tonight and there has been leea no lIO sprinkling of streets today Jake Raleigh reported this morning mornin that lIe he had done cIone everything c in in his power pow but he be fears for the worst The uThe weather is warm and the tho water higher than it ever over has hus been heen before be said By tomorrow WI we expect we-expect expect tim the damage to be very serious |