Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-04-16 | Page 3 | Bursting Dam Saves Woodruff from Ruin

1 BURSTING DAM SAVES WOODRUfF fRO FROM RUIN Ariz April 16 The 16 The flood floor which swept away time the reservoir darns dams at L Lyman and Hunt and submerged submerged sub sub- sub sub-I merged parts of ot St. St Johns yesterday had Inundated today the town ol of Woodruff oo twelve miles milE's southeast of or hero Water r diverted from Crom the i overflowed o Little Colorado ado river submerged submerged sub sub- mer merged ed the th tR to a n depth of or seven Re toot feet before the Woodruff dam burst and relieved yE the pressure I Meantime all the people of ot the town had reached high ground and there were no fatalities to add dd to the time I list of ot eight t lives lost loot b by the breaking break break- ins inS' of ot the l Lyman dam Wednesday nl night ht I The Tho Little Colorado was out of ot its banks at this point early i a K rising steadily Every cry had haIl been taken however and i z material m dl damage e was expected