Deseret Evening News | 1904-06-09 | Page 2 | A Roaring Wall of Water

A Wall of Lyons ryun Colo June JulIO 0 OA A roaring wall of or water o through a IL huge gap In tn tha Iho dam which held back the tho Left LeftHand Hand reservoir covering ocren n rSM struck lit ruck terror lust night In tho Iho hearts of 01 hundreds In tho 1110 passage of or the ra Ing The break occurred short shortly ly Jy before midnight Mrs Mr J J Willis living on OIl the bonk hanl of Left Hand Hawl creek awakened by the Iho ot or waters und ne Immediately understood the cause nullo She Sho had time lime to tl her little cabin notify John Honey Hone telephone operator nt It Ward before the he swept her hor belongings Itoney sent nn over Vlra I to all 1111 the much hOIl ee mid towns t II along tho Iho of 01 the Hood lolle To ro those districts which were not nol with lIh communication were vere hastily dis dispatched patched und residents In the path of ot tho fled to 10 higher ground they huddled together watching the Ihn de destructive from which they the been beon saved l 11 y Mrs Willis warning