Show Flash Flush Flood Takes Out Railroad Near Green River Lust Last Friday A flesh flash flood between Green Grem River a and n d Woodside Friday afternoon covered cowered three miles of highway and the railroad tracks running parallel to the road and halted traffic for almost three hours until the water receded and the debris was cleared away The flood floo t was described by MO Mrs Ralph Miller Jr Jt the Bill BI and Mrs Darrell Darrell Dar Dar- rell Reardon who were among the hundreds of ot motorists lined up waiting for or the roadway to clear as looking like a giant river or ocean In the middle of the desert The water was running running running run run- ning from both directions and carried tree trunks and giant rocks and the tho waves were described described described de de- scribed as resembling ocean waves One anxious out of motorist attempted to cross the flooded section and the turbulent waters literally t picked up his hiscar hiscar hiscar car turned it about and hurled It out of the way The car did not overturn however and the driver was uninjured Trains were stop stopped hi In Grand Junction for fOt approximately three hours until the water receded t from Crom the tracks and th they y were Inspected and repaired Irro The flash flood t apparently cau caught ht the highway patrol and maintenance sections off ott guard guam for Cor all tourists contacted m mentioned men mes- the absence of highway aid to get through the flooded When the water low tow sections sections er ered 1 to what seemed a safe sale saie level levet motorists picked their way through the debris anxiously watching the black thunderclouds thunder clouds hovering over o the area It was every mm men for himself However to most the sight fas so spectacular the delay dolay de do- lay tay was Just an added attraction to their journey Those ThOle unused to desert flash floods were astounded that just one half mile mite from Cram the flooded area the desert was dry and dusty |