Utah County Democrat | 1908-09-01 | Page 4 | Gave Life for Others

GAVE LIFE FOR OTHERS. Woman Warned Residents of Danger From Flood, but Lost Her Own Life. Donvor, Colo. To Mrs. S J. Rooko,, telcphono operator, who lost hor llfo In tho flood at Folsom, many residents owe their escapo. In fnco ot certain doath this bravo woman stayed In a doomed bulldloc until every method cf escapo was cut off by wator, sending send-ing alarms to every rcsldont who had a telcphono. It was lcarnod on Saturday that Mrs. Rooke had recolved nmplo warning warn-ing to allow her to escapo. A rosldont of Hills .telephoned to hor at 11 o'clock Thursday night that sho would bo flooded out within an hour If Bho did rot leavo. Instead of heeding tho warning, tho little woman set herself to tho task ot saving othors. Number nftor number on tho telcphono ex-chnngo ex-chnngo was called up with tho brief warning: "Pick up and leavo at onco, a flood Is coming down tho valley." 4 Ovor forty residents scon Saturday morning, said that they had received tho warning from tho contral ofllco and had at onco prepared for tho tor-rlblo tor-rlblo emergency.