Show DAMAGE BY FLOODS prom from accounts that have been coming in ever since monday morning il ii appears that much damage has bag result ed in some of the southern counties ol of the state from recent rains raine monday afternoon the worst flood ever experienced at fillmore came rushing down the canyon just ahead of the volume of water came some boys boya on horseback who as they entered the town shouted about e d a warning that a flood was cowl coming 09 an enormous enor moir body of water swept down out of the canyon and over that portion of the town lying on the bottom landu lands inundating and devastating grain and lucard fields gardens etc As the flood came down from the mountains it tore up tree ground together and crushed boulders and carried onto the farming lands large quantities ol of driftwood etc tue damage u mage will amount to thousands of 0 dollars blare A singular phenomenon immediately preceded the rush of water down the Forb foe halt alfau an hour before this occurred a powerful and very die agreeable odor filled the atmosphere A number of persons persona came near being caught in the flood which would un have drowned them so fara far as known oo no lives were lost but there is anxiety tor for the safety of persons employed employ en to in the mountains measures for the relief of damaged persons have been taken at kadaba kanab and meadow towns in Millard county heavy flandis occurred doing considerable damage bridge a and ti d dams dame were swept a way aay and farm ing ine lands were inundated floods also occurred in county at Fairview the track of the B R U W was so heavily covered with debris that trains had to stop atop running until the rubbish could be cleared away standing crops were beaten down barns etc were swept away streets were submerged ana much damage was done several wa washouts shouts of t the be grade of the B R 0 W occurred in and sevier counties and it to ii known that several towns in these counties were visited by heavy rains which must have done more or less lef damage but detailed information has not been received |