Show HAMMOND cant BREAKS OUT on wednesday of this week eek a big break occurred in the hammond canal just juat about a lock south bouth of the honeyville mill the break wa was caused by the action of a tile drain that had bad been placed under the canal to carry ofle off the water ater from a beet held field and apparently the drain water had been coming coining thru the tile until i it soaked up to the bottom of the canal which literally dropped down and as aa long ong as the tile held it was forced to discharge its full capacity of water nater but the force was so great that the water water 1 soon soaked the earth on all sides and a tremendous all slide dewent went plunging into the river while the canal overflowed its banks and them the water gouged out the earth to a great depth and width playing havoc with an alfalfa f fim 1 1 I 1 aal 1 n 3 row of apple trees the water was inas turned out of the canal as quickly as possible arid and a force of men and teams was put to work repairing the damage the work was completed this morning and the water turned in the ditch again which is mighty quick work considering the break and the nature of the ground at that point |