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Show GAVE LIFE FOR OTHERS. Woman Warned Residents of Danger From Flood, but Lost Her Own Life, Donvor, Colo. To Mrs, S J. Itnoko, tolophono operntor, who lost her life In tho flood at Folsom, many residents owo their escnpo. In faco of certain death this bravo woman stayed In n doomed bulldlnc until every method of escnpo was cut oft by water, sending send-ing alarms to every resident who hnd a telephone. It was learnod on Saturday that Mrs. Itooko had received amplo warning warn-ing to allow her to escnpo. A rcsldont of Hills telephoned to her nt 11 o'clock Thursday night thnt sho would bo Hooded out within nn hour If sho did L'ot leave. Instead of heeding tho wnrulug, tho Ilttlo womnn sot herself to tho task of saving othors. Number after number on tho tolophono ox-chaiiKo ox-chaiiKo wan called up with tho brief warning: "Pick up and Icavo at onco, a flood Is coming down tho valley." Ovor forty residents seen Saturday morning, Enid thnt thoy had rocolved tho warning from tho contra! ofllco and hnd nt onco prepared for tho top rlblo emorgency. |