Show OKlAHOMA 1 CITY IS VIS VISITED TED BY FLOOD SOUTH SIDE OF OKLAHOMA CITY IS INUNDATED BUSINESS HOUSES FLOODED a North Canadian River Rises Rile Rapidly From Four Day Rain Fall Fail Pressure Pres Pru sure ure of 0 Water Breaks Break Municipal Reservoir Oklahoma City A A catastrophic catastrophic catastrophic flood od gripped Oklahoma City Tuesday With virtually the entire south side Inundated flood waters of ot the tile North Canadian river rising rapidly and creeping relentlessly upward from tram the lowlands already literally are lapping at the very threshold of the retail business c center of ot the city With ih every prospect that the crest of the tue high water will whit not be reached for tor some time Sweeping savagely sa southeastward the raging torrent swollen to proportIons proportions proportions pro pro- portions by rains which have fallen tallen virtually without Interruption for four tour days In the west and north central sections of tIe the state broke through the municipal reservoir 10 miles mites westor west Of or here early Tuesday end ond riling Hung a pent up 25 foot water down donn- stream to spread further disaster to the already stricken lowlands on Oklahoma City's south side This Thu volume or of water reached herp here hereabout about 4 o'clock Tuesday morning and within nn nfl hour had hat spread to within 18 blocks of the principal business section both from the south and southwest corners cornEJ So tar far there has been no loss ions of life reported but numbers of persons are ale believed Lelle to be Imperiled A swirling current with a powerful power fIll ful undertow defeated efforts of ot fire tire men to roach reach 1 15 Iii persons marooned in inthe Inthe inthe the Mulligan Grove drove district In the lowlands Row now boats were unable to breast the current and effect a rescue after earlier efforts had resulted resulted re re- suIted in the rescue of several perSons per per- sons Sons- |