Show I FIRE DEPARTMENT I FIGHTS EIGHTS HIGH WATER ATER Residents Near Raging Canal Are Attacked by Spring 1 Flood h by the tIme steady rise I c of tle lie ou Hood waters In iii time the Inn South canal a resl residents telephoned to the tIme lire fire department depart depart- ment for relief Fire Chief Vail at once went to their rescue with tIme the bl big steamer an and two or 01 three of or his men Tho Time steamer was used In pumping water a away aay a from toni house in time Iho most dan dangerous localities but hl while It worked all al day It I could do nothing The water waler seeping through crevices ices In iii th the canal and bubbling over O the top in 11 some ome places could not be pumped awa away fast Cast enough nn and the tho work worl of or the time u wits as U f s sT T Twenty tnt according to rh statement of the tIme chief could have haw been of no a avail aiL aiLI It I Is believed et b by the time re- re residents near hear Ninth South an and Second West eH streets that the water In the tile canal will wi rise risea I a few fe more inure Inches within the next day a or 01 two If I this happens many mummy of j the hom horns homes will wi b be Juo Hooded ed above e the I first floors The u level love le cl of time thu canal canalIs Is several se fe feet t above above- the time Coun foundations of oC man many of uC the lie houses and nd a serious o overflow t have havo a a. damaging ma h cC- cC cf 1 feet It I I la wu feared that the bunks of the canal will wt not be toe able to t holdout hold holdout out a against aln t the constant buffeting o of the raging ragin tream and ant several re residents reid resi l- l dents have ha been wal walking ln the canal ol olto to note signs si-ns of weakness In mal mam places time tho tH water has hiss begun blun to flow now through tho Limo si sides es of the time canal ihu- ihu causing causin the loo flooded c condition in that neighborhood ih continued warm weather hr snows in the hills will wi be he melted meled and amid will wH greatly augment the already Houlle flooded flood Houll- r e ed stream At t t Eleventh Elc South and amI State Slate streets street thu water vater has ri rise rise-n cl u up UJ I o door loor 1 Ills of several C lul hou houses house's cs and andl l 1 L' L slowly getting nearer the time flour Extra precautions are alc being taken t. kel all al along the tIme canal and the or worst t of time the hood flood I la is expected the time next two tWI I Ida da days s. s I |