Show CLOUDBURST INi IN i PARLEYS PARLEY'S PARLEYS CANYON GANYON Seymour B. B Youngs Young's Cottage Carried A Away way by bythe the Flood T I RAILROAD TRACK DAMAGED f ff f.- f. Jt i. Fifty Feet of or Track ri cl Washed u hl Out But Bui I. I Quickly Repaired Storm In iii 1 r the Cl City At o'clock yesterday afternoon r r a cloudburst at Mountain Dell In Tarley's Tar Tar- Icy ley's canyon carried away awny the tho two- two story stor summer home of Dr Dl Seymour B. B I Young Youns also u a now new wagon wason and anti It was UI only b by good luck that Dr Dl Young his family and und some friends who were visiting visiting vis vis- Ls S there at al tho the time e escaped with wih their lives At tho the hour mentioned the clouds rolling roiling over Little Mountain in lark dark came rugged masses o er Lilie that gathered all nih allover al ning was The lightning over o the mountain wa wata flashing and bol bolts bolls striking ing different ta parts of ot the thc hill bill hi Just after a er severe thunderclap the occupants of oC the house noticed that tho water began rising the thc house hous Thc They prepared pre pre- pared to I leave heave e a but Iut before they could get away tho ho water had hac reached waist t 1 high and they were ere compelled to wade w to the hilt hill to the south of or the hou house C to get ct awa away from the flood 4 of water that 0 From the he amount camo caine rolling down own which carried brush bru h trees and anc debris with wih It f it It was known that It must have o ha been a clou cloud cloud- burst The flood lasted hasted lastee only a short time but It I sufficed to can carry the house awn away avay and the wagon wagon Three people who were driving in down Parleys Parley's canyon canon In a wagon were compelled to leave the wo wagon on which was washed awa away while they came Into the Cn city cIly on the train trin Can Canyon Uon on Road Bond m 1 eel Out In sc cral several places In the canyon the road has ha been wa washed out while In some places holes eight feet deep were plowed by the force of or the water The road Mountain Dell Deli Del and anc Park Pari f City Is In many man places Impassable which will wH mean the hc suspension of road travel until It I can be bc repaired Continuing on down the canyon the flood carried carree i a away aaY several bridges When him It I reach reached eel the city reservoir at tho the mouth of the canyon It choked It Il tiP lip to the extent that the thc weir weh over over- flowed towed about GO 60 O feet of oC the tie railroad track was washed out and amI the Ie reser reservoir cr- cr voir stones tilled with wih tees trees dirt and anel even A gang gans of fifty Japs from m the camp of P. P J. J Moran went ent Immediately to 1 work and soon oon had harl the track re repaired repaired repaired re- re paired after aCor which the work vork of cleanIng cleaning clean clean- o Jn ing out the reservoir began The waters atel's subsided suh idec as quickly as they came and anc an hour after th the hood flood food the water vater In the reservoir reser oh was at al Us Its Is norl normah normal nor nor- l mal mah level hovel i Flood in Town n t s by all over experienced pedestrians al O CI the tho city cly owing to the floods on the tho sidewalks anti and over o the tho crossings In Inmany sidewalk was covered cover cover- many the cd ed to a depth of several se cral Inches with wih al almost alii almost al- al silt sit and mud making passageway ii most Impossible In the southeastern southeast southeast- city the was ern Nn part of oC the tho flowing to such uch an extent that H It I was wast t an Impossibility to cross cros the streets for Cor some somo hours until unU after tho the waters water had hal subsided The ditches diches were unable unable un un- able to crr carry the volume of water r that rushed rusher down the street rho The lower portions of the tho city were the greatest sufferers In this respect as tho the water from Cram tho the hills his drained rapidly rapid I throwing all nih al the ruin rain rIn Into those sections I f In the IH business district First t and arni Second South and West rem Temple pie streets were welo 11 practically rac t cl Impassable J Pedestrians were vere compelled to mal make o a detour of half a block In Jn order to get gett t across the street and even then It I i. i was a matter of wading through an anInch Inch or two of oC mud and water At First t South Smith and 1101 West Vest the ther water was a tood hood flood extending from r the corner of oC Market row Into the center of the street both to the w west vest sl and south Tho The gutters were not able tho the water the consequence g to carry crry thet h being that thal they overflowed ve flooding t. t the streets to a depth of several sc crl inch Inch- es o With Ith tho the water was vas carried callec all al kinds of debris which served sered to choke cholte up the manholes sewers sewer on and nd gut gut- ter Sidewalks ules Covered Connel il i At Fifth South and Third East Bast Eal the i sidewalks were covered to a n depth of oC j several Inches with wih the tho rushing flood f It It was Impossible for Cor people to walk I J and the he situation was only relieved when several barefooted urchins pia placed c ed 11 some stone blocks used for COl cross cross- croS- croS l ings s in in- in e ct thi the water r- r to afford a short foot Coot bridge One old ohi 01 lady in attempting attempt attempt- In Ing t. t to ClO cross CLOSS dIpped on a a rock und and n. fell into the water 4 fel After the waters hail had suh subsided It I vints was a found Cound that the cement walks t were In a great grent many places covered ered co if to a u depth of f several sC cIal Inches with mud which made mado walking walkIng extremely unpleasant unk unk un un- un- un k II pleasant as s well wel as dangerous as the ther k r mud mur was very ery slippery slipper and several so sev sev- oral eral falls tais were recorded tHough no serious Injuries Injuries' reported Injuries reported i. i In tho the upper end of town on the 1 north and anel cast east benches bencho the water I was wa not noticed to such an extent as a i d t In the thc lower places as It Il drained KJ I rapidly The ditches were fl 1 away awa diches large largo num- num i 3 1 chol clinked choked ed In Innan nan many places places a kV her of I lawns being flooded and cov- cov r rV i ored ered with wih dirt unc und and debris lebris which will wi to remove In 2 t require several Ic cral days tas ta's j. j home ore Instances es were flood flood- 1001 j i I I c cd el l to a slight depth with wih tho the water ti 1 0 but up to midnight no serious damage damage dam dam- age had hod been reported d. d d Tho 1 ho waterworks department hud had ad a n larger force of or men at work after acer the I storm lalO trying to clear the ditches and und i i c culverts cul but hut It U was wa a long hard jol job hours to restore and It took several hoUs hoU's things t ings to anything any thins approaching their normal condition I Culverts Stopped Up f In this connection several Ie crl very ery hard hanl and anel condemnatory expressions lons were hoard In regard to the condition In the lie z of nC the culverts and co crossings I business district Complaints ComplaInt were wore loud and long that with the u I gant expenditures of ot the tho present city administration some provision could Ilot not be bo made mide that would insure bual- bual hUll hUll- l. l i ness floss men Immunity from rom damage and foot font passengers a chance to cross o s streets street which have havo not only V been een paved vav- vav ed cd at considerable expense but hut are arc luring during a storm torm practically worthless a sp fa far I as use uso Is Js concerned Tho The weather bureau reported a total precipitation during the 24 2 hours hour ending at G o'clock last lat eenInK evening even even- lug InK of or 36 Inches with a relative e humidity hu hu- of- of 90 per cent cent CI City uter Water Muddy I The he effect of or the thc rains which ap approached up- up the dimen dimensions Ions of or a cloudt cloud- cloud L t b burst hUtt l-l l In tho the mountains north of oC the city was WIS to change chan Q tho the city's water supply to a muddy consistency that thai reminded tourists and some recent recent- comers corners from Crom this cast of Cincinnati and ane St. St S1 Louis Many a person who stopped at the public drinking fountains fountains foun foun- In tho ho cl city during the tue afternoon deckled decided he ho was vas not lot thirsty or I Ise c turned his hiM steps stops towards the tho nearest dru drug store stoic or saloon Eloon decisions 1 being leng il ba based ed on his attitude on the tho temperance tem tern perance subject and whether or 01 no nut not his wife wire was wal along A party parl of men Interested In n a pros prospects poets in the mountains near Farmington Farming Farming- ton started out to Inspect their theil properties prop prop- early yesterday morning aiu and ami came caine near l ar spending the tho night up ono oito Ul of or the canyons canons When this the p party started started start start- ed from Farmington some mo of the mountain streams the they hail had har to cross could be waded b by a n man N I u at atan 4 an any place liace but the rains swelled then bent to torrents In a few ew hours hou and anil It I wan wal vai that they could find with wih places where they could ford Corll on oi ur hrs hard hardback r back on oh their return UI |