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Show FRISCO CLOUDBURST GREATLY DAMPENS MILFORD'S STREETS MUDDY WATER IN RUSH FROM HILLS SWAMPS THE TOWN j A cloudburst in the foothills of the ; San Francisco range, just east of j of Frisco, flooded some of the streets j of Milford Tuesday evening, bringing bring-ing down a volume of water that has not been seen to flow in Milford for several years. The dark cloud, which was seen to form in the west, broke at about half-past five in the evening. Few persons knew that such an occurence took place. Citizens who went into cafes or theatres for a short time Tuesday evening were surprised in some cases to find, upon their coming com-ing back to the street, that they were unable to cross to the other sidewalk. This startling fact actually took place for some who were lunching lunch-ing at the U. P. lunchroom. A very few minutes time saw the street between be-tween the depot and Main filled with a wide stream of muddy water and patrons of the 'beanery' were forced to walk up to the railroad crossing to get back to Main street. The first of the flood waters took about four hours to travel through the winding washes down to the streets. In its course, it undermined the Frisco road in a few places and washed out a mile or two of railroad track on the Frisco 'high-line'. Families living in houses in the south part of town found their homes swamped with water. Mexican families, famili-es, living near the tracks, particularly particular-ly suffered discomforts. The Beaver river, augmented by the rain waters, spread out south of the railroad shops and resembled a lake. At one time in the evening, the water flowed within seven inches of tbe floor of the bridge which is about a quarter of a mile out from town, and at one point, lower than the bridge, water ran across the road. All of the area between Main street and the depot, was under water. The new tennis court lay submerged. By morning Wednesday, most of the flow had ceased, and the removal of layers of mud was begun. It would be difficult to estimate the amount of earth brought down with the rush of water. |