Show FLOOD WORKS HAVOC I IN WATER SYSTEM Washout W of Flume and Conduit Cuts Off Supply From prom Big BIN Cottonwood Salt Lake LaKo lay n ay 7 1001 waters rushing running down Parleys crock crook carried out tho thu largo large wooden flume confining tho the waters In tho thu bypass around tho the Parlors Parleys reservoir and with It a portion of two the Big Cottonwood conduit which crosses Parleys crook at ut right rl ht angles near this point For several hours yesterday the water supply was seriously endangered red and tho th dunser It is not yet past Tho The supply 1 I r comes comos largely from Parleys Creek anti and Dig Big Cottonwood By D time tho tho disaster yesterday In Parleys canyon both of these th se sources of oC supply wore were cut off ore tho time only water left for or the thu city was that coming through Emigration Canyon Canon creek creole und find City crook crool which Is small In quantity The water pressure In the mains was wa 10 SO small yesterday afternoon and anti evening that the upper tipper of nil all tho the largo large buildings and apartment houses wore were without tiny any un water what whatever ever evor the tho pressure being too low to carry carr tho lie water above the tho second Tho The fire firo department gauge toe tuo normal pressure of which Is 18 pounds pound yes JOs yesterday showed a pressure of only twenty tent pounds Last Ll l evening the pressure began to Increase slightly slight amid nud at al midnight tho the gauge showed 60 pounds AS soon as ns tIme tho th flume went out and the pressure In tho the water mains was reduced emergency precautions precautions were ere taken by b the UIO fire depart department mont ment At tho the orders of Fire FIro Chief Chlof Gloro Glore anti and Assistant Chief Chlor every ever steamer In tho cly cl was fired up tip and kept under a full head of steam This makes it possible for tor the fire tire de do department department to pump a heavy stream of or water on a fire despite tho the low pres pressure pressure sure in lie tho mains |