Show S L RESERVOIR FLOODS HOMES six million gallons rush down east bench depositing much debris salt lake city As aa water seeped around the outlet pipes eating into the sand embankment a thirty toot foot see tion ot of the concrete shell ot of sunny side reservoir gave way wednesday morning releasing gallons Lr allons 0 of water that rushed down the east bench and flooded more than a square raile mils ot of south and east salt lake city although all hough no houses were washed away lawns and gardens innumerable were coated with deep layers ot of mountain wash and cellars were flooded people living in basement apartments lest practically all their belongings the damage when finally to will run rul into thousands ot of dollars the break came without warning inspection tuesday night disclosed no untoward happening according to superintendent of water works H K burton the first warning that anything aay was wrong came from a slight stream of muddy water flowing away from the base of the dam about 8 1 within a few minutes apparently a great subterranean cameran had been eaten out between the concrete lining of the dam land and the out r bank suddenly with a rush and roar the dam broke and a a axe great wall ZILL of 0 water a quarter of a mile wide and several everal feet deep swept down the east bench carrying great sections ot of concrete conduit tor for hundreds of yards from this junction of 0 regulating the flow tile the city has constructed a series of small distributing reservoirs latest ot of which is the located just south ot of the entrance to emigration canyon at th the e farthest north point of 0 the parleys alg cottonwood conduit |