Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-07-25
A Forcible Reminder of the Terri
BILE Calamity of Two Years
"To the Hills To the Hills,
Away"
A Good Deal of Water and Some
Damage.

Fourteen lives were lost and 500, 600
worth of property were destroyed by
what was then termed cloud. burst,
but which has since been demonstrate
ed to have been nothing more than an
unusually heavy rain storm. A repe-
tition of that ever memorable event
was for a time threatened yesterday,
and the most singular part is that it
should have come OH the same date
and within a very few minutes of the
same hour.
At a quarter to one o'clock yesterday
the Richmond whistle sounded the
alarm, and soon horsemen and per-
sons on foot were dashing in all direc-
tions, warning the people to flee from
the approaching danger.
The state Of the Case.
AS it afterwards turned cut, was con-
siderably exaggerated, but there was
nevertheless good reason to believe the
result of the great rush of waters
might be fully as disastrous as was the
flood of IA. The people living along
the canyon, which was swept out be-
fore, terror-stricken, made for the hills
to the eastward and westward, most of
them taking with them such articles
as they could hastily gather before
abandoning their homes.
The widest Excitement
Prevailed for an hour or more, and the
situation was at one time very bill
lious. Fortunately, the canyon was
not so badly o~bstructed with buildings,
ETC., AS before, and still better, there
was less water than on the previous
occasion, though quite sufficient for all
practical purposes. Good judges esti-
mate that there was not more
than halt as much as swept down at
the time OF the other burst. 1t is
proper to state, however, that
there are some persons in the
upper portion of town who
difference. The big canal, constructed
since the other flood, along Spring
street north OF Bateman, did splen-
did service, and doubtless pre-
vented the flooding of many buildings.
The :. Bag Ditch"
| AS it is called, demonstrated a capacity
for twice the amount of water that
came down yesterday. Indeed, we
hardly think it was much over ne
third full at the height Of the storm.
Both above and below the canal, how
ever, where the water was allowed to
spread out many houses and cellars
were flooded, resulting in great incou-
venience, if not serious loss.
The LOSSES.
Geo. Lamoureux sustained a loss OF
about 81 900. His stables were badly
used up and some hay and grain
washed of. The basement of odd
Fellows Hall got a three foot dose,
but the water was tapped and made it's
escape in a few hours. Jesse Bigelow
estimates the damage to his hall at $500.
Six inches of sediment was deposited
all overthe floor of the building. The
bakery, just above the hall was also
flooded. Mr.. Aikens, in the same
neighborhood, lost quite heavily in
lumber. which went down with the
tide. Some other persons may have
been Inconvenience, but none, w be-
lieve, lost to any great extent. The
members of the Hook and Ladder
Company, with their usual prompt-
ness, did good service with their hooks
in keeping the ditch clear of lumber
and rubbish.
A. Ruby Hill
There was quite as much water as here,
the same passing Off into Spring Val
ley. Johnny Lambert lost $1,000 in
damage to goods. Both his store and
dwelling came near going. but owing
TO he timely assistance of "A party OF
miners, who ~improvised a dam to turu
the water, this was prevented. Had
these buildings made a start others
would have been sure to have fol-
lowed. Electricity cut many capers
about the Richmond works IN the
north side of the hill. All of the iron
work seemed surcharged with the sub
tie fluid, and two men were knocked
down by taking hold of the iron age.
Bill Davis was one of the parties thus
treated, and at latest accounts last
evening his arms were still paralyzed.
Forty inches poured down the shaft of
the Eureka Consolidated for a time,
and it was only by the most strenuous
efforts that the stream was diverted.
AS it WAS, no particular damage was
done. We are indebted to our friend
Lucifer for the foregoing facts concern
ing the flood on the hill.
The Main stream
That came this way was from Good
win canyon. From II. p. Mcdaniel,
who was at the head of that canyon
when the storm commenced, we learn
that hostilities were opened with a ter
rifle hail storm. Mr.. Mcdaniel re-
treated into the incline of his claim,
but "a large amount of water and rocks
soon drove him u He says 1t was
no c~loud-burst but merely "a heavy
hail and rain storm.
The Hamburg Mine
Was also the scene of much water. A
stream came rushing down against the
clearinghouse four feet deep by two
feet wide. 1t was with the greatest
difficulty that the building was saved.
No damage was done to the mine.
The Flood ut Diamond.
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