The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-02-26
MANY LIVES LOST
ny the Bursting Of 9 Dam IN
Arisena. M
Immense Body Of Water Liberated
from an Artificial Lake, Bear
ing Death on 1t, Waves.

Criminal Carelessness OF the Corporation
which lsuilt tito Structure was Respon-
sible for the Disaster.
PREscoTT, Ari., Feb. 24.-The fine
large storage dam built across the |
Hassayampa river by the Walnut Grove |
Water Storage Company two years ago
at cost Of $4,000, gave way Saturday
morning under the pressure Of the
heavy food, and swept every thing be-
fore It, Forty persons are known to
have lost their lives.
The service dam Of the company is
located fifteen miles below the reservoir,
and fifteen miles Of fiume just approach
ing completion were also swept away, al
though the company has spent over
SSO0,oO0 on tho enterprise Of steering the
water. The hydraulic mining machine
had arrived. and they expected to com
mence operations next week.
The dam which held the water back
was ITO feet long AZ the base and 400
feet at the top. 1t was 11O feet thick at
the base and ten feet at the top, form
ing lake three miles in length by
three-fourths Of 0 mile wide, and ITO feet
deep, q 'tT Fdfgt3lg4'.f
Owing to the lack OF telegraphic COM
munication the exact result of the disas-
ter can not be ascertained. The omin-
ous rush OF water from tho broken dam
gave ajwafning 10 the people of the yals
ley that many took advantage Of and
had timeto escape. Rain has been fall
ing heavily for several days past, and
the dam was split from top to bottomby
the force OF the water. At late hour
last night no further details as to loss OF
life could be learned but II is thought
that the number drowned is very great.
The distance to the storage dam from
Prescott by the shortest route is forty
miles, while the service dam whore the
employees were located was fifteen miles
further down stream. immediately on
receipt Of news here, Adiutant General
O'Neill started for the scene Of disaster
with two surgeons to assist the wants OF
the sufferers and superintend burial Of
the dead. A representative OF the Jour
nal, q local paper, accompanied the
party, whowil send special courier with
particulars; but twill take twenty-four
hours longer TO make the round trip.
Arthur Alloy, formerly interested In
the eneerprise, anu yonh moDVhsu An
owner OF the biue DICK DICK mine, nave lus'
returned from the Doesoris divide, four
teen miles south OF the town, from
where view OF the dam could be had,
and report tnat II mas gone "isnva'
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