Telegram-herald., 1891-03-03

The Slts af the Arizona Town u
Yuma Is Now a Lake.
Every ssoass Swept A~sY-kamers
Of Great loss % lite IN the
Inundated Valleys.


ever ~ haasos 40 a. raanh l,soo f.s,sr
PIE are Aonslesss nai q slGkle business
house Iematas stAnetng aha Il Is ieartA
that hundreds ~ liKs's have hsea last
IN the G.la valley. 9'hs telegraph - lles
sre down ana As ~ hrlagss Az gone
and rssaas llo1kaoe1 ao reli4hie svpagss
can he had
TIE rvsF above town Is miles "a $50
LEa below the town the wafer Ia plsees
covers tie country ga one grand ialso
over So miles sersss The rallroiaN oola-
pans VIII ACT have The biackaas raised
for ssesi tscnna trains Ia fo1T Gass Gna
il VIII ee ten days az Two weeks hsfoae
they can Get east The town hss pro
visions fos eight days
Reports from Jalguno. IS miles above
here. are r. the eject that tbs ho.sd
drove the pss pie into the tIoetsps sna
that many, becoming exhausted from
eold and hunger dropped iato
The water aad Nerc drowned
Reports from reliable sources piaee
the number a lives lost in the
valle9 uaa~ here from thirty a
100 Along the valley for POO
miles everything ls aesolatioI. Costly
houses and barns have been washed
away like playihlngs, while stock and
fences have beeB carried down hF the
flood leaving the country a. bars
as desert Men who ten davi
ago were wealthy are now honle.
less and paupers. ighty miles ecuih 81
here. where 3. .0o5 soeopah Indians lave.
the country Is flooded fog - miles
SQUARE. and a. there are no hills for rei-
ugs it is reported tAat over 100 of them
have been drowned The greet valley
ot the Colorado IL one sast sea ui
water
The river fell feet inches in
thlrty-six hours ano is now nearly a;
standstill The weather is tAiek ana
threatening heavy rains The loss Ia
this county foots mp over g. 0o0, 00o, If
which the railroad viii suffer 10 the
extent of s250. 900. Old Yuma will
never be rebuilt The town viii 20
higher up the hills
Two men attempted 10 cross Gila
river at Riverdale with mail Sunday
morning. One was drowned and when
last seen the other was floating down
the river on piece of driftwood Word
received from ella Bend reports that
small cabin foated down Gila river
past that place Saturday night Lamps
were lighted and the cries Of women
and children were heard Thousands
of cattle, horses and mules arc
drowned.
Parties Just in from Jslxuno report
that the laborers al work nj tho head
of the Mohawk canal. 20 miles east
Of here, left there Sunday night of last
week When the food first came they
took 10 the hills and over the mountain.
and as they passed along the edge 81
the valley they saw men and women
in the trees and horses, cattle, pifs and
chickens passed them on boxes. long
pieces OF fences and piles of poles.
There were no boats or any means -
rescue the people. The water was 10
10 feet deep They say that from ten
10 fifteen of the people must have per
ished- These men travelled 90 miles
without food or sleep When they
reached band Of cattle they caught
and milked some cows and drank the
milk They believe that more than a
hundred people must have periSbed in
the food, a. most Of them live from 8
10 miles from the IDesas or highlands
Thirty miles above here many fami-
lies well 90 do are now in want Every
house and building is open. and hun
dreds are quartered on the hills Tho
merchants have opened their goods 70
the streets 20 help out the sutierers.
Many believe the worst II over: others
fear the high water BOO miles east Sll
of which must pass here.
The great valley OF the Colorado ~
far ss The eve can reach Is one va&i sea.
A boat Just in from Mohawk. 90
miles up the ella river. says that many
lives were lost The greatest sufferer
are the poor Mexican families who live
on their scanty daily earning. The
Yuma Times Is lost in the wreck. The
Catholic convent aud school are Ia
ruins. TIE church il about the only
building saved on the street The rail
road rouBdhouse Is saved. The people
arc hopeful and determined not o. be
discouraged All are working % re-
gain what has been lost The water
was feet inches higher than ever
known before Thousands of cattle
went 20 the His ano an safe
Six men 5ssf Down from the Giis say
that six people were drowned 10 miies
above here. Men. women and children
arc At work day and night moving 20
The hills putting up wind-breaks and
shelters for themselves. The Indians
worked day and night. 81 times Ia
water waist deep. to save the town. and
followed the wrecl.aes where II went
10 sare eli they could
sTpBEryxsrox THnoreH rEx sorTu
WV ORLEANS. March 2ATbe high
stage Of water from Cairo - the gulf
causes great poeasiDess. Another rise
IN the Ohio. accompanied by one from
the Arkansas. wosl6 pat the isvees ~ a
severe strain. and especially the new
work lust completed os In progress vf
cosnplstisn. Capt Lambert Coz many
years editor Of the Estcbez Democrst.
savs that the sisustion on The river
along sAs lower Hiasissivpi tsss nov
Is quit. critical While the water IN
sight does net appear 20 f~ sufficient
70 suse . Good eqvsiins that Of
last ress. the indications now srs
that there vii be rains through
. considerable portion Of The valley
Esay Of sase trseussries Of the lever
Mississippi are nov bsnlefni, and even
orasnsry rsins sfYsct them The le~ses
sr. bos really n - eosS condition - 80
THE time isss ye&s aud sherv is ccrs-
stesst fear - their irving vss upder tffs