Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-23
ARIZONA DBLUGBD.
Salt RiVsr Valley F'ahensd
With Flood.
ldobs Buildings Nett Away In the
Swgns Flood.
Past Of Crew ard Life Beat Captain
Lose Lives In ohipwreck.

TEMPLE. AsIz Feb. % Salt River
valley has IS. been visited oy the CREATES,
food on record. The storm was general all
over the country. II swept over Arizona
with deluse Of rain, raising the mountain
streams 10 torrents snd riv .rs far above
food levels. Las. Thursday morning the
Sal. River had risen II feet above It's
ordinary level at point IS miles above
Phoenix. At Temple. on sb- south side Of
The river railroad bridge was swep. en-
tirely away, cutting OF comm unicaf ion with
Phos nix. A little south of Phoenix the
river left its channel and overflowed
lumber Of farms and cutting out the
rsiIrosd track. Many farm build
legs built Of adobe crumbled away.
Frame structures hoated of The north.
ern edge of this food. which was abou: .
mile wide and three feet deep entered the
city Of Pb9gix. flooding out many poor
families. Electrical works were flooded
out and the town was left in darkness
About 100 adobe houses fell in as soon as
the water soaked through, and large
amount of personal property was lost.
Measures Sor the relief Of the needed have
been taken. The river begsn TO fall Friday
and has nearly reached its normal height
The loss is net less than Sl25 600, Of which
third falls to the railroad company.
Five Pima Indians living near Lehiah are
the only persons known TO have drowned
II is believed that . white man and family
living or an island north OF Phoenix, per-
ished.
Ship Wrecked aud Several Drowned.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 22-The ship
Elizabeth of New York went ashore on the
rocks r. North Head last right while enter
ing the harhor. She had 20 nea on board.
and the captain, TWO mates, cook and l6
callers, besides the captains wife and chill
dten got eff in small boat The boat was
cspsized but its occup ants were rescued by
a tug. It is thought that the rest Of the
vessels crew were drowned. A life boat
which went to the sid Of the shipwrecked
sailors was capsized by the waves and the
captain Of the boat drowned. The ship is
breaking up fast on the rocks and will be
3 tota. loss
Captain ane sevcot@n n Sailors Lost.
SAN FRANcrsco. Cal, Feb. 22.-It is
row known that the captain and seventeen
sailors of ,he ship Elizabeth we're drowned
in last nights wreck. The vessel was
sighted at Port Early yesterday afte rnoon,
and Captain Coicofd decided to sail in.
Wind vas blowing .'urious gale from the
southwest, ard finally the tug Monarch
came to the Elizsbeth's assistanca. Assist
sncs was refused beca use of the exhorbi.
,snt charges asked by the tug. Tug Alert
then INSIDE fast 70 the Elizabeth. ont the
hswser broke ard the ship drifted before
the wind towards the shore, Just
a. the sesond hawssr was made
last she struck the rocks. CaDtain Colcord
lowered the boats to take his wife snd
children off. As the boat struck the water
j capsized, ihrosipg three ssiors into the
water. They clung TO the bottom of the
boat and were pic ked up by the tug. The
captxins family were the, lowered into
smother boat, and taken 10 tbs, tug by the
mate and two sesmen. The boat returned
to the ship. and its occupants perished with
the rest of the ships crew. Tugs we're
unable to &c. near the ship, and late at
night retursed 10 port. leaving the vessel 10
IFS fate. Early this morning tug went to
the scsnc OF the wreck, and found that
rothing WAS left OF the Elizabeth.
She had gene TO pec,s during the night.
As soon as the wreck Was reported last
isht at Fort Point, the ife saving crew
started in life boat for the ship. They
we're being towed BY tug when Captain
Henry WAS washed overheard by a big
wave and drowned. Tha life boat could
rot get near the wreck and returned TO the
s,xtion. The Elizabeth WAS wooden ship
built at Newcastle. Me-, in 1882, CT 1875
ms. She ~as owned by A. Hill Of New
York ind commanded by Captain james
Coleord. and carried crew of 26 men.
She vas l20 days out from New York. and
carried cargo Of assorted merchandise
unsigned to WiiIisms, Dimond & Co.