The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-08-28
soUrHERN FLOODS
one h'"lo'' and Many Injured other
Great Damage.

And hany Injured Other /
Great Damage.
RishNd Utah. Aug. Especial to |
the he"4-lasi night and this morn |
ing ihe"'as large flood down Clear |
Greek 'igou. It took the loot bridge |
upon "h'h the men who were working
on the 'lIfoai pipe line crossed.
50 Ma podl,on, the foreman, with
seven'en others, started across on q
wagoh' When near the middle Of the
siream hscuuent carried wagon. team
and a'' doVn. The men chung to the
wagon nlil u was nearly carried under
some oehanging birches, when they
all lamri.
Wh't ell had been taken out. life
seeme'l'aIly extinct In Lars Thorson
and ihebfemau. Mr. roul.on.
Thofsa Wa taken to q camp on the
sou'h ~ Of the creek aud was at last
reports recovering. Mr.. Poison was
laid on a barrel and rolled back and
forth. hhe seemed to be rcviying he
was lh''n 10 the tent. where he lived
but 'r' minutes. saying cob, dear,
thousld ] uis drowned" mst before
dying Tie body was brought here on
hantlir and taken 10 his home. II
Is dou l'd whether or not he died from
droanii3,a' there we're bruises ON his
head aa meek, vhi'h Indicate that hc
was ether struck by q boulder or kicked
by an ,nimal in me struggle. he hal
no ehat'e 10 swim aud seems not 20 have
been sen By anyone from the time he
jumped
81, Anderson, who was on the
wagon, bad M. shoulder dislocntcd aud
his bead bruised.
The drowning Ut ~ we'll known aud
20 good citizen IL deeply mourned, but
10 isensidercd lucky that but one per.
son sud three animals lost their lives
where there were no many In danger
srrL ANururE.
Rrhaeld, Utah, Aug. % Tribune
spesa.-A pail Of gloom hangs over
Rich0eld since the accidental killing Of
Nicl Poulson In Clear creek yesterday.
All the injured men have been brought
home to Richdcld badly used 40. None
OF ihevhole number who attempted To
eros the mountain torrent yesterday
ESCAPED without some injury, and with
n lgs The Mounds are serious. All arr
uplllrshe care ofDr. IT. x. Ncin oil thi.
ety. and 1, Is hoped no other cases will
Prove fatal.
This afternoon the largest hooi oi M,
entire season came roaring down VIM
canyon and Cottonwood canyon inu
Richheld, and Eisinore and Joseph ale
suffered another dreuching. Bndg,
and culyerts were again swept beioi
the ugly wall Of water, and huge boul,
ers Vere tumbled down the gorgcs on
the Oats below. Dangerous cavities a
washed In the streets and roads, ~
trawl Is made extremely irksome al
| pcrilous.
ArMorSt PLEASANT.
Mi. Pleasant, Aug. 22.-Mt. Pleasa
has been visited by another ilood. VIII
wasevidently cloudbursi In the mou
tains TO the east Of the town caused Il
LITTLE stream known as Pleasant creek
suddenly overflow, and with thund,
ing sound the torrent ran through Il
streets, carrying boulders, sweepll
bridges bodily, landing earth and debl
Of various kinds In the streets, and eau
ing much damage In its lower cour.
Tie flood occurred early In the mornn
caused much excitement throughout Il
town.
At MAnsyALE.
harysvale, Aug. %. While rcposll
In peaceful slumber last night, abo
tWohours after the midnight hour, Il
people Of this quiet vicinity we
awakened by the crash Of thunder ~
ihei Hash Of lightning, which was so
followed by the roll Of deyouring surg,
The result OF the heaviest storm cy