El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-28

Fourth street stops the food from
further westward progress. The Santa
Fe yards up to the coal chute are u
CLASSY sea, but there was fall there
this morning, and the water in the
canal is not running so rapidly. The
city authorities and the Santa Fe PEG
pie are working now where the sand
bag dam was washed away. and several
cars of Stag are being thrown into the
canal with view to daming itup when
the canal bauk will be cut to let the
water back into the river.
There was 16 inch fall this morn
ing at the smelter pump house, and
this reduces the flow so that the work
of daming can be carried on without
much difficulty. Supt Al Lamour, of
the street railway thinks the quickest
and best way would be to shovel the
side hill right into the canal. The
damage done by the flood is estimated
in round numbers at 5000, 900, and the
number of homeless persons now at
$500.
There was a report that parties were
going down to cut i'm Hibbert's dyke.
But he was prepared for such emer-
gencies, and no one came. After the
T. & p. dyke was cut the water fell on
ad joining flooded lands at rapid rate.
There is much sOlicitude along San
Antonio street for fear the mayor will
get his feet wet, and the comments
passed on his management of the flood.
while they would easily fill large vol
una library in fact, still are not
such as would warrant the mayor in
having them all written out for trans
mission to posterity. The elimination
of the democratic ma ority in ward 2 is
a so the occasion for protracted re-
mark and comment.
L. S. TROOPS IN TOWN.
Troop a, Fifth U. S. cavalry showed
up in town this noon in fighting trim
and there was much curics. ty thereat.
The city clerk knew nothing of the
why foreness OF the which, and the
adjutant when questioned gave a far
away look towards Mount Franklin
and intimated that the troops were just
out for an airing. They had to 60 out
every day to exercise, and the COM
maniing officer thought he would give
the men sight of the flood. Then,
perhaps if the mayor needed any help
in protecting the dykes, why, the men
would be there.
The affable adjutant did no. intimate
there was any light Of an emerald hue
in his left optic: but when asked why
the men were in fighting trim, he gave
a sort of Il smile in a sOi-disant, as it
were, way, and said The troops often
went out in that manner.
There were Others, however, who
told a different story, and it was TO the
effect that his honor in the cutting. Of
the levee put up by the 7. & p. across
their property, resulted in the speedy
materialiZat on Of a railroad posse
armed with Winchesters, and an as
rapid determination to restore the
dyke. The mayor in consequence call
ed upon the commanding officer at Fort
Bliss for assistance, and the troop of
cavalry Immediately responded. But
their services were not needed, if that
was what they came down for. and. as
far as anything they did, why, no fault
adju5aut's iutimation that the troops
were merely down for their health may
be accepted, as well as any other ex
PLANTATION.
The mayor sent out to Fort Bliss yes
terday for fOrtythree tents which were
sent down by the commanding officer
for use for refugees. They were stored
on the mayors premises, but the
naughty flood came near sweeping
them away, and they are not now in
very good shape.
George Gainnie's place is, still dry:
so is S. II. Newman's and Sam Giles
pies, and Mike Connerton and the
sewer pump station. But all the rest
of the ward is about under water, and
houses are going down in ruins every
where. One woman came near dying
from shock in being taken away by
friends.
AT THE HEAD GATE.
Active work was begun this noon at
the new dam in the canal near the
headgate by the putting to work OF
q DTl1 L N fro,
cars to the canal. Between the large
piling already in position there
six rails were placed in net
work shape, and q large pole
dropped on top and spiked. In front of
this the rock is b 9iug dumped: but as
everything has to be done by hand,
and the cars are some little ways from
the canal the process is necessarily
slow. Then the water is about II feet
deep from the force of the current which
makes a difference. However, the stone
dam ought to be built up in few
hours, and with sand bags back of that
flow of the water can be stopped,
The water is steadily falling, which
makes the work easier.
''Charity" and remember the POOR
are legends decorating the large Pa
ciic express team thai ST Ryan has
a bout town today cole citing food for
the poor.
Many old-time citizens of Socorro
feel positive that the river will continue
in its present course, near the IA lroad
track, as it is said to be the old chan
mel.
y heavy hail storm passed recently
over the valley west to east few miles
south of Mes;lla, extending about
mile in width. Within this area hail
fell as large as hens eggs, and number
less rabbits were found dead after the
torn.
During the storm a bolt of lightning
struck the house occupied by Joaquin
Torres and family in Socorro. The
electric bolt tore down tie chimney.
went down the kitchen stove pipe.
scattered it and made three holes 10
the floor. Fortunately, all the family
were in another room and escaped
injury
The first hail storm in several years
st ucll Eddy, last week. Single stones
measured four inches in circumference
]hough the greater part of the hail was
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