The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-11
DAMAGED BY THE FLOOD
Street and Alley COMMITTEES
Makes an Investigation.
MANY CLAIMS ARE MADE
The Catch Basins Could Not Carry the
Water Away Fast Enough-Furn.-
ture end Dresses Swept
Away by the Torrent

The street and alley committee of the
council started in yesterday on the
work of examining the various premises
where damages are claimed for Tues
day nights storm. 1t is evident that
there will be very many of these claims.
yet in few cases can the city be consid-
cred in any respect to blame The storm
was almost unprecedented in severity
and caused flood that undoubtedly did
great damage in various parts of the
city, but the storm should be blamed for
the damage and not the city.
The members of the street and alley
committee concluded that it is best To
investigate at once these claims for
damages while the actual damage sus-
tanned can be noted. The committee
took no action yesterday further than
to investigate some of the claims.
An additional claim was presented
yesterday. 1t is from G. Girson of No.
COS South Dakota street. Mr.. Girson
claims $500 damages, 5000 being to his
house and 5000 to his furniture. The
basement was flooded and some of the
furniture actually washed away. Mr..
Girson claims that near his house the
street is much higher than the side
walk and the water flooded over the
walk and onto his premises, piling up
mud and debris there and giving the
basement and it's contents a thorough
soaking. The water escape is also
higher than the sidewalk. Had the
street been properly graded or the side
walk raised to proper level and had
the water escape been approachable by
the water Mr.. GirsOn claims that the
damage would not have been sustained.
The committee yesterday first visited
No. 402 East Broadway, the residence
of Nj. A. Hartins, and the residence to
the rear Of that number, occupied by
Susan A. Lynch. The water poured
into these houses in a torrent and car
ried away articles of furniture, cloth
ing, etc, which were never recovered,
or, if recovered, ruined by the water.
These two places seem to have suffered
the most of any that has been reported.
Mrs. Lynch lost three silk dresses, two
black cashmere dresses. a sewing ma
chine and a lot of groceries, the total
value being about 500 At the residence
of NJ. A. Harl1ins five rooms were flood
ed. In room No. l there were ruined a
Brussels carpet valued at $3.50, two
mattresses, pillows, sheets, blankets,
quilts, etc, valued at $685. in the dry
room We're lost wrappers and clothing
valued at SIS and boots and shoes val
ued at $40; in the dining room Were lost
two dozen napkins and three table
cloths valued at SO and an oilcloth val
ued at $40: from the kitchen and pan
try were carried away or ruined gro
ceries to the value of 500 and ton of
coal valued at $3.50; and from another
room were lost shoes to the value of
SIS, carpet and trunk valued at $3.50,
wearing apparel to the value of $50.
clothes to the value of SIS, lace curtains
to the value of $40; in another room
were lost a carpet valued at $3.50 and
two suits of clothing valued at $40. The
total loss is claimed to be $521.
The flood here seems to have been
caused by the fact that the catch ba-
sins could not carry the water away
fast enough.
The committee also visited the dam
age done at the residence of Henry j.
Poist, No. 27 East Quartz street.