Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-17
nANTI.
Notes Of the riood Narrow Escape OF Mr.
Martins children Editors Experience

Special Correspondence.
Manti. July iG.-Tho "NewH' cores.
pondent was Informed by Mrs. Martin,
wife Of the Rev. MIR Martin Of Mantl,
az the marrow escape OF her son and
daughter from being ovcrtaken In the
canyon by the recent flood. They had
gone into the canyon to turn out some
horses and on their way back were
overtakcn by the storm and thoroughly
drenchod by the falling rain. They rode
slowly down the canyon. passing some
men on the way. When these men
heard the noise Of the on-coming Hood,
they drove rapidly after them and had
the young people ride at full speed Ia
o order &C. Keep o,s away m. rim ci,Y ,u ee
In advance Of the torrent ~ water
and mud that made such q mess
OF the city streets. They were In great
danger tiil they got out " tho canyon.
They could hear the roar " the coming
water. when they forded tho stream
for the last time and were out of dan.
Eer they looked back and saw the wall
of water rushing down the canyon.
The editor Of the Democrat relates
his experience az follows.
THE editors home Il adjoining the
north bank Of the south channel the
house being about 100 feet from the
creek We were at supper at 1850.
when a rider came rushing past the
door shouting "thc Hood n coming"
II seemed that the flood We'd with the
horremnn In giving the warning FOR
the mans words were drowned by the
more awful roar Of the rushing waters.
SELLING our little boy. We carried him
ncrosa the street north to the Bench
House. and before We could return the
fuod had burst through the lot and
surrounded tho house with an almost
indcscrlhablo lot Of driftwood. boulders
and mud.
mass Of logs. rails and boards. backed
up by rocks and other debris gathered
on It's maddening course down the can
yon and through adjoining cotralr,
when II reached the bridge and nume
across Main street the mass could not
clear the bridge. and II piled up over,
coming on until Il struck the fence IN
front OF l.. A. Laubcra home and Mrs
Kellcr'H. whore Tor moment II formed
"a dam. seeming ~ II bulldlnHH ana
nll might be swept away. But In an
instant a section Of the fence gave way
at an open point Of the lot and tho
mass was scattered. the rushing waters
following soon spreading II over the
streets. and the immediate danger was
passed Along the course ~ this chan
mel numerous oorrals were swept away
the heaviest individual loeers being o.
e, Peterson and Joseph Munk. whose
AhiIala Mfff hNtHA fAtAAN VI NhAhNHf
machinery. posts and lumber"
Some men estimate that there are no
less than one thousand cords Of drift
wood and debris piled up at the dam
In the canyon and At the dividcr.
The city water system was not nf-
fcctcd by the food. The water remained
pure and the flow was normal.
\ MALICIOUS STORY.
a sensational story had started 10 20
the rounds In Manti last Saturday ie-
ficctlng ON the character OF two young
people OF Richneld, who have been
staying here for few weeks on In
formation furnished by two young girls
n young man and a young married wo-
man were placed under arrest on
charge OF adultery. The parties were
brought up for u hearing last Saturday
afternoon. The only evidence against
them was that late on Saturday morn
Ing In the house In which the lady was
boarding aud at which the young man
had happened IN, they were heard TO
be laughing ana playfully but not
rudely, acuiiiing over a finger ring for
a few moments In one OF the rooms.
The parties were discharged.