The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-05

At o'clock this afternoon train No.
. was reported forty minutes late. No
10 is on time
The city water main which runs un-
der the Main street bridge burst this
morning and flooded the district The
water department was notified and the
damage was repaired al once.
Four carloads Of machinery arrived
for the gas plant few days ago. AV
of the apparatus is now in place. and
the finishing touches are being put on
the works The brick work on the
big holder has also been completed. !;
is thought that the plant will be turn
ing out gas within thirty days.
A lively runaway stirred up Congress
street early this morning A horse
attached to light top buggy was
frightened near the postofice by
crowd Of small boys and dashed up
Church street to Congress The horse
was going at breakneck speed, but
managed TO round the corners in safe.
ty. After rounding the block, the
horse and rig We're piled up In a heap
on Pennington street The damage to
the outfit was slight. The horse an3
rig belongs to Sam Hughes.
w. F. Cooper has resigned as mem
ber Of the library board His resig-
nation was presented TO the city coun-
ell last night. 1t was accepted. and
vote of thanks was rendered Mr. Cooper
for his services.
A mining location in the Rincon
district known as the Monarch, was
filed with the county recorder today
by Robert Fraser.
The old pueblo street car company
has evidently been struck at last with
the Improvement fever. The COM
pany now desires TO extend it's main
line down East Congress street from
Fourth to Fifth street. and thence to
the depot. The line at present has
three curves In that vicinity. and the
object of the improvement Is to 10
away with them. A petition and fran
chlse was presented to the council last
night with this idea in view.
The wind storm played havoc with
the loose signboards and trees about
town. The large sign and wooden
porch in front OF the New York store
was blown down into Congress street
Luckily. no one was hurt. Many trees
were broken OF and much damage was
done TO the plants and shrubbery in
the city.
The rain which fell here yesterday
was certainly a godsend 10 this section.
The downpour. which started with
shower in the afternoon. lasted clear
into the night. The rain spread over 70
the west within ten miles OF Maricopa,
II was pretty general and heavy on the
south and east Every cattleman and
rancher about town today was wearing
broad smile The country has not
been sprinkled yet however. and it is
to be hoped that more rain will follow.
serious accident was occasioned
by the storm yesterday afternoon. The
adobe residence Of Captain Ross. on
Main street suddenly collapsed in the
face Of the high wind, about 5 o clock
Mrs Ross and daughter were caught in
the falling timhers and wall, and tn
old lady was seriously injured TIE
daughter escaped with few bruises
doctor was hurriedly summoned and
Il was iscoYered that Mrs Ross
left leg had been broken below III"
knee. During the evening 1t was found
necessary TO amputate the limb. Mrs.
Ross was reported as resting easily to
day. and the physician states, with AL
things favorable. she will recover.
Mayor Schumacher returned from
Phoenix last night He purchased a
car of beef cattle In the Salt River
valley for his local market. He says
that beef cattle in that section are be-
coming a very scarce article The
ranges have dried up and the feed is
exceedingly short.
Serafin Sanchez who kidnapped the
child at Tanque Verde last Sunday
was captured near Casa Grande aad
brought to the city by Antonio Bravo /!
the deputy constable, last evening, The |
child was also taken in charge. When .
captured Sanchez made a threat to .
wine ont his wife's family. He viii |
he tried before Justice Meyer tomor
row at , O'Clock.
NJ r. Mcintyre ct al. filed six oil |
locations with the county recorder to- !
day. The land is situated near Pantano |