The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1903-06-18
OF THE FLOOD


lie. committee.
HiIdreth, the saddler, has pur-
chased a lot further up Chase creek,
and will try it again.
Bob Dunagan, proprietor OF the
/ Bank Exchange, Is again doing bust
ness at the old stand. His loss
amounted TO 800.
Becker & Meyer, whose store in the
Manila block. was greatly damaged by
the flood, have moved their goods to
Morenci. They estimate their loss al
$1,000.
Edward Gomez, barber, translator
and notary, who lpst all by the food,
has gone to FL Paso to purchase a new
outfit. He will soon be in business
again.
J. J. Martin met with an additional
misfortune some days after the flood
The floor Of his saloon on Copper
avenue gave way, which caused him
to close business for few days.
About five hundred men have been
engaged for the present week repair
ing the Coronado railroad. They
were paid 81 p per day, but insisted
on working only eight hours. The
road will soon be in commission.
Big Jim Smith, who assisted in re-
covering the body Of the CHI naman
from the Frisco river, states that he
saw the bodies Of one woman, two
children and one man go down the
Frisco river. These bodies have not
been recovered.
The Chinaman who was drowned
was weighted down with two sacks OF
gold, valued at about $1,000, which he
was trying to save. He was delayed in
getting it out OF his trunk, hence lost
his life, Hi. body was recovered but
the gold is still missing He was an
old-fashioued Chinaman who did not
believe in banks.
In the list OF contributions in last
weeks ERA the statement was made
that th" directors OF the Arizona Cop
per company had been cablcd to con
tribute to the relief Of the flood suffer
crs. On the next day the following
cable was received:
The Directors Of the Arizona Cop
per Company desire to express their
sympat ny with the sufferers from the
cloud burst in Chase creek; they sub
scribe $500 as the compaEy's cOntri-
button to the Relief fund"
Juana Vega. a Mexican woman who
had 5000 hid under the carpet
OF her house, secured it and fled
to safety. She then remembered that
she had g. 20 in the machine drawer,
and which she persisted in going back
after. Her friends tried to prevent
her returning, but she broke away
from them and re-entcred her building
and that was the last seen of her alive.
Miss Annie Ferber, who rescued a
child from the flood, seriously OBJ
lected to being referred to by the ERA
Is heroine. She Is a modest young
and does not court newspaper
notoriety, neither does she consider that !
she did more than what others would
have done under the circumstances.
The ERA cannot well take back what
it has already said. but it regrets that
the notoriety has caused :he lady any
Even at this late date it is impossi
BILE to tell the exact number OF lives
have been recovered, but others may
have been drown whose bodies may
never be found. The bodies reported to
have passed SOlomonville the morn
ing after the flood certainly did not
como from Clifton, because they
would have been buried beneath the
failing and debris long before reaching
there. 1t is doubtful if any of the
bodies ever got as far as the ella
river.
Jack Anderson, conductor on the
Coronado passenger train, was the last
man to leave the train before it was
wrecked. He hustled his passengers
OIL and just before the train turned
over he grabbed a six-week's old baby
from a wOman's arms aud swan for the
He did not expect to see
the mother again, but knew that he
could not save both together; however,
when he made the landing the mother
was close behind him. 1t was several
hours before those who we're in the !
wreck could make their way back to |
and the canyon full OF water. They |
we're all dressed in summer clothing |
and suffered much from the cold. but |
we're so thankful to be alive they made |
no complaint.
Many very startling stories have |
been sent out concerning the flood, but
the Bulletin takes the cake with the |
golly-whopper - To add |
10 the horror of the situation lightning
struck the roof OF the concentration
setting fire to the immense buildings |
at the company's smelters, and the
same streak of lightning seemed to
have leaped across the San Francisco
river, striking the roof OF the Clifton
Hotel, aud Immediately that magnifi-
cent structure was in flames. 1t is re-
ported, however that both fires were
subdued with but slight damage to
lither hnildinu - Woulin't that COOL