Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-08-19
Silver City Flood.

ANVA SAsy EAOOus
DESCRIBED BY AN EYE WITNESS.
Silver City has had a rather strenuous
time with floods during the past week.
There have been several severe storms
accompanied by heavy downpours Of
rain and much electricity. The foods
which did the damage occurred on
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.
On both occasions large volumes of
water swept through the town from
the Chloride water shed. The actual
loss, however is comparatively small
and the exaggerated reports sent out
by sensational newspaper correspon-
dents are almost wholly without
foundation. The occupants of the
Broadway block were the heaviest
losers. Tuesday, rush of waters took
away the breakwater back of the pro-
perty, causing part of the current to
go through the store of the Silver
City Mercantile company, and resulting
in loss of approximately $1,000 to
stock Other stores in the block had
water in them but not enough to do
serious inj lry. The damage was great
er to this property due to Il being
without breakwater protection and al
lowing the flood free egress. On We'd
nesday, the store of toe Silver City
Mercantile company was again flooded
but the loss was slight on account of
the stock having been removed from
the floods. The furnishings in the of
flee of Dr. o. j. Westlake were ruined
and the Broadway restaurant was
temporarily put out of business by
having most of its furniture carried
away. The Club House saloon also re-
ceived its full share, the principal loss
of Golding & Whitehil, however, re-
sulting from the food carrying away
the contents Of the warehouse in the
back portion amounting to several
hundred dollars. Samuel Lindauer's
store bed several inches of water in it,
hut the employees succeeded in getting
the stock out Of each. Back water got
into several Of the business houses on
Builard street, but the losses in each
instance were light. Some damage
was done to residence property. The
home Of Miss Daugherty on Yankie
street was flooded both days and she
lost considerable as result. The pref
ty yard of Mrs. Susie Uhli was also
badly torn up. The big item of loss
occurred Tuesday when the food under
mined a section of the new $4,000 dam
in Main street, taking it out and ruin
ing the use Of the structure for this
year at least. 1t will require about
81, 500 to repair it. The streets have
been filed with a mass of dirt and
debris and is causing a considerable
bill of expense to the taxpayers to put
them into shape again. The force of
the water was terrific, and it was most
fortunate that no loss of life occurred,
A horse owned by Robert Black, the
contractor, and which was standing at
the corner Of Bullard and Yankie
streets, was swept Of its feet and
drowned. Another horse of unknown
ownership also went down. A Mexican
named Julian Marquez was caught
while crossing Broadway and barely
escaped death. A Chinese laundryman
had similar experience. The storm
Of Saturday night caused cave-in of
the banks along the Main street ditch
in the vicinity OF the Elephant Corral
and took two small buildings with it.
The people Of the town ore not in the
least discouraged as result of the di-
saster, If such It can be called, and are
hard at work getting things into their
normal condition.