The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1903-06-11


were rescued.
Next to Chavez's place Is a large
brick building, occupie, by NJ. Rab-
nowitz with dry goods, and J. c. GATH
with meat market. The Rabnowitz
establishment was badly wrecked, the
loss being about $1,000. Mr.. Rabno-
witt also lost his residence. but as his
family was saved he has much TO be
thankful for. and i not complaining,
aud viii still do business at the old
stand. Mr.. Gatti happened to be on
horseback up Chase Creek and came
flying down just ahead OF the raging
water shout ting warning right and left
as he tore along. Many needed his
timely alarm and hurried 20 safety on
high ground. while others seemed
paralyzed with fear aud were lost.
Mr.. Gatti's meat market escaped with
comparatively small loss. The cold
storage plant was full OF beef. and IS
soon as the mud could be cleaned out,
Mr.. Gatti proceeded with bus ness,
putting up sigh in both English and
Spanish that beef was free TO all who
could not pay.
The next building was occupied by
H. Katz with a large stock of dry
goods and clothing The store had
frontage of fifty feet, and was well
stocked with goods. The damage
will amount TO several thousand dol
lars. Mr.. Katz takes. it philosophic-
ally, and is cleaning f-zay the wreck
age, and getting ready for business.
The First Chance saloon. Bias Sirian-
mis-, came next and was not badly
damaged.
The Dew Drop Inn, Chas. Henry,
proprietor, was the next in the road OF
the flood, but seemed to escape better
than most buildings on that side Of
the street.
Then came a barber shop and the
building occupied by II. Moder. The
first was swept away, but Mr.. Moder's
building still stands.
Edward Gomez's barber shop and
the building formerly occupied by L.
Kearney as law office was swept
away. Mr.. Gomez remained in his
| building until it crossed the street.
when he stepped off onto high ground;
| the building almost Immediately
breaking into pieces and disappear
| ing in the water. Mr.. Kearney had
moved his office to a building high
above the street and on the opposite
side only a few days before, and has
reason to congratulate himself on his
good luck.
The water then struck the a. c.
! Co.'s store, which sustained slight
damage, but the warerOom further on
was flooded several feet deep, and
s., 900 to so, 900 damage done.
The flood then came down Railroad
avenue, doing no damage to Cromb d
Shannon's market or the A. G. drug
store.
The Jail, which is n tunnel in the
eral prisoners were confined, was
flooded and the outlet cut off. but the
water was not high enough to reach
Lie cells occupied by the prisoners.
Several shacks farther down the
street were flooded three or four feet
deep, but the occupants escaped
through the rear of their buildings,
and chung to the mountain side like
drowning rats.
The frame building adjoining the
ERA Office occupied by county survey
or Whitaker, Joe Heron and Lamar
Cobb as an Office and bachelor den,
lodged against the ERA building, the
boys climbing the mountain. The
building was badly wrecked.
The ERA building was flooded to a
depth of two and half feet. but no
damage was done except to cause
delay, as it was afterwards necessary
to clean out about foot of tailings
from the floor and overhaul the engine
and presses to get them in working
order. The Office force managed to
elevate stationery above the water
and thus avoided a heavy loss.
The depot and express office, which
are eleNateu ABOUT lOuf 1eeI above
the street was not damaged, though
the water swept through them.
Agent Burke and several others were
in the building, and as there was no
escape from it they put in an anxious
hour.
y large lot of wreckage piled up
in front of the Colquhoun residence,
but as the water there had an outlet
into the river 10 damage was done to
the houses on this row.
The Blinn lumber yard SUSTAINED
slight damage.
The railroad yards were covered
and the turn-table floated away. 4 |
freight train of loaded ears started
down the track but were stopped by
an engine in the lower end OF the |.
yards.
No damage was tone i'll South /
Clifton. as the water found an outlet (
into the Frisco river.
The company's entire plant along |
Chase cree came in for a considerable /
amount of damage by being flooded /
and having foot or more of tailings /
deposited on the ground and tracks, I