Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-08-27

% if .U.. 90 history chat
ai lea a .an Doe expected
t0 COZ .. Through silyorCuy each
year oWms rho rainy Hoason, and rr.
day was tho date set-hy che weather
man f0r th's annual occurrence.
ThoIo la u1 question that u was the
largest body of natcr that ever swept
through tho business portion of tho
town. Doc fortunately the actual danr
are sustained was nominal This was
entirely due to the fact that the Main
street ruirh. channel which has boon
worn away until BE- has at the present
Time am average width uf ninety feet
and an average depth of twenty-five
feet. carried OF the major portion of
The wufou and prevented them f.um
enFuIt.ng Che lower part of the city.
The volume of water was so great that
The DIG gul,h ran bank uIl aud oven
Chen Hudson. Bul.ari and NunhIu
streets were providing q c0lrsoway Ter
ull That they could carry without dam.
age to surrounding property
Tho storm was local and appeared
tu como from three different points.
northeast north and northwest of here
meeting some distance above the town
and giving th'H section tho mIl benefit
oi tho elements Heavy rains loll up ln
che mountains. but 90 was just above
silver City that tho storm was at ne
worst The rain ION Iu torrents for
over nn hour and the electrical display
wHH almost iUrrsaInt and terrific. prr
sons oui Doc the country who saw tno
war of the elements state that three
distinct and separate Storm from fho
directions above stated m.t AVID sim.
pb churu.l above the city.
After tho rain had been falling
short while. Che Food waters com.
mcnccd 20 come down from the water
sheds to the north and northeast of
The town. ana 10 was only a compare.
lively short time uuH1 iho Main sfrort
channel and all OF the business streets
WEI. running m.l Tho Gafs above
town were converted Uio sea and
p'a, which had never been known
90 b" under water wore covered to a
drWH 0i three and four feet
Whom thg flood was at Sos heIaht
tbr iron bridge which had boon Ilt up
over HroadvV aud Main streets 10 cou.
pie ui years ago. and the supports OF
which had been weakened by 400 car.
Tier flood gave uay and wls carried
down thc FIrHlm. Hnt even nIiug
remaining io show where 10 stood
l1.." wac 1n exceptionally LARGE bouy
81. ..r down Hudson street and thru
,.Ua across Broadway and took out
iND east approach. after which the
NNu street waters SOON llI thc rest
l.r remaining portion of Mo Main
tir... HHu Wrs also taken out. ana an
fl-N public Improvements erected
ht 10000 completely ouIt.
oIs.. IHo greatest individual loss
fua. H.J was tho san Vincent, QIful.
whIr. N.II have io De- closed. owing tn
Oh, I.H of the bridge and an end 90
communication With tine principal part
oI tt. r.tr Tho hotel also suffered
somp damage, the stone brcakwaior
Ht iho northeast corner of tho hotel
gave away allowing tho flood 20 go
Through tho first floor of tho building
Mrs. %. $. Warrior. who conducts inc
hotel rallied Der employees about her
and auCcood,l loo getus up INC car.
pots lnU removing UgpD thing of vaIuo
to q safe place Tho accident 900 not
result FOO % moments delay Iu the
MANAGEMENT OF tho hosiolry and meals
WerD served as usual, but Mrs Wauou
siatca that % would hc folly Tor her t1
attempt tu keep running Boo view off fho
condition of affairs and F making ar.
rnueDmonts to close.
a number of old uinhaUfcd build.
inrs on Main street were partially
swept away aud badly damaged Tho
old Masonic hail. owned by Martin
Mnhor of los Angeles 8ul au n1iHu.
Ing one owned hy William ~. KIIburu.
were two of these a portion of the
DIi d NJ Porter building feu Into tho
lleh aH dil also "a part of the Waller
building. The Elephant C1Tal us usual
contributed Dos share. a small portion
oI tho back part of uo pretty Corbin
y1ri also clyCd ln.
In the il8i considerable damage waF
dHue The ranch 0f William o. kuays
above town. which BIAS never hereto.
fore suffered. was badly washed and
thp orchard about ruined. Mf. Kcays
estimates that hIs loss o. mott less than
$4,000. Tho residents of the houses
boz tho fIut nearly AN sustained some
loss The yards OF hehousc occupied
Dos o. j lauehIin was flooded and
number of chickens drowned. About
h1li oI the brick brcalwatCr north OF