Arizona republican., 1905-02-05

Friday night and by eight o'clock yes terday had reached the point of the highest water in the last raise during January. By noon it was two feet or more beyond that mark and late last evening it was slowly raising but it was thought here that the greater part of the raise had passed and that the river would come but little higher. Un- der the M. & P. bridge the water is racing like wind with a roar that can be heard for miles. It is estimated that where the stream of water some fifteen inches deep usually runs, the the river is now that many feet deep. Last evening it had reached a point higher than it has been at any other time since the flood of '91. Some idea of how wide it is may be gained by thinking over the statement that the bridge over the Hayden ditch between town and the river is under water some two feet deep and the bridge over the Old Grand canal on the north side of the river. now known as the ApPrOpriatO-s' canal is entirely wash ed away and where it stood there are several feet of swift water. All that is left of the bridge is one plank and part of the side rail which is being 
 one of the piles. The bridge went down the canal yesterday morning about II o'clock more properly speak ing it went down the river for there is now no canal there since the land be- tween where 1t used to be and the river is completely covered with wa ter.
 As was the case during the last high water, the Maricopa and Phoenix rail road is the heaviest loser, and still their loss amounts to little except time. As soon as the river bed dried up enough to permit of work after the last flood, they put section gang to work rebuilding the track across the bed. Night before last about two hundred yards of it had been com pIeted. By half past eight yesterday morning it was all gone. The time before most of the track and the large tiubers were saved by being tied to the old bridge but the river came up so rapidly yesterday morning that on ly a small part of the track near the bank was caught. Probably the rails will hold the balance of it but some or it may go down stream. The night watchman gave the alarm at , o'clock yesterday morning for it was about that time when the river reached dangerous aspect. The bridge ere" immediately started in at work res cuing all the material possible. The riIc driver was about three hundred feet from the bank in the river bed. It was hauled to safety before the track was reached by the water. The men worked in water up to their waists and one of them was caught between two ties and a rail- a big timber coming down bumped into these and he was securely held there in danger of his lie until assistance reached him. Day pe- fore yesterday two cylinders had been sunk in the river bed to depth or twelve feet and while they were com pIeteIy under water yesterday, It IS expected that they will remain there and will suffer no damage.
 Work will again be suspended on the bridge as a part of the crew ana tbe pile driver were expecting to go to the Gna last evening. A train went down at , o'clock last evening taking some material and a few of the men.
 Aside from the damage to the rall- road company and the bridge over the canal. nothing serious occurred yester- dav here. MT. Cummings place north of the river which is considered as being on high ground only had d cou- DIc of feet to spare last evening anu he was ready to move on short houce- lis ranch was completely SupInci Scu'
 oD tbfs side of the river Teeter Brothers slaughter house IS Pdi O.S ,1r,7er water as is also MT. Alexander cbicl[er ward but the river will have to come up several feet more before there lviu be any loss to property owners in the vicinity of Tempe.