The copper era., 1906-12-13

with the building until the water went over the beds and then they were rescued by parties who waded more thon waist deep to carry them out. Mrs. Wright had all of her trunks packed preparatory to leaving the next day. Everything in the building was thoroughly soaked and covered with mud.
 Johnson & Browns saloon suffered considerable loss to cigars and goods. The water reached a depth of about three feet.
 The Clifton Advocate was caught to a depth of about two feet, but MT. Kane had his cases raised and passed through with but little dam age.
 The Bianes adobe, occupied by MT. Bianes and H. Moder as a trans fer office and residence, collapsed but the roof remains standing. Mir. Moder lost considerable hay, grain and wood, and his household effects were badly damaged.
 The Johnson hall, in which Mrs. Geo. Haigh was conducting reStaur- ant received a foot of water. No damage to furnishings, but the build ing was left in bad condition. l The foundation for the Bianes | lost considera ble material.
 John Kelley's'residence came in for several inches of mud and water with slight damage to furniture. | Webster's blacksmith shop was slightly damaged.
 The Wells residence, occupied by B. D. Wilson, had fourteen inches of mud, and some damage to furniture.
 The Boyles' residence. occupied by F. O. Bacon and family, was flooded with about two feet of water with some damage to household goods.
 The Mary Smith tenement house, occupied by J. H. Bryan and several other families, received several inches of mud with slight damage to furnishings.
 The Hampton and Cooper resi- dence, occupied by Mrs. Pascoe, who is out of town, had several feet of m ud, furnishings total wreck.
 The next house belonged to Mrs. T. Norquay and received about four feet of mud and water. It was oc- cupied by Mexican family.
 w. c. Lilies residence, which stands rather high, was flooded to the depth of one foot with slight dam age to furnishings.
 The Presbyterian Church receive d a deposit of four feet of mud with damage to furnishings.
 Nearly all of the Mexican tene- ment houses in the neighborhOod of the A. C. pumping plant were flooded from one to tour feet.
 Going back to the upper end of the lower side of the North Clifton street is the old Hoff residence, owned by !. Geo. Brown and occupied by l.. A. Canneyt and wife. This building was located in a dangerous place and MT. Canneyt moved his belongings to the opera house early in the eyen- ing, where they were caught in the flood and damaged. The building was entirely washed away. The old Wagstaff residence, which was occupied by John Fallon, and owned by Sam Sidebotham, is total wreck. Mir. Fallon saved his house. hold goods by moving early. | J. M. Jarrett's residence, owned by Archie Morrison, was badly wrecked and buried deep with debris and heavy timbers. Shorty moved his furniture to high ground.
 The next residence was owned by Archie Morrison and passed through with but slight damage.
 The two-story residence of MT. Magruder and family, owned by w. i F. Hagan, escaped the water, as did the most of the houses on the Hagan l flat. Much debris accumulated around the houses and the residents suffered slight damage to household effects. Most of the occupants left for high ground early in the evening.
 The residence of Joe Jepson suf- fered several inches of mud with slight damage to furniture.
 Geo. DamrOn's residence, owned l by w. F. Hagan, received about three feet of mud with severe damage to household effects.
 Ed. Merritt went through with no damage.
 W. F. Hagan's residence, which had recently been raised, received about six inches of mud. Slight damage to furniture.
 The business establishment of J. E. Holt received deposit of six inches of mud and over two feet of water. MT. Holt has had considera- ble experience with floods and when l he realized that a flood was on he | blocked the doors and commenced to raise goods from the lower shelves. He was the only one in the building and worked nearly all night raising the goods as the water increased. By his faithful work his damage in the store was comparatively nothing. He sustained loss of about $500 to goods stored in warehouses, which were flooded most three feet. About fifty feet of the bank was cut away in the rear of the store, exposing an old pond that has been buried several | years.
 The Jones brick residence was flooded most four feet and much damage done to household goods. The loss to the family is a severe blow.
 The lower story of the Hagan two- story rooming house was flooded and about two feet of mud left on the floor with considerable damage to furniture.
 The old Fraisenett adobe store building, occupied by Frank Ballis and Ira Johnson's families, collapsed and is a total wreck. Furniture and clothing was almost a total wreck.
 The beautiful brick residence of James Smith and family received some water and mud. Not much damage to furnishings.
 The old Jack Sidebotham residence in the Tear and occupied by Cy Will llams and family was badly wrecked and its contents greatly damaged. The house left its foundation and lodged quite distance from it's old location.