The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-16
HOLES IN STREETS
MUCH DAMAGE DONE BY HEAVY
 RAINFALL.
Upper Wetampka Road nloesxeA by . Wash0uf--Basement eg Exchange Hotel Quickly Put ia Normal
 Condition.

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 The streets of Montgomery and the
 roads of Montgomery County were
 greatly damaged by the terrific rain | storm which swept over this section | early Saturday night.
 Mayor Teague was at his ofioe yes | terday morning and a number of re- ports reached him of damage done by oughfares of the city During the
 thirty minutes that a.2s inches Of wa
 ter fell every street in the city was | inundated and none but those that are paved escaped without damage. The sweeping water caused large holes and | trenches in a number of streets and played havoc on some of the graveled
 roads of the County and streets of the city.
 The Upper wstumpka road was blockaded all of yesterday and 1t will | require consid srable work to repair | the road. At . point In the corporate | limits just beyond the cemetery. the sweeping water washed a deep gulch that made the road altogether impassa- ble and much inconvenience was ex- perienced.
 Mayor Teague received notice that
 bridge on the South Court Street road presumably over the Genetta Ditch, had been washed away and the road | made impossible. The Mayor was of the opinion that this damage could be remedied more easily than that on the | Upper Wetumpka road.
 The city forces will he put to work
 today to begin repairing all of the damage done by the rain in the city. Persons in Montgomery who own | farms near lRre yesterday expressed concern over the effects of tho rain on their crops. It was believed that the rains will have a deteriorating effect | N1rI Hva Nln A noticeable effect of the rain was the washing away of portion of a stone wall surrounding the Berney property at Capitol Heights.
 Besides the inundation of many cell lars in the downtown districts, the rain also found its way into several estab- lishments by way of the roof Many roofs, which had not leaked in years, gave way under the pressure of the enormous volume of water and the oc- cupants were inconvenienced. But the calm came after the storm. Yesterday was a beautiful day. The sun shone clear and there was not rain cloud in the skies. It had been predicted that the storm would end the wet spell and 1t is thought the predic- ton has come true
 The New Exchange Hotel basement was cleared yesterday of the debris caused indirectly by the rain. By ear Iy morning, all of the water, which at one time was four and a half feet deep in the cellar, had been drained out. but large quantities of mud were left and lahorers were kept busy all day in securing aud rescourlng the con- crete flooring. By early last night, pedestrian could walk through the basement comfortably without fear of carrying away several inches of mud on his shoes. It was announced that the barber shop will resume business today.
 All of the pool and billiard tables were ruined and they will be complete ly overhauled. The cigar stand of the hotel also lost heavily, having had several thousand cigars stored in the cellar. The hotel linens were also in the cellar, but they can be easily wash ed.
 The sewer, whose bursting caused the flooding of the basement, was fixed temporarily late Saturday night, and as quickly as possible today, wOrkmen will begin repairing the break perma- nently.
 The break in the water main of the hotel was repaired before yesterday morning and the patrons of the hotel suffered no inconvenience yesterday from lack of water supply or drainage. The electric elevator, however, was out of order and guests had to walk up and down the stars to their rooms- The elevator motor was in the cellar and 1t was damaged but the manage