Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-06-08
SURELY A
night OF HORRORS
JOHNSTOWN FLOOD KNOCKED
OUT BY MISUNDERSTANDING
CLOUDBURST.
Tor the Pipe Dream of Louis Blum-
enthal.)


The telephone in the Bonanza Of
flee rang.
1t was getting alons toward mid
night, and the staff was sure of an
early night off. The telephone didn't
sound good.
'Hello!" said the night police re-
porter through the phone.
You've got a blooming gall" the
answer sounded like.
who's got a blooming gall?" was
demanded with some asperity.
us this the Bonanza?"
Yes, who are your"
What the - the matter with
you fellows. This is L. L. Blumen-
thai
ooh, hello, Lell, lell. Thought you
said l had a blooming gall. What's
up
Whats up, why we've got a cloud
burst up here"
"Cloudburst! Why it's all right
down here. Where are you, at Sill
yer Peak"
"Silver Peak, hell! I'm up at my
place is fiooded-my house, Doc Tan
ner's, the Orieyed Platter, the State
Bank and Trust company and Blakes-
lees and l guess the big bank at the
corner. l can't get out of the house
until get a boat"
The night staff of the Bonanza got
into its rubber boots, and oilskins,
and went out into the night. There
was no rain. The sky was dark, and
down at Main street and Brougher
avenue was a small river of water
running smoothly along.
All, the eloudburst.
The nearest point of vantage was
the saloon of DR.. Tanner, which had
been described by Mr.. Blumenthal
as the Orieyed Platter. doc" was
counting his cash as the staff opened
the. door.
"a ~cloudburst!" he exclaimed
well l should say so. Come out
here and look. See,' he said excited
ly, lit was just coming into my door.
after flooding Blakeslee's when it was
stopped"
"Who stopped it, the p~olice?"
THE police!"
mo, of course not. Blakeslee
stopped it,"
Out from the darkness came q
CLEAN of white. 1t was a mighty
and inside of it was Charlie from
Blakeslee's. Charlie had beer
slumbering quietly when the cloud
burst burst in under the house, ant
he thought he was in a ship on the
ocean of joy. While his bed was be
ing tossed about by the waves i
passed a window and he jumped
through and was saved. He would
have been saved anyhow, but tina
would have spoiled the story.
Then from afar another voice cam
out of the darkness. 1t was the voic,
of Mr.. B%lumenthal in his paiamas.
That's the worst cloudburst W,
have had since | was flooded GU
three years ago. I'm the regula.
%cloudburst kid. Oh, it's nothing t,
laugh about. can't get out of her,
until | get a boat
I'm having a life raft built now
Lou" yelled DOC" Tanner.
I'm much obliged" sneered Louis
81 hope none of the water got Il
your whisky; it couldn't stand mucI
more"
"Oh, is that sol"
I well say, Mr.. ~Blumenthal,'' pu
in the night staff, chow do you &C
count for the cloudburst when Their
/ is no rain?"
t'You don't account for them. The
, come right along. We had one tire
! years ago that flooded me and a
Main street out. They haven't az
counted for that yet. fou don't SUI
pose that you are going TO get an az
: counting of this in ten minutes.
didn't rain, the cloud just bustet
I. Can't you see the water coming dow
! bryan avenue. 1t hit somewhere b.
I tween Mt. Butler and Mt. Broughe
The waters coming in. Roast tn
r county commissioners; roast Dc
Tanner; roast somebody. It's ge
: ting cold and more wet; good night,
The water was traced up to Brya