Bisbee daily review., 1907-06-28
he BsBee DAILY REVIEW BSBEE FRIDAY MORNING JUNE
RIO GRANDE IS DOING
 MUCH DAMAGE
Historic Old Church On Mexi- can Bank, Near Fl Paso, Is Washed Away.
(El Paso Herald.)

LEI PaS0 Heralc.)
 News was brought to the city thi
 morning by J. s. Porcer of the de
 struction of the old Adobe Seneel
 church, down the river nine mile
 from Juarez on the Mexican side O
 the river.
 For some time past the church an, graveyard have been threatened b,
 the rising waters of the river. Mon day afternoon residents on the Amer
 ican side of the river heard the toll
 ing of the old bell and a short tim,
 later saw great cloud of dust risin, evidently from the tumbling walls.
 Later reports from the Mexican side of the river were that the churcl had been destroyed, but that the Mex leans had saved the woodwork in ths structure, including the altar and the ancient carving in the ceiling.
 It Is also reported that some of ths graves in the parish cemetery were washed up. and that other buildings in the little village crumbled and fell into the torrent of muddy water.
 The old Senecu church is a very ancient structure and was erected by old padres in the days when the In. diar inhabited all that part of the cot ]. It is said to be almost as old -S the Juarez and Ysleta struct- ures.
 Heavy rains in the vicinity of AL ouquerque with the melting snow will probably cause a further rise in inc Rio Grande here, according to infor. nation received in El Paso today For several days past almost nm. precedented rainfall has occurred in the upper Rio Grande and at some points the river is out of it's hanks The town of Guadalajara, Socorro county, New Mexico. was flooded and IS reported to have been swept away All the buildings in the town were aaooe and these melted quickly when me Hood struck them No report of hves lost has been received.
 The town of Guadalajara was a small place and located several miles below Sam Antonio.
 The Rio Grande for a month mast has been causing serious trouble at Anthony, Yinton and White Spur. all snort distances west of Fl Paso. An thony which is about 20 miles from Fl Raso, has been the scene of much trouble for the Santa Fe railroad The river has left it's old bed and the water is now and for several weeks mas been flowing against the railroad em0ankment. A large force of men mas been kept constantly at work protecting the tracks and so far se. rious damage has been averted. It ia reared, however. that if a large rise comes, as predicted, much damage to th -a'i-caf tracks will result
 The large brick yard of T White at White Spur, eight miles from Fl PaSo, is still under water The water got over the brickyard a month ago putting the yard out of operation and also flooding a large number of acres of alfalfa.
 The latest reports Mir White had rom Whites Spur this morning were that the river in the past few days had been cutting all kinds of antics One day the water would rise and the next day it would fall. The river is forming considerable silt. The leyees. which were broken by the rise month ago, have not been repaired and nothing will be done until the river has reached it's normal stage.
 The water has done all the dam. age it can at our brickyard." said MT. White this morning. We do not fear another rise on that account. be- heve that the silt which. is now being formed on our land will result in good.
 Frcsn information I have the Rio Grande will soon be on big rise and much damage will probably result to the Santa Fe railroad at Anthony. have been watching the river care fully the past few months and I find that 1t has in some places found an entirely new bed. It has left the old bed beyond Anthony and struck the railroad embankme't for some dis tance and overflowing considerable land.
 The railroad is in a preearious conition at several places and if heavy rise comes there will be much track lost"
 It is also reported that a number of ranches near Mesquite, N. NJ. M, are nartly under water.
 At the office of the United States reclamation service this morning 1t was reported that the Rio Grande was falling at San Marcial yesterday but 1 no adyices had been received from there today. On account of recent i rains further rise in the river is ] looked for.
 The highest stage was reached at San Marciai this year was reported | Sunday
 ". w. Follett, consulting engineer of the international boundary comm:s- 1 sion United States section), was i without reports from the upper Rio i Grande this morning Reports yes terday were that the river was full I and MT. Follett looks for a further rise.