The daily tribune., 1908-08-03
REP AIRING
RAILROADS
TO CAMPS


will be sustained by the coal op rat
ing companies by the damage to rail /.
road racks by the flood of last Friday
evening and to the end that the coal
properties may resume work under
a full head of steam without DELAY,
the Rio Grande and Santa Fe has sent
in number of men with scrapers
and pile drivers to repair the damag.
ell tracks As some of the branches
to the coal camps arc badly washed
out, it will be several days before
the tracks are finished and the mines
resume work.
The Santa Fe suffered another
washout Saturday night and tho
evening tain was detoured over the
Rio Grande rails and the train due
here from Pueblo yesterday noon was
delayed about two hours. The wash.
ont was at the Woodruff bridge.
This structure was carried out by the
high water of Friday evening also,
but had been put in repair. but a
body of water that rushed down Dry
creek from the south carried out a
couple of bents Saturday night. Men
were rushed to the washout and the
damaged tracks repaired.
Hundreds of Florentnes "A ld others
viewed the wreckage yesterday. And
dozens Of owners of lawns were out
cleaning the dirt off their grass In
some places the grass was covered to
a depth of one inch while in other
places more than eight inches. The
most of the sand is shoveled off and
then the remainder is washed off with
the hose. Since so IN loh oil broke
loose from the tanks and found its
way onto some Of these lawns, it is
probable they will be ruined as
beauty spots. The water was carried
out of many cellars, but as tn ese
places will be more or less unhealthy
for some time. some sickness is ex.
peoted to result.
The Elks lodge supplied Mrs.
Thompkins and Mrs. Burns with
food enough to last both for several
days and also furnished Mrs. Burns
with some household goods. The
Business Mems association, some of
the church organizations and Others
did good work in relieving the dis
tress of those who lost by the flood.
j. N. Sipe was supplied with food
On Thursday night this family laid
in large supply Of groceries, but
the water on the next evening ruined
them. The steam laundry washed
eho oiobhihS tihI JhTs. lhOuDkiuh
could not do. She does washing for
Others and had quite pile of it " hen
the food came. Mr.. Thornton offer.
ed to do the washing free.
The county commissioners are in
regular session today and AS this Is
the week when the contract for the
county.c bridge was to be let 1t
Is likely no time will be lost in
either awarding the contract to some
OF tho bidders. That section Of the
city west OF Oak creek Is more or
less cut Off from this end OF town, and
while the wagons are crossing the
creek. 1t IL an awful drag on the
horses.
Since this part OF the Florence
and Cripple Greek railroad is used
but little nowadays, 1t Is probable
the company will not rush the
work of repairing its damaged tracks.
Nearly 200 feet was carried away
in North Florence. The track was
lifted bodily off the road bed and
washed against the house Occupied by
Swan Broberg. 1t is said that II this
track had not been washed against
the house and broke the force of the
water. that u larger number OF homes
would have been wrecked.
A fake report was circulated on
tho streets Saturday evening to the
effect that n body Of water about
sixteen feet deep and 100 feet wide
was rushing down the river course
aud that Florence was again in dan