Bisbee daily review., 1908-08-26
THE FLOOD
WATERS FROM
QUARRY CANYON
Damage in That Section of the
City Was Severe and Fall
of Water Seemed to Be the
Heaviest.

Probably the greatest amount of
water that fell yesterday and which
brought destruction In its wake, came
rom Quarry Canyon. Old residents
- the canyon say that the water came
,>.s5wp in a perfect torrent, in greater
volume than they had ever seen it. 1t
wiped out small bulkhead near the
residence of MIR. Clawson, swept
along and took on corner of the Rob
inson property, undermined the long
bulkhead in front of ]. E. Mosher's
property and took out ten TO twenty
feet of a fill ten feet higi. Further
down the water undermined a portion
of the stone wall in front of (. b. Ma
sons property and across on the other
side wiped out another bulkhead. A
gorge from six TO ten feet deep was
dug in what had been used for road
and waterway before. While the fire
and water lines suffered somewhat tae
sewer line escaped damage. At the
point where Oak street interseclS with
Walnut avenue, the gilch was washed
eight feet deep and will be impossible
Or few days, until it can be filed or
Dridged. Thousands of tons of rock
and debris were washed down and
scattered ON what had been the road.
Tie greatest loss was suffered by ].
E. Mosher. A barn of Mr.. Mosher's
that stood on the edge of the bulk
head was balanced on the edge OF the
bank, barely enough of it being left
on SOLID ground TO keep it from tip
ping over. Those living in the Mar
tin O'Hare house at the corner OF
Walnut and Oak avenue were fearful
for while of it being undermined.
Word was received by telephone yes
terday from Naco that a terrific rain
storm occurred there yesterday after
noon about O'Clock and reports from
Don Luis at the same time were 10
the effect that it was headed for Don
Luis and Bisbee. The clouds did
gather omniously over the mountains
around Bisbee shortly afterward, but
the storm had spent its force, as only
few drops fell.
One of the horses drowned and
washed down by the flood was washed
over the concrete bulkhead near the
last culvert down Naco road and lodg-
ed under a house owned by Robert
Hennessey just below the bulkhead.
Another dead animal was found fodg-
ed against the bridge below Lowell on
the DEM spur.
A house belonging to Robert Hen
Eessey was washed from its founda-
tons and carried a few feet to another
house just below by the flood Monday.
Everyone speaks of the admirably
quick work performed by Street Super
intended Mccullough and his road gang
in getting Main street cleared, a bridge
over the subway on Main street. By
noon yesterday teams were making
the usual trip all the way up Tomb
stone canyon. OF course the roads
are not liz good condition, hut they are
passab!e, and as time and opportunity
permits Will De made better.
The brick paving on Main street,
undermined and twisted by Mondays
food, is being removed and the brick
piled up at convenient places until
such time as it may be determined 10
relay them. There is a great deal OF
speculation concerning the reason why
the brick paving buckled as it did.
The solution by an engineer would be
of considerable interest TO many per-
sons who are evolving all sorts of
theories in their minds. The food go
ing over Brewery avenue does not
seem 10 have damaged the paving
over there and many do not under
stand why it should on Main street.