The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-07
DANGERS STILL
THREATEN FROM
FLOOD WATERS
Strenuous Work Night and Day
Succeeds in Holding the
Stream in Check.
CITY CREEK is
STILL ON RAMPAGE
JORDAN RIVER AT TENTH WEST
AND THIRD SOUTH Is DAN
GEROUS.

All day Sunday and through the night
the high water in City creek continued
its course OF wrecking and destruction.
The water was at the same level Sunday
as on the Gay before. and no one can say
when ii will recede. Danger still threat
ems many homes in Canyon road. but
every effort is being made to hold the
raging stream in check.
Heretofore the stream on North Temple
street has remained within its banks un-
til after passing Sixth West street. but
early Sunday morning the water broke
through at West Temple and First West
streets, and is doing much damage A
heavy stream of water began flowing
down South Temple street early Sunday
morning and flooded the ground floor OF
the new oregon Short Line depot. The
southern part of the Oregon Short Line
railroad yards ere under several inches of
water. and for a short time Sunday morn
ing the floor of the depot was covered
with water.
The stream on South Temple street
found its way i'm the front entrance Of the
new depot running through the main
waiting room and down the steps on the
west side. and resulted in doing cOnsLd-
cradle damage to the passenger yards.
Railroad Protects Property.
Every section hand in the employ OF
I the Oregon Short Line Railroad company
( between this city and ogden was iume-
dIately rushed to Salt Lake and put 10
/ work building barrier in front Of the
depot. Twenty cars of earth and rock
were placed IN front Of the depot. and
orders were telegraphed to Lucin, Utah,
/ for a trainlOad of rock to be sent imme-
diately TO this city. The men started to
work at midnight Saturday night and re-
manned on duty the entire day yesterday.
/ The bridges on North Temple street, be-
/ tween Main and Third West streets, were
holding back the flood waters to a great
extent and preventing the water from
| having d free passage down the stream.
Early Sunday morning an electric loco
motive was set to work pulling the
I bridges from their places, and by noon
the stream was clear. After the removal
of the distractions caused by the bridges,
! the water gradually stopped overlooking,
and during the afternoon remained within
/ its banks.
Entertainments Giving Away.
The condition on West North Temple
/ street beyond sixth West street IS stall
most serious. and the embaukmants are
[ giving way i'm many places along the
street large gang Of men were on
/ duty all Saturday night ana Sunday but
in spite Of their efforts much damage
/ was done by water flooding yards and
running into houses. The banks are
/ showing the heavy strain which has been
/ on them for a month past, and are weak
/ ening.
/ In Canyon road near Fourth avenue the
| stream is still tearing away the banks,
/ and during the forenoon Sunday ten feet
/ more of the bank was washed away, and
/ the stream is now about thirty feet in
/ width
| The men of the street and waterworks
/ department, who were put TO work Satur-
day morning at 8 O'Clock bracing and
/ building in the banks with sacks of rock.
were kept at their duties until o'clock
/ Sunday morning without rest. All night
/ the gang labOred under the direction Of
/ Superintendent Holiday and Raleigh
/ throwing sacks Of rock and trees in the
/ stream to prevent it undermining the
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/ day morning they were worn out and
| working under many Disadvantages.
Many Of the teamSters who had been on
l duty from twelve to sixteen hours left
/ the work. but only because they were un-
able to stand up under the strain any
/ longer.
At o'clock P. J. Moran was called on
/ to assist the city workmen. and by
/ o'clock fresh gang Of men were at work
! and soon had the stream running in its
/ proper course. BY o clock Sunday af-
/ ternoon the workmen had the stream
I from Fourth avenue to Third avenue
walled with bags Of dirt and rock. and no
| further damage is expected at this point
| It was a hard fight and for a while Sun
[ day morning it looked as though several
| homes along the stream were doomed to
destruction
The waters farther up the canyon are
/ breaking through the banks. and in sew
eral places the road is under water. All
the dams at the water houses are safe
and will be able to Withstand the violent
force Of the stream.
Jordan Is Threatening.
/ Jordan river also came I'm with its con-
| tribUtiou Of trouble Sunday morning. and
/ threatened 70 break through its banks at
/ Tenth West and Third South streets.
l Every man in the employ Of the street
| and HaterwOrks department was already
[ at work on City creek. and, as a last re-
sort, the prisoners at she city jail were
called out and put to work building an
I embankment to prevent the water over
flowing.
| PatrOlmen Grundvig and Betz were de-
tailed with a gang of ten men, and I'm
three hours they erected about thirty feet
Of temporary embankment Of sod and
/ rocks, holding the stream TO its proper
course. Had it not been for their work
the river would have OverflOWed and de-
[ stroyed much property
/ The Jordan river is also causing trOu-
bic at South Temple street The water
! has left the main stream near the Saltair
railroad bridge and is backing I'D on
South Temple and First South streets to
Eighth West street flooding the entire
district with several inches of water The
land at this point is level. and the men
are making but little Roadway toward
draining the flooded district.
! City creek continued to rise last night
I and at I o'clock this morning was over
its banks IN several places on North Tenn
Die street The bed of the creek from
1 West Temple street to Third West IS
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