Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-19
FLOODS CHECKED
BY COOL WEATHER
Damage, However, Has Been
Done. Though Danger
Is Not Past.
ALL STREAMS ARE VERY HIGH
Greatest Havoc Has Been Wrought In
southeastern Scction--ACrial
storage u~ prccuutiuu.

Floods ftom overlooking crccks and
canals arc doiue great ddmago .n Tho
outlying districts of Che city, the warm
weather OF the Bst Few days having
released the torrents iu Che hills to an
extent that the creeks and canals have
boon unable To- copo with. PIflcys
creek is on Ga. worst rampage 90 has
b,an known Co assume for many years
Emigration creek is almost as bad
cottonwood crcek is pretty wen cared
for though above the Intake for the
conduit bad features may develop ut
amy ume city creek is likely OBJ as-
sumo dangerous proportions within tho
nest day or tvo. for 90 is always about
one week or 10 days later 600 thawiug at
tho aeadwaters than the other cane
vons. The canals are AN swollen above
normal aud danger from floods pro-
wallis m au parts of the city where
canals and creeks are found
Yesterday the basement o' che Third
Presbyterian church was hned with
four feet of water and the streets n
AN directions leading Co the edifioe were
overlooking with water. The bitches
are Inadequate lo carry away the SUR
plus and in tine low places deep ponds
u.re tine rule. Traffic is seriously in-
terfared with. lawns and flower beds
have been washed out and the condition
is most trying for the residents of the
lower PORTIONS OF tho city in the east
cIu section.
PABLEY's CREEK BOOMING.
ParIey's creek IS booming At the
mouth Of the canyon the hume Us ln
constant danger of being washed out
saturday "a switch al the BdmDerser
quarries on the Rio Grante was washed
out and the tracks are boz "a precarious
position in many points of the canyon.
a bridge near the waterWorks was al
most washed out during the same
period and to prevent accidents il was
removed by Land and Water Com
missioner Frank Matthews
The greater portion OF this damage
is being done outside of the city pro-
per. bun at or near property in which
the city is intores by reason of The
location OF points lu its water system.
ln the city itself however, conditions
are bad In the district south and east
OF Liberty park residences are flooded
from Emigration canyon W9ter The
old creek bed let near Liberty park
when the channel WAS diverted is saw
ing much damage II 10 had been h-lc1,
the present bed would not be- ample ana
great deal more havoc would have
been wrought by the water
Every effort is being made 90 crowd
the surplus canal 10 its capacity, and
it is believed the efforts win prove sue
ccssfuI and prevent much damage
This. however. wiz not mean the safety
OF AN homes in the districts affected.
for already the lowlands are covered
with water to the depth OF several
inches. and In some places several feet.
In Roper street the water is backing
up eastward from Jordan river almost
10 First West street.
PROPERTY IN AERIAL STORAGE.
ON the west side a queer method os
placing property where it cannot be
damaged Is revealed. Property own
ers have con structcd platforms on top
OF tlmhers and trees and have placed
there an goods OF value that would be
injured in the water. At some places
balcd hay Us placed on these platforms
eight 90 10 feet above the ground
Household goods have been taken from
cellars and Easements and similarly
placed. shed roofs and even the roofs
of several homes are piled high with
goods OF every description.
Every precautioa has been taken by
city and county officials. The bank, uf
the canals and streams have been rails
cd until t is thought that uuloss the
water rises 70 a. much greater height
than iu former years the channels Will
he able 90 carry 70. Low bridge have
been removed and raised r- done away
with. THE collection of brush and rub
| hish under these bridges last year WAS
the cause of the greater part OF the
trouble. and this source being removed
| 30 Is thought that as soon as the nc-e3-
aty arises the TOW win now De- uulb-
/ strlcted
So far 40 n1 point ON Jordan river or
/ the south and western canals has the
/ wafer uNCrlUNDd.