Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-09
rlood troubles Develop in Can
non Ward 400 90 Acres
Submerged.
GERMAN COLONY is $ HARD !; !: u Hit.
tenth South Canal Breaks its
Banks and Jordan Con-
tributes its Quota.
,,;n, Pathetic scenes Are Witnessed
--chicIcns Demonstrating in
oulcr-Nyagonssin Demand.

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MIR county commissioners and
.,,a,,,,,c,s of the city administration
,,iIl make. Il trip this a ficrioonl TO liic
Ninth South canal and the JORDAN
rIycr soul, of Ninth South street 10
80 What can be done TO relieve tic
tIooI situation in that section. INC
canal Is oycrnowins. The banks OF
Inc Jordan river lad given away wa III
scycral places and The winter ts Hood
no Tie country lii tic neighborhooh
~ tl,c Cannon arm. The damage 10
ii crops and property will be enormous
n Tic food continues.
Mayor Bransford. Street svlpcrilnff'
tcndcnt jake Raleigh, and Councilman
Enybould met with tho commissioners
fills morning to discuss the situation.
IL wns decided to make a trip over the
1ooIlc(l districts before any action was
taken. 1t is probable that money will
be appropriated by both the city and
the county to relieve tic situation.
Despite the cool snap which has been
IN evidence since Monday the food,
situation OF, the west side is grayer to-.
day than at any time since the high
water commenced. The scene of trouble.
has charged but slowly and surely tho
waters are rising until this afternoon
there were reported to be 400 acres un-.
der water between the Jordan river and
{ the Rio Grande tracks III the SOUTH
western part OF the city.
The Tenth South canal broke bounds
last night; Mill Creek is also on the
I rampa GO over the low lands and Jor-s
dan riversis coming over its banks In
the vicinity or Fourteenth South street.
Among the fine residences reported
10 be- completely surro dilded by yater.
on Eighth West between Ninth and
Tenth South are tho homes of Josepll3
A. Silver Judge H. S. Tanner, Joseph
Cannon, Preston Cannon, Arnola
Giaque, Carl Cannon and others.
What is known as the old Cannon
farm is to all intents and purposes sub
merged.
In this sectionais located a German
colony whichis hard hit and there Is
hardly a little home in this region
that the water has not entered.
EXODUS FROM HOMES.
Last evening every available man
was out fighting to save his home, ard
on all sides could be seen people wad-
3 Ing With their household goods to ths
z homes of more fortunate friends in.ths
vicinity. One woman by the name Of
Schwartz with hersthree children With
clothing and bedding on their heads
were splashing through the flood at
times nearly waist high.
Many pathetic scenes We're Witnessed
All the gardens are under water and
ruined. One German named Glesh-
Is meyer, was weeping inconsolate over
( The loss of his entire dock Of 60 chickens
In which he took pride. Every one hid
been drowned. His plight was but enc
In q dozen and the death rate among
poultry on the west side is very high.
today
POLICE TO THE RESCUE.
Shortly before j / O'clock this morn
Ing a hurry up call came into the
police station from Fourteenth West,
ana Fifth Soutli.streets. the party call
ing for help stating that the whole
lelghborhood was flooded and several
people were drowning. In due time
me patrol wagon containing officer
Johnson .e and reporter appeared at
the scene of the high waters, and
loNnd that Jordan river had broken.
It's banks at the point named and
lnarooned a number4Sof houses in the
4 vicinity. The homeBof Il. Trinko, la
..l, was surrounded by between
three and four feet of water, and Mrs.
irinko and the daughter were huddled.
IN one of the rooms awaiting the re-
turn of the husband and father to
carry them to dry land and safety.
oilicer johnson percefving the gray
NY of the situation, Immediately dom
hed rubber boots and started out for
the house He scrambled into three
i ~ Of water and npon reaci,ing the
gateway befoye the house lost his
footing and fell into the surging food
lie was also submerged but scrambled
nrarely up and rescued two or three
drowning chickens.
Several other houses farther south
e also surrounded by. water. the resi-
Gence of XII. House. AT 625 Colorado
street being in the midst OF three feet
OF the overflow from the Jordan. TIE
Hooded area extends over several
blocks in the neighborhood, with no
SIGNS of cessation at present
GLOOMY OUTLOOK.
1t is the opinion of those in posi-
tonic know that the. situation Will yet
ass assume graver proportions. Jordan
river IS bank. high, and IL the cool wea-
.h me-, prevailsefh q couple OF weeks it
WI. VII be in the same condition owing
70 the raise In Utah lake where farms
are now being. submerged. Should an
oltlfr warm spell come the situation
VII be greatly aggravated. The at
!ention of the street department was
z c s. on Sunday to the gravity of the
situation. STU, and an inspection was made
,sit9 the result that the statement was
made that nothing could be done. With
Jordan bank high the canal waters
4 n panked ND and broke through4&isst
night. This morning the street depart
men, men sent down three teams which
We're reinforced by every available wa
son in the locality, but little could be
sute 10 stem the rush OF water which
4 mad 70 broken through =
~. ~ none dNices to the News this
\ a s..efEoon We're to the effect That prop
a