The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-19

near the Last Chance mine. and a stream
or water came down the mountain like
an avalanche, bearing earth and rocks
and debris. This mass struck the house
occupied by David Cook, mine suDerir-
tendent. The dwelling was built across
the creek, and the family had barely time
to escape before it was crushed like am
eggshell and with the furniture il was car
ried down the stream.
Another clOudburst in the region of the
Bin5 harn-NeW Haven mine prGCipit8ted q
Hood In that direction, and when the two
streams COnverged. large buildings were
engulted. A barn belonging 10 Mike Bog
dan was lifted from its foundations and
carried down stream, drowning a COW and
a calf.
The Utah Apex Mercantile companv'z
teamster was caught I'm the flood. losing
one OF ms horses which, with his wagon,
was buried under tons of debris The
Vienna bakery wagon was also caught
ana buried but the driver succeeded fin
saving his team. John SeusseTs delivery
wagon was also buried, while the driver
was saving mis- horses.
Several houses belonging to Louis King
on the Boston Consolidated road were
Hooded and badly damaged and many
other dwellings were loosened from their
foundations and I'm danger Of being swept
away before the flood subsidized.
Perform Heroic Service.
Deputy Sheriff James II. Hair and the
citizens of Highland Boy did heroic work
In saving the lives Of women and children
along the path of the flood, and then
their labOrS were directed towards direct
ing the flood into its proper channel I'm
dl more than twenty-five houses were
destroyed or flooded and covered with
debris.
Another cloudburst struck the region
near the head of Copper Center gulch.
and nearly three feet of water flowed
through the main street Of the camp.
flooding and damaging ten or twelve
houses. A team attached TO buggy be
longing 70 the Clipper livery became
frightened and dashed into the torrent.
Horses and buggy were swept down the
road, landing against the side of the
stables. Almost az the same time the
floor and one side of the stable gave way
and the barn and contents were washed
down stream A house belonging TO Law
renee Long and occupied by a party of
Austrlans was overturned I'm Copper Cen
ter guich and badly wrecked.
At Lower Bingham. stores and cellars
We're nIled with water, and the indie
pendent Telephone company exchange was
flooded with water a foot deep over the
also damaged, water covering the first
floor The whole camp Is filled with
Wreckage and no exact estimate of the
damage could be made last night.
Damage in City.
The greatest damage in Salt Lake was
done at the corner OF Twelfth East and
Second South streets, where extensive
flights Of sixty steps each had just been
completed and the stream rushing down
Second South street from the bench
around the University of Utah undermined
these concrete steps and overlooked a
score of lawns. The grocery store at 11g5
East Second South street, owned by J.
w DOnkIu, was flooded, and stock to the
value Of 500 was damaged. Adjoining this
store on the east is new brick building
nearing completion. The basement of this
building was flooded. and until If can De
emptied. the extent of the damage VIII not
be known Mr.. DOukin fears that the
foundations have been weakened.
With prOVerbiaI peTverseuess. the flood
rushed down Second South street all over
the road excepting in the proper channels.
and tons of mud were carried out onto
the pavement where the asphalt BEGINS
at Tenth East street. Here the lawn Of
:. 2. Westerfield at the southwest cor
ner Of Second South and Tenth East
streets was covered with six inches of
mud and gravel. and all along the curb I'm
Second South street to Sixth East street
the water overflowed on the lawns. leav-
ing its deposit of mud and gravel.
p J. Moran. who has the contract for
the work at Second South and Twelfth
East streets put a force of men at work
Immediately filling I'm under the cement
stairWays, and they may be bOIstered ND
so that they viii be accepted by the city.
The street car line TO the Country club
was out of commission during the worst
of the flood The club grounds and
buildings escaped without material dam
age, although the rain and hailstorm was
the worst in years.