The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-03-02
WEST AND EAST FLOOD
SWfPI-=-MANY ARE DEAD

western-bound express and the Over
land mail train. The latter carried no
passengers.
complete list of the dead and in
jured cannot be obtained until the res
cuers have explored the wreckage. The
known dead include Train-naster A.
L. Blackburn, of Everett; A. E. Long
coy, secretary to Supt. O'Neil.
The injured include Fireman ]. ID.
Kurde. seriously injured Engineers
Osborne, F. S. Martin, Carroll V. Jor-
gensen, ID. z. Tegtenier, OF Gilman;
-- Bennington, Jinks Mouk, A.
+. Bates. and Fred Nelson. all of Ev-
erett; Brakeman Ross, Conductor NJ.
A. White. Mail Clerk A. II. Hurzell,
and Porters A. Smith and l.. Ander-
son: Trainmaster w. Harrington.
Among the passengers known to be
on the express train is John
son. stockman, of Trinidad. Colo.
The avalanche rolled down the
mountain at 4:2O a. m. Three .locomo-
tives. four powerful electric motors,
and the depot and water tank were
swept off the ledge like so much straw
and deposited a twisted mass of
wreckage at the foot of the mountain.
The noise of the avalanche was heard
for miles.
Supt. O'Neil, who was directing the
work of the night shift in attacking
the snow drifts. narshalled his men,
and hurried to the rescue. Groans and
cries for help came from the junbled
heap of debris and the rescuers work
ed feverishly to help the unfortun-
ates.
Messengers were sent for help.
The first news of the disaster was
brought by John WentzeE, who fought
mis- way eighteen miles through the
deep snow to Skyho-nish, where he
gasped out the story of the catastro
phe. Relief trains were at once made
up, but could get no farther than
Scenic, ten miles from the scene. Ov-
er the mountain trail. however, it was
but three miles, and nurses, physi-
clans and others hurried along this
perilous path.
Ogden, Titan, March 2.-The floods
in the Humboldt Valley of Nevada
are so overwhelming and widespread
it will be weeks before the overland
traffic on the Southern Pacific and the
Union Pacific is restored. Three large
bridges are out in Palisade Canyon
and in Ten Mile Canyon, between
Humboldt and Cluro, the Humboldt
river has changed it's course and is
now sweeping, an irresistible flood
where the railroad tracks once ran.
Warning were issued at Elko, New,
this morning that the crest of the e.
normous flood is at Deeth and all
people in the district between Deeth
and Elko were notified that the dis
trict will be submerged. The people
of EISo have been advised to desert
the business district. which is in the
path of the flood.
A number of passenger trains will
be held Indefinitely at Ogden The
White Sox" special will be here a
week and Comiskey has decided to
start baseball training at this point.
Floods in New York.
Albany. N. Y. March 2.-The flood
at Herkiner began to subside last
night but the water is still so deep
in the principal streets that trans
portation is possible only by boats.
An effort will be made today to blow
up with dynamite an ice gorge in the
Mohawk river The Mohawk division
OF the New York Central between
Utica and Albany is blocked by the
| floods.
The susquehanna overf1ows.
| Wilkesbarre, Pa, March 2.-The
Susquehanna river continues to rise
and is now a foot above the danger
mark. All the lowia7ds between Pitts
ton and Nanticoke are overfiowed.
i Ohio Town Under Water.
Warren, OHIO. March 2.-With a
reservoir of water six miles long and
three miles wide held in check by an
ice gorge FIVE miles above here In
the Mahoning river, this city is con
sidered in great peril. Already a por
tinn of the town is under water and
ice Is piled thick in the streets.
Cleveland. March 2.-Thousands oi