Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-23
b|SBEE PROPERTY GOES LIKE
CHAFF ALONG WITH FLOOD

$3.50 as she also lost a considerable
stock of groceries A house
owend by l.. ]. Overlook and oc-
cupied by the Misses Jones,
who are seamstresses was the next
TO lie in the path OF the flood. The
lower floor rooms, facing the gulch,
are covered with mud and debris,
and the bed clothing and articles OF
wearing apparel are almost complete
" ruined The Misses Jones were
compelled TO go for the night to the
home of friends. and a Waterman
guards the premises from possible
looters. Across the gulch from this
house is the large boarding and lodg-
ing house conducted by Mrs. Long
sen. This case is particularly distress
sing and the loss Of the lower floors
where were located the dining room
and kitchen is almost total Mrs.
Longsen has three small children and
in her anxiety for the safety OF the
little ones she was unable to look
after the safety of her property and
a large range, cooking utensils dish
es and stock o. groceries were de
stroyed and broken, besides all the
clothing of herself and children. Last
night this poor woman had no place
Of shelter for herself and children.
but kind neighbors took them in and
attended to their wants.
Below this house and on the same
hillside is the rooming house of H.
Olin. In front of his house and al
most flush with the road Mr.. Olin
had built, as he supposed, a strong
concrete wall to guard against just
such an emergency as this. The
torrent coming down the hillside at
the rear and side OF his house under
mined this wall and it toppled into
the flood. The rooms which it had
been built to protect were flooded to
a depth Of five feet and all bedding
and clothing hanging up and in trunks
were ruined and coated with the slime
which the Hood carried with il, and
in receding left behind. Mr.. Olin had
four rooms on the lower floor, all of
which were occupied by roomers and
as most OF them were away at work
their loss is heavy.
The large boarding and Logging house
just below the lumber yard. known
as the Lafayette house, was almost
completely demolished and hangs tot
ering over the wash of the Hood. This
house is conducted by Mrs. Mariatt
and she takes her loss philosophical
ly almost cheerfully When the foun
dalton was washed from under the
house, the floor of the dining room
facing the road gave way from the
side and end of the house, and most
of the contents of the room, the tables
dishes and chairs slid out of the op
enihg and were carried away BY the
flood like so much chaff Mrs. Mar
iatt was bravely at work last night
making ready for the morrow and
she said that her boarders to the
number of fifty should all have their
| breakfast in the morning as usual
The kitchen which is above the din.
ing room on the same floor, and
covered with mud and stones, but she
had set bravely to work on this and
was brining order out of chaos. I'm.
der her direction the cook was busy
fixing up the range. and cleaning VI
what utensils We're left. Mrs. Mar
iatt is certainly a disciple of the gos
pei OF cheerfulness and such pluck
as she has and no doubt
is now displaying is most rare and ia
rift in the cloud of gloom which nat.
urally follows in the wake of such dis,
aster and ruin.
Brewery Guleh is now Uttered with
bOulders, porch floors, barrels and
debris Of all descriptions. Where.
ever the gulch takes a turn this mass
OF wreckage and wash is higher and
the road more difficult of passage
The cement retaining walls, built
for the protection of proper
ties lining the sides OF the gulch
stood the strain well, and the pro
lection they afforded the properties
behind them made the money loss
very much less than it would other
wise have been.
While the major portion Of the
damage has been taken cognizance
of by the general public. the Incl.
dental wreckage wrought by the
terrible downpouF and food viii
take many days to fully estimate.
Washed out retaining walls damag-
ed roads. outhouses undermined and
washed from position, roadways COW
cred TO the depth, in some places,
OF three feet with mud and boulders.
All these things have to be taken
into consideration in making esti-
mate of the enormous total damage.
In speaking with people on the
street last evening, Rtyiew reporters
were interrupted continuously by
ordinations from householders
standing nearby, MY retaining wall
!. was washed away My property
was damaged by the water eating
out part Of the I'LL" Thest were
only a few of the stories of minor
disaster falling heavily upon the
individual, but exceedingly small
when compared with the grand total.
There is no doubt that the street
crews Of the city viii be busy for
weeks Strengthening out roadways
and making them passable. The
street gang was started to work
last evening doing the necessary
work.