Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-09

yesterday 1lood was probably the
worst in the history of the San Juan,
i and certainly, in La Plata county,
the like has never been known for a
period extending as far back as the
past thirty years. just how far the
| flood extended, on account of lack of
telegraph and telephone communica-
tions it is impossible, at present, to
determine. Enough information has
been obtained however to make it
clear that the entire San Juan Sec
ton has suffered to a great extent
from the flood waters.
From Silverton down the valley of
the Animas to Shiprock, the rain belt
4 extended. Meager word from Pine
I river and the Florida tell enough to
make certain that that district is in
cluded. Word from Mancos and Do
lores also tells tale of destruction.
The damage around town is bad, but
that to the farmers of La Plata coun-
tty IS doubtless much worse, the sess
/ in the Animas valley alone amounting
ITO large sum. But bad as it is, we
have this to be thankful for, that so
| far, there is no positive report Of
loss OF life. There is nothing so bad,
that, while we live, need destroy our
tcourage, for while there is life, there
lis hope"
Floods Devastate Section
! Naar M,;, Aya,ro Dr:Iuo
The entire flat from the railroad
bridge to the stone bridge on Main
avenue is flooded and the scene is des-
olate indeed. The Krader residence
was wrecked, torn from it's founda-
ticns. and would have been swept en-
| tlrely away had it not lodged against
| a big tree. None of his furniture
| except few things scarcely worth
mentioning were saved. A fine piano,
recently purchased, is still in the house
which is tilted against tree, one end
torn away, and water pouring through
the rooms. The garden, which was
the pride of Mr.. and Mrs. Krader's
hearts, is now a lake Of dirty angry
F., water. The barn, which contained a
valuable COW was swept away and
smashed to pieces against the stone
bridge, breaking as if its walls were
so much paper. The last that was
seen of the COW she was trying to
swim down stream. 1t u thought that
she was drowned
A number Of the houses in the fiat
were swept entirely away, but most of
the inhabitants had time to move out,
although this morning the water is
still standing two OF three feet deep
in the rooms of the houses along Main
avenue near the stone bridge.
The bridge to the fish hatchery was
\ washed away and while the family
moved out, the water did no harm to
the house. 1t did, however, flow
. through the hatchery about three or
four feet deep and ran over the top
!. Of the troughs where the young fish
are Matched, washed about some 2b0,-
1000 young trout in spite of Superin-
tendent Hamor's efforts to save them
At the stone bridge the water reach
ed this morning almost to the top OF
the arches and beat yesterday with
terrific force against the center pier
The volume, speed and force was
something that has never before beer
| seen in the memory Of the Oldest in.
habitant. One man said this morning
he had known the Animas for thirty
years and had never seen it act so
The water washed over the top Of
Mr.. Hano's stone wall and pavaginr
his lawn entered he lower floor OF
the house wAsss 4 stands about three
feet deep. M. Hanno moved his fam
lily out and worked all nlght remov
ling the furniture 10 the sDps, floors
The isss h considerable.
4 On ~ s1hsr ~ Of TIE river as tn
water swirsSd eat from under tn
/ bridge, . strip sf the bsnk about on
hundred fsst long and some thirty fee
viAs has bssn washed out. From tn
u stone bridge the flood waters reache,