The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-06-20
CloU0eURST OF HALF HOURS
DURATION DOES IMMENSE
+ AMOUNT OF DAMAGE.
STORES ARE FLOODED
Great Torrents Of Water Rush From
Hillsides on Edge Of Town, Carrying
Everything Before Them-Streets
Arc Torn Up and Much Debris De.
Posited-lishtnins Strikes One Man.

Anaconda. June 1o.--(Special)-A
cloudburst inflicted thousands OF dol
lars worth of damage to Anaconda
shortly before noon today. The floods
came down for less than half an hour
but at the end of that time the
gulehes and bitches from the side
hills. north and south of town. were
bringing down mountain torrents that
joined with the streams In the city
cutters and made river out OF Park
avenue and Third street ID. r. Mac
Rae of Park avenue suffered the
heaviest loss individually, by the
flooding of the basement Of his store
In which rugs. carpets, curtains and
u stock OF shoes were soaked with
muddy water In spite of all efforts to
hurry the stuff out of danger The
damage Will amount to $4,000. Frank
Muller's tea store and the Co-opera-
tive grocery were damaged to the ex-
tent of $500 each by the flood reaching
flour. sugar and groceries I'm the
warehouse and basement of their es-
tablishments. NJ. Riberdie's grocery
and much stock was destroyed Al
the store OF the MacCailum & Cloutier
company and Joseph Balkovatz, citl-
zens formed n flood fighting corps
and by the liberal use of flour and
bran In sacks. stemmed the tide un-
I'll the storm had subsidized. The cur
rent was SO swift and strong that
huge boulders. weighing several hun
dred pounds, were swept out Into tho
streets from the creek bottoms and
an iron ore car from the old quarry,
half a mile above town, was landed
on Eighth street.
Accompanied by Hail.
The storm was accompanied by hail
that cut the foliage from the trees, and
did Immense damage to flower gar
dens The flower beds at Washoe
park were left In ruins and debris
from the hillsides was spread over the
lawn on the north side OF the pleas
ure grounds. The ball field was not
damaged.
Lightning Strikes Man.
chauncey Beal was driving a trot-
ting horse owned by G. A. Tuttle and
had alighted to close a gate at the
race track when lie was knocked un-
conscious by a bolt OF lightning, which
also felled the horse. The animal re.
covered first and dragged Beal 81
feet. though II did not attempt to run
away. The driver came to his sense
and was able to come to the city, but
Is still suffering severe pains in the
head and back. He describes The
sensations as that of some one hittirR
him over the head with a club The
storm was limited in area. Its patti
extended from Willow creek on the
east TO the race track west of the
city. 1t was the worst storm of it
Kind known In the history of the city
Birch street, that leads from the hills
south of town. became a raging river
that carried down from the hillsides
tons of rock and mud. sidewalks and
fences, and left a pile of debris be-
tween Eighth and Sixth streets that
Is four feet i'm depth. At the corner
of Birch and Fifth streets the FLOOD
swept over the top of the picket fence
and into the home of John Verking
where his wife was alone with sicL
boy of four years and an infant IN
arms Neighbors came to the rescue
and carried the children to places of
safety