Weekly journal-miner., 1912-07-24

Resulting in the death of two pe-. sons. seriously injuring others and causing a heavy damage loss. one of the most disastrous storms which has visited this valley in years oc- cured last night shortly before 10 o'clock, continuing until far pas, midnight.
 The train on the Southern Pacific due here carly last night was an nulled, and the breaking of the Ari- zona canal were two more results of the storm.
 Probably that section of the val ley which suffered the worst effects of the storm was northeast of Mesa. where two people were killed, houses blown over and trees up- rooted. Several homes were de- stroyed and many smaller buildings badly damaged. All the larger hay barns were blown down and debris of all kind was scattered over the fields.
 The home of John Arviso, one mile southeast of Mesa, was blown down. Mir. Arviso, prominent ranchman, was killed and Mrs. Ar viso was seriously injured. At the Bert Wingar ranch, Victor Yirqui, a Mexican, wife and baby were asleep in small house near a wind mill The mill blew over and fell across the house, killing Mary Yir- qui, threeyear-old baby, and in- turing the mother.
 North of the Evans ranch near Mesa the home of A. Knight was blown down and both Mir. and Mrs. Knight were badly injured internal ly. At the Spangler ranch barn was blown down and one of the ranch hands was hurt. A sleeping room was turned upside down.
 Joe Norton had a windmill blown over and onc-room house de- molished. At Pcck's ranch three hoses were blown down and water tank was blown from its stand and rolled for half mile.
 Hundreds of fine cottonwood and other shade trees are down and sew eral of the most travelled roads of Mesa section are obstructed by large trees blown across them.
 In Mesa the only building destroy ed was paint shop. Shade and fruit trees were blown down and telephone service was badly crippled. The South Side Electric Company of Mesa had repair men out at work at 4 o'clock this morning and by 10 o'clock the electric current was turned on.
 At Chandler all the hay sheds and many houses were blown down.
 While the most severe part of the storm seems to have struck the section of the valley northeast of Mesa, it was terrific in Phoenix, playing havoc with trees and the electric light and telephone com panies. During the evening the city was in total darkness on several occasions and street car traffic was suspended for a time. Luckily no one was killed in this city, and so far no injuries have been reported The lightning and thunder grighten- ed many.
 Twenty-two breaks were reported today in the Arizona canal, the sur plus water off the desert pouring into the canal and overflowing the banks and breaking the canals, A cloudburst sent torrent down Para disc valley, causing the worst break in the Arizona canal near Ingleside. The Ingleside orchard was badly damaged but no houses or buildings were washed away.
 At 1.30 o'clock this morning the reclamation service was warned that inc Arizona canal was in danger ous condition and shortly after the breaks occurred the water was turn ed off at the head of the Arizona canal at Granite Reef, thus prevent ing a bad flood. Of the twenty two breaks, thirteen occurred be- tween laterals 13 and l4. 1H miles west of Central avenue, and the others, except at Ingleside, one mile west of laterals l3 and l4. Cave creek sent down an abundance of water.
 The maintenance crews of the reclamation service are at work on the broken places and expect to have them in good condition in al couple of days. It is impossible to learn of the damage, if any, at