Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-24

Ordinarily Dry Greek Beds Are
Now Roaring Torrents, Car
rying Away BFldges~ and
Buildings,

Tucson, ArIz., Dec, 23.---Floods, the
result of a week OF practically un-
broken rainfall. have inflicted severe
damage upon nearly the entire area
Of the state lying between Phoenix
and the Mexican border. Three per-
sons so far as known tonight have
lost their lives: livestock, by hundreds
of head has been drowned ranch
houses and city residences wrecked
or washed away by torrents roaring
through what usually are dry arroyos
and traffic by rail, highway and wire
service either has been badly crippled
or completely suspended.
Santa Cruz Valley Suffers.
The most serious damage seems to
have been suffered In that part OF
the Santa Cruz valley, lying thirty
miles south of here. The Santa Cruz
river attained a width Of more than
Il mile and Il half today and the crest
of the flood. after sweeping through
Amado and the farming region round
about, reached Tucson tonight, wiping
out bridges and houses, and threaten
ing TO work further destruction.
Dozens Of ranch dwellings were de-
stroyed In the vicinity of Amado. Two
Mexicans were drowned there after
they had hung In the branches of
trees for hours awaiting rescue. 4
United States soldier was reported to
have been drowned In a big wash at
Naco An open cut mile long con-
tanning nineteen centrifugal pumps
and other machinery costing $500, 000
which served the Tucson Farms com
pany project went under water this
afternoon. Poles coming down The
river little later Indicated that the
power lines had been destroyed.
Bisbec Is Flooded.
At Bisbee, floods tore through the
deep canyons between the mountains
and inundated portions of the business
section. Gangs Of city workmen were
engaged there tonight digging and
scraping away three-foot layer of
sand deposited upon the main streets
by the flood, which receded almost as
rapidly as IL came. Nogales remained
isolated tonight as wen as Fort HUI
chuca, Florence and Ray, the two lat
ter being near Phoenix. where the Salt
river valley irrigation project with
its extensive and costly canal system
suffered severely
The full extent OF loss, both In lives
and property could not be ascertained
tuItSIit oWlllE w fDliiiiHtd iaiilS hhf
to the fact that many Of the ranching
communities In the path of the floods
could not be reached
Southern Pacific train on the line
between Tucson and Nogales was ma
rooned by washouts of trackage on
both sides of il. A relief train WAS
sent ont late today to rescue the pas
sengers.
Detachments of national guardsnen
we're sent out tonight to aid flood suf-
ferers and guard threatened points
Main line traffic on the Southern
Pacific was stopped tonight when the
Rillito river calvert. nine miles west
of here was washed out
Passengers on the stalled Nogales
train at Otero. fifty miles west Of
here, were without food for twenty
four hours Then they made their
way to neighborng ranches.
National gnardsmen tried to swim
their horses across three miles Of
water neck-deep ut Sahuarita nine
teen miles south OF here In response
to telephone calls for help. Their ef-
forts 10 reach a house where a fam
lily was crying for held failed