The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-06-13

their homes last night. leaving thelv
household goods m The buildings They
appealed to the city authorities this
morning 'ot aii IN removing their ef-
'ec's hu' were informed that nothing
.opld he don" with the water six feet
deep In the houses
Mayor Ovcrholscr reached his office
early In the morning and was at once
heset with appeals for boats 20 remove
persons marooned In the flooded district
He made arrangements 'or the rescue
work. begun last night! 10 be continued
but expressed veIation that persons who
lived In the flooded district had not
scted m the warnings he had given them
five davs before
Acting Chief NJ Police punhsm put Q
double shift Of policemen to work along
the entire water front south of the city.
No Lives Lost
tp n 10 O'Clock this morning no loes
NJ NE had been reported An elderly
woman, who did no' give her name to
the police. made an sppsil 10 send .
hoat IN 1919 south Broadway 4 lei my
daughur there lat night IN. said.
Her name 10 Mrs Marjorie Kelly and
her husband IS employed ~ the post
office She refused to leave home with
me- and ! DO not know whether she 10
alive of dead ~ this time
Abandonment NJ Frisco trains on tho
line between tho city and Packlnstown
last nigh resulted IN an arrangement
Tuesday whereby the street railway com
parv hauled shout seventy carload. ~
f'o'k from the Rock Nland tracks 10
~" packing plants
water Vss fourteen inches over ths
pavement on South Robinson street 1t
10 o'clock this morning and the river
seemed ~ be RISING
In places there are vashou,, under
ihe pavement which is badly buck.d AZ
certain points II is sid the necessary
ferpirf win he extensive
IN 'he district from packins,ovn .ss,.
ward 'u Walnut Grove N II estimated nv
ihe police there afs 200 houses partially
suhmergrt IN 'hs South Robinson stree,
district below the 100 block. m, water
is ur 'o 'he caves ~ some ~ the houses.
4 negro reported 10 me police that the
water s waist deep ir Walnut Gtoy, al !.
duor in Wheeler park n is up 10 third
F~p ~ me concrete entrance 20 the psrk.
IN Oh palmsr Garden the water hss
flooded 'hs dancing pavilion ard the back
20 nature colon, has bssn forced 10
highsr ground
Wants Information.
Ths police department mis- morning
received 'e'esNm from q 4 Brown
uf ufnssn Arrow okla asking that
'Nsy ssnf him any Information oh,sin-
Rh'D relative i0 Mrs nfnvn and her
two children rhn Rrr travelling over.
land in nm automobile from Arizona "a
NfHNen Arrow and should he ns.r Ok
hhnms CIV ~ this time They have
U"i hfsn heard from
CIV COMMIT ,tInnrt Mike nNnnslly t,st-
- 'h's morning 'ha' the work " A J.
Hsr'FNrn and HE farmers brigade IN
ru''irE tho dam Iksi, will cos, the ci,y
A. lcaf SO 0on ~ construct . nsw dan,
and Arain divert the main stream ~ the
river into the ru'soif We IL ~ m. opir-
ipr 'Fs' before anything can bs done "a
make rsrsirs tho CITY will have lo., I,s
water supply
Tho epron bridge immediately w..s
"' Wheeler pafk vas under vs,et this
morning II was feared that M, hfidss
u Wet Reno avenue would wash out
t,ipts tho day vss over
The street tailNsv company 10 run.
r.nr nrlN i's smailes, cars on the Caps
iM VII line and 4. fearful that the
uf,irs may have 20 he sha naoned be-
ife n'sh' Fss, capitol nm cars run
.rN 20 the river and transfers are
made ty -
u vss stNed ~ the -ity hsu thu, A.
~ Hnt' municipal attorney would ma ss
a fsrnt ~ his invss,lss'ion n the as.
'fu.Hnn nf 'hs ism srfos. the cutsfs
~ enc ..'t 0nmmissIensrs ~ = session
iIIs afternoon
A. NOT believe ihs tvr su,,i. st
'ff dem uould have had isssl tlsht "a
offer violence 20 The men vho DESTROYED
ii, dam remarked ths rit, .,,ofnsy.
The lrrai department ~ ,hs city 70.
fused 'H make statement tsarains
Nhai steps Sculh hs tassn toward prose.
cutting me men implicated In the cuts
urr
pl,r, No, In o,no,f
The Products Manufacturing company,
lr,sisd Two hlccks north ~ me stock
,sfis ess rspof'sd fof = phis n ID
N danger bot employees there ssfs c-o-
nisr' 'hsi ihs wstsf suiid fscsds No.
'rfe ne plant vss really msnscss
Water hsd 60, away mueh n sk<
banks about ,~o hundred y.rss frrn ~
c'mpanys buildings. bu, q, noon sil ~
seem 20 be making any ptusssss ssvos(
the plant