The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-06-15
Victim, PerChed in PeriIOuS
Position Three Hours,
Saved With Rope.
BOULEVARD BRIDGE OUT;
OTHERS APPROACHES BAD
Thirteen Inch Fall in River
Here; Trains Detoured;
Rumor OF Rise.

'0fN IFNIfhh. ftAfH Oh. vas rescued
'NH perilous position in the tor of a
r'o no the flooded district IN cay park.
southeast Of the o.iy. at II O'Clock this
morning. hi' reseuers telrg rolirT car.
'ain Huhs'ks and Detective Forris Tho
hoys cries had attracted persons IN that
neshborhood who reported the matter
10 me police
The lad had attempted 70 cross fer.
tion of the East Capitol Hul stree, rail-.
way 'ine At q point where the grade vas
washed out beneath snd the tracks in.
undated about four feet The current
vas very svif, and carried the boy off
his feet Ne seized trolley pole IN the
line o. the current. climbed 20 i's top
ant va, able 20 pull himself NJ onto
the l,rnb of ,r.e The poliesman imng
ioo.foot rope 60 the youngstsr snd
hsuled him 70 dry land His perilou'
position. which he had occupied about
three hour. had greatly frightened him
Fan Of Thirteen Inches
The river a. noon Thursday had fallen
thirteen inches AZ Wheeler park since
last evening n WAS current rumor hll
morning that three foot rise vas con.
inr down he river from ~ Reno The
i5cnl weather station had no Information
w confirm the story. stating that there
had been no rains In western Oklahom,
20 cause such q rise and ~ ~ O'Clock
ths morning m" observer ~ Reno juno.
tion had reported twelve inch fall ~
tina, point
Dispatcher Miller NJ ihs in'srurhsr
railway stated that over rirh' there had
been rise " about two inches ~ Ran.
nor. the first station east Of ~ Reno
md rise " five inches ~ RriArwood.
eleven miles vest Of Oklahoma Ci'y
Train, Are petouted
owing tn the washing oui las' might NJ
500 feet ~ i's tracks ~ point three
miles eaAi ~ the city. tho VI v A r
Railway company is routing iis trains
fom tho east into tho civ over tho
Rock Island tracks. white v1shouis and
s,n track between Oklahoma CITY and
Sratks are causing thc ~ Smith a
Western 20 dstouf l's trains hy way n'
Boulevard Btido. Out
PARK Commissioner Joe Patterson re.
rot,ed that tho Grand boulevard bridge
immediately west oi pAcking,oNr vent
out last night. and the approaches IN
grounds have hscn washed 0u' The
bridge i' Fiil IN place
The police htc receiving NO mr'hsr
dNitess calls from pertons residing n
the flooded district
Must Await nse,dlnu
N , q Street commissioner ~ rur.
lic prNrerN, pid this morning that work
of repairing the emhsnkmen' NJ the cut.
on, recently cut b, farmers IN that d..
'fici cannot be attempted until the
Ns,er subsidies and the tremerdnu. cur.
rent disappears
The work" said pr street, will
hs 10th difficult and expensive We
viii have IN use hags ~ sand and ANT
paEs now cost cents ariere sud / 40
NOT know whore Vs can secure tho sand
aud dlri We have = sufficient sunni,
of water IN storage io take care ~ me
cly's needs until This work ,sn hs ur.
dstiaken
Money \, scarce
y ~ not know ~ yet where We rAr
s'' the money To- take care N this work
our funds are exhausted Tor this year
YET u viii have TO he done from this
vrst's budget Eventually. however. the
work likely viii he rsid Tor hv the psf
sons Who cut the smhankmsn,. N ,hsy
arc responsible
Five bridge. Down
A. least fi'e county bridges over the
North Canadian river have either been
washed out nf h'dlN dsmarsd ,ansnr
q loV N 80 oNo 10 i2o 600. according io
county commissioners ioda, Onl, one
bridge Was washed down completely
hu, four others we're 90 hadN damaged
ths, " may he necessary to huud en
tlfelN neN onss The DESTROYED hrides
sss to hs replaced. the commissioners