Arizona republican., 1919-11-28

damage to the Gillespie work on the Gila river S0,000 acre dam proposition, job estimated at $600,000.
 Trees and other debris coming down the Agua Fria indicated that the channel was changing.
 A combination freight and passenger train en route from Buckeye to Phoe- nix was held on the west side of the Agua Fria when it was discovered that the bridge was about to go out. The bridge at ne time had swung out sey- eral feet and was in such feeble c3n- dition that had the train attempted to cross it would have been swept away with the bridge, Sheriff Montgomery said after talking with railroad men. The train was taken back to Buck eye to await the re-opening of the road.
 Family Takes to Roof With their home washed away, Rob ert Percy, rancher living three miles south of COldwater, found himself at Il o'clock yesterday morning with his wife and two children on a small island in the center of the Agua Fria river there a raging torrent a mile wide The four took refuge on the roof of their | granary.
 Deputies Troutman, Blanco anC Smith left Phoenix and organized g rescue party on the banks. A thou sand feet of rope was used in a vaiI
 effort to reach them. Boats were cap
 sized by waves from five to ten fee high. At o'clock in the afternoon tho
 attempt was abandoned and night fel
 with the fate of the unfortunate fam fly still in doubt.
 Three families sought refuge at thu
 sheriffs office late last night, wher,
 beds and blankets were provided them One of these came from Six Points
 The families of William Edwards ant
 E. Psass, on South Twenty -secont , avenue, were also forced to leave thei homes by the rising water in the rive
 near at hand.
 Rumors of danger to the valley iron } the waters from Paradise Valley wer dismissed at 1 o'clock this morning b, Fl. G. Vernon of the Water Users as sociation. who stated that he had bee : at the confluence of these waters wit the upper canal two hours before. Tn water at that point was falling ther , he said.
 Flood in the City Il 7
 was flooded yesterday afternoon an
 last night to a depth of two feet i f places and several small houses nea ' the tracks on First and Second street were flooded
 r Throughout the city damage fror 0 water was reported, the portions c l the city suffering most being west nea l the capitol, and the lower southwes }. and southwest sides.
 z The street department had flu u force employed all during the day an
 night in making channels and other :, wise aiding the water in moving o as small space as possible. f The flood of the east end of the San o ia Fe yards was due to the breakin e away of a ditch on Third street, DC k lice investigation discovered, this brea 1t being unavoidable because of the ter o rife pressure of the flood waters com
 ing down from the north. Other floo
 water streams rushed into the yard O The wheels of a number of box cal e standing in the yards were undt a water beyond the axle or an approx r mate depth of two feet. The watt IT in some places, however, was not mo- e than six inches deep and in oth' IS places a foot deep.
 e Lake In Southern Part o The water after coursing throue L. the yards found it's way south, foot
 ing First and Second streets for IT distance of block or more. The floC at was prevented from going farther ca