The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-31
.I0HAS ISOLATED
DYfL00Du OBTAIN
FOOD BY TRUCKS


the Hood situation on lhe nio
ItHnurI niIIN|nn % InN santa Ne be-
iNffn 4IttoNtfluf ana ~ rnee tr-
H.'tt Hf&NNt|if l1f same TITS mufn-
ina| if4I4Io ttIi|E tNt'.HlF t1fd np ~,
I#ttn N|nIII1f. etftr u'I4s north q
seesrrp ePf shl n.lsf sqnlh
1It1'h6ielf ~. fhis ndt only
ifo|&taa HotoI4f M san NAtciai hit
ois1 the Aa1t4lena branch out 81
4&e G5I4lioa af eotorfo fIam RAN
road s1ffIce fof1ad the Houorro cItia-
10 ftfe steps this mprnInt o ret
ft1d 1NFti|ef lrpm LiIaiIaf ~ auto
uNNta. Euur lArIN trucks were = n
~. 90 reports from 9otorro saerc VIII
~ 10 tafstf " lhe qisi1tns helEs
ttrEhl short Of supplies
The IIfef nrt Nasfa1 cut ne
santa No hack y UIiA NORM % the
town and forms a bend In iu courst
aIon1 The went 1,1c " The track 20
= htis mile south o. the town where
a again cut away The mack sad flows
patk into he main channel.
Several familIef living ear lthe
TRACK hsft heea Compelled 70 lcAre
their foIdca while others have moved
ufr ho1stnoid goods for fear n
EHNE UIUnH wafer.
40 report wta a. clrchiaiioa IN the
eIIH today shat "a Antonio. south Of
ft1oro. was flooded. The Evening
WtfAld reached fAe Santa ~ agent At
san tnio4lQ uytf The long distance
telephone. H. aid thrre was no
~nitF IN Inc town maj the river ,ns
Within ~ banks and the town not In
oAN4ef. He Did say. however. that
me ur1rit were beginning 70 worry
antut the food problem and that they
Neff affaAFine g send trucks north
Tor supplies
The iifpt vashont alta ldya has
hffn uuf W poeaanlc condition 81
that tfanf trim Aisnquerauc are now
being run froo Albuquerque TO
termed . & heirr A. has btca the case.
Train NJ, So itft this morning at
ntft fof this TIN being the first
tfaln 10 get ho1th Ok Helen since the
tracks went OH Al Ectorrc last week.
Trains 70 EnN1o
A. the uouth side " he waahout
trains are moving as Gar north ~
Eik6le. ~lth proviaions Tor handling
ntstenE1,e 70 POPE or within eight
l(nrt tonight for that section going
ny Wv u Helen. ana vaughn where
transferred 10 tho III PnHo and
N41ihwtFtefn track for ~ 1paeo@ ~
81 Taeo ~coEnectioUa are made for the
n0I{h pfer tho Rio urande dhinlon
10 Pope. aa well o. Tor connections
~ Hlhcpn fof, nemlaF Ind. silver cts.
im46rfanf bcIhis except sotbrro,
Aefshlona and 8ln Narciai.
The work 81 reiAlrinf the eashout
~ HrcuFfo ia neqciaarilx aipsT for the
nrfEAfl and VERY little tha Be done
1nIu the crest ~ the flood passes,
rI|ff which railway officials believe
tHN demaEe AZ that point a be rc-
raNHd IN q short time. glying a clear
me through Socorro and INTO san
the break gonth 81 the latter place
NAitl5 b the most serious 81 any.
TIE situation AZ san Nnrctal n ~
ila1lf a problem the solution Of which
has NOS yet been definitely determln-
~ The rio orande river parallels
The railroad on the east side until
the south point IA reached. Here
tlH river turns ~ right angles across
the tracks 70 the west side. when
fHe crest o. the flood struck this
sharp tutn ft left i1a original course
and cur a new chnncl for some dis
tarre along the east side o. the tracks
tefore ceiunE diagobalY across 10
fAe veal side. leaving the railroad
fflffe high and entirely away 10 one
Ai1e Of the present channel II H.
un1aihle. although not Officially an
npnReed, that the riyer mas be per-
United 70 remain In its present chan
nal and q new bridge built across u.
thereby eliminating the sharp turn
IN the couse pf The nfrrasn a. we'll as
putting th4. bridge further 10 the
south 81 the railroad ynrdh
Harknulcr F1Dndh Town
Tie city itself "a stiil flooded hat
this ~ almost due ehtirely from back
water 10 drain away. for but very
river from lis banks. II Is thought