The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-24
Flood Notes

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milk. Roy Boldly Of Ranches de
Artrisco had to drive TO Isleta to
cross the bridge and then come up
on the east side OF the river In
al he has to make about so miles
day.
A party OF tourists from Jemcz
who were held up above the Ala
media bridge Tor several hours hired
farmers wagons 20 take them acrosn
the flood ana left their cars on the
other side of the river
Judge Ncbiett and Deputy clerk
William Rose OF the federal court. who
returned To Santa Fe from stanley
In a car during the rain at noon
friday, said II extended for forty
miles south. all the way to stanley
and was cloudburst an the way.
Washed out streets and undermined
sidewalks ana gardens buried In mud
were visible In many places In Santa
Re Saturday. The rainfall there was
i.G2 inches.
The bridge over the Rio Grande at
Huckman ls floating dawn the river,
according TO Information received In
Albuquerque last night. having been
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morning.
The bridge across the RIO Grande
River at Espanola has been washed
away Il Is reported to the state high
way commission. The high water IN
due To the melting snow IN Colorado
and Northern New Mexico mountains
and to the recent heavy IRinH.
"Bnr Trmblc who has o hog ranch
In old town, and has for somo time
been turning the river water over his
place In AN effort to fili In the low
spots with the sediment carried by
the waters had more than an
abundance OF water this morning.
the flood making % necessary to
move the majority OF his hogs 20
higher plnces.
The break at Los Candeiaria was
IN the rear OF the r. T.. Williams
ranch formerly known as the Neil n.
Field property. where the water
broke through several uCcquia and
flooded the adjacent fields, doing
about $1,000 damage to sunny Nook
farm owned by Guy Thomas. Water
covered the alfalfa fields OF Peter
jacobson and Robert Dietz. Lenardo
Huuick was In charge OF the men
working IN the Los Candelnria dis
I trict and they did some good work.
I The water was running several
inches deep on the north extension Of
the Old Town boulevard above the
] AlvnrndO farms. This break In the
river was repaired about 4 o'clock
/ yesterday afternoon after 100 men
worked to build dyke. the lumber
Tor which was donated by the Mckin-
ley Land a Lumber company, tho
. .sNf nj frtNRla hauling Al IA
Iic-c the acequin bank was dyna-
mitcd so as to allow the water To run
back to the river.
Edmund Ross and City Manager
Glnddng and County Commissioners
Max Gutierrez had crews working on
the dyke, about two miles north OF
the jacobson ranch all night, among
the volunteer workers being boys
from the university and the forostry
service.
Three automobiles. those OF a. II
Mcmillan. NJ. D. Hickey and Richard
=. WoodHon were abandoned ON ih'
west side OF tho Alameda bridg'
tate yesterday afternoon. Tho puritc'
were returning from the Jemez coun'
try. After "a wait of several hour
no SOS and wagons were obtained l.,
carry TIM people across the bridg'
and road which was flooded.
A farm house IN floating IN mid
river about a. mile south OF th'
Barelus bridge. according to reports
II WIS not learned whose house u
was.
The only canoe In tho county wal
out doing rescue work this morning
Tho Hey j. s. Burns, who owns th'
boat, with l.. Fox and Hugh Cooper
padded through the flooded distric
south of the Burclns bridge ON th'
look out Tor persons who might be
IN distress.
Edgar Nontz, living north n th'
city. who has been a consistent op
Ponont ~ drainage, was one OF th'
hard workers in saving the dykes
While la the water with another mnl
! who II a Drainage advocate. he go
, In ught pinch and was asked VI hi
b Rtnl opposed drainage. Vie roplie'
that he did and his friend thcn iok
; inrly said. well then llll let yol
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a horse was drowned above IN