Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-23
FLOOD DAMAGES
|. PHOENIX HOMES
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between Nineteenth and Twenty-sec-
ond avenues, there was another I'M
broken sheet. The course of the flood
was principally north to south, and the
submerged area extended from the
state fair grounds to the southern
limits of the city.
Throughout sunday evening county
and city officers anu firemen covered
the hooded area, 1Irst warning citi-
zens Oh lne approaching water and
then assisting those VINO desired to
leave. AT 1880 Companies A and ID
OF the national guard began to patrol
the stricken districts.
One thing was emphasized by Of
ficers OF the Water Users assocIa-
ton: Another Cave Creek flood COM
ing on the heels of this would do vast
damage. There is now a wen-defined
channel from the Arizona canal into
the city down which the waters would
rush without even momentary opposi-
ton. incidentally, the Cave Creek
control project on which preliminary
steps are being taken would cost but
fraction of the loss caused by Sun
days flood.
Flood Starts Early
Cave Creek, veritabIe torrent,
struck the Arizona canal Sunday
morning and by IL o'clock the waters
were pouring through the breaks
caused Friday night. The Water
Users ASSOCIATION rushed ESQ men
into action, but they were powerless
and soon were shifted to the Grand
canal, there to do what they could.
From the Arizona canal the flood
swept south, travelling slowly. BY
o'clock it was coming over the Grand
canal, its channel being about a mile
wide, from Seventh avenue west
Central avenue meanwhile had been
covered with water for some dis
lance, but the spread eastward was
checked quickly.
In anticipation of the floods every
canal and lateral in the threatened
district had been emptied by the
Water Users association, and about
one-tenth of the total flood waters
were carried off by the canals.
By 6 o'clock the flood was entering
the state fair grounds which were
covered to a depth of several feet.
and for miles north broad sheet OF
water could be seen from the tops OF
buildings in the city. Water soon
after began to flow over the Mellow
ell road as far east as Seventh ave
me.
By 8 o'clock the flood was nearing
the capitol grounds, coming down
and Nineteenth avenues
from Six Points. and down Grand
avenue and thence down other ave
nueS leading south. The water rose
rapidly, and residents OF the affected
district began piling up their fur
ntiture and in many cases leaving
their homes.
Crest arrives at Ten
The crest of the flood passed the
Arizona canal about O'Clock, the
flood ching of comparatively short
duratin, and the Grand at 4:3O.
Shortly before 10 o'clock the waters
in Phoenix began to go down grad
ually, an outlet to the south having
been afforded by break in the Santa
Fe tracks at the capitol curve" 1t
was hours before the flood had fallen
to any marked extent
Meanwhile a rise of five feet in
the Salt River had been recorded at
Joint Head but this was not suffi-
ciept to do any damage.
The state capitol during the flood
received such baptism as it never
had before. At 8 o'clock the base
ment, containing the offices of the
state entomologist and the state
dairy inspector, as we'll as the eleva-
tor machinery was filled with water
and three inches stood on the floor
above.
The flood overwhelmed the grounds
with amazing rapidity. At o'clock
he water was first observed crossing
Adams street a blockwest of the cap
tol grounds. Ten minutes later il had
broken over the pavement into The
grounds and quickly spread along the
vest side of the grounds. In a very
lew minutes it was approaching the
building.
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