The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-07-02

city in compelling immediate attention
to surface drainage, which is mIIch
needed, and can be perfected at q very
fFfor March. AT, 2 o'clock this afternoon
1.-The thermometer in w. F. EiIers' Oh
|lservatory registered lob degrees in the
sun. ., 2
The chinook that blew all last night
to cause trouble at other places than,
Billings The Pacific express due at 8:25
a. M was delayed eight hours by the
washing out OF a culvert at Riverside
Then on March IL, the Gazette under
the heading of The Flood, Incidents
and MishapS,'' told of the Continued
rise Of the water and the damage which
resulted. -. M
The volume of water passing through
this city gradually increased until last
of the bank block NOW the Gazette)
to wet the floor of Wilson'S barber
shop and A. H. HerSey'S cellar. In the
Grand hotel also, the water came up
through the floor of the basement, and
po3 Nesr Wef ali ke fhe g sidagxa all ni 9a Mon
tana avenue west of the Scandal block
| were floated clear off the ground and
the supports washed out, yet it was
possible to walk over them dryshod
except at the crossings. .r.
Sidewalk Washed Away
Toward evening the slough north
OF the jail became a rushing river,
carrying an immense volume of water,
About 100 feet of the sidewalk cros-
sing the slough was washed out, and a
number Of citizens, who live beyond
the slough had to spend the night
downtown.
w. Polly went up Twenty-seventh
street with his grocery wagon to de-
liver some goods beyond the slough.
AS the crossing looked shaky, he did
not attempt to drive across but left
with his goods.
The bridge went out leaving him
on one side, n the wagon on the
other. He had to walk about two miles
around to reach town, and in the mean
time, Sheridan Soule recovered the
wagon.
During the night a furious gale blew
frcm the west, II before morning it
shifted to the north, bringing a frost
that rapidly reduced the flow of water.
Goddard Gets Wet
This morning o. F.. Goddard and
Mr.. Anderson went out to their homes
beyond the slough. Goddard had hip
gum boots and Anderson short ones.
Goddard waded across the slough, his
boots being just high enough to keep
out of the wet. He took them off and
latter took off his short boots and
threw them to Goddard but they fell
short and were swept away in the
flood: Goddard made the rest of the
trip in his soX.
The water has fallen rapidly today
ing off the water that stopped over.
Tie flood will not be renewed for near
.ly all of the snow is gone from the flats,
ana the drifts along the face of the
bench will go slowly.
AS regards the railroad, there is no
prospect of traffic being resumed for
some days. Two small bridges between
Billings and Coulson are washed out,
the contractors having expended as
little labor as possible in driving piles.
1T is reported that many. bridges
are out between here and Miles City.
is lying at Riverside, and the Atlantic
express that arrived here last night is
waiting here for the road to open"
Among the city and county briefs
regarding the flood that appeared in
March, LIS Gazette were:
for gun boots that several. merchants
sold out their entire supplies in that
line.
Creek Runs Full
Joe Stager came down from Can
yon creek today. He says the creek
is running bank full, and has spread
out all I'VE the flats near the river.
Mrs. S. R. Oldaker, while stepping
out of doors yesterday afternoon into
the floodwaters, slipped and fell, badly
spraining her ankle.
Considering the perfect clearness
of the sky last night, the high wind
was an unusual occurrence. It was
strong enough to lift up a considerable
amount of water that was lying around
town and carry it off to Custer county.
Omar Hoskins, who has been view
ing the situation at Huntley, says
Pryor creek has cut a new channel
from the depot straight across to the
Yellowstone, and has enlarged Tom
Laforge's ditch to such proportions
that he can in the future irrigate the
whole bottom"
On March IA, the The Gazette dis
gustedly commented on the flood sit
uation as follows:
"Our streets for the last three days
have presented a most unattractive
appearance to the travellers on the
delayed trains who are involuntarily
s%ojourning with us, awaiting the open
ing of the road.
"Through both Montana and Min
nesota avenues a torrent of black flood
waters have been flowing. while at