The Recent Calamity in America
By Electric TelefrapK:— Obpyrigli't: I.PSB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WASHiNGTON^F/ißbruary 24. The reservoir which burst at Presoott was three, miles Jong and. three-quarters Of a 'mile broad* v '^ *v ; y-i • '; ; . A fearful scene of destruction followed the bursting of the dam at Prescott, Arizona. For miles below the reservoir the valley was swept clear ; of everything ; even rocks were hurled along on the surface of the torrent like chips. The roaring of the waters was heard for miles round. It is stated there is not a single survivor in the district • inundated below the hills where the dam was erected.
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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 105, 27 February 1890, Page 2
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