BURSTING OF A DAM.
(by kuwtbio telkqh.vph.—copviiioht.) Washington, February 24, A fearful scene of destruction followed the bursting of a dam at PreSc'ottJ Arizona. For miles below the reser;voir the valley was swept clear of everything. Even rocks were hurled along the surface of the torrent like chips. The' roaring of the waters was heard for miles around. It is stated there is not a single survivor in the district inundated below the hills where the dam was erected.
The water from the burst dam at Prescott submerged the- town of Wickenberg, and the whole of the townsfolk perished.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2750, 27 February 1890, Page 2
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99BURSTING OF A DAM. Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2750, 27 February 1890, Page 2
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