WHAT DAYLIGHT REVEALED.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14145, 24 July 1916, Page 4

WHAT DAYLIGHT REVEALED.

A tour of inspection of vanoxis parts of the city yesterday showed that considerable damage had been done by the previous night's flood.

Following the course of the Maitai river from the Nile street bridge (near Clark's), to the mouth, there"was evidence of damage having been done in all directions. Mr E. Baird, who lives near this "bridge, had about £100 worth, of damage done to his property by the overflow from the river, which also came through Mr. D. Whiting's market garden, washing away his fowlhouse, and doing other damage. It had also backed lip at the ford by Tory street, going across the road, flooding Mr Alfred Greenfield's property on the corner, and getting into the house. The water also went through the section on the oppo.site corner upon which a house is being erected for Mr H. Hunter-Brown, but fortunately the building is being erected well off the ground, and the flood waters did not reach the floor. t A quantity of building material, however, which was stored underneath, was earned away. Hardy street East and the eastern side of Tory .street Were both covered by storm water. Between the Hardy street bridge and the Normanby bridge the river rose to the edge of the road on the western side, covering the footpath ialong the bank to a depth of several feet. On the eastern side it jjpt in behind a corrugated iron fence dividing Mr E. Davidson's property from the footpath, lazing it to the ground. Below Norcnaiiby bridge the river spread over the low-lying land on the west side, and went through the pro-; pertries on the hanks. It came up Halifax street as far as Collingwood street to a depth of several feet. The river went through Mr C. King's garden, carrying away the fowlhouse and fences. Between Collingwood street South and Trafalgar street bridge, the properties on both banks were moije or less flooded. j

Large banks of shingle were formed below the Trafalgar street, bridge on the Wood side of the river.

_ The Brook street stream carried an immense volume of water, which caused considerable erosion of the banks in places. The worst damage was done at the back of Mr George Pan&enter's place, in Seymour avenue. Two large logs became lodged in the middle of the stream, -which diverted the current to the banks on both sides. Mr Parmeriter's fowlhouse and a considerable piece of his-land was washed-away. A band of workers by strenuous efforts succeeded in removing the logs, ami averted the threatened danger to the adjoining land by directing the stream again to its normal coarse. •

The back portion of -Mr Jesse Sadler's property on the opj>osite bank to Mr Parmenter's was also washed away. Other properties affected were those of Mrs Armstrong and Miss Snairi. A large shed at the edge of the erosion on Mrs Armstrong's property was carried away yesterday morning. . The Brook stream reached its highest on Saturday night.. Sheds and fowlliousessuffered, and in. some 'cases there was loss of poultry. Some. larg& willow trees were washed out, and there were accumulations of debris, including logs and timber at the foot of Scotland street and .against the Manuka ' street bridge. The* Alton street footbridge collapsed, and had to be secured by ropes. The water cut into the bank at the Bronte street end of the path near the Catholic orphanage, ancl took" the path completely away at the Manuka street corner of Mrs Rcuwick!s property. .

The horseshoe pond in the ■Queen's Gardens overspread its banks, but, this being still water, no damage was done.

flood could -be seen 4' yesterday in tbl implying parts of .'.the-*-town as +hl flood waters had subsided considerably The streets and footpaths everywhere bore clear evidences .6f having been theroughly scoured by water, and the niar^s on the buildings showed thn height water had^attained tbo The-Raglan Brewery malthouse and cellar was flooded, and a considerable amount of damage was done. aieiaWe linSrSce 6^1 krge SUPS °n W^ . Residents of, Toi Toi Valley were given a warnmg shortly before 8 o'clock It made its way through vSv Square, and spread from North S street to St. Vincent street. The warn SSffT ed a g?°? dea? Perishable tW« c Saved from inanorsion, but theie were cases of individual losses ?n / e + t ldon its I d^ribed it as the worst Th«*nS r C kn^ vn for 23 years. T? 'few 5' (^ uncil's staff, under Mr s.stmg to get the water away. Steps were taken for the safeguarding of drivers and pedestnans in, variousparts of the city where dangers had been ere-