, 1890-07-22
LITTLE DROPS OF WATER
They inundated Portions of Chey-
enne.
Rivers in Most of the Streets Last
Evening.
Easements and Cellars We're
Flooded.
A Waterspout lust North of the
City.
Some Damage, But it Might Have
Been Worse.

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o'clock east of the fair grounds and a
mile or 80 north of town. An extremely
heavy rainfall preceded the inundation.
So avage was the deluge that it took on
the appearance of a binding blizzard.
When the rain ceased the food caused
By the cloud burst increased in volume
and danger became apparent. The
streams through the north and south
streets were very swift.
The first break was at the Carey block.
Water forced itself under the gutter rip
rapping in front Of the Stock Growers
National bank aud in a few minutes a big
stream was running into the cellar.
Grain, hay and sand were hastily applied
in efforts to divert the water, but it was
four feet deep in the basement before the
flow was stopped. For some time fears
were expressed for the building, but it
withstood the food in good style. Ire
mendous crowds gathered here and at
other deep water points.
For an hour a stream coursed over the
pavement of the Alex Turnbull 4 Co.
and Nj. Marks stores at Seventeenth and
Eddy. Considerable merchandise stored
in the Marks cellar was damaged.
There was a creek in the alley between
Ellis and the Sun Office for some time.
The water backed into Jim Oder's Oasis
saloon and ruined the carpets.
The Cheyenne National bank block
people made a hard fight to keep the
water from the building, but the base.
ments were flooded, and Frank A.
Meanea, the saddler, is a loser.
At Sixteenth and Eddy q big dam was
built to keep the Masonic block dry, and
the stream was finally turned, but not un-
til the sidewalks at Boehm's Ringolsky's
and Smith & Bresnahen's had been low
cred at the street end. M~essersmith's
place at the corner was in danger for
some time. Below Marks, on Eddy
down to Sixteenth the water
kept within the street. Down on the
Union Pacific reservation tracks were COW
cred for a distance of several hundred
feet.
Harry Hynds managed to keep water
from his new building. and the Inter
Ocean. opera house and Rhodes & Trox
ell, usual flood victims, escaped Yesterday.
At the Metropolitan hotel the base
ment dining room contained a few inches
of water, forcing temporary removal.
Reamey. the barber, also quit the fat.
Dat in the residence sections the peo-
pie were considerably annoyed and in
many instances losses were suff cred.
The west end was thoroughly flooded
and the bottoms had more thar a share
of the general wetness, though Crow
creek scarcely made a success of the
raging torrent business. As far east
as Maxwell the streets were bad as
down town. At Hurd's lumber yard,
Reed and Twentieth. there was three feet
of water.
The inundation was prolific of incidents
which amused the good natured crowds.
Early in the game Mr.. Miller, the Lemr
beer man, made a leap for life off hi.
high delivery wagon which was about tc
overturn at Eddy and Seventeenth.
Geo. Mogan exhibited wonderful con
fdence in his strength by attempting
single handed to shift a three-ton paw.
ing block.
Near the depot the enclosed cellar OF
Capital avenue was filled to the brim ant
all along the Union Pacific right of wa
from Ferguson to Evans there was a wid,
and deep stream. The original From
street" people made desperate exertioni
to save their places and were successful
1t was down there that a warm hearted
little street Arab put his own life in jeop
ardv to save a cat that was being buffettet
about in the current.
Joe Sladek was taking a load of peopl,
to the South Side. In deep water ap
preaching the Central avenue crossing tn,
rig stuck. Joe boldly plunged in ant
waded around in Jour feet Of water for
quarter of an hour.
Bill Garvin did a thriving business witt
his original ferry at Eddy and Seven
teenth. He was equipped with a pair o
rubber boots and agrocer's truck.
Aunty Lewis. a joyous old black nam
my Of the bottoms had about three fee
OF water in her back yard. She expresse,
a wish that her chickens were ducks ant
then set about to rid her premises of tn
pesky water. She shoveled out a few
gallons with a coal heavens scoop, an,
then wisely adopted another line of &C
ton.
Every owner ola water dog felt in dut'
bound to give the beast a trial aud the re
t%rievers we're worked hard.
1t was reported that water had invaded
the shops, but they were high and dry
The south side was rather lucky, thougl
it did not escape entirely.
In 1888 there was a food here as wa
a food. A frame building on Centrs
avenue foated over to the next block AM
miles of sidewalk were unloosed. Me-
and boys improyised RATS and pole'
about the principal streets. The mex
year Crow creek overfowed the bank
and there we're six feet OF water all owe
the south side. 1t was then that the cit.
built the cloud bust break above town
This was simply a two-foot trench tire
times as wide. IL has been neglected o
late years.
There was another cloud burst tw'
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