The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-01

attampted to wade through fou feet OF
water near the Union Pacific dc pot. DE
hecsme bevildsred and stepped of into
a hole where there was 10 feet oil water,
and he was drowned before asa lEtance
coujd reach him. Other losses OF lie
are believed to have occurred an sew
eral prominent citizens are missin 9.
The loss involved on real and pei sonal
property is believed to be several hum
bred thousand dollars. though it ca. mot
be definitely determined. Many p, 'rtl'
ton walls in the larger buildings have
been carried away. There have be en-
MANY narrow escapes and thrilling K
periences. One family OF five peop
was carried 100 yards from the house,
and narrowly escaped drowning.
Half dozen rumors of similar ma
ture were current during the day. Some
were exploded by the person said TO
have been lost turning up. and Others,
are discredited. Most of the sensational
stories have proven untrue. Fortunate
". as the waters receded the indications
became more favorable for smaller
property loss thsn was at first expected,
and it is now believed that $lOO,0OO Will
cover most if not all of the damage.
Though al number OF buildings have
fallen in and others are damaged beyond
repair, they are almost entirely small
frame structures and haG seen their
greatest usefulness. All the large bust
ness blocks that were flooded have stood
the trial well, and it is confidently be-
lieyed that the foundations and walls
are little, if any, damaged.
J. K. Shireman, the clothing mer.
chant, probably experienced the great
est loss, estimated at SIS, 600. A. Engle-
hart & Co., dry goods merchants, had
the next greatest loss. The other losses
range from 500 to $4,000, most OF them
being under $1,000. w. Fl. Anderson, a
grocer on the east side, is heavy loser.
His basement filled with goods is now
full OF water and during the height of
the flood the water stood four feet In the
store. His loss will run into the thoua-
ands. Captain Thompson, paper dealer,
is also heavy loser, the water running
considerable stock. Nearly everything
below this point on Santa Fe avenue Is
still under water aud many of the build
ings, most all of which are frame, are
total wrecks. Nearly every building on
Front between Santa Fe avenue and
Main street ia damaged. On Second
street, between Santa Fe and Main,
everything was under four feet OF water
above the easements. Nearly every
stock of goods in this locality was BADLY
damaged and in some instances will be
almost total loss.
The McCord- Breddon Grocery COM
pany are heavy losers. They had just
unloaded eight cars of valuable goods
in their basement. Everything in there
is under water. Their loss may not be
over $4,000, and it may reach $4,000.
Charles Henkel & Co., wholesale gro
GERS, are also unable to estimate their
loss at present. The basement is full OF
water, and under it lie thousands OF
dollars worth of supplies. Until the
water is pumped out, even rough estl-
mate cannot be given.
The Denver and Rio Grsnde Railroad
company is heavy loser, both from the
washing out of the tracks and delay OF
trains. The train which left for the
west Wednesday noon, is caught be-
tween two washouts this side OF Beaver,
and when last heard from the pssssn-
gers had made raid on the express car
and taken all the eatables out to satisfy
"a hours fast.
On the Santa Fs the condition OF
affairs ia fully as bad as on the other
roads. The Missouri Pacitic's $4,000
steel bridge over the Arkansas below
the city is a complete wreck.
The weather is now clear and all dan
ger is believed to be over.
Repairs will at once be commenced on
the breaks in the leyees.
The weather bureau reports the rain
fall in Denver az one inch, and at Pueblo
three inches and still raining. 1t
stopped raining here about noon. Platte
river is still rising. 1t has now reached
the top OF the banks at Globeville, a
Denver suburb OF 800 Inhabitants, and
the village is likely to be flooded at any
moment.
IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo, May 31.-A
heavy downpour of rain eincs Tuesday
night has caused washouts in Virginia
canon and Fall River. The down train
on the Colorado Central, which left here
at 8 80 yesterday afternoon, has been
stuck at the mouth of Virginia canon
ever since, with small prospects of get
ting through before midnight. The rain
is the heaviest in 20 years.
LoNGMoNT, Colo, May 31.-The hesv-
lest rainstorm ever known in this
region began yesterday and still con-
tinues. Residents OF the lower part oil
town are fleeing from the rising waters
with such personal effects as they can
carry. The whole st. Vrain valley ia
full of water. The Gulf and Burlington
tracks are submerged and washed oTt
for hundreds of feet in many places.