Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-01
FLOODS IN COLORADO
Destruction Caused Throughout the
Stata
Only One Fatality Thus Far Has Been
Reported - Running OF
Trains Delayed.

DENVER. Col, June 1.-Platte river con-
tinued to rise until 3 o'clock this morning
and raging torrent is likely to continue
pouring through the city.
Colfax and Jerome Park were flooded at
IL O'Clock last night, and the persons liv-
ing on the low ground had to vacate their
houses very suddenly. The railroad en-
bankments were washed away in places,
and bridges were badly damaged. The loss
will be very great In Jerome Park and
vicinity LIS families were driven from their
homes and are encamped on higher ground
AS many more families living on the river
bottoms in this city also fed to higher
ground.
Edward Whitman. a boy, fell into the
torrent and was drowned. No other fatal
tiles have been reported. 1t will be several
days before trains can be run on schedule
time on any of the roads entering this city.
The Denver and Rio Grande railroad Is
running trains only to Colorado Springs,
owing to a bad washout just below there
The Missouri Pacific and the Rock Island
railroad trains using the Rio Grande rail-
road tracks are consequently cut off. The
Santa Fe railroad fares still worse.i its tracks
being washed av ay in many places in the
Arkansas valley. 1t is sending trains on the
Rio Grande via Trinidad.
The damage to the mountain roads by the
floods is the heaviest experienced In this
state. The loss on business alone reaches
$4,000 a day.
The South Park branch of the Union Pa
ciic is under water from Whea tland TO
Pine Grove. distance of thirty miles.
The pipe factory, FIVE houses, the railroad
tracks and all the city's railroad bridges at
Boulder have been washed away by the
food In Boulder creek. Poverty Flats are
submerged. No lives were lost.
The Sunset branch of the Gulf railroad
and the Mountain road are entirely gone.
Mining Camps Swept Away.
The towns OF Crisman and Salina, mining
camps In Boulder canon, the former six and
the latter nine miles from Boulder, have
been wiped out of existence They had a
population of about 200. who are now home
less. Many placer mines are ruined The
total loss In and around Boulder is $500, 600.
Boulder has had no communication with
Denver or any outside point since wednes-
day until today. as the telegraph wires were
down and the roads impossible
All the crops In the St. vrain valley. one
OF the richest grain regions In the state.
have been destroyed by the food and the
loss is very heavy.
Reservoir I'm Danger.
The water has undermined the walls of
the large reservoir situated at the mouth
Of Big Canon. just above the village of
Palmer Lake, and II is momentarily ex.
pected to collapse. The reservoir is 100
feet wide. 300 yards long and 20 feet deep.
Citizens Of Monument and Hustled and
also Colorado Springs have been warned
of the danger.
Business 10 practically suspended at
Manitou by the food and hundreds of men
are working to save their property. The
stream from Williams canon is rushing
over Mineral Water Park, leaving gravel
In place Of grass. Tons OF earth have been
torn from the pavilion grounds. Dynamite
has been used frequently to demolish
gorges. The damage to streets parks and
private property cannot now be estimated.
The water Is still rising.
The big Thompson has spread all over the
bottom lands. the streams being higher
than at any time since 1876. The home sup
ply ditch has been broken. This ditch sup
piles a large farming territory and cannot
be repaired until after the harvest
Fountain Qui Boiie has overfiowcd its
banks. The residence Of John Harrington at
Colorado City fell into the stream and was
instantly demolished.
Chicago creek and Clear creek at Colora-
do Springs are raging torrents. Telegraph
poles and trees are going down before the
flood and thousands of dollars worth of
property has been destroyed. Many mines
have been flooded and tunr Ca. Asve caved
in.