New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-02
THE WESTERN FLOODS.
MANY LIVES LOST AND IMMENSE DAMN
AGE DONE

THE WATERS sUBsIDING AT PUEBLo-MINING
TOWNS DESTROYED DEVASTATION IN
THE FAR NORTHWEST
Pueblo Col. June 1.-The flood has partly sub
| sided, the water having fallen fifteen feet. A
few streets passable for teams The lower
ground is still under water and It will be over
week before the water can be pumped out.
Fountain Creek has fallen two feet since o'clock
this morning but as the approaches to the
bridges are washed away ii is impossible to reach
the east side. At 1890 the coroner went to
point three miles below here where two bodies
are. The list Of missing reported 50 far num-
/ bers thirty-two. seventeen OF whom have been
accounted for. There three bodies in the
| mOrgue and the coroner has been Informed OF
four more The body Of the Chinaman, Hop
Zee. has not yet been recovered from the cellar
OF his laundry. Mary Johnson and one child,
cOlOred. are reported drowned. and boy
were caught by the flood near the Board of Trade
building and washed beyond the sidewalk. Two
men on horseback who passing al the time
succeeded in saving the life Of the boy by throw
/ ing a lasso around him. but the man went down
| in fifteen feet Of water. The boy Is deaf and
| dumb and therefore the names OF himself and
! his companion could not be learned. Jose Ganos,
! an Italian Is reported lost Mrs. Williams, the
first woman reported missing, has not yet been
found 4 man was seen clinging to the roof Of
| house which was floating down the Fountain
! River last night The house struck the bank
! and the man was thrown off The body has not
| vet been recovered. J. Nanderee and w. Burch.
! already reported missing have not yet been
! found Judge Burns reports his son. Henry,
| missing since o'clock Wednesday night.
Nearly 10000 people in this city have not slept
|
hours.
Boulder Col, June 1.-The flood In Boulder
! Creek has caused great destruction to property
| in this city and surrounding locality. In this
CITY five houses were swept down stream. The
! occupants were rescued by a relief corps. All the
city and railroad bridges have been washed away
The>towns of Crisman and Salina, small mining
camps IN Boulder Canyon, about seven miles from
here. have been totally destroyed and over 800
| people rendered homeless. A number or the
pacer mines are ruined. The Sunset branch of
the Gulf Railroad has been completely washed
out All the crops IN the ST. Vrain Valley have
been DESTROYED by the flood. The total loss in
this CITY and in the adjacent territory Is est-
mated at 100000 on account OF the storm ana
floods telephone and telegraph wires were rem
dered useless and outside communication mas
been cut off until to-day.
Palmer Lake COL June 1.-The water has un'
dernined the walls Of the large reservoir STU
ated at the mouth Of Big Canyon just above the
VILLAGE and II is momentarily expected to coli
/ lanse The reservoir is 100 feet wide, 30 yards
long and 20 feet deep About 900 feet beneath II
and three miles west Of here Is announcer large
reservoir. which will undoubtedly give way II the
first one does Tie people Of Monument ana
Hustled and also Colorado Springs nave peeh
warned.
Denver Col June l-Platte River continued 10
,,ee until 2 o'clock this morning. and is pouring
q raging torrent through this city. In Jerome
park and vicinity Us families were driven from
their homes and are camped on higher erouhu.
As many more families living on the river bot
toms in this city also fed to higher ground. 3D.
ward Whitman. boy fell into the torrent ana
Was drowned II will be several days before
,ra,nq can be run on schedule time on any OF
the roads entering this city
Manitou COL June 1.-Busness Is pracucaiiy
suspended here and hundreds Of men are WORK
ing 10 save their property. The stream i'o"'
Williams Canyon is rushing over Mineral Wa".
park leaving gravel In place OF grass l"'9 "a
earth have been torn from the paNlloh k'1,,
Dynamite has been used frequently 20 uelIo'i,'
the gorges which formed The dan.ase ~ ne cst,
parks and private properly cah'o' INV
mated The water is sun Ts'"s' 3,
colorado Springs Col. June l.-Chicago creek
a,a C,ear Creek are carrying down telegraph
ncles and trees on their torrents ana Ihous".i H
~ dollars worth OF property mas peo 49, ha,.
Many mines nave oee' "''N
caved IN. ri, 1,a,o- r,ver
Vancouver y. c.. June Tine FRAZER H"'''
roeo ton inches more az New-Westmns'er yes
ter1av and last night The water was I'll
inches above the highest recorded iHa'"' ~
GOOD is still rising From points fur'he' up VIC
-,,.ar c,noe reports that the river is nearly TWO
Goo, higher than has ever been known Inc
1,,rar Valley for hundred miles has been IN
undated 50 great has been the desu uc'o"
tina. ocean steamers passing In through '.e
straits of San Juan de Fuca are now ehcVuil'g =,
sn', eoating roofs OF houses and barns ana III
vulnerable carcasses Of hogs. shcel, anu CO. a.
that have been passing out OF me IiN,i, [
estimated that more than 2.GJo 1ahnHes o az
homeless and that property i'S' VA ''' >''
900 has been suffered: ,,. co,,,d arc
Steamers from the rivers and Puget Sound ar
s,Ui engaged I'm the work OF rescue lhoush
no more lives have been lost during the lhsl
/ Two days there have been many narrow escni"s,
MANY families have been driven rom .''u
hnrnes one steamer brought 3Oi settlers from
Nnyv Westminster last night. Among tncW was
the family Of a rancher, from near Lahg'cy'
The man had built strong rait, upon WhiCm Il.
took his family and ten blooded horses. i"'y
wore rescued in mdstream after having p'eh
afoat for ten hours. At the sal mon River SCI
Element where the water Is ten feet deep on the
nat many families huddeJ together on the
high lands and living on one scanty IneaI Jay
The rcscuing steamers have neglected theih 10
for others VINO are III BIc1tcl No''b'''
Hattie the steamer Transfer sailed up over
farms and fences. over the Hatztc Briuee ana
the dixie and tied up TO the rails OF tne oaHd-
dian Pacific Railroad track. seven miles from
where the river formerly ran. The Transfer Sc
cured the wife OF a rancher named Mcl)ernnott
from the roof OF her floating house. Her hus-
band who had failed in his efforts to rescue her.
was found later in a small skin
large schOolhOuse from Nicomen island
/ 0oated nv New Westminster last night intact.
Both Vancouver and NewWestminster are cut
off from the outside world The telegraph wires
ar. constantly ont Of order. Every effort Is
being made 10 relieve the sufferers but facilities
and means are utterly Inadequate to meet the
demand The Canadian Pacific Railroad Com
pany has / 600 men at work repairing It's track.
! The food is breaking IL. however. faster than