New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-04
FLOODS on THE WESTERN PLAINS.

DAMS BURST AND RAILROADS sVFFER-FATAh
WRECK CAUSED nY 4 wAsiiouT.
Curtis Lake Ncb.. June 3.-Thc damage by the
bursting of Curtis Lake VIII be heavy, but 80 iAr
no loss of life has been reported. though an OF 'o
Medicine Valley District has not been heard ifoh''
Wild CANYON taps the Medicine River one mile west
of this place and drains the country thirty miles
north II is in the mouth Of Wild Canyon that
Curtis Lake is formed and the railroad cmbAnK'
rnent forms a dam TO ho.d In the water 1t Was
the giving way Of the cmbankment that turned me
lake loose.
The abundant rains that have visited Nebraska
the last few days eliminated in a terrific cloud
hurst that soa,n.d 10 converge over The territory
drained into Curtis Lake. Soon after the DOWN
pour began the Accumulated water from the c'o"'-
burst struck curtis Lake. and the mass sn's'n
nightly against the dam. 1t stood the pressure
for a moment ana then gave way. FIRST. the i"'-
nneton and Missouri Railroad was dashed "sde'
Four Of the five lard-trachs IN addition 10 h'
main line were torn ana twisted. \ train OF
freight cars swung into the flood ana went SWIM
ming down stream end ovc~ end. and swlIl'hs i'o'"
side TO side TX. bits Of lath. In cutting IT'S way
past the dam the torrent mad" a bf'ach ]" t''
cmbankincnt lol feet across AID p feet deep Inc
mill which stands beside IL shook and u'Ino''n Oh
rs strons foundation. bra; j. withs'ood the fury %
the torrent for three hors before It began 20 gVc
,yav II s,ir stands. hoing on tho edge o' 'he
food bui = IS cracked anl split
Passing the heh parts of this city. in the " 'l'-
cine bottom. the torrent rushed on over 'h'
meadows Reports coming from the farms "'''"
AL ,ou one siory-ruin and desolaiion ana loss o'
u,a stock There are as yet records oi any
hnman life lost farmer who cam" h nom
Hr, ne yaii-v saws the amount Of damage done
VID".i Wv va al ~ irr--ua,e. n. owns i5, acres oi
lands closo along the banks of the Mcii,.n.' IL ~"
Us a, home with bis family when the report came
that The curtis Lake dam had gon" out re IN Ii..
medate.y released al ing NJ NE 10 s,"," 10 his won
,urablea in what personal properly n" S"',' ho,.
hand. TO- and with his family hr l5oV-r - ,n' '''' ON
the way The roar Of the waters was h4Id rlahhs; nv
The farmers smy go 'GRpea *, oo Sa 'eg come 'G on ~
similar reports come from the coIinuHy r. =,
is said the food had spent its fore n,lorr H
thai point. and that on.y minor ''i""Nv WILL "e
done. &c.,, 10
NcCook. Nch June 3-Word was received here
late last night that the train sent out from mere
Yesterday afternoon TO CRIB mp washonts 'as' o'
McCook had gone into washoni between r''So
and oxford and "A number o. men were Nl....t Sr
Injured \ wrcckine train ana ere" .,'l ~ ..' ,b,,
~ ,.a,. ~ .hc acc. dent Latest reports are WA,
three men were klei-ihe engineer. ht'in"" 'ii ii
Injured The track of tho road mas been SO IN
Germnei by ne ntav i'i,, mo a rul,ev without
wsrnjyg ne dead are Fireman lenr..s Eng ,.,rr
IT,, here at 3 o'clock was Iilc-lr.ter AN y,
There WAS a crew OF about lit''i "i'H 30 ~ r,
las, 90 Ellison the ran suilenly plunged in'o
washog' and the 'nslns was urn cro., ,p,.l and
brakeman one man. foreman of he y, ,i'lr,
cr.v vas Injured \ Nrcck.nT-irafn mas b''h sen
from this place 10 clear the track ana brns hd'A
III. killed anl injured
Denver. June 2-Westcrn Kansas Is under water
and opinions differ as 81 the real damage or FhiN"
OF such visitation az his timc. although the best
authorities say that The results viii De- bench al.
fock Island trains FOR me East from r)'iF'f We're
abandoned last night. Washoufs ~" trroIi'. 'l
An uonts West and FAR :Lto Colorado, lHahhS
travel highly hazardous al night
From Goodland. Kan. comes the statement that
the entire country IS under water and tram ~ All
kinds IS stopped by the storm. Akron. COL. reports
the prairie with TWO feet Of water on the sui acc
AS Ear as the eye can This Is the belt wh're
tho farmers have not raised crops FOR ihr'" YEAR,
owing to the drouih \ hailstorm followed the
rain in Colorado sweeping Of the hrsi cni oi Al,
falfa and destroying the berry crop. whch had
iusf ripoDed and vas ready Tor market. Peach
growcrs have their first cold spell 10 contend %ih
This wear and as feet Of snow Is reported from
Grand Junction the loss Will be severe
Galveston. Tex, June 3.-News has been received
Of a severe hailstorm at Paint Rock church
County Many sheep killed and injured
Crous were utterly destroyed. and large limbs
were torn from There was not "A ~indo" .
panc left in the nc.ghborhood The storm was OF
Ito and a small