The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-08-09
A WYOMING FLOOD.
CLOUD BURST NEAR BUFFALO.
A Wall of Water Rushes Down upon t"'
Town, Filling or Sweeping away
Buildings-No Lives Lost.

Denver, Aug. "a special from bur-
falo, Wyoming, to the Republican, last
night, says:
To-day at three p. IN. Buffalo suffered
severely from cloudburst when ot'
Cured five miles southwest of the CITY.
near Stevenson's ranch. A mighty wal
of water rushed down the mountain
side into Clear creek, which overnoweu
Its banks, carrying everything before u.
Water rose twenty feet In twenty mn
utes, where Clear creek crosses MAIN
street, and swept away the city nan
and engine house with their contents
The creek cut into the south bank, car
rying Off an entire city lot with loE
house, owned and occupied by MI
Worth with their entire contents, large
two-story building, the knights OF
Pythias hall and city drug store foateu
into the main stream. kimDalIs Dlhch-
smith shop, Jensen's stable, the oc,
cidental stables and out buildings ana
dozens of other buildings were wrecked
and carried down stream. torrents
rushed through the Occidental, bar hish
in the saloon, cutting the entire lower
floor of its contents of furniture. DIN.
ing room tables, chairs, slverware anu
dishes were taken by the flood.
Kennedy's building, occupied by Jeh-
sens saloon, had the floor broken into
kindlng wood. Mud and water from
twy- =" ri~ foet daep covered the floors
ofMunkres e. Rather's hardware store,
Foots grocery, Meade's barber shop
and Vests tayidermst shop. Two liv-
cry stables were flooded, but the horses
We're cut loose and swan out. The of
flee of the Peoples Voice was saved by
Jack Flngg opening all doors and win
dows allowing the water to run un'
checked through the building. The fur
niture and contents were carried away,
except presses and type, whose great
|. weight anchored them. Mrs. Jensen's
ladies' goods store was flooded, counter
deep, and goods In cellars ruined. Wag'
ons, horses, buildings, lumber and cv'
crythlng movable was swept down the
mighty current. Two iron foot and one
wagon bridge over Main street, and all
other bridges were carried of. Many
miraculous escapes occurred. John Nor.
man Pencos, wealthy stock grower,
was In the hotel when the flood came.
In an attempt 10 escape he was swept
down the stream, but was lassoed AMI
saved by n cowboy on n high point.
Godarts house. occupied by his VIE,
daughter. son-in-law Graham and baby
was surrounded by water six feet deep.
The occupants stood on tables in water
waist deep Off from all assistance, bnt
for wonder the building stood tina
shock. John Adams went into the Oc-
cidental stable To save his team, but the
building fell In on him. He hung onto
n halter and the horse struggled through
the debris and swan out, towing Ad'
ans ashore. No lives were lost, but
hundreds of thousands Of dollars worth
OF property was damaged. The tele-
graph line. which runs along Clear erect;
to Clcarmont, is washed out In many
places, hut will be mcndcd tomorrow.
The cloudburst occurred directly on Il
divide and only half Its volume of wa.
ter came through the city. If we had
gotten all OF It the loss would have been
terrific.