Rock Island Argus., 1896-07-27


eiuding Denver. the Scene OF . Second
Cioudburst That Plays Havoc.
DENVER, July 27.-The cloudburst In the
foothills west of Denver Friday night. re.
sulting In floods In which twenty-nine
people are known TO have perished, was
followed Saturday afternoon by another
terrible storm. the Ike Of which has sci.
dom been seen in this vicinity. According
to Weather Observer Brandenburg seven.
tenths Of nm inch of water fell In ten min
ntcs, beating all local records. The down
pour continued with some diminished
severity for half an hour. and II rained at
Intervals oil the afternoon The storm
----- ----.---~-'1d by frequent severe
ing. but 50 far ns yet
no loss of life in this
age was confined prin-
aking OF window lights
anu ~ the growing crops
Morrison a second Iime Swept.
At Morrison, seventeen miles from
Denver in the foothills. where twenty-five
persons were drowned in the flood Friday
night people were terror.stricken when
they saw the second storm approaching
Hail began TO fall soon after o'clock.
Tho storm continued with steadily in
crcnsing force until nearly O'Clock. when
black cloud OF unusual density began to
gather IN the vicinity of Mount Vernon, q
Few miles from Morrison. There the
cloud burst, and in an Instant wall Of
water came down the gulch fully six feet
higher than was ever seen before. Every
thing In its path was washed away. The
raging torrent carried along with 1t houses,
barns, trees and debris Of all kinds 1t is
hoped, but not known at this writing,
that no lives were lost this time.
The Dead at Morrison and Golden.
Fridays cloudburst Is stated To have de-
stroycd twenty nine lives. but the names
of thirty are given. There are at Morrison
two children Of J. G. I.orgnccker, Mrs.
Moses Miller and three children, Mrs Il.
T. Casey and five children. Anna Hansen.
u servant, Mrs. Anthony Hcrrcs and four
children, Thomas McGough, Mrs Casey 8
cousin. of Dayton. O. Mrs. : A. Proctor
and three children. child Of J C. Long.
ncckcr il fatally injured. At Golden the
list IL IA follows: Mrs r. ID Edwards
Josephine Holmc. Denver. Della Hurncr,
Denver. Mary Horncr. Denver. a y.
Johnson. Mrs. \. \. johnson and Mrs Hor
nee VI Warren. Denver. All the Denvc,
people who pcrishcd at Morrison wer.
campers la DSar Crcok canon.
How tho Morrison Victims Met Death.
Mrs. A :. Proctor and her children
Mrs T. T.. Casey apd children. Mrs
Anthony HERES and children. Ahni
Hansen (tho scrvant) apd Thomas Ne
Cough, were living In n fargc cottage OF
the banks of Bear creek. a great wave %
water struck the house before the occu
papts realized their danger and carried /
bodily away. All the inmates pcrishct
except Irene Proctor. aged -. whose Ion,
hair caught In driftwood. holding her uu
til aid srnc J. &. Longncckcrs hous
was washed away and dashed to piece
against u rock Mr.. and Mrs Lonercckc
nnd three of their children were thrown
high and dry ON q hillside.
Pour Ecdies Fcund-Eight Men Missing
Last night four more bodies were foun,
among the debris several miles bcluy
Golden. They are two men and tw
young women. mono of whom have bee
identified There Is also n report ot cigt
mon employed In Denver brewery VIII
passed through Golden few hours hefor
the storm. en- route to Idaho Springs fc
an outing They have not sinse bee
heard from.
Camping In the Canon Il Risky.
The walls of Bear Creek canon at place
rise almost pcrpcndicularly sOo feet. an
nearly every summer IL is the scene OF
Hood, but In spite of the danger it has bee
~ favoritc resort of Denver people. tt
damage to the Denver aud Rio Grand
the santa Fc and the main line Of q
Gulf railroad will BE- quickly repaired, b,
there are extensive washouts on the Gulf
branch in Clear Creek canon and on u
Florence aud Cripple Creek road
TOO WET ON IN rELLE RIvtEEE