The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25
ResistIess Torrents Sweep Down
on Colorado Towns.
Twenty or More People Lose
Their Lives.
DEATH CAME QUICKLY
No Warming of the Calamity
Could be Given.
Buildings, Bridges, Trees and
Railroads Torn Away.

Railroads Torn Away.
Denver. July 25.-The worst storm in
the history of this section broke upon
the foothills surrounding Denver last
night about o'clock. In Bear creek
canon a wall of water ten feet high
rushed down sweeping all before it.
The storm was most severe at Morrison
and Golden.
The torrents which rushed down the
canon upon Morrison and Golden and
other mountain towns were caused by
a terrific mountain storm which eL-
tended for a hundred miles or more
From Boulder in the north where the
damage was slight, all down the range
west of Denver almost to Pueblo, the
storm swept its destructive way.
At Morrison and Golden the torrents
tore away buildings, uprOoted trees,
washed out long stretches of railroad
tracks, swept away bridges and spread
humiliation through the towns. Their
works were as brief as the warnings
they gave were Inadequate, and almost
before the citizens of stricken commu-
mites knew what had happened the
floods passed, leaving only a deadly 81
lence and signs of devastation every
where. All that could be done in the
darkness and confusion was done by
the rescuers.
Men, women and children were ex-
tricated from dangerous predicaments.
let down from the roofs of floating
houses, helped out of trees and drawn
out OF the very Wn1rl ana death OF
torrents. 1t is feared that lives may
have been lost Al Central City and per-
haps at other points in the mountains.
There is great difficulty in obtaining
accurate information of the extent Of
the devastation because of the wires
being torn down, railroad tracks swept
away and all communication with
Denver cut off or interfeTed with.
The Gulf and the South Park rail-
roads suffered most severely in the
loss of track and bridges. There are
also washouts on the Santa Fe. the
Denver & Rio Grande and the Florence
and Cripple Creek railroads
So far as ascertained up to O'Clock
| this morning the following is a full list
| of the persons whose lives were lost in
! the great foods that swept down upon
the towns of Morrison and Golden last
night:
DEAD AT MORRISON.
MRS. MOSES MILLER and three
children of Morrison.
FROM DENVER.
MRS. A. S. PROCTOR.
ROBT. JAMES PROCTOR. 5 years.
GRACE PROCTOR, years.
EDITH PROCTOR, 2 years.
MRS. T. T. CASEY.
JAMES CASEY, 10 years.
EDITH CASEY. s years
MAMIE CASEY, Z years.
ANNA CASEY, 3 years.
| CLARA CASEY, 8 years.
| MRS. ANTHONY HERRES.
EUGENE HERES, Z years.
| MABEL HERRES, 2 years.
! JOSEPHINE HERES, 6 years.
| Carroll HERRES, 4 years.
THOS. MCGOUGH, p years d,Day
ton, o., cousin of Mrs. Casey.
ANNIE HANSEN, 20 years old, ser
| want of the PrOctors.
CHILD of J. c. Longecker of Nor
| rison.
! FATALLY INJURED.
| Child of J. c. Longecker.
| DEAD AT GOLDEN.
A. A. JOHNSON.
| MRS. A. A. JOHNSON.
| MRS. J. F. EDWARDS.
All the Denver people who persisted
| at Morrison were campers in Bear
| Creek canon. There were many more
| campers in that vicinity and il is feared
! that the loss of life will prove to be
! much greater than it is now known.
| Some reports say that when Bear
| Creek canon is fully explored it viii
! probably be found that no less that SO
| people persisted in the flood. Great
| anxiety is felt by many families in this
! city, members of which were camping
| in the mountains.
| The Proctors who We're drowned were
| the wife and children OF A. S. Proctor,
| president of the Denver Tent & AVN.
] ing Co. Mrs. Casey and Mrs. HERES
were widows. All the members of these
| three families were drowned, it is be-
| lieVed, except 10-year-Old Irene Proctor
! who was caught in a mass of driftwOod
| and was rescued with difficulty by Earl
| McGiI and J. z. Lowe.
! Mr.. Horace NJ. Warren Of the firm OF
AcheSOn & Warren, investment bankers
| Of this city, was driving in Mount Yer
| non canon, midway between Morrison
| and Golden, last night, in company.
| with his wife, Miss Josephine Holme.i
| daughter of Richard Holme, superin-
| teendent of the Denver Union Water
| company. and Misses Della and May
! Horner, daughters of Judge J. w. Hor-.
| ner, when a clOudburst occurred. The
| stream quickly became a torrent. There
| was no way of escape and the carriage
| with its occupants was swept away by
| the flood. The four women were
| drowned. Mr. Warren, bruised and
! bleeding, lodged in a tree and was res
| cned several hours later He is in a
| critical condition. The party had been
| camping at Judge HOrner's ranch in
| Mount Vernon Gulch.
| Mrs. Warren was a prominent mem
| Der OF most of the women's clubs in
Denver and a favorite in the best SOCIAL
| circles
Reports have been received from
| Central City and other points in Clear
| Creek canon which indicate that q
| week or two must elapse before the
| railroads can be repaired and comnu-
| nication restored. No lives We're Iost
| at Central City.
No tidings have been received from
| Idaho Springs on the south fork Oh Ine
creek, the wires being all down Inc
damage to railroads, townships ano
individuals by the flood is roughly estl-
mated at 600
Chauncey Depew Gets Home.