Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-25
CAMPERSSWEPTA AWAY
Fatal Torrent in a Colorado
Canon.
FIFTY PERSONS MAY Be DROWNED
Buildings, Trees and Tracks Torn
Away.
seen ES OF DEVASTATION

DENVER, Col. July $50 far as as
Certained up to O'clock this morning the
following is full list OF the persons Nhose
lives We're lost in the great foods that
swept down upon the towns of Morrison
and Golden. III the foe thills near Denver,
last night:
Dead at Morrison-Mrs. Moses Miller and
three children of Morrison; from Denver,
Mrs S. Proctor, Robert James Proctor,
aged five years; Grace Proctor. seven
years; Edith Proctor. two years; Mrs. T.
F. Casey, James Casey. ten years, Edith
Casey, eight years; Mamie Casey, seven
years: Anna Casey, three years; Clara
Casey, five years: Mrs. Anthony HERES,
Eugene Heres, Mabel HERES, two years
old; Josephine HERES six years; Carroll
HERES. four years; Thomas McGough,
twentyone years, of Dayton, Ohio, cousin
of Mrs. Casey; Anna Hanson, twenty
years. servant of the Proctors; child of J.
c. Lonsenecker of Morrison.
Fatally injured-Chnd OF ]. C. Longe-
necker.
Dead at Golden-A. A. Johnson, Mrs. A.
A. Johnson, Mrs. F. n. Edwards.
Ill the Denver people wAo -perished at
Morrison were campers in Bear creek
canon. There were many more campers
loss OF life will probably be much create.
than is now known.
Some reports say that when Bear Creek
canon is fully explored 1t will probably
be found that less than fifty people
perished in the flood. Great anxiety is
felt by many families in this clty, members
of which were camping in the mountains
The Pr0ctors who were drowned were the
wife and children Of A. s. Proctor, presi-
dent of the Denver Tent and Awning Com
Iaay. Mrs Casey and Mrs. Heres were
widows. All the members of these three
families were drowned. 1t is believed, ex-
Celt ten-year-old Irene Proctor, who was
caught IL a mass OF driftwood and was
rescued by Earl GfcGiu and J. E. Lowe.
The torrents which rushed down the
canon upon Morrison and Golden and other
mountain towns We're caused by terrific
mountain storm, which extended for hun
DE! miles more. From Bowler, the
north, where the damage was slight, all
down the range vest of Denver almost to
Pueblo, the storm swept its destructive
way. At Morrison and Golden the torrents
tore away buildings, uprGOted trees, washed
Ouc long stretches of railroad tracks, swept
away bridges and spread annihilation
through the towns.
Their work was brief, as the warnings
they gave were inadequate, and almost be
fore the citizens OF the stricken commune
ties knew what had happened the floods
passed, leaving only a deadly silence and
signs Of devastation everywhere All that
could he done in the darkness and conflI-
sion was done by the rescuers. Men, wo-
men and children were extricated from
dangerous predicamentS, let down from the
rocfs OF floating houses. helped out of trees
an! drawn out of the very whirl and death
Of the torrents
II is feared that lives may have been lost
at Central City and perhaps at other points
III the meantime. There is great difficulty
iii obtaining accurate fnformatio 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 interfered with.
The Gulf and South Park railroads suf-
fered most severely in the loss of track
and bridges. There are also washouts on
the Santa Fe. the Denver and Rio Grande,
and the Florence and Cripple Creek roads
also suffered.
DENVER. Col, July 26-Mr Horace NJ.
Warren of the firm of Acheson & Warren,
investment bankers of this city was driy-
tween Morrison and Golden. last night in
company with his wife, Mrs Josephine
Holme, daughter of Richard Holme super
intendent of the Denver Union Water Com
pany. and Misses Della and Mary Horner
daughters of Judge j. W. Horner when a
cloUfbIrSt occurred.
The stream was quickly transferred into
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 III tree and was rescued
several hours later. He is in a critical
condition.
The party had been camping at Judge
Horners rancho in Mt. Vernon Gulch Mrs.
Warren was a prominent member of most
of the women's clubs IN Denver and IA
yorite in the best social circles.