Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-08-01
AWFUL DESTRUCTION
OF Human Lives by Drsadful Cloudbursts
More than Score OF Persons Lost
Second Flood Paralyxcs the Efforts of
Survivors to Recover the Bodies OF the
Dead-Details OF the Storm.

At dark last night 20 bodies had
been recovered and identified; the
others are either buried from sight in
the sand or havo been carried further
down the stream, and possibly into the
Platte river. Reports from up the
canon bring the cheering news that
none OF the people there camping were
lost.
Liat Of Dead.
Mrs Moses Miller and three chill
dren, of Morrison.
Child Of J. C. Longenecker Of Nor.
rison.
Thomas McGough, aged 81, of Day
ton, 0.
Mrs. A. S. Proctor, 81 years old.
Robert James Proctor, years.
Grace Proctor, years.
Edith Proctor, years
Mrs. 7 F. Casey, as years
James Casey, 10 years.
Eddie Casey, 10 years.
Mamie Casey, years.
Anna Casey, years.
Clara Casey, 3 years.
Mrs. Anthony Heres, 81 years.
Eugene HERES, years.
Mabel HERES, 2H years.
Josephine HERES, 9 years.
Carroll Herres, 4 years.
Annie Hansen, 20 yeara
Miss Della Horner.
Miss Mary Horner.
Miss Josephine Holme.
Mrs. Horace NJ. Warren, all Of Den.
YER.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. M. Warren, Jr.,
who are well known in Brooklyn So
ciety, where their relatives and friends
reside, came up from Denver Friday
on the afternoon train to spend Sat-
urday and Sunday at the Horner
ranch, up Mount Vernon canyon.
They were met at the station of the
Lakewood railroad at Golden by the
Misses Horner and Miss Josephine
Holme, also of Denver, and started for
the ranch. The flood overlook them,
and the four ladies were drowned.
Their bodies were found yesterday
morning, buried under brush and sand
about 200 feet from the place where
the water struck the carriage. Mr..
Warren was swept away, aud his body
was lodged IN ti.e~h~snches OF tree,
where he was afterward found, terribly
bruised, but alive. Miss Holme was
the daughter of the manager Of the
Denver Water company, and the Misses
Horner were the daughters Of Judge
]. w. Horner, also of Denver.
Seventeen persons in cabins and
tents in Bear Creek canyon, few
miles above town, constituted one
party. One of the Proctor children
was rescued by the heroic effort of
two young men who braved the flood
when at its highest point to save the
child. She says the water came while
they were all in the house and all
were swept away.
The Herren family became extinct.
the father and husband having died
few months ago. The Casey family
were also in this party. Mrs. Miller
lived here, her husband being engaged
in mining, and was not at home at the
time.
The Longenecker family were up-
stairs in their home when the flood
came. He saved all but one wember
of his family, little boy called Jake
The Flood at Golden.
GOLDEN, Col, July 25. Three bodies,
n ~ lrn tn
in Friday nights food in this city,
have been recovered. The dead are:
A. A. johnson.
Mrs. A. A. Johnson.
Mrs. J. +. Edward; all of Golden.
Another flood came over the canyon
yesterday afternoon, but no lives were
lost. Seventeen people came in from
Idaha Springs yesterday afternoon,
having left the train at Beaver Brook,
and walking in from that point They
report that the track and roadbed is
about all gone between Golden and
Beaver Brook.
About seven o'clock last night
threatening clouds came over the hill
from the direction of Morrison. 1t
had been cloudy and foggy all day and
the clouds gathered into green, omin-
Gus looking masses. Rain fell in tor
rents from the start, followed by hail,
then wall of water, from 25 to 80
feet in height came rushing down
Clear creek, carrying everything be-
fore it.
The flood lasted about half an hour,
and was followed by a heavy rain,
which continued until about ten
o'clock. At that hour body Of
water, greater in volume than the first
food. came down Tucker gulch,
emptying into Clear creek. 1t was
this second food that carried away
the houses Of johnson and his wife
and which drowned Mrs Edwards.
Two bridges have been washed out
and their piers Of the Denver, Lake.
wood and Golden bridge were knocked
out by the iron work Of the Ford.
street bridge.
The loss is estimated to be between
forty and fifty thousand dollars.
More victlns Of the Colorado Cloud
Burst.
DENVER COL, July 27.-The victims
OF Friday nights flood were, the three
in Golden, four in Mt. Vernon canyon
and 81 near Morrison-making the
total 2s. The servant girl, Anna Han
sen, who was reported dead. was not
a. the camp at the time of the food
and consequently escaped. Acharcoal
burner named Nichols Evergreen IL
reported missing, making the total
still 2s. OF these, 16 bodies were re-
covered Saturday and the body oil
Mabel HERES, little child was found
yesterday.
r. johnson, of Arvada, telephoned
In to Denver yesterday afternoon thai
he had found four bodies in the bed ol
Clear creek, about mile above the
town OF Arvsda. Tho coroner at
Golden was notified aud will take
charge Of the bodies.
Up to the discovery of these foui
bodies, no report Of any missing persons
had como from Golden. Arvada Is =
country hamlet between Golden and
Denver, along Clear Creek valley.
| Thoae bodies therefore either flOot0d