The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-26

MRS. ANTHONY HERES.
EUGENE HERES, Z years.
MABEL HERES, 2 years.
JOSEPHINE HERES. 8 years.
CARROLL HERES. years.
THOMAS MGOUGH, p years old.
Dayton. Ohio, cousin of Mrs. Casey.
ANNA. HANSEN. 20 years old, serv-
ant OF j. C. Longnecker. OF Morrison.
FATALLY INJURED.
Child Of J. C. Longnecker, of Morrison
DEAD AT GOLDEN.
A. A. JOHNSON.
MRS. y. a. JOHNSON.
MRS. j. F. EDWARDS.
All the Denver people who persisted
at Morrison were campers in Clear Cree
Canon. There are many more camp
ers in that vicinity end il is feared that
the loss of life will prove TO 'be much
greater than is now known.
Some papers say that when Clear
Creek Canon is fully explored IL will
probably be found that no less than fifty
people persisted in the flood. Great an
xiety is felt by many families in this
country members of which wre. : camp
ing in the mountains.
The Proctors who were drowned were
the wife and children of A s. Proctor
of the Denver Tent and Awning COM
pany; Mrs. Casey and Mrs. Here's were
widows. All the members OF these
three families were drowned, it is be-
lieved, except 10-year-old Irene Proc
tor, who was caught in a mass of
driftwood and rescued with difficulty
by Earl McGill and ]. f. Lowe.
The torrents which rushed down the
canons upon Morrison and Golden and
art tot
a terrific mountain storm, which ex-
tended for hundred miles or more
From Boulder on the north, where the
damage was slight, all down the range
west Of Denver, almost to Pueblo, the
storm swept its destructive way.
NO WARNING GIVEN.
At Morrison and Golden the torrents
tore away buildings. uprooted trees,
washed out long stretches of railroad
tracks, swept away bridges and spread
annihilation through the towns. Their
work was brief, as the warnings they
gave We've inadequate, and almost be-
fore the citizens of the stricken COM
munities knew what had happened the
floods passed, leaving a deadly slenc
and signs OF devastation everywhere;
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 them, and drawn
out of every whiri of the torrents.
II as feared that lives may have been
lost at Central City and perhaps at 9TH
er places in the mountains. There Is
great difficulty in obtaining accurate
reports Of the extent of devastation be-
cause OF the wires being torn down.
railroad tracks swept away and all
communication with Denver cut off or
interfered 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
and Rio Grande, and the Florence and
Cripple Creek.
A telephone message received from
Golden, Colo. says that the bodies of
four women, drowned in the floods last
night, were found this morning in
Mount Vernon Canyon. near Morrison
The bodies have been identified as those
OF Misses Della and Mary Horner
daughters of Judge Homer. OF Denver,
and Miss Eoime and Mrs. Warren, al
so OF Denver. They had been camping
oct together.
Miss Holme was a daughter OF Rich
ard Holne. superintendent Of the Den
Yer Union Water company.
FULLER DETAILS
Denver. Colo. July 25:-Mr. Horace
NJ. Warren, OF the firm OF Acheson q
Warren. Investment bankers, of this city /
was driving in Mount Vernon canon. /
midway between Morrison and Golden, /
last night IN company with his wife. |
Miss Josephine Hclme, daughter of>Rich /
ard Holme. superintendent OF the Den 1
YER Union Water company. Misses Della I
and Mary Homer, daughters OF Judge J. 1
". HoTner. when a cloudburst occurred. /
The stream quickly became a torrent. 4
There was no way 10 e=ca pe. and the car 1
rage with its occupants, were swept I
by the flood The four women were I
dro wned- AR. Warren, bruised and 4
bleeding. lodged in q tree and was rescu-
ed several hours later He 81 IN a criti-
cal condition the party had been camp
ing Al Judge Horasrs ranch in Mount
Vernon Guich-
Mrs. Warren was q prominent member
o. the WoHan.s cl5b IN Denver and a
fayorite in the best social circles.
WEEKS or REPAIRING.
Denve-, July 25.-ReDorts have been
from Central City. and Other
points IN Gear Creek canon which IN
iicate thas a week o. Two NUS elapse
before the raErosd can be repaired and
restored No lives we're
Iost al Central City. 10 tzSings have
been received from Idaho Springs. on
me south fork % the creek. the wires
icing al down. TIE dnaze % town
sites and individuals by The fcod : est
ma ted a; $1,000
~ DENVER ITSELF
Denver. Colo. July "A Tremendous
ain and hal Storm. accompanied by
ginning bust upon tbs ctty sttse
asf57e o'caock this Afternoon and COT ,
-5lusd Eita increasing severity fer bar .
N hour The sewers were Isade18a2s -
sarTy The ws5er cod many bas@meais
xsEs flooded The cars stopped TsznE- ,
ns- Considerable damage has been done .
& crops - he hal which feis - q
Aepth % several inches. :
FLOODS IL THE EAST ,
Psstsoarx. Pa. July @s-TIe creates, :
= AZ foods n TIE Xoro1gz hesa valley {
yhsch - sweeping down that etr@au. 2
ri cause tH@ rSxers h@re % rs~n q I
saxe 81 - f-~r rhis evening. z1sscn
FiiI Re safficfe-sc water 70 foo1 ne eoEeS Z
frfcss u hath cszs-z- Tie xEEszTsi J
onalt3on Throughout ne 8p5oagzbeia !
ally IL crltsczl x
The soxer end AZ AcEe<-p-oFr - 1ooc- I,
q and . fo0- more % valsr - toe y<es- {