Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-29
IN A MOUNTAIN FLOOD.
Many Lives Lost in Water-SWept
Canyons in the Vicinity OF
Denver.

Denver, Col, July $50 far as as
certained 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 Nor
risOn and Golden in the foothills near
Denver last night.
Dead at Morrison:
MRS. MOSES MILLER and three children
of Morrison
From Denver:
MRS. S. A. PROCTOR.
ROBERT JAMES PROCTOR, years
GRACE PROCTOR, years q,
EDITH PROCTOR, 2 years.
MRS. t. +. CASEY.
EDITH CASEY, years /
MATTE CASEY, years. b
anna CASEY, 5 years. E
CLARA CASEY, 3 years.
MRS. ANTHONY HERREs.
EUGENE HERRES years.
MABEL HERES, 2 years.
JOSEPHINE HERES, 6 years.
CARROLL HERES, years
. THOMAS MCOUGH, Il years, Dayton
o., cousin Of Mrs. Casey.
ANNA HANSEN, 20 yesrs old, servant of,
the Proctors.
CHILD of J. G. Bongnecker of Morrison.
A. A. JOHNSON
MRS. A. A. JOHNSON.
MRS. E. D. EDWARDS.
All the Denver people who perisheda
at MORRISON were campers in Bear Creek
canyon. There were many more camp
ers IN that vicinity and it is feared that
the loss of life will probably be much
greater than is now known.
Some reports say that when Bear
creek canyon is fully explored it Wiz
probab bly, be found that no less than fifty
anxiety IS felt by many families in this.
CITY,. members Of which were camping.
IN the mountains. The Proctors who.
were drowned were the wife and chill
dren of ). A. Proctor, president of the.
Denver Tent and Awning company. Mrs.
Casey and Mrs. HERES were widows.
All the members of these three families
were drowned, it is believed, except 10
year-old Irene Proctor, who was caught
IN mass of driftwood and rescued with
dl1hculty by Earl McGill The torrents
which rushed down the canyons upon
Morrison and Golden and other mountains
towns were caused by a terrific mountain
storm, which extended for 100 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 it's 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 annihi-
lation through the towns. Their work
was brief, as the warning they gave was,
inadequate and almost before the citi-
Zens OF the stricken communities knew
what had happened, the floods passed
leaving only deadly silence and signs
OF devastation everywhere All that
Gould be done in the darkness and con-
fusion was done by the rescuers Men.
women and children were extricateds
from dangerous situations, let down
from the roofs of floating houses. helped
out OF trees and drawn out of the very-
Whlrl and death of the flood. It is feared
that lives have been lost at Central City
and perhaps at other points in the noun
talns. There is great difficulty in OBJ
tanning accurate information of the ex--
tent OF the devasta ton, 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
suffered most severely in the loss of
track and bridges. There are also wash
outs on the Santa Fp, Denver & Rio.
Grande and Florence & Cripple Creek
lines.