The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25
Resistless 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.

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
terrific mountain storm which eX-
tended for a hundred miles OF 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 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-
trfcated from dangerous predicaments,
let down from the roofs of floating
houses, helped out of trees and drawn
out of the very whirl and death OF
torrents. It is feared that lives may
-
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 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 & Rio Grande and the Florence
and Cripple Creek railroads.
So far as ascertained up to o'clock
this morning the following is 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: -
MRS. MOSES MILLER and three
children of Morrison.
FROM DENVER.
MRS. A. s. PROCTOR
ROBT. JAMES PROCTOR, s years
GRACE PROCTOR, Z years.
EDITH PROCTOR. 2 years.
MRS. T. F. CASEY.
JAMES CASEY, 10 years.
EDITH CASEY, 8 years.
MAMIE CASEY, Z years.
ANNA CASEY, 5 years.
CLARA CASEY, 3 years.
MRS. ANTHONY HERES.
EUGENE HERES, z years.
MABEL HERRES, 2 years.
JOSEPHINE HERES, 6 years.
Carroll HERRES, 4 years
THOS. MCGOUGH, q years old,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.
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 We're many more
campers in that vicinity and it is feared
that the loss of life will prove to be
much greater than it is now known
Some reports say that when Bear
Greek canon is fully explored it will
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.AIl the members of these
three families We're 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
NcGiH and J. E Lowe.
Mr.. Horace M. 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
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 it's occupants was swept away by
the flood. The four women were
drowned. Mr.. Warren, bruised and
bleeding lodged in a tree and was res
cued several hours later. He is In a
critical condition. The party had been
camping at Judge Horner's ranch in
Mount Vernon Gulch.
Der of most of the women's clubs in
circles.
Reports have been received from
Central City and other points in Clear
week or two must elapse before the
railroads can be repaired and commu-
nication restored. No lives were lost
at Central City
No tidings have been received from
Idaho Springs on the south fork of the
creek the wires being all down The
damage to railroads townships and
individuals by the flood is roughly esti-
mated at $50, 600
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