The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-30
WAS A SECOND DELUGE
FOOTHILLS WEST OF DENVER
SWEPT BY CLOUDBURsT.
Great Damage in Denver, and the
Terror i'm the Canyons Is
IndescribabIe.

Denver, July 25-The cloudburst in the
foothills west of Denver last night re-
sulting in floods in which y persons are
known to have been killed, was followed
this afternoon by another terrible storm,
which has seldom been equalled in this
vicinity.
About 80 p. m. dark clouds gathered IN
the northwest and rapidly rolled toward
the city little before 2 o'clock rain
and hail began to fall furiousy. The
downpour continued with somewhat dim
inished severity for half an hour, and it
rained at intervals all the afternoon. Inc
storm was accompanied by frequent Sc
we're flashes of lightning, but so far as
yet known, there was no loss of life In
this city, and the damage was confined
principally to the breaking of window
lights and the destruction of growing
crops.
The storm played havoc with flowers
and shrubbery at the city park and the
various green houses throughout the city
suffered severely.
At Morrison, II miles from Denver, in
the foothills, where 20 persons were
drowned in the flood last night, people
were stricken with terror when they saw
the second storm approaching this after
noon.
Hail began to fall soon after ! o'clock.
The storm continued with steadily in
creasing force until nearly p m, when
a block cloud of unusual density began
to gather in the vicinity of Mount Yer
non. a few miles from Morrison. There
the cloud burst, and in instant wall
of water came down the gulch fully six
feet higher than was ever seen before.
Everything in its path was washed away.
The raging torrent carried along with
it houses, barns trees and debris of all
kinds. The food in this gulch last even
ing was but light compared to this. 1t
is hoped, but is by no means certain,
that the residents and campers in the
gulch, realizing their danger had all es-
capped to places of safety before the flood
came. Every house in Morrison is flood
ed, water having spread out all over the
place. Rain is still falling furiously and
the elements are making such an uproar
that it is impossible TO move around to
judge just what damage has been done.
Below the town there have been search
ing parties along the creek seeking for
the uncovered bodies of the dead in
last nights disaster, and there are fears
that the members of these parties have
been caught in this last tidal wave.
Morrison IL Stricken city.
Morrison is indeed stricken city, and
the fear is expressed that the end is not
yet. Families are afraid to occupy theii
homes, not knowing at what time they
will be overwhelmed in a flood. Happily
the rumors of greater loss of life than
that already reported in the floods last
night at Morrison, Golden and Mount Yer
non, have not been confirmed. The dead
number 49, there being no changes in the
lists telegraphed last night and today
Numerous parties from Denver camping
out at Evergreen. Idlewild Idledale and
other places in the mountains, near Nor
rison, are safe. Many hair-breadth es-
capes and thrilling rescues are reported.
over the p persons drowned "a Morrison
only Is bodies have been recovered. Some
may never be found, having been carried
away many miles down the stream and
buried under debris
Mrs. A. Proctor and her four children
Mrs. T. T.. Casey and five children. Mrs
Anthony HERES and four children, An
ME Hanson. a servant, and Thomas Me
Goigh, cousin of Mrs. Casey, rs in all,
were living in a large cottage on the
banks of Bear creek. A great bank of
water struck the house before the occu-
pants realized their danger and carried
1t bodily away. All the inmates persisted
except Irene Proctor, aged TO- whose long
hair caught in drift wood, holding her
until aid came.
j. c. Longp eckers house was washed
away and dashed to pieces against rock.
Mr. and Mrs. Longnecker and three chill
dren We're thrown high and dry on the
hillside. one child was drowned. one of
those saved was badly injured, but will
recover.
The walls of Bear creek canyon at
places rise almost perpendicularly 800
feet, and nearly every summer it is the
scene of a flood. but in spite of the dan
ger, it has been a favorte resort of Den
yer people.
The damage to the Denver & Rio
Grandc, the Santa Fe and the main line
of the Gulf road will be quickly repaired,
but there are extensive washouts on the
Gulf branch, in Clear creek canyon. and
on the Florence & Cripple Creek road.
List of Dead.
As far as ascertained the following is a
fun list of persons whose lives were lost
in the great floods that swept down upon
the towns of Morrison and Golden, in the
foothills near Denver last night:
Dead-W Morrison, Mrs. Moses Miller
and three children, and a child of j. c.
Longnecker. of Morrison.
Mrs. A. S. Proctor; Robert James Proc
tor, years; Grace Proctor. I; Edith Proc
tor; Mrs. T. f. Casey; James Casey, 10
years; Edith Casey s; Matte Casey. 4;
Anna Casey, 8; Clara Casey 3; Mrs. An
thony Heress; Eugene Heress, 7; Mabel
Heress, .; Josephine Heress. G; Carroll
Heress, 4; Thomas McGough, 21 years cd,
Dayton, Ohio, cousin of Mrs. Casey; An
ME Hansen, 20 years old, servant of
Proctors.
Fatally injured-Child of J. c. Long
necker.
Dead at Golden-C. A. Johnson, Mrs A.
A. Johnson. Mrs. ]. f. Edwards.
All the Denver people who peris ned
were campers in Bear Creek canyon.
There We're many more campers in that
vicinity. Some reports say when Pear
Creey canyon is fully explored it will
probably be found that no less than 80
people persisted in the flood. Great anx-
iety is felt by many families in this CITY,
the members of which were camping in
the mountains. The Proctors drowned
were the wife and children of A. s. Proc
tor, president of the Denver Tent and
Awning Company. Mrs. Casey and Mrs
Heress We're widows. All the members of
these three families were drowned, ii is
believed, except 10-year-old Irene Proctor.