The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-27
FIFTY ARE DROWNED.
Terrible Result of a Cloudburst
in Colorado.
1T OCCURS IN BEAR CREEK CANON.

Houses Washed Away and Trees Uprooted
by the Raging Torrent and Scores of
Dead Are Left on the Ground-Many
Denver People Among the victims-A
List of the Dead So Far as known at
Whole FAMILIES Annihilated.
DENVER. July 27.-So far as ascertained
up to o'clock Saturday morning the fol-
lowing il "a full list Of the persons whose
lives were lost in the great floods that
swept down upon the towns Of Morrison
and Golden In the foot hills near Denver
Friday night: Dead at Morrison-Mrs.
Moses Miller and three children Of Nor
rison. From Denver-Mrs. S. A. Proctor,
Robert James Proctor years; Grace
Proctor, years; Edith Proctor 2 yeais;
Mrs. I. F. Casey James Casey, 10
years; Edith Casey, years; Mamie
Casey, years; Anna Casey 5 years;
Clara Casey, 5 years; Mrs. Anthony
Heres, Eugene Heres, years; Mabel
HERES, years; Josephine HERES, 9 years;
Carroll HERES, years; Thomas Me
Cough, 81 years, Dayton, o., cousin Of
Mrs. Casey; Anna Hansen, 20 years old,
servant of the Proctors child of j c.
Longnecker of Morrison. Fatally injured
Child of J. c. Longenecker Of Morrison
Dead at Golden-A A Johnson; Mrs A
A. Johnson; Mrs. r. ID. Edwards
All the Denver people who perished at
Morrison were campers in Bear Greek
canon. There were many more campers
in that vicinity, and il is feared that the
loss of life will probably be much greater
than Is now known.
Fifty May Have Perished.
Some reports say that when Bear CrcsS
canon is fully explored il will probably be
found that no less than fifty people per
ished in the flood. Great anxiety is felt
by many families in this city, members Of
which Were camping in the mountains.
The Procters, who were drowned, We're the
wife and children of A. !. Proctor, prcsi
dent Of the Denver Tent and Awning com
pany. Mrs. Casey and Mrs. HERES We're
widows All the members of these three
families were drowned, IL is believed ex-
cept lO-year-old Irene Proctor, who was
caught in mass of driftwood and rescued
with difficulty by Earl McGill and J. +.
Lowe.
The torrents which rushed down the
canons upon Morrison and Golden and
other mountain towns were caused by
terrific mountain storm, which extended
for "a hundred miles or more. From Boul-
der, In the north, where the damage was
slight, all down the range west of Den
yer, almost TO Pueblo the storm swept its
destructive way. At Morrison and Gold
en- the torrents tore away buildings. up
rooted trees, washed out long stretches pf
railroad tracks, swept away bridges and
spread annihilation through the towns.
Warning inadequate.
Their work was brief as the warnings
they gave were inadequate and almost be
fore the citizens of the stricken commun-
ity knew what had happened the floods
passed, leaving only deadly silence 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 extricatcd
from dangerous predicamsnts, let down
from the roofs OF floating houses, helped
out OF trees, and drawn out
Of the very whirl and death of the
torrents 1t is feared that lives may have
been lost at Central City and perhaps at
other points i'm the mountains There is
great difficulty in obtaining accurate in
formation of the extent of the devastation,
because Of the wires being torn down. rail-
road tracks swept away and all commu-
nication with Denver cut off or intcrfercd
with
Caught by the Torrent.
Mr. Horace NJ Warren, of the firm Of
Acheson & Warren. investment bankers
of this city. was driving in Mount Yer
non canon, midway between Morrison
and Golden, Friday night, in company
with his wife, Miss Josephine Holme,
daughter OF Richard 'Holme, superintend-
ent Of the Denver Union Water company
and Misses Della and Mary Horner
daughters Of Judge J w Horner, when
cloudburst occurred
The stream quickly became a torrent.
There was no way Of escape and the car.
riage with its occupants was swept away
by the food The four women We're
drowned Mr. Warren bruised and bleed
ing. lodged i'm n tree and was rescued sew
eral hours later. He is in a critical condi-
ton The party had been camping at
Judge Horner's ranch in Mount Vernon