The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-21
GREATCLOUD-BURS
In the Mogollan Mining District In
New Mexico.
LIFE AND PROPERTY DESTROYED
Fears that Many were Drowned who
Have Not Bstn l,eported-The Flood
Sweeps Through u Cnnon-Tho Water
Ton Feet Deep In the Town, and In Ten
pIinutes More Every hanz Would Have
Iieen Swept Away.

MoGOLLAN, n. NJ, August ?O.--k
terrible cloudburst struck this place
about 4 p. IN. yesterday, leaving death
and destruction behind. John knight,
miner, residing at Georgetown. was
drowned In his cabin. Several others
are reported missing, but 80 fnr only
two bodies, those Of knight and an
unknown Mexican. have been recovered.
These were found In a field about six
miles below. About 100 families have
been rendered homeless and thirty
houses washed away.
Property Of the Colonial Mining Com
pany, OF Boston, Mass. has suffered to
Il large extent, the assay Office, mill
house. powder house and blacksmith
shop being washed away. II IL feared
tho mine Is filled with mud and water.
The managers and assayers had mar
row escape, being assisted to the bank
by means OF ropes.
The Deep Down Mining Company, of
Kansas City, lost their main office and
assay Office. The place Is situated In a
deep canyon between the high noun
tains. The flood attained a height OF
UNtE tlSUL lttt III
over thirty minutes. Had II so con-
tinued ten minutes longer the whole
town would have been swept away, as
the debris had collected In the street.
forming solid wall, just as the flood
began to recede.
Hardly business house In the town
escaped damage.
The storm was general in this sec-
ton Of the country. Adviccs received
from Graham state that about o'clock
yesterday afternoon n cloudburst on the
mountain side caused food at the
Confidence mine, a property belonging
TO the Helen Mining Company, of Dem
yer. Col, situated about three miles
from there. The flood carried away the
shop and supplies OF the mine. Nine
horses thnt were at the orc chutes load
inS ore for the mill were washed over
the steep preciplce and killed. The men
working at the tunnel barely escaped
with their lives.
1t Is feared that great damage is done
on the other side Of the Mosollon dis
tr!ct. Nothing definite can be learned
on account of telephone communica-
ton being broken. 1t is feared that
the loss Of life around Mogollon will
be much greater than first reports make
It. There were at least twenty per-
sOilS, lIOSlly UllHeTs, lNlnS Tlpnt IN ttl9
track of the great wall of water. They
occupied for the most part adobe dwell
ings. These have been swept away.
and their occupants cannot be heard
from Some of these may have been
warned in time to get out of the way,
but II Is certain that number, have
perishcd. The loss to the mining COM
panles will be thousands of dollars.
Expensive machinery had lately been
put In the mines, nnd much OF this Is
n total wreck.
Telegraphlc communication has been
re-established with the Magoiton min
ing camp, elghty-two miles from here In
Socorro county. and details OF the cloud
burst OF Wednesday afternoon received.
The water swept down the camp about
o'clock in the afternoon totally destroy
ing twenty-six houses and busineAi
places and causing loss in property OF
fully $4,000. John Knight, miner. was
caught asleep in his cabin and drowned.
An unknown Mexican was carried down
the canon and drowned. There are r.
ports Of eight people missing, but the
loss OF life 20 far US known is limited to
knight and the Mexican.