Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-08-01
Twenty-Five Lives Lost as
A Result of the Colorado
Cloud Burst.
CAMPERS.
Many of the Unfortunates Were
Pleasure Seekers From
Denver.

follows;
At Morrison-Mrs. Moses Miller end
three children, child of j. @. Longneck-
or, of Morrison; Thos. NJ. Cough, aged
81, of Dayton, Ohio, cousin of Mrs. Cas-
ey, was also drowned. Mrs A. s. Proctor,
80 years old, wife OF A. s. Proctor, presi-
dent of the Denver Tent and Awning
company, Robert James Proctor, years
old, Grace Proctor, years old, Edith
Proctor, years Of age; Mrs. Il. f. Casey,
SO years, Denver, James Casey, II years,
Eddie Casey, 10 years, Mamie Casey Z
years, Anna Casey, 5 years, Clara. Casey,
years; Mrs. Anthony HERES, 81 years,
Denver, Eugene Heres, years, Mabel
HERES, 21s years, Josephine HERES, s
years, Carroll Heres, 4 years; Annie
Hansen. 20 years old, servant of Mrs.
Proctor.
At Golden-A. A. johnson, and wife
Mrs. j. F. Edwards, Miss Della Homer
aud Miss Mary Homer, daughters of
Judge J.. w. Homer, Cripple Greek,
Miss Josephine HoIme, daughter of
Richard Holme, superintendent Of the
Denver Union Water Works company
Mrs. Horace M. Warren of Denver.
Today when news of the calamity
was first brought home to the people
with a realizing sense, some pathetic
scenes were enacted In Denver, for of
the number killed, twenty were resi-
dents Of this city and ali prominent IN
social and religious circles. Most OF
them were campers who were spending
the summer in the canyons around the
two little cities.
| When the great wall OF water came
down Bear creek and Turkey gulch at
| Morrison, it swept everything before ite
irresistible force. The burst occurred
about ten miles above Morrison and
coursed eastward until striking q Gen.
trail point where four streams joined,
and the combined waters rushed down
on the town.
Mrs. Casey, Mrs. Heres and Mrs.
Proctor were occupying one OF Henry
Wulff's cottages on the banks Of Bear
creek, 600 yards below the business por-
ton of the town. Mrs. Casey had her
FIVE children with her. Mrs. Heres had
her four children. Miss Hansen was the
servant OF the cottage, and Thomas Nc
GlouRh was cousin of Mrs. Casey
making eighteen in all in one cottage
The entire party was lost, except Irene
Proctor, whose long hair caught IN the
drift wood, where she was later rescued
by the heroic efforts of Earl McGill snc
j. Il. Lowe. Mrs. Miller and children
were living in another OF Wultf's cot
tages and were drowned.
Further down the stream 500 yards
lived j. Q. Losgnecker and his wife
and four children. They were NJ
stairs in bed and the father had a mar
row escape from death while trying to
save his children.
Houses IN Morrison were completely
flooded and it is impossible to estimate
the damage.
At Golden, the damage will amount
to $4,000. Two city bridges were
washed away, streets washed out, side
walks have been swept away all over
the city. In addition to the three re-
ported dead last night, there were four
deaths in Mount Vernon gulch.
A carriage being driven towards
Horner ranch, in the gulch, met q
tremendous body of water and was
swept down the canon, overturning the
rig and carrying the occupants away.
They we're Miss Josephine Holme, Mrs.
Warren, of Denver, and the two
daughters of Judge j. W. Horner, all
of whom were drowned. The driver,
Mr.. Horace NJ. Warren, Jr., was carried
by the torrent for souIe distance, when
ne became lodge in a tree. When
taken out, some two hours later, he
was very week and was IN anexhausteo
condition.
These fur killed we're very prominent
in Dsnys., Mrs. Warren being leading
woman in club and religious circles,
ard Miss Holme prominent socially
TIE Misses Homer were about ~ years
\ of age, two OF family OF sisters. The
father is at present in Cripple Creek.
or the dead thirteen bodies, includ
ing all at Golden have been recovered
Today Morrison and Denver were visit
ed by another storm which broke about
2 O'Clock. Additional damage was done
to buildings in Morrison, and IN Denver
streets were flooded. The weather peo-
pie say it was the greatest fall OF water
known here. No additional loss OF life
resulted.
Eleven bodies, recovered from the
floods at Morrison, were brought TO
Denver tonight. They include the Proc
tor and Heres families and three or the
Casey children.
New YORK, July 26.-The committe
of seven appointed at a recent meeting
of the exchange bankers, to devise
means for the prevention of gold ex-
ports during the next 80 days, to-day
presented q complete report 10 the full
body at a meeting in the offices OF j. r
Morgan & Co. The plan was pronoun-
ced effective and unanimously adopted.
The communities was discharged A
member of the firm OF j. P. Morgan 4
Co. says no public statement could be
made now. Deposits by banks In the
subtreasury to-day foot Up s315,OOO
swelling the grand aggregate to slS,Olo,-
OOO
CLEVELAND, O.-The strike at the
Brown Hosting & Conveying Works
| inaupurated nine weeks ago and @nlcn
has caused several bloody riots, Is end
ed. A settlement between the company
and employees has been reached to-day
The company comedies all the mar
points contested for. All employees VII
be reinstated.
DUBUQUE, la. July ga fierce rair
storm swept this section last night, the
fall being 49, inches. Reports have
been received of serious damage Il
railroad property and county bridges
but no loss Of life has been reported.
CLEVELAND, D. Much damage was
done last night by terrific wind storm
DETRIoT, Micb.-A storm swept ovel
the whole southern portion of Michigan