Evening star., 1896-07-27
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Terrible Effects of the Colorado Cloud
burst.
ORDERED out As RESCUERS
Severe Storms Sweeping Over Wis
consin and Ohio.
GREAT DAMAGE IN MICHIGAN

DENVER, Col, July 27.-The terrible eff
fects Of the cloudburst In Clear Creek
Canon. above Golden, Col, last Friday are
still coming to light. Four more bodies
have been found among the debris several
miles below Golden, They are Of two old
men and two young women, none Of whom
have been identified. There Is also a report
of eight men employed in Denver brewery,
who passed through a few hours before the
storm on their way to Idaho Springs for an
outing. They have not since been heard
from. ard parts of what Is believed to be
their wagon have been found.
Col. Fl. c. Merriam, commandant Of the
United States troops at Fort Logan, has de-
tailed 100 Of his men to assist in searching
the wrackage for bodies.
DUBUQUE. Iowa, July 27.-One Of the
heaviest rains ever known in Dubuque oc-
crrred last night. tornado passed over
the city, followed by torrents of rain. One
of the power houses was struck by light
ring and the dynamo burned out. The dam
age in the city is great
WHEELING, W. Va. July N.-Frank
Cunningham. Mrs. Sylvester Long and Miss
Daisy Long were drowned yesterday while
trying to cross the Ohio in shell The
current was 50 strong that 1t carried them
rrder snGg boat.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, July N.-Two
severe storms swept over the eastern por-
tion Of the state Sunday. Many places were
struck by lightning and much damage has
been doneT was small cloudburst over
this city last night, and the rain fell in
such quantities that the streets are filed
with water, and cellars In the downtown
districts are flooded.
DETROIT, Mich. July IA disastrous
tornado swept through the southern part
Of the state Sunday evening. Most alarm
ing reports came from Homer, Calhoun
county. where great damage was done to
farming property. Farm houses are report
ed overturned and wrecked and all crops
laid low. The rain and wind following the
storm was so severe that 1t has interfered
with both telegraph and telephone service.
ard Is practically impossible to secure de-
tails. The storm in this vicinity was very
Of three hours. doing considerable damage
by flooding Easements Of business houses.
DETROIT, Mich. July 27-Today's re-
ports show that the last nights electrical
storms extended all over southern Michi-
gan. At Worthwhile the Rouge river over
flowed doing $4,000 damage and driving
several families from their homes Many
houses and barns at Homer and vicinity
were blown down. Doc Markham, farmer
hear Marshall. was fatally injured by hav-
irg his barn blown down on top Of him.
The loss Of fruit blown from the trees in
western Michigan fruit belt is immense,
and many frame buildings in that part of
the state were destroyed. Heavy damages
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towns. but no loss Of life.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, July GA fierce rain
storm swept this section last night, the fall
being 4S2 inches. The streets were full to
tho curbs. while those up the hills were
torn out and the debris carried down and
lodged on the street railway tracks, block
aiding the roads for hours The Illinois
Central has not had a train in since mid
night.
At Durango, on the Chicago Great West
ern. where five persons were drowned dur
Ing the flood last May, the creek was again
at flood height, and the bridge that stood
the tide then was swept away A bridge
on the Milwaukee line at Catfish creek.
south OF the city. is gone.
reports from all points in this section
are or serious damage to railroad property
ana county bridges, but no loss of life has
yet been reported.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. July 27.-Much
damage was done last night by the ter
rifle wind storm ~
AT Beulah Park. just east of the citv
eieht or nine houses were completely de.
Stroyed and large tabernacle blown down
Inc loss Is estimated at many thousa ands
of dollars. "oS
MAJ. Stockman Of the local bureau re-
ports that the wind reached a velocity Of
slxty-four miles an hour.