The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-26

beuNer, Sol., July 800 TAR as aScer
tanned up to s o'clock this morning the
following is full list of the persons
whose lives were lost in the great floods
that swept down upon the towns of Nor
rison and Golden, in the foot hills near
Denver last night:
Dead at Morrison-Mrs. Moses Miller
and three children, of Morrison From
Denver-Mrs. S. Proctor, Robert James
Proctor, aged 5 years; Grace Proctor,
years; Edith Proctor, 9 years. Mrs T.
+. Casey, James Casey, 10 years; Edith
Casey, s years; Mamie Casey, years;
Anna Casey, years old: Clara Casey,
8 years old; Mrs. Anthony HERES,
Eugene HERES. Mabel Herres,2 years old;
Josephine HERES, 8 years old; Carroll
HERES, years Old, Thomas McGough,
u years old, of Dayton, Ohio, cousin OF
Mrs Casey; Anna Casey, 20 years old;
servant of the Proctors; chief of J. c.
Longenecker, of Morrison
Fatally injured--Child of j. c. Longe-
necker.
Dead at Golden-A. y. johnson, Mrs.
y. y. johnson, Mrs. +. ID. Edwards
All the Denver people who persisted at
Morrison were campers in Back Creek
Canyon. There We're many very narrow
escapes in that vicinity, and it is feared
that the loss of life will probably be
ii'uNh e>ith'tA thtl - uON hnOWn TO ne.
Some reports say that when Bear Creek
Canyon is fully explored it will probably
he found that no less than fifty people
peri shed in the great flood. Great
anxiety is felt in many families in this
city, members of which were camping
in the mountains,
The Proctors, who were drowned, were
the wife and children of A. S. Proctor,
president of the Denver Tent and AVN
ing Company. Mrs. Casey and Mrs.
HERES We're widows. All the members
of these three families were drowned, it
is believed, except year-old Irene
Proctor, who was caught in n mass of
drift and was rescued by Earl McGill
and j. Z. Lowe. The torrents which
rushed down the canyon upon Morrison
and Golden and other mountain towns
were caused by n terrific mountain storm,
which extended for II hundred miles or
more. From Bowlder, on the north.
where the damage was slight, all down
the range west OF Denver, almost to
Pueblo, the storm swept its destructive
way. AT Morrison and Golden the tor
rents tore away buildings, uprooted trees,
washed out long stretches of railroad
tracks, swept away bridges and spread
annihilation through the towns. Their
work was brief, as the warnings they
the citizens of the stricken communities
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 eXtricat-
ed from dangerous predicaments, let
down from the roofs of floating houses,
helped out of trees and drawn out of the
very whir and dea III of the torrents. 1t
Is feared that lives may have been lost
at Central City, and perhaps at other
points in the meantime. There is great
difficulty in obtaining any accurate infor-
nation of the extent of the devastation
because of the wires being torn down.
railroad tracks swept away, and all com
munication with Denver cut off or inter.
ferred with. The Gulf and South Park
railroads suffered most severely in the
loss of track and bridges. There are also
washouts on the Santa Fe, Denver and
Rio Grande and the lorenzo and Cripple
Greek roads. also suffered
Horace NJ Warren, of the firm of
Acheson & Warren, investment bankers
of this city, was driving in Mount Yer
non canyon, midway between Morrison
and Golden, last night in company with
his wife, Mrs. Josephine Holme, daughter
VI i'iChilu Ioliiie, superintendent OF the
Denver Union Water Company, and
Misses Della and Mary Horner, daughters
of Judge j. w. Homer, when n cloud
burst occurred. The stream was quickly
transformed into Il torrent. There was
no way OF escape and the carriage, with
Its occupants, was swept away by the
flood. The four women were drowned
Mr.. Warren, bruised and bleeding,
lodged in tree and was rescued several
hours later. He is in critical condi-
ton. The party had been camping at
Judge Horner's ranch, in Mount Vernon
gulch. Mrs. Warren was prominent
member of most of the women's clubs in
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