The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-26
[HE COLORADO FLOOD
Eveuty- mine Lives Lost at Nor
rison and Golden.
nperly CAMPERS FROM DENVER
- women Driving with . Banker
Arscsrried Away-TerrfbIe wash
oufs In the Canyons.

os.xer. July 1.-THE eiou5burs. In the
..s<ssgk rext Ct Denver last night. result
~ q fIoods In which tve-ty-rine persons
4. knoxn 70 have persisted. was followed
a. afternoon bv another terrible storm
<teh has seldom been equaled IN tais
-.rtassy. About 30 .. n. dark clouds
<s~red "a she northwest. and rapidly
Es1t~d toward the civ. a little before :
Ist.ck rain and hall began 20 fall furious
According 70 Weather Observer
~saenburg 70 OF an Inch OF water fell
xSn minutes. beating all local records.
: downDoar continued with somewhat
rsnlshed severity for haIf an hour. and
n.ned al intervals ali the afternoon.
81 storm was accompanied By frequent
r.se flashes OF lightning. hat 20 far as
9 KNOWN there was no loss Of life In this
~. and The damage was confined prsn-
ais 10 the breaking OF window panes
81 me destruction Of growing crops. The
Saeu played havoc with flowers and
srgbbery at the City park. and various
Lighthouses throughout the city suffer-
~ severely.
a Morrison. seventeen miles from Dem
- IN the foothills. where twenty-five
~,ous were drowned In the flood last
zrkt. people were terror stricken when
~ saw the second storm approaching
= afternoon. Hal Began 10 fail soon
Shsr / O'Clock The storm continued with
1sdily increasing force until nearly I
f<lock When black cloud Of unusual
6usssy began to- gather I'm the vicinity
Neunt Vernon. few miles from Nor
3uen. There the cloud burst. and In az
h.sanf 4 wall Of water came down tho
naeh fuzzy six feet higher than WAS ever
"a before. Everything in It's path was
uehad away. The raging torrent carried
eng with II houses. barns. trees and de-
~ on all kinds. The food In this guich
W evening was light compared TO this.
d hoped. but II is BY no means certain.
ia. The residents and campers In the
F5'rh. realizing their danger. had all 60
med % places OF safety before the food
kame. Every house in Morrison Is food
"a. the water having spread out all over
he place Rain II still failing flriously.
knd the elements are making such an up
osr that II Is impossible 70 move around
y Judge JUS, what damage has been dore.
Below the town there have been searching
barfIee along the creek seeking for the IN
recovered bodies OF the dead In last night's
f.sastsr. and there are fears that men,
kers Of these parties have been caught in
ktss last tidal wave. Morrison Is indeed a
stricken city. and fears are expressed
It7f the efid Is nor YET. fdfl{iseS ate aAsdasi
b occupy their homes. not knowing az
shat timo they may be overwhelmed In a
bod Happily tho rtamofs OF greater loss
Il ne than that already reported In the
aoeas last night at Morrison. Golden and
Meant Vernon. have not been confirmed. :
The dead number twenty-nlne. as fol.
&2s:
Il AT Morrison--Aira. Moses Miller and
lhfss children aud a child OF J. G. Long
<cksr. OF Morrison From Denver. Mrs
g. Proctor. Robert james Proctor. aged
years: Grace Proctor. aged y Edith
Proctor. Mrs. T.. r. Casey. James Casey.
Eith Casey. aged s: Mamie Casey. aged
:. Anna Casey. aged s. Clara Casey, aged
Mrs. Anthony Heress. Eugene Heress.
xei z. Mabel Hercss. aged 2. Josephine
asress. aged 6: Carroll lIeress. aged 4.
Fhomar Mcssough, aged It years, OF Day
Ian. o., cousin OF Mrs. Casey. Annie
hanson. - years old. servant of the
Foctors.
I Fatally fniured~-A child of J. C. Long