Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-08-07
DEADLY CLOUDBURSTS.
-Four Persons Killed at Dillon Heavy
y Rains Cause Much Damage.
LOCALS AND PERSONALS.

Special Correspondence.
Las Vegas, N. NJ, Aug. 6.-Four are
dead at Dillon as a result of a cloud
burst last evening about 5 o'clock. AS
Mrs. Maria Domingues. wife of Fran
cisco Domingues, and her three chill
dren were fleeing from home to escape
the fury of the storm, they were over
taken by a huge wave that swept down
the valley and we're drowned. Mrs.
Domingues and children were endeav-
oring to reach a neighbours house on
the hill when overtaken. The home
they had Just left was left intact by
the storm. and had they remained
home they would have been saved.
The cloudburst was one of the worst
in years and did considerable damage.
The remains of two of the children
were found this morning lodged in a
wire fence. about three miles below
the place where they were drowned.
They were taken out by %rescuers, one
Of whom was nearly drowned in the
attempt.
The Blossburg division of the Santa
Fe suffered considerably, the track be-
ing badly washed out and undermined.
The Blossburg branch is a side coal
spur and hence the through traffic on
the Santa Fe was not interfered with.
Other damage from the storm were
on the Colorado Southern and Rio
Grande railroad above Pueblo, the
traffic of the road being tied up this
morning for several hours.
Herbert Clark and the camping par
ty he has been chaperoning up in The
mountains will return this evening.
Misses Grace and Mabel Lamb ar
rived this afternoon from st. Louis for
a visit with A. o. Wheeler and wife.
The East Las Vegas fire department
will give a big ball on the night of the
18th inst. in the city hall.
The ten day old infant OF Charles
Rogers died last night and was buried
this afternoon in the Odd Fellows Gem
etery at 3 o'clock.
The wife of Machinist Dusky is quite
i'll at her home.
Professor Arnold, who was instruct
or in mathematics at the normal here
1OTIltIlg duu hab NtiJ POPhA0if R
ed through Las Vegas last evening en-
route to California from his home In
Colorado.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
braved the threatening weather today
and went out on their picnic to Will
liams canyon.
Died, last night at s o'clock, Mrs. Z.
49, Do.n uu;fa 10 DrnfaaSnr pnnl-
who is an instructor In the University
at Columbia, Mo, and who was attend
ing his wife here. The cause OF imme-
date death was gastritis, but the de-
ceased was also a sufferer from lung
trouble. Mrs. Pope was 80 years Oh
age and leaves, beside her husband,
two young children, now in the care
of their grandparents at WINDOW
Mimi, to which place the remains
were shipped today IN No. 2.
Miss Minnie Deterick is i~ndisposed
and not able to be at her duties at
Mrs. Warnings.
The rain last night was what TINS
country has been needing for several
weeks. Beginning about 4:30 1t lasted
until nearly midnight, stopping only
for a few minutes at intervals. Inc
precipitation up TO 6 o'clock was 10
of an inch, but by 6 o'clock this morn
ing the total was brought up to .4e, OF
nearly half an inch. The slow Deatihs
rain was the penetrating sort, and II
n will only keep up the rest OF the
month there will be a good crop Vi
grass for winter and sufficient TO keel
she stock in good shape. The ram
seemed TO have been general in TINS
part of the territory, and near Sapeho
Yesterday afternoon considerable nan
fell. but not sufficient to do any dam
age. La Cueya and the north ana
northwest part of the neighoorins
country also received a good drehch'
ing and already the plant life Is De
ginning to respond TO the good drink
they received. The rain was worm
thousands Of dollars 10 the
The 6 year old son of Juan Lucero
was badly bitten on the right arm yes
terday afternoon by a vicious dog
The lads arm was badly torn, II b
thought no serious results VIII follow,
Miss Jessie McSchooler
yesterday evening from a hve "eeAs
visit with Mrs. Aldridge in Ration
Mrs. William Hanson N
are expected to arrive here this even
ing from Chicago. Mr.. Hanson is mere
for his health.
One OF the twins Of Professor Ehiei
and wife died last night and was Dur.
"a this afternoon from the east side