CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-08-13
4 DESTRUCTIVE STORM.
Some Damage Done to Fruits and
Vegetables by Hail, Railroads
Washed Out and Trains
DELAYED.


On. of the most notable rainstorms
that has visited this vicinity for many
months occurred week ago last night
the precipit alton amounting to about
two and ope-half inches, or approxi-
mately 5000 tons Of water TO the
square mile. II ~sa accompanied by
con-iderab hail in some localities,
and, coming - II did in ; heavy down
pour. gat' cred quickly in the streets
and bitches. overfowing gardens and
ranches, causing much damage. par
ticularly at Fruitmere and in the east
ern part Of the city, the b,w-r parts Of
which were Inundated by q flood Of
swirling. muddy water
Although. the losses resulting from
the storm we're heavy there was me
compromising advantage In the renewed
life and vigor it gave to all forms Of
vegetation and in the increased water
supply of the valley. which previously
was beginning to awaken some appre-
h. nsion
In some parts OF Lincoln Park, as
~e 4 as on this side Of the river, apples,
p- aches, plums, grapes. tomatoes and
other fruits and vegetables were dam
aged by the hail. but an inventory on
the part OF growers Of their losses from
this sonrce indicated that it was not As
calamatous as they feared would be
the case during the progress of the
storm, and it is now generally admitted
. that there will be no perceptible dimi-
mutton of the crop Of these fruits in
consequence OF the pelting they re-
ceived from hailstones
The Denver & Rio Graz de, the Santa
Fe rnd the Cripple Greek roads all
suffered as q result OF the storm, their
train service being interrupted for y
period of from six 10 twelve hours
until washouts and disabled bridges
and culverts could be repaired. Many
cellars in the eastern >ecii ion Of the
city were flooded aud gardens sub
merged BY deluge of mud by reason
ofthe breaking of the irrigating bitches.
which turned = volume OF water into
the lower lands that was irresistible.
| Window glass wss broken by the fury
OF the storm and the telephone and
Telegraph service Of the city badly
crippled for q short time, although
foriy y--ight hours later but little evil
dence OF the havoc it had wrought was
TO be seen. except in low places where
the water stood In deep pools for
several days. A large number Of
bridges were either weakened or wash
ed out. and the expense to the county
for their repairs will aggregate several
hundred dollars according to the esti-
mates made nt the time.
So far as We have been able to as.,er
tain there was no casulties TO human
life. although large number of chick
ems and pet stock are reported to have
been drowned. 1t was the greatest
rain OF the current year. and, while not
an unmixed blessing, put an effectuai
quietus to the drouih. which had pre-
vailed for several weeks, thus compen-
sating the community as q whole for
the losses sustsi ined in individ aai cases.
Rains we're general throughout
Colorado last week, and many locali-
ties in the northern and eastern Sec
tions OF the state suffered far more
from floods than Canon City and vicin-
ity, loss OF life and total destruction OF
crops being reported from several
places.