Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-07
Big Chunks Of Ice, Ten Inches in
Length, Fell.
SHEEP WERE STRUCK DEAL
Cattle and Horses Severely Injured
Farm Houses aud Barns WRECKED
Crops Destroyed

Denver Colo, Aug. 6.-Detalls OF
the storm which prevailed along the
eastern slope Of the Rocky mountains
Ia Colorado and southern Wyomins
last night show It to have been much
more severe than at first reported, IN
some sections the hail fail was unpre-
cedcnted. In the neighborhood OF
Greeley and Eaton, In the northern
part Of Colorado chunks Of fee, meas
urng in some instances 10 inches IN
length, fell, and the damage wrought
was immense. Sheep were struck dead
in the corrals and cattle and horses
were severely injured, Farm houses
aud barns were wrecked and crops Ut
terly wiped out Of existence.
Near Greeley man named Johnson
was severely bruised and rendered uh-
conscious by the hail. The damage
cannot be estimated In that section,
but Will reach thousands of dollars
Near Lafayette, Colo. there were two
storms. the second following the first
within 10 minutes and with greater
eeyerity The streets of the town were
flooded, cellars partially filled with
water and trees and shrubbery stripped
Of foliage Many windows We're broken,
The crops IN the country surrounding
were destroyed. Hail lay on the ground
IN many places to depth Of two feet
The damage in and around Lafay-
ett3 is estimated at 100000
IN southern Colorado the rainfall was
heavy, approaching the proportions OF
cloudb Jrst In several places Rail
road traffic was stopped on the Rio
Grande for some time by wash0uts,
The Santa Fe was also seriously af-
fectcd.
TRAINS ARE TIED UP.
Florence, Colo, Aug. 6.--As the re-
suit OF The heavy rainstorm that pre-
vailed Ia this section last night rail
road operations on both the Rio Grande
and the Santa Fe are crippled by
WashoutF and soft roadbeds. A wall
Of water several feet deep came rush
ing down Hardscrabble canyon this
morning, carrying away fully so feet
of the 100 feet Of bridge that spans the
creekk east Of the city.
Previous TO this, W. A. Watkins, por-
ter on Denver & Rio Grande passen-
ger train No 3, piloted the train safely
into the yards in this city, walking
ahead Of Il a distance Of five miles
through water from six inches to two
feet deep owing TO numerous wash
outs, no trains are running today be-
tween Pueblo and Canon City
TRESTLE GAVE WAY.
Pueblo, Colo, Aug. GA cloudburst
end terrific electrical storm occurred
last night west OF mere, A great vol
mle Of water is coming down Arkansas
river and the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad was washed out in one or two
places east of Florence, delaying trains.
shortly after o'clock. as Rio Grande
passenger train No, 10 was going over
the Fountain river bridge at Little
Duttes the trestle gave way. The en-
yine was plunged into the water and
buried completely out of sight. En-
glueer Hughes and Fireman Lillis were
in the water for IS minutes They
managed to keep ahoat by hanging on
TO small pieces Of timber and debris.
Finally they succeeded IN reaching the
cab Of the engine, which was been
knocked OH the Drluge nut was not un-
der the water. All the passenger cars
remained on the track.
STAGE OVERTURNED.
Perry Park, Colo. Aug 6.--At this
resort FOR tourists, about 45 miles south
Of Denver a high wind prevailed this
afternoon during which the roof OF
the hotel was blown Off and a pavilion
near by blown down. Five persons are
reported injured but their names cam
not be learned.
During the height OF the storm the
stage which was returning to the hotel
from the railroad station with several
passengers. was blown over, and sew
crul OF the occupants We're injured.
Among them was Mrs Gardner Of
Chicago, who was pinned TO the side
OF the coach by a trunk, which fell
upon her when the coach went over