Gilpin observer., 1904-07-28
HEAVY RAINFALL
DOES DAMAGE NEAR DENVER.
Washout In Platte Canon Delays an
Excursion Train With Nearly One
Thousand People.

Denver, July 25.-The Republican
this morning says: The storm yester-
day was one of the most severe, while
1t lasted, that has ever visited Den
yer. In five minutes fifteen-hund-
redths of an inch of rain fell, and
ninety hundredths Of an inch came
down during the storm. No serious
damage was reported in Denver, al
though much inconvenience was
caused to many.
The greatest damage was done in
Platte canon, where, because of the
washout between Dawsons and Buff
falo, on the Colorado & Southern, over
a thousand of the knights of ST. John
and their friends, who held a picnic
at Dome Rock, were held until an early
hour this morning. They were
brought down by special train. The
regular train on the Colorado &
Southern on the South Park division
was not able to get out at all last
night and large number of fishermen
were held there and they will not be
able to get out until today.
Heavy rains occurred along the
Moffat road, although no serious dam
age was done. A washout I'D washin
took place on the Colorado & Southern
between Golden and Forks creek in the
Clear Creek district. This, however.
will be soon repaired. Traffic was re-
sumed last night.
The heaviest storm known there Wis
tied the region of South Platte canon.
The storm in the canon began at 1890
in the greater part of the district The
trouble started with heavy cloud
burst at the top of the divide form
ing the water shed between Buffalo
creek and Dunaway. This was fol-
lowed by another cloudburst at Well
ington lake.
The water from the two cloudbursts
rushed down Buffalo creek and the
gulches in Buffalo park. Several miles
of track between Dawson's and Buffalo
on the Colorado & Southern were
washed out at intervals and SO great
was the damage that no trains could
be carried by the washout. The regu-
lar train, No. 72, will not be able to
get down until to-day sometime, If it
can get out then.
There are a great many fishermen
on this train who went up to spend
Sunday fishing and they were tied up.
All of the hotels, inns and cottages
above Buffalo were filed to overflow
ing and the stranded passengers made
the best of the situation.
There were about 1000 persons at
the Knights of st. John picnic at Dome
Rock, and they were not able to get
to Denver until an early hour this
morning. The two trains of excur-
sionists left Denver yesterday morn
ing shortly after s o'clock, and they
were put down at Dome Rock
The engines were taken to Pine
Grove for the purpose of turning them
around, but before they could get back
the cloudburst had come and the track
was washed out. A train of ten cars
was sent out of Denver last night at
$50, which reached Dome Rock about
IL o'clock, and the Knights and their
families and friends were brought to
Denver early this morning.
The damage done at Buffalo park
was great Bridges between Lake
Wellington and Buffalo Park were
swept away, and several miles of
wagon road was washed out. the dam
age to the roads being estimated at
$4,000. The Buffalo Park dam and the
county bridge were almost totally de-
stroyed. The water rushed down from
the divide in a wave forty to two hun
dred feet wide and fifteen feet deep.
Hundreds of trees were washed away
and a great deal of damage was done
to private property.