The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-21
CLOUD BURST.
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Hail at Pueblo.
Pueblo, May 21-The principal
business houses in the city having
skylights and tile roofs are all dam
aged and many merchants suffered
losses of stock from hail pouring
through broken skylights during
storm. The fruit trees in the vicinity
are stripped and early vegetables
pounded into the ground, while every
dollhouse within the storm S radius Is
a total wreck.
Some of the hailstones measured IA
inches in circumference. In several
instances the largest stones punctured
single roofs and fell clear through
to the floor. Nearly one hundred per
sons were injured by being struck
with big hailstones- TWO Mexican
children living at Salt Creek were re-
ported killed by the storm Telegraph
and telephone wires were consider
ably damaged.
Wall of Water six Feet High
Cheyenne, Wyo., May 21.-Four
bodies of persons drowned during last
nights floods have been recovered
EDITH SPROUL.
ARCHIE CLAYTON.
CHARLES CLAYTON.
HARRY CLAYTON.
1t is feared there have been other
casualties. as a, number of persons are
still missing.
The dead resided at the foot of
West Sixteenth street, near the river
4Iicy were asleep IN Deu WIEN tAAS
flood came and were unable to get out
Rain had been falling for "A hours,
when the cloudburst occurred at
o clock Crow creek had been running
bank full and when the cloudburst
took place, water six feet high came
down the valley, sweeping ranch
buildings, fences, corrals, hay stacks
and other movable articles in its path.
Five hundred people living in the
lowlands along the creek in West
Cheyenne were given no warning
whatever until the wall of water was
upon them. Many had retired for the
\ general alarm was sounded and
hundreds of rescuers on horses and
in boats were soon at work. In South
Cheyenne 200 people live in the flood
ed district and a number are missing.
Serious washouts have occurred
south, east and west of Cheyenne and
| traffic on the Union Pacific is serious
~ impeded. Telegraph and telephone
lines are also down. The rain storm
was the worst known in many years
Flood Reaches Greeley.
Greeley, Colo. May 21.-The food
in Cache La POudre river caused by
a waterspout in the foothills reached
Greeley early today. The river is
running bank full and is three feet
higher than ever before since the
town was esta blished. All the bridges
north of this place have been washed
out. Strenuous efforts are being made
/ 10 save the Union racine DIlNS6 mere
/ No trains have arrived since yester-
day a close watch is being kept on
i the f1Otsam but no bodies have yet
been seen in the food. 1t is reported
that many cattle belonging to the
/ Warren Live Stock company were
drowned in the Lone Tree district
Damages 100000.
Fort Collins. Colo, May 21.-Esti-
mates of the damage caused by the
flood in the Cache La Poudre valley
Loo .5r-1,N G
wards. The head gates of all the ir-
rigation diVshes have been wash ed
| away and miles of EN- bankments de-
strOyed. Unless repairs can be made
this summer the loss will be nearer
100000 than S1,000,000.
One hundred and fifty houses in the
Russian settlement at the suga~ fac
tory north of this town were destroy
ed. So far as ascertained only one
life was lost here. The body of a
/ Russian named Strauff was found to-
day tangled in a wire. Six bridges
were washed out between LivermOre
and Fort Collins and traffic is sus-
pended. The flood receded rapidly at
this point today but it is believed
that several reservoirs are unsafe and
Their damage Will ensue.
Big Reservoir Goes Out.
Greeley, Col. May 21.-The Weld
county poor house, situated in the bot
tom land is surrounded by water. Con-
siderable difficulty is being experienced
in keeping the flood water out of the
city pumping plant. Much debris of all
kinds is nating on the surface of the
water, the river being a mile across. OF
more, and carrying everything before
it.
city Marshal E. F. Camp took the
precaution to nifty all people living
along the lowlands of the coming flood
Had it not been done, large number
of lives would have been lost as tbs
bottom lands are well settled. 1t is
reported that reservoir No. 2, contain
ing 400, 600 600 cubic feet of water. has
gone out and the water is now rushine
uoIlIod 2 puB IospuIM MeN no uMol
of Greeley. The loss in this section vii
reach $1,000 600. A dispatch from Wind
sor says that Robert Stroude, Of Tin
marth, was drowned last night and il
!, also rumOred that ten Russians los
their lives near New Windsor.