Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-10-11

run for at least a week From San
ches comes the report of the ruin o
the great apple and peach orchard o.
Antonio Sanchez, on the Red River ant
the drowning of Charles Eggart. Mucf
suffering is reported from surrounding
villages, where many are homeless and
others almost destitute.
Word came from Chaperito Of the
drowning, in the recent flood, OF the
wife and three children of Francisco
Lucero, formerly Republican member
of the. legislature from San Miguel
county The woman and children
were at home alone the night of the
storm, and the water rose so rapidly
that they were unable to get out of the
house. Saturday afternoon only a
short distance below Mora the body
of Mrs. Thomas Acosta was taken from
the river. Mrs. Villarels body was
found in a perfect state of preserva.
ton. Around her waist was a rope, to
which she had tied her child. Reports
of nine death come from the Red River
country. Seven are reported drowned
in the Rayado and there are indefinite
reports from the Cimarron.
The California trains delayed at Las
Vegas eight days, started south on Sat
urday. The passengers, before leav'
ing, celebrated by hiring band and
parading the streets They published
resolutions thanking the Santa Fe
company, Harvey system and citizens
for many courtesies. The passens
formed "The Las Vegas Flood Assc
tion' with 300 members, and DR.. j
Snoyden was elected president.
trains will move north before Frida.
and no transfer will be attempted.
Several through trains on the Atch-
ison, Topeka & Santa Fe from Califor.
mia are tied UP at Ardmore, Indian Ter
ritory, unable to reach the main line at
Purcell on account of the Canadian
River food, which has damaged sever
al thousand feet of track.
Several hundred passengers bound
for the Worlds Fair and the east, de-
toured via Gulf lines on account of the
floods In New Mexico, have encounter
ed thersame trouble north of Ardmore.
Nearly all lines in the Indian
Territory are affected by the high wa
ter.
A large force of workmen is at work
the damage. The California
excursionists at Ardmore, are fatigued,
having been delayed west Of Albuquer-
que for several days.
From San Juan County comes the
word that the wagon roads,fifty miles
down both the Animas and La Plata
Rivers, from Durango, Colorado, are
and the road leading north
from Durango to lockwood and Silver
ton has many washouts and washins.
Stages carrying people south to the
New Mexico fruit belt and coal fields
cannot run for several days. The mail
is carried by poniess and parties eager
to get through are employing horses
and light carriages.
The car belonging to the Santa Fe
that was carried down the Las Animas
at Trinidad in the flood some time ago
was burned, it having been decided
that it was no use to try to save any
portion of it. Some parts of the Pull
man coach were saved.
The coach belonging to the Colorado
& Wyoming which was taken down
stream to El Moro. has not yet received
attention. One of the mail bags which
was carried down stream was found
lodged near the Continental Oil Com
building, at Trinidad. 1t had
been discovered by some one who had
cut it open and rifled it of it's contents
and placed it where it was discovered.
There is no clew to the robber.
The Santa Fe bridge between Doug
las and Jansen has been completed.
The Colorado & Southern has more
trouble on it's hands owing to wash
out at Quanah, Texas. The train from
the south was unable to get into Trim
idad, and no train could be sent north
owing to scarcity of cars, until the
arrival of the train from Denver, which
was divided and a portion sent on
south and the remainder sent back to
Denver.
On the Pecos Valley & Northeastern,
mail and passengers are being trans
ferred around the washed-Out bridges
on the Pecos by boat. The Roswell
Record gives a synopsis of the damage
caused by the flood in Chaves County,
which runs into the tens of thousands
of dollars.
"A letter from Analla, Lincoln Coun-
ty, says:
There was the biggest flood in the
Hondo River known to the Oldest in
habitants in this section. Some farm
ers lost all their crop Of corn, beans
and alfalfa, and there was other prop
erty loss. The new bridge across the
Rio Bonito, recently erected by B. r.
Daniel, Of Roswell, was washed away
The estimated property and crop loss
in this vicinity is ten to fifteen thous.
and dollars. Among the people who
lost heavily, was Rev. r. P. Pope, q