The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-10-05


kansas river taking everything in
front of 1t.
Great damage was done at Trini-
dad and all along the course Of the
water, but owing to our being shut
off from the rest Of the world by the
wash outs we are unable to get any
of the particulars from other points.
The railroad is washed out in about
dozen places between the bridge
across the Picket Wire and Lamar,
and both approaches to the bridge
there are gone. In addition the big
bridge across the Arkansas just east
of Granada is out, and it will be the
last OF the week before we can hope
for any railway service at all. It is
fortunate indeed that Lamar mer-
chants carry large enough stocks of
goods 30 no suffering will result.
1t was Saturday morning when
the flood reached Lamar and all the
early part Of the day a large portion
of our citizens were at work trying
to save the bridge across the Arksn,
sas river. The north approach and
one span of the steel work went ont
before noon and q number Of people
had very narrow escapes for their
lives. Several were caught on the
north side and had to drive around
by Carlten end Granada to get home.
The force Of the American Beet
Sugar Co. at the Htgbee & Masssr
camp just northwest of town did
splendid work in stopping the flow
of water through the new ditch cut
there, and it was probably their work
alone that prevented the water from
flooding the lower portion Of Lamar.
They we're caught on an island
where no help could resah them for
hours and did the work with very
empty stomachs.
At Prowers station where the river
channel is very narrow the water
overfowed from hill to hill, and the
ranch and buildings were entirely
covered, the loss footing up to thou
sands OF dollars in farm products,
bees, merchandise and furniture.
All farmers along the river from
there throughout Prowers county
were injured severely and it is i'm.
possible to even approximate the
damage. The Caddoa bridge is out,
the Prowers bridge damaged so only
light loads can cross, and the ap
proaches of the Carlton bridge gone. |
The town Of Amity was under
water and the loss there quite Sc
we're.
With . beet crop valued at over
100000 in the territory north of
Lamar and the distance to any other
bridge 30 great as to render 1t un-
profitable to haul elsewhere, the con
dition of the Lamar bridge becomes
the most serious question now before
our people. The replacing Of the
bridge is bound to take some months
of time, and should be carefully con
sidered and done in the best manner
to prevent recurrence Of this
trouble, and for the convenience Of
the public should be made wider, at
least the new part of it. The first
and most important matter to DO
solved is making a temporary CROSS
ing. The commissioners are arrang
ing for work to commence at once on
a low piling bridge across the pres.
emit channel, which will be supple
mented by . temporary roadbed
through the sand, that will enable
the marketing of the beet crop.
Bent county has already let the con-
tract for repairs on tho bridge at
Prowers and it will be repaired In
about ten days, 80 with no more bad
luck the harvesting of the beet crop
will not be greatly delayed.
500. 900 lust received for farm loans.