Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-29
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
It lasted. that has ever visited Den
yer. In five minutes hfteen-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 Dnwson's and Buff
falo. on the Colorado a. Southern, over
u thousand OF the Knights OF st. John
and their friends. who held picnic
at Dome Rock. were held until m early
hour this morning, They wero
brought down by a special train. The
regular train on the Colorado 6
Southern on the South Park division
was not able to get out mt all last
night and large number Of fshcrmer
were held there and they will not he
able to get out until today.
Heavy rains occurred along the
Moirat road. although no serious dam
age was done. A washout and washin
took place on the Colorado Il Southern
between Golden and Forks creek In the
Clear Creek district. This. however.
will be soon repaired. Trafiic was re-
sumed last night.
The heaviest storm known there Wis.
tied the region Of South Platte canon.
The storm In the canon began n; 1880
In the greater part II the district. tn"
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 cioudburst at Well
inston lake.
The water from the two cioudbursts
rushed down Buffalo creek and the
sulchcs In Buffalo park. Several miles
Of track between Dawson'S and Buffalo
on the Colorado 4 Southern wcro
washed out Mt intervals and so great
was tho damage. that no trains could
be carried by the washout. The rcKu'
lar train. No. az. will not bc abic to
get down until to-day sometime. II II
can get out then.
There are great many fishermen
on this train who went up to spend
Sunday fishing and they were tied up.
All Of the hotels, inns ana cottages
above buffalo were fiicd To overflow.
Ing and the stranded passengers made
tue brnt OF tue tt'unttNus
There were shout 900 persons ni
tho Knights of 81. John picnic AT Dome
Rock. and they were not able TO get
to Denver until nm early hour this
morning. The two trains OF cxrur.
sionista loft Denver yesterday morn.
Ing shortly after \ o'clock. and they
were put down nj pomo Rock.
Tho engines were taken TO Pine
Grove for the purpose of turning them
around. hut before they could no, back
the cioudburst had come and the track
was washed out. A train Of ten cars
was sent out os Denver las; nish' n,
$3.50. which reached Dome Rock about
II o'clock. and the Knights and their
families and friends were broush, TO
Denver early this morning.
The damage done at Buffalo park
was great. bridges between Lake
1 Wellington and Buffalo Park were
swept away. and several miles Of
wagon road vas washed out. the dam
age TO tho roads being estimated At
5000. Tho Buffalo Park dam and the
county bridge were almost totally de-
stroycd. The water rushed down from
tho divide In q wave forty To two hun.
ircd feet wide and fiftccn, feet deep.
Hundreds of trees were washed away
and q great deal Of damage vas done
to private property.