The Western news., 1904-10-05
FLOODS SWEPT COLORADO.
TRINIDAD AND LAMAR SUFFER
THE MOST.
Several Lives Reported Lost But Can.
not be Verified-Property Loss Will
Be Enormous-Railroad Suffer
Most-Water Highest in 80 Years.
Rio Grande Rages at Albuquerque.


Trinidad, Col.-Although reports
continue to be circulated that several
families have been missing since the
flood swept through the city, no bod
les have been found and the police
officials announce that they have no
reason to believe there was any loss
of life.
The property loss will approximate
nearly a million dollars, being even
greater in many instances than at
first supposed.
The damage to the Colorado & Wyo-
ming railroad is fully $4,000, in addi-
tion to the weakening of a $4,000
bridge at Sopris, which may fall. Two
miles of track between Sopris and jan
sen is gone. One thousand feet of
Santa F'e track is in the river at Jan
sen and the bridge at Starkville is
gone. The Colorado 4 Southern rail-
road in Riley canyon is wrecked, "a
bridges ana 10000 ties having been
washed away.
Flood Reaches Lamar.
Lamar. Col-The flood in the Ar
kansas river has reached here and
washed out the north approach OF
the bridge over the river at this place.
The bottom land on the north side is
under water. The river is rising rapid
ly, but no further damage is anticipat-
ed here. Telephone reports from Pow
ers, nine miles west of Lamar, show
that the water there is at the highest
stage known in 30 years. The entire
Powers ranch is under water and the
residents were compelled to seek safe
ty on the tops of their houses. No
trains are running. Floods SO late in
the season have never before been
known.
In New Mexico.
Las Vegas, NJ MI. E. Stevens and
his family, consisting of three women
and child, and the Villoreal family
of four are reported to have been
drowned in the flood at Watrous The
flood damage in Las Vegas is estimat-
ed at $4,000, and along the Santa
Fe road lines the damage amounts to
many thousands. All wires are down
except one to Santa Fe over the Den
yer & Rio Grande road.
Wild Flood in Rio Grande Valley.
Albuquerque, N. M.-The wild sweep
of water raising the Rio Grande to the
highest point for more than a year
has made 200 people in this vicinity
homeless. Barleos, suburb, is under
two feet of water and many homes
have been abandoned. Alameda is
threatened by the terrific pressure up
on the dam which, it is feared, may
give way. The railroads have suffered
severely in the Rio Grande valley. The
Santa Fe is at a standstill all through
New Mexico. On the Ell Paso branch
there are miles of track under water,
and approaches to two bridges are
gone. The branch to Deming is also
badly injured.
Later Report.
| Las Vedas N, M.-Half the town OF
Watrous was destroyed by the flood
and at least IL persons were drowned
4-mong these were the three children
of j. E. Stevens, FelX Villierael his
wife, two sisters and several children
Many persons were rescued from trees
and housetops. The greatest damage
was around the junction of Mora ant
Sapello creeks. The rock crusher
the great iron bridge and much tracl
at WatrOus were washed away.
The Gallinas river formed a new
channel here. In the Lallinas canyol
the dams of the Aqua Pura compan!
broke, bringing a terrific flood on thu
|clly. The Montezuma-Hot Springs
track went out in many places. Hal
"a dozen bridges were destroyed, ant
the Montezuma lighthouses were part
ly carried away. The Santa Fe los
here is $4,000. TAe Aqua Pura com
pany's loss is $4,000. For two block
on Bridge street every business hous'
. was flooded. The big Ilfield bricl
store was ruined and the bridge un
!: Idermined. Twenty merchants est
mate their loss at from $4,000 to $4OO
each.
From Santa Rosa come sa report o
the loss of the great iron bridge Q
the Rock Island road and much track
/, Albuquerque, N. M.-Reports from
the floods in the Rio Grande vale
, above and below this city are comin
in. The towns of Valencia and Lo
Lentes were practically washed ava
: and several hundred families render
ed homeless. The river swung to tn
}. east, cut a new channel and poured
q torrent throught the two towns. N
..ves were lost.
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