The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-10-07
FLOODS SWEPT COLORADO
TRINIDAD AND LAMAR SUFFER
THE MOST.
Several Lives Reported Lost But Can
not be ENTHUSIASTICALLY Loss VIII
BE Enormous--Railroads Suffer
Most--Water Highest In so Years.
Rio orande RACES 1t Albuquerque.


continue to be circulated that several
families have been missing since the
dood swept through the city, no bod
les have been found and the police
officials announce that they have nc
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 al
drst supposed.
The damage to the Colorado & Wyo
ming railroad is fully $4,000, in add
zion 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 Fe track is in the river at Jan.
sen and the bridge at Starkville is
gone. The Colorado & Southern rall
road in Riley canyon is wrecked, "a
bridges anu 10000 ties having been
washed away.
Flood Reaches Lamar.
Lamar, Col.-The food In the Ar.
KANSAS river has reached here and
washed out the north approach OF
he bridge over the river at this place
fhe bottom land on the north side lie
lnder water. The river is rising rapid.
~, but no further damage is anticipat
I'd here. Telephone reports from Pow.
ers, nine miles west of Lamar, show
hat the water there is at the highest
stage known in 80 years. The entire
Powers ranch is under water and the
residents were compelled to seek safe
~ on the tops of their houses. Nc
trains are running. Floods so late In
he season have never before been
Known.
In New Mexico.
Las Vegas, N. Nj. e. Stevens and
ais family, consisting of three women
and child, and the Villoreal family
If four are reported to have been
drowned in the flood at Watrous. The
dood damage in Las Vegas is estimat
ed at $4,000, and along the Santa
re road lines the damage amounts tt
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 sweer
of water raising the Rio Grande to the
highest point for more than a yeal
has made 200 people in this vicinity
homeless. Barleos, suburb, is under
two feet of water and many homes
have been abandoned. Alameda il
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 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
oadly injured.
Later Report.
Las Vedas, N. M.-Half the town Of
Watrous was destroyed by the fiood
and at least IL persons were drowned
.-mong these were the three children
Of J. e. Stevens, Fellx 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
he great iron bridge and much tract
at Watrous were washed away.
The Gallinas river formed a new
channel here. In the Lallinas canyon
he dams of the Aqua fura compan.
broke, bringing terrific food on thu
Cay. The Montezuma-Hot Spring.
track went out in many places. Hal
4 dozen bridges were destroyed, ant
the Montezuma lighthouses were part
ly carried away. The Santa Fe los
here is $4,000. Tie Aqua Pura com
pany's loss is $4,000. For two block
IN Bridge street every business hous'
was flooded. The big Ilfield bricl
store was ruined and the bridge un
dermined. Twenty merchants est
mate their loss at from $4,000 to $500
each.
From Santa Rosa come sa report o
the loss of the great iron bridge @
the Rock Island road and much TRACK
Albuquerque, N. M.-Reports fror
the floods in the Rio Grande vale
above and below this city are comm
in. The towns of Valencia and 10
| outos uyaro pro cticallv uo chod NUN