Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-08

Of dollars was destroyed. by flood
which resulted from the. heavy rain
storm which Waited. the city late yes
terday afternoon.-No part of the cit,
and the surrounding territory escaped
Complaints being received from every
where Especially heavy was the dam
age In Globeville where AT an earl,
hour rthis morning the so-calisd Smell
~ dltch broke near the corner OF FIJI
neth avenue and Washington streets
Hooding that section of the suhprhs
north of Forty-ninth avenue to the
Adams county line and beyond the lat.
ter. Other heavy damage was done
III South Denver where the Platte
went on rampage after the refuge of
y rain There part of the Griffin Wheel
works were damaged beyond repair by
the overflow of the Platte.
DENVER. July 5.--The railroads
are completely demoralized as the re-.
suit of yesterdays storm which caused
damage to The extent of more than a
matt million dollars Thousands of
pleasure seekers are marooned In the
mountains. unable to return to The
city. Some branch lines of the dif.
iefeht systems have been put COM
pleteiy out of business The absence
of any loss of life is considered nil.
facuious- Clear creek division of the
Colorado G. Southern is washed ont
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stroyed. tracks carried away and the
roadbed covered with tons of earth.
The Rio Grande had bridge washed
out south of Palmer lake and is having
TO detour trains. The Kansas CITY
division of the Union Pacific is badly
damaged and early trains were unable
to get through to Denver today. South
Platte lewiston of the Colorado e.
Southern has several bridges and eight
lfoc ten miles OF track washed out and
hundreds of fishermen caught beyond
the damaged area unable to return u
the city. Thousands of people WIZ
had planned excursions for today ar.
rived al the depot early this morning
unaware that trains would not be run
nhd many of these went to other
points where the storm had not in, |
terrupted traffic. The worst damage
was on the Clear Greek line of the |
Colorado Southern. About ten miles !
OF rack extending from point inst !!
beyond Golden to Forks Greek wash |
ed out. including several bridges Of |
ftcials OF the compeny state it will /
require three days to repair the dam
age.
DENVER, July 5.--The result of 4th |
OF July celebrations today are:
George Newsham. 10 years old LET,
Veg torn off, chest mangled, face and
arms burned by an explosion of a
miners dynamite cap in front of sos |
Ninteentes street. Died at county hos
bitai'
street. Two fingers and thumb of
left hand torn off, hands, arms and
face burned in the explosion which
killed Newsham -.
hahn ~. iAhPPo' ~ ySaiS oAh,
street Face, neck and chest burned
by explosion of black powder.
Steve Gotch, AZ years old, 1860 Lari
mer street. Hands severely burned
by explosion of firecrackers.
FARMlNGTON. July 5.--Farming-
ton will send a carload of apples and
also a general fruit display to the
National Apple exposition to be held
IN Denver the week of December 9Th
to 18th. This was decided at rous-
ing meeting of the fruit growers held
in the city hall here last Friday even
ing. CLINTON Oliver, secretary of the
exposition, was present and discussed
the matter very thoroughly with those
present and the above decision was
reached Pennington will also have
boorh in the Auditorium with com
petent man in charge so that the
crowds OF people who will be there
will be posted on the resources of the
Pennington district. The first prize
fol a carload of apples Is $1,000 and
this will draw big display. Farm
ington will enter for this prize and
will stand a good show of winning
Through the efforts of r. Oliver,
the manager OF the Pennington Frnit |
Growers association, and w. II. Gar |
win. the outside representative, Farm
ington will get the same privileges as
the Colorado sections.
DENVER, July 5.--Calling upon Gov
ernor Shafroth to convene special
session of the legislature before April
l, 1910. for the purpose of adopting
direct primary law and other politca
reforms promised the people OF Colo
RADIO By the Democratic platform
ceneerted movement for good govern
ment and civic righteousness was in
angurated by the adoption of Chris
tiaD citizenship platform yesterday aft
ernoon at the rally OF the Colorado
Christian Endeavor union. The refusal
OF the Seventeenth general assembly
to enact into laws the measures de
Il