The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-16
Two Persons Are Reported Dead,
Five Injured and Two
Missing.

Denver, Col. July 15.-Two dead, Ave
Injured. two missing and property dam
nge OF at lenst $1,000 ncN resulted from
lust nights flood. Aa..rnte figures on
property damage still are incomplete,
hut estimates run us high ns $4,000, 900.
Practically the entire Wholesale md
factory districts were flooded.
With about $1,000 men rernirinE the
damage done by the flood of ycster-
ony, an army OF city employees nnd in
dividunls clearing AWAY the wrccknEe
OF buildings and bridges; rescuers still
searching the bnnks of Cherry Creek
Tor further possible victims, md the
city fire department aiding In the
pumping out OF flooded Easements IN
the downtown districts, Denver is
rapidly assuming normal conditions.
After directing RELIEF and rescue
work all night Mayor Arnold organized
relief parties at dawn to begin the
search OF the course OF the Hood. which
is trail of wrecked dwellings and 9th
go debris heaped IN the current of the
South Platte River.
John \. Quigley. his wife. mothe, and
baby were the lrst rescued. His moth
cr sixty years old, stumbling back into
the current had 10 be rescued sec
ond time.
Fred Oslen. eight years old. stood
alone on the bank crying for his moth
self by swimming.
Wen get them." said Mayor Arnold.
wagon plunged through the food
10 the Olsen home, where the three
rescuers entered and returned with the
mother and baby. y squad of patrol
men rescued q score from house tops
or Market Street and hurried them IN
hay wagon to the auditorium.
The Chamber OF Commercc opened
q
The food is without parallel in the
history OF the city.
Reports along the course OF Cher
~ Creek carly to-day indicate an
augmentation of the loss of property
in the outlying districts
Had ii not been for a note OF warn
ing sounded over the telephone from
an unknown source TO the City Halt
just before the crest OF the food
reached the city many could not have
escaped death.
The crest OF the cloudburst was pre-
coded by storm with a wind velo-
city of forty eight miles an hour at
8 o'clock yesterday afternoon. In two
hours hard rain the streets were
Hooded. the tramway lines were out
OF commission. hundreds were ma
rooned in the parks around the city
and nifty miles OF city roadway was
destroyed. Then came iull OF four
hours. during which the car lines
were returned to schedule time
AT about $50 last night the crv Of
warning OF the coming food reached
the Guy Hall and Mayor Arnold. With
in thirty minutes wall OF water many
feet nigh descended on the city from
cherry Creek. which flows through tho
Country Club grounds, passing within
iive blocks of the city Han. the coun-
~ hospital the west side court, out
TO the South Platte. I'VE miles dis
tant.
1t ripped out concrete walls that
confined 1t for two miles. destroyed
bridges and hundreds Of small dwell
ings driving the occupants from tneir
homes or To roofs. from which they
We're rescued by members OF the pc
lice and fire departments.
Rea ching Union Station. the torrent
rushed three feet deep through the
yard. putting the locomotive fires out,
NARROWING several hundred passengers
and closing the city 10 incoming or
outgoing traffic. In half an hour miles
OF tramway lines were put out OF COM
mission, while a sewer undermined
broke and flooded Capitol Hill. the
aristocratic section OF the city. A gem
eral call to physicians met with speedy
response The cellars OF downtown
stores and hotel were flooded This
morning the flood was a a receding
point and the parties organized dur
ing the night by Mayor Arnold were
prepared to begin work OF surveying
tho food damage and aiding its VIC
Tins