The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-07-22
HEAVY RAIN
With HAIL
FLOODS CITY
THURSDAY
HAIL, HOWEVER, WAS LIGHT AND
= DID NO DAMAcE-sToRM CEN
TER FROM SAND CREEK TO
SEVENTH STREET.
: NORTH END GETS IT HARD

The big rain Thursday afternoon
Enout $3.50 flooded Main street with
volumes upon volumes OF water, with
the center Of the food between the
Novels Mercantile company and
Mitchell & Egbers' drug store at Sixth
and Main.
At Mitchell & Egbers' corner It
was necessary for sarge force to
get out and sweep the water out into
the middle OF the street on OF the
sidewalk 1t threatened for q time
to enter the interior OF the store
All OF the Mitchell & Egbers force
coupled with that OF the men from
Tie Canon grocery. with Ted Harding
and some OF his men. worked for over
half an hour. The water at one time
was over a foot deep.
All Mitchell. with his pants up to
HIS knees and pair OF shoes four
sizes too large for him. Lloyd Egbers.
MI Carlson. Hall Morrison. Lorn
Virgins. Clark Nesbit. R. C. Nesbit.
r. ]. Craig. Lyle Craig. c. +. Smith.
w. W. Sullivan and many other volun-
teers labored valiaptiy to keep the
Yater In its proper course.
Largo crowds gathered both during
the rain and afterwards. the crowd
growing Ms the rain ceased. to watch
the unusual sight Paul Bartlett, the
omnipresent photographer. Harry Hys-
gong and several others got on the
COB with kodaks and Ansccs and took
pictures OF the scene.
Perhaps Canon City has never seen
such rain in ten years. The pecu-
liar fact that II would rain for few
Jpinutes from the east and then start
from tho west Immediately was com
mented upon by many.
The rain storm which struck Canon
City ON Thursday afternoon Was
quite severe and for hair an hour or
Ahzpre almost the entire area OF the
city was drenched with torrents OF
rainfall, Nearly an inch. or s7-ioo
inches OF rain. to be exact. fell dur
Jog the down pour
VsThe storm center seemed to be be-
tween Sand creek and Seventh street
and was especially violent In the
north end OF town. where II seemed TO
be veritabie water spout. sransform-
Ing the streets and alleys into little
1ivers. running over the ditch bridrses
Nth sheets OF water so deep that no,
\ bit OF the planking was visible.
The light hail and the lighting.
which accompanied the storm 70 "a
zhort time. did no damage other than
70 cause every mothers duck to seek
shelter.
The rain broke the very dry spell
we have been having. that required
the bitches for irrigation to be kept
at capacity height. 40 that they could
relieve the situation for n time.
though fortunately the flood OF water
crossing caused no breaks.
About this time OF the summer the
rainy season In the mountains sets
In with n shower each day.
Around Colorado Springs and from
7their to Fountain the storm was un-
usually severe. A heavy hail storm
truck the Springs and caused great
deal OF damage. Five miles west OF
Florence II was necessary to get
road gang on the job to repair the
damage done there.
rtwetmore experienced heavy rain
which did no damage and was invalu-
able to the farmers there. Park Gen.
ter had good rain. the second In the
past few days. and was needed badly.
Copper Guich experienced a good
rain and the top oft ho Royal GORGE
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