Bisbee daily review., 1921-06-05
Summary Of Flood Damage In 2S
 Colorado Towns

DENVER, June 4. Reports re- ceived by the Associated Press at Denver tonight indicate the follow ing conditions at outlying towns:
 At GreeIey--All eastbound trains on Chicago. Burlington and Quincy railroad detourned on account of floods. Rivers. eree6s ana irrigation ditches overflower and several bridges near town washed out
 At Sterling drowned and damage running to more than s1,000,- 900. Floods receding in the district. At MarshalI-The big Marshall dam still holding, but all residents in the valley have been ordered to seek safety.
 At LoVdand One man reported I dead. City in darkness after five o'clock Friday night. Telephone ser vice maintained by means of storage batteries. Two reservoirs. the south side and the Ryan gulch broke to- day. Hillsboro dam, five miles east, also broke, the concrete gates be- ing washed away. Colorado and Southern railroad tracks washed away. Damage will run into hum dreds of thousands of dollars. George Arndt, 50 dropped dead with excitement.
 At Lonamont Three feet of wa ter in the main street; c1mmunica- tion cut off; breaking of irrigation ditches principal cause. Three hun- dred members of Lions club ma rooned here Many residents of Longmont stranded in Lyons, Colo. At Frederick - Town under three 1 feet of water Two coal mines flooded and several mules drowned At Dacona Irrigation ditches broke. flooding town. Railroad bridge washed out
 At Firestone Irrigation ditches broken, flood conditions.
 At Atwood - Under water severn hours, many buildings threatened with destruction.
 At Estes Park Several person: l injured in floods. One home on Big Thompson river near here was car ried away and its occupants were compelled to camp last night in the open.
 At Erie - Water reported 9 tce deep in some places near heae. Thir ty houses washed away. At La Salle - Union Pacific tracks ! between La Sale and Juleshurt ! torn out and trains are being routed by way of Greeley and Cheyenne.
 At Berthoud Business district was under water Friday night, but
 water Is receding tonight. Crops badly damaged.
 At Trinidad No train service from north except one belated Den yer and Rio Grande train. Service will be interrupted 10 days, railroae men believe. No serious flood con ditions.
 At Lafayette Town under two feet of water; many business houses and residences damaged.
 At Superior Colorado and South ern tracks washed out; citizens flee to nigh ground in boats.
 | flood stage.
 At Broomfield - Motorists caught in flood waters and camping out.
 At Denver Rainfall during 2 hour period ending at a. m., amount ed to 2.O4 inches with Cherry creek which runs through the city, almost at flood stage.
 At Fort Collins Water in Pou dre river reported ct highest poin in 10 years, but it is belie:ed there is no danger unless rains begir again.
 At Boulder Many persons ma rooned in mountains near here.
 At Willard The bodies of al members of the Davis family, wh' were washed out of their home here late Friday by the flood waters Pawnee creek, were found tonight The father, Carl Davis, was the onl! member of the family to escape. H' is in a critical condition. Davis wife and three children lost thei lives.
 At Fort Collins - The Poudr river. which runs north of that city was rising tonight and at II o'clocI was flooding the basement Of tn Fort Collins packing plant. bridge near Fort Collins was expect ed to go out at any minute.
 At Las Animas - Four Mexican r were drowned in houses owned by sugar company when they failed { , heed flood warnings. The city is v:l F tually surrounded by water. Wate l stands six feet in the sugar factor , There is a foot of water standing i the main streets. Several houses ar
 floating in the lower part of the city