Show denver aug 24 it is reported that cloudburst at tabasco a coal mining camp near trinidad col flooded the town and drowned nine persons considerable damage to property was caused also all communication with trinidad was cut off al most immediately after the bare report was sent from there and had not been resumed at eleven tonight trinidad Is in the extreme southern part of the state about two hundred miles from denver trinidad col aug 24 A cloudburst in the vicinity of rhode canan through which ordinarily a small stream of water runs converted the canan into a raging torrent tonight which swept through the towns of berwind and tobasco wrecking everything in Us path and drowning at least nine persons the property loss isi estimated at hundreds of thousands ot dollars suffered mostly by the colorado fuel and iron company and the southern railway company the former company had mines and coke ovens scattered all along between the two mining towns of berwind and tobasco and although they were situated mostly out of reach of ate flood the tramways tram ways connecting the different properties of the company were practically all wrecked and the loss in this particular will be immense abs tbs railroad company had a line running L up the canon and the roadbed was nearly completely washed out it U impossible to get accurate news of the loss of life and property tonight for the reason that communication with the stricken towns ii constantly being interrupted by the storm which still continues relief parties have gone from this city and neighboring towns but cannot reach the canon for several hours as the sixteen miles of distance lying between is deluged from all directions are coming report 0 the disastrous effects of the storm which enveloped trinidad and the territory tor miles but no further loss of life than at berwind and tobasco has yet been reported croup instantly relieved dr thomas oil perfectly sato never falls at any drug store |