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Show GENERAL. Much liomfctiiiy. Denver, 22. A terrific rain fell upon large areas of Douglas and El Paso couuties in this state yesterday. Cherry creek, which empties into the Pl ate at Deuver, and which is ordiu arily dry, was suddenly deluged at 1 o'clock ibis morning, and in leas than an hour the entire western portion of the city was flooded. Seven bridges were awept away, and a large amo int of other property destroyed. Owing to the industry of tlie fire department the entire population of the district devastated waa aroused and warned in time to escape, and it is now believed be-lieved that no lives have beeu lost beyond that of an unknown man, whose body was found in a freight car, where he had probably been asleep. The Deuver and Rio Grande railroad lost a bridge near Colorado Springs aud has been unable to run any trains od this end of the road today. to-day. Three bridges have been swept away on the Kansas Pacific railroad. A freight train on the latter road, containing eighteen cars, passed through the bridge serosa the Kiowa, burying with it Jno. A. Baker and John Piatt whose bodies have not been recovered. The debris and drilt from Cherry creek lodged against the Colorado central railroad bridge, across the Platte and forced out a portion ol its supports. This road also sustained considerable damage on its Cheyenne idivision, but it iB believed that its trains, aud those of the Denver Den-ver and Rio Grande railroad will move regularly to-morrow afternoon. |
