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Show Three Victims of Flood at Cheyenne All Were Mombers of Clayton Family Two Drowned, Third Died in Hospital. CHEYENNE, Wyo May 21. It is known tonight that there were three victims of the flood here, the three Clayton children, two of whom were drowned and the third died In the hospital tonight from exposure. All the other missing people have been accounted for. The loss in this city is estimated- from 535,000 to 550,000. Eight miles of the Colorado and Southern, including two bridges north of Cheyenne, is a total wreck. At Carra, thirty miles south of Cheyenne, a second sec-ond bridge has gone out. The damage to the railroads In the vicinity of Cheyenne Is estimated at 5150,000. Rain had been falling for twenty-four hours when the cloudburst occurred at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Crow-creek Crow-creek had been running bankfull, and when the cloudburst took place a wall of water six feet high came down the valley, sweeping ranch buildings, fences, corrals, haystacks and other moveable articles In lis path. Fivo hundred people living In the lowlands, along the creek in WeHt Choyennc were given no warning whatever until the wall of water was upon them. Many had retired for the night, and fled without with-out their clothing. |