Deseret Evening News | 1901-07-11 | Page 3 | Cloudbursts in Montana

I In Montana lIchens Helena Mont July IP Reports front from the the scene of or the tie cloudburst near WIckes yesterday Indicate that the Montana Montan Central railway was the heaviest suf sur sufferer ferer The Th railroad a n short distance from Crom rota the tho town was damaged damn ad for far about CM ceo CO fet feet bridges being washed away and the approaches m so 1 that It will wl probably probably ably be n a w week k before permanent re to repairs reo pairs are made mace maceI At Corbin a n few miles mie below Wickes tho the concentrator of oC the Helena Liv Livingston ingston Reduction corn com company cm pany pan was damaged to tho he extent of ot several thousand dollars by the tle sup up supports supports ports of or the building being bellS washed ahO away and some nf ot tho the machines covered wih with debris The damage In Corbin was confined entirely to goods god I In stores tores being covered by water About bout live r miles Ilu below Corbin the farms arms of at a 1 number of ot ranchmen were and destroyed deSro oll county count roads macis and bridges for tor about eight miles wets were damaged and washed out There were no fatalities The cloudburst occurred near and by b the time the tho wall wal of ot water had reached renche Corbin It was 11 a raging torrent torrent For lor I or a 1 distance of ot fifteen feen miles 1 nit all al the streams strem rose fe anti and In some places within a 1 few feu tl miles mies of Helena lowlands were overflowed