Emery County Progress | 1904-10-08 | Page 2 | Great Damage by Water

GREAT DAMAGE BY WATER from two to four feet water in the bus ness portion A terrific flood struck the city of trinidad colo and the valley along the las animas river devastating a wide section and causing a money loss which at present cannot be estimated but which may reach several hundred thousand dollars every bridge in the city of Trini trinidad did is out the santa fe station is demol dished all of the railroads are tied up and the telephone and telegraphic ser vices completely suspended more than thirty city blocks in the residence and business sect ons w ere from two to four feet under water nater along the river so far as known at noon no lives were lost but there were many nar row escapes the flood was caused by the heavy rain which has been falling for two days the storm assumed cloudburst proportions and the las animas river went over its banks it was impossible to get within a block of the river bed at any point and commercial street was flooded tor for three blocks in the heart of the bus bust ness district meantime the electric light and gas plants h had been flooded and the city nas as in complete darkness