Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter
Edgerton, Rock County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
A cloudburst in the mountains sent a 10-foot wall of water through Cornet Canyon, breaking a dam and flooding Telluride, Colorado. Two people drowned, 50 families were left homeless, and 100 buildings in 15 business blocks were damaged, with losses estimated at $150,000. Hundreds of residents are sheltered in public buildings as the town remains partially flooded but further danger has passed.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
Ten Foot Wall of Water Does Much Damage at Telluride, Col.
Telluride, Colo.—Two persons were drowned, fifty families were rendered homeless, and fifteen business blocks, comprising 100 buildings, were partially wrecked when a wall of water ten feet high, originating in a cloudburst at the top of the range, descending through Cornet canon, broke through the dam, and flooded the town.
The damage is estimated at $150,000.
Several hundred residents are encamped in public buildings. The town is still partly inundated, but the danger of a further rise is believed past.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
Where did it happen?
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Telluride, Colo.
Outcome
two persons drowned; fifty families rendered homeless; fifteen business blocks comprising 100 buildings partially wrecked; damage estimated at $150,000; several hundred residents encamped in public buildings; town partly inundated but danger of further rise believed past.
Event Details
A wall of water ten feet high, originating in a cloudburst at the top of the range, descending through Cornet canon, broke through the dam, and flooded the town.