Roaring Torrents

Denver, Aug. 1.- A News special frora Socorro. N. M., says: A tremendous roaring 8(artled the people of Socorro abouc i o'clock in the afternoon. Shortly after huge waves of water came rushing down an arroyo which drains the eastern elopeof-the Magdalena mountains and alraost enclrcles the town. At flist it was hoped the floods would be conflned tothelower ponion cif the city, but soon the water came over above the town and three feet of water began to rush through the principal street. The shrieks of women and children mingled with crashing of falling house8 and dying wails of souls swept into eternity made a tumult thac was enough to appal the stoutest heart. Terrible Hnvoo of the Torrent. All sorts of proporty - houses, carriages, stoves and farm implonmnts, mingled with huge boulders, railroad ties and bridge timbers, all were borne through the streets by the madly rushing waters. For two hours the work of destrucción continuad, the horror being increased by vivid lightning, cra3hing thunder and blindinK rain. Gradually the waters subsided sufficiently to allow a pardal inspection of the destruction. A scène of desolation wae presente ï. A majority of the business houses eseaped heavy damage or destruction, but hundreds of poor people lost everything, being homeless and without money and almost naked. More chan flity houses are known to have been destroyed, while almost every residence in the city is damaged. Mauy Persons Are Misging. The destruccive waters 3pread over the entire city, and carried death everywhere. Muny are missing. For twelve mi es south the destruction of property was terrible. Farm houses and crops were entirely swept away. The Santa Fe track was washed out between here and Sjii Antonio in snveral places. The branch road irom this city to Magdalena is practlcally destroyed for ten miles out., flve bridges and several miles of track being gone. . r Nmues of the Reoovered Dead. The names of the recovered deatl thus f ar are: Leander Duran, Celia 'Duran, Thomas Duran, J. B. Duran, Duran, Duran, child of E. Baca; Only two members oí the Duran family are alive No estímate of the loss can be made, but it is more than f 1.000,000. Itls now-aining in the mountains, and great feare'are entertained as to the sáíéty of the city. It is said that threa, small towns south of here were totajly destroyed.