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Case History IIOne street leads through Marble, Colorado, after the recent flood that struck there a week ago last Friday, August 8 (1941) and many of the homes that were struck by the full force of the flood will never be dug out of the mud or repaired. 'Maio Street' in Marble is still under 6 to 8 feet of mud and rock, much of which will probably never be removed... "Marble...was all but swept away in a flood and rock and mud slide... in some localities in the town, during the peak of the storm and tragedy, the mud. rock and water level reached 20 feet. Later it subs ided to 6 to 10 feet as it remains today. "The flood and s1 ide came down Carbonate Creek and struck at about 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon.. ,just before the flood struck, a severe lightning storm was prevalent and all the children and women had gone indoors. "the flood came rushing down upon the town and before most people realized what had happened it had removed I 1/2 blocks of houses and buildings, as well as the entire water main and electric supply for the community. The furnishings of many homes were washed out of the buildings and down the creek, being carried about 500 feet by the speed of the water when it struck a home. "Homes that were not torn from their bases, turned over or set sailing on the flood waters were badly damaged by mud and water that ran in from doorways and windows, filling rooms to a level of from one to three feet. The mud and rock slide was well over a thousand feet wide and the debris that rode on the crest of the moving mass was responsible for taking out several bridges and causing much of the damage. "The flood that the past 20 years. inund at ions. . ." struck two weeks ago was the worst in Marble has been subjected to periodic The Glenwood Post August 21. 1941 19