Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-01-30
A JANUARY BLOW.
The Colorado Divide the Scene OF
q Terrible Hurricane.

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The Unfortunate Snowed-Up Theaszical
Artists-Great Fire at Cincinnati
A Burning Bark-Earth-
quake.
DENVER, Col, Jan. ga terrible
: wind storm ragged in Eastern Colorado
all Saturday and Friday. Denver streets
were almost deserted from morning till
night and reports from the divide coun-
try show it to be the worst storm in
years. Trains on the Santa Fe, Rio
6rande and Fort Worth were moved
yesterday only by gangs of section men
clearing the sand. which fills the cuts.
from the rails. The path of the heavie. 4
storm Is down the mountains through
Monument, Colorado Springs and Mani
! tou.
A telephone from Monument said that
many out-buildings had been DESTROYED
and that citizens were moving from their
houses and taking refuge in the brush.
1t reached a hurricane at Manitou
Buildings are reporte wrecked and side
walks lifted bodily and hurled through
! the air.
| To add to the ominous situation fire
has broken out in the mountains be-
i tween that point and Pixies Peak and is
| spreading over the hills with fearful
rapidity. 1t is only two miles from the
town and a slight change in the wind
would soon drive it into town and moth
ing could save the beautiful mountain
resort with it's mammoth hotels
and elegant cottages. Heavy explo-
sions about six p. m. along the
mountains in the vicinity of
graders camps on the Pixies Peak rail-
road lead to the belief that the fire has
reached the powder magazine. There
are hundreds of men in the mountains
and grave fears are entertained for
their safety.
Fires are also reported on the mount
aims west of Pixies Peak. It is reported
that the wind is unusually severe on
Pixies Peak, and that at a railway grad
ing camp half way up the mountain sew
eral men were killed by being blown
| over a precipice. This report, however,
is not confirmed.
North of Denver the storm has devas-
tated the country for miles, and at
Louisville, the center of the storm, many
dwellings were completely wrecked.
At Fort Collins, the new college build
ing was demolished, and trains on all
the roads were compelled to stop in
sheltered places to avoid the storm.
Reports from Idaho are that the worst
| snow storm of the season has been
raging since two o'clock Friday after
noon all through the Territory. The
Utah & Northern railroad is completely
blocked again and all rolling stock and
motive power has been ordered side
| tracked until the storm is over. The
Central Pacific is in worse conditi
than ever. Itwas reported that the fast
mail. side-tracked at Shady Run for the
past ten days, on which the Howard
Atheneum Company is, had been gotten
out, and the company was on its way to
Omaha to pick up the thread of its en-
| gagements, but later advices prove this
false. The unfortunate train is still
stuck fast and it is not likely to get out
for several days. Nothing can be learned
as to their health or condition, but they
must be in very unpleasant shape.
| FIRE AT CINCINNATI.
| CINCINNATI, Jan. 27.-The Nevada
| building on the southeast of Fifth and
Sycamore streets, new seven story
structure, was completely ruined by fire
Saturday night. The two upper floors
|
Lithographing Company. Among the
other occupants of the building
were George C. Lapthorn & Co.,
shoe manufacturers; Herman Keck &
Co., manufacturing jewellers; Faber &
Duncan, manufacturers of paper boxes;
Hicks & Farley, hardware; III. b. Echel-
man, shoe manufacturers; Eberscle &
Co., real estate agents; Houston print
ing Office, the Franklin laundry and
Hoffman's barber shop. The loss on the
building, which is owned by the Glenn
| estate, is about SIS, 900 and the Hender-
son-Achert Company lose $50, 900, while
| the total loss is estimated at 500. 900;
insurance about S75, 900. The fire started
on the third floor, but its origin is un-
| known.
SHIP ON FIRE.
| New YORK, Jan. 27.-Fire in the cargo
| of the bark, Pythome, from Calcutta,
owned by Henry Furmiessons, of Liver
pool, and consigned to Charles P. Sum-
ner, of this city, caused loss of SIS, 600
to cargo and vessel yesterday morning.
Several of the crew were made uncon-
scious by the smoke and were taken out
with difficulty. To save the vessel it
was necessary to scuttle her, and she
now lies submerged to the water line at
Pierrepont Stores, Brooklyn.
| EARTHQUAKE IN TENNESSEE.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Jan. 27.-The officers Of
the steamer Baton Rouge, passing up
last evening, reported heavy schock of
earthquake at Bellfont Lake, Tenn. A
veritable panic resulted among the in
habitants of the locality, who have not
forgotten the result IF the great earth
quake of many years ago. when New
Madrid and much of the adjacent terri
tory sunk beneath the Mississippi, and
the bottomless Reelfoot lake was formed.
| Cattle Catch 1t.
READING, Pa, Jan. 26.-Epidemic in
f1uenza has now extended to the cattle
of this vicinity, and large number are
suffering from the disease. The symp-
toms are sore eyes, dry cough and re-
fusal to eat. On some farms whole
herds are afflicted
| Clippings.
| Wicked sinners are direct tax upon
the truly.good.