Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-30
A JANUARY BLOW.
The Colorado Divide the Scene of
Terrible Hurricane.
The Unfortunate Snowed-Up Theatrical
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
Grande 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. I
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-
tween that point and Pixies Peak, and is
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-
slons 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
arc 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. 1t 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 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
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 Il 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 condition
than ever. Itwas reported that the fast
mail, side-tracked at Shady Run for the
past ten days, on which the Howard |
Athen8um Company is, had been gotten !
out, and the company was on its way to |
Omaha to pick up the thread of its en-
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
on the southeast of Fifth and
Sycamore streets, new seven story
structure, was completely ruined by fire
night. The two upper floors
we're occupied by the Henderson-Achert
Company. Among the
'ther occupants of the building
we're George C. Lapthorn & Co.,
hoe manufacturers; Herman Keck &
o., manufacturing jewellers; Fabcr &
Duncan, manufacturers of paper boxes;
ticks Il Farley, hardware; II. Il. Echel-
nan, shoe manufacturers; Ebersole &
o., real estate agents; Houston print
ng Office, the Franklin laundry and
1offman'S barber shop. The loss on the
which is owned by the Glenn
state, is about $751; 900 and the Hender-
Company lose $4,000, while
he total loss is estimated at 500, 900;
about S75, 900. The fire started
n the third floor, but its origin is un-
.nown.
SHIP ON FIRE.
New YORK, Jan. 27.-Fire in the cargo
f the bark, Pythome, from Calcutta,
wned by Henry Furmiessons, of Liver
OOl, dllu COuSlS ucu W SHdTlcS L. sum
er, of this city, caused loss of S25, 900
D cargo and vessel yesterday morning.
everal of the crew were made uncon-
cious by the smoke and were taken out
18th difficulty. To save the vessel it
-as necessary to scuttle her, and she
ow lies submerged to the water line at {
ierrepont Stores, Brooklyn. {
EARTHQUAKE IN TENNESSEE.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Jan. 27.-The officers of |
he steamer Baton Rouge, passing up
lst evening, reported heavy schock of
at Bellfont Lake, Tenn. A
panic resulted among the in '
abitants of the locality, who have not J
'rgotten the result of the great earth c
make of many years ago, when New I
sdrid and much of the adjacent terri
ry sunk beneath the Mississippi, and C
le bottOmless Reelfoot lake was formed. a