Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-14
Il Leaves Denver in a TOTl.uD
Condition.
DEBRIS LYING IN THE STREETS
One Pedestrian Has His Skull FIac-
turel by a Falling Si5a.
WIRES IN CONFUSION.


DENvER, Oct. i8.-Iho rnln, elect
and windstorm that began Tuesday
night ended this morning, leaving the
city In torn.up condition. The streets
were Uttered with the limbs and trunks
oftrecs, and oil sorts Of debris, which
before the storm formed portions Of
signs, cornleos, ohlmueys, and even
steeples Of churches. Had the weather
been little colder, snow would nave
accompanied the storm, aud the
chances are that II would have rivaled
the famous New York blizzard la dos-
tructivenoes, for the wind nt times
blew AZ the rate Of over forty miles nn
hour. II was only mere chance, or
the beet OF luck, thnt the city In not
now mourning the death Of somn in.
hnbitants, for enough material fell
from the buildings to kill many pedcs-
TRANS but, luckily, the way fhrerB weFo
few, and falling signs and brick work,
with one exception dropped harmlessly
on deserted sidewalks. This exception
was the case Oi man named Jackson,
who was struck on the head by fall.
ing sign, anu for time was thought
TO hnve been fatally Injured, but he o..
C., ed with n slight fracture VI the
skull.
The electric light, telephone, tele.
graph aud electric car trolley wires
were mixed la the greatest confusion.
AS the vino swung them 10 aud ITO
they emitted deadly ilashes which
patsers by had difficulty ia escaping.
Fortunately no human being wac
touched by swinging wires, but three
hofses were struck ana shocked TO
death. William Andrews, a driver,
received n severe shock. a heavy rain
filled tho cable conduits aud for a time
the cars stopped, together with the
electric cars which ON several lines
were forced to suspend because OF the
breaking OF overhead wires. Cellars
were filled with water, and great dam.
age was done TO goods, while the con.
tinuous rain beating on the north side
Of buildings has seriously affected the
walls OF some blocks. In the suburbs
whore the wind and rain had null
sway many small houses were partially
wrecked ami fences and ttcea blown
about indIscrimina,ely.i
Throughout the middle portion OF
the state the soyeresl storm for a
number OF years prevailed yesterday.
To-Day all mountain r1nde were more
or lees blocked and this morning there
was not wire In operation and no
trains moving except on the South
Park branch Of the Union Pacific. No
trains moved either way last night or
this morning ON the mountain division
OF the Union Pacific, and Fort Worth
trains were blocha1ed somewhere, and
as most OF the wireB up TO midnight
were still Frustrated, It was difficult to
locate them. The Santa Fe and Mid.
land trains due here last night did not
arrive until this evening. The Rock
Island " bl0ckaded between Limon
aud Colorado Springs so no trains eau
pase that way but arc rum ing over
ths Union Pacific. Snow ploys opor.
ated in the cuts on the divide finy
miles south OF Denver today mud
It was learned that there ars from
three TO seven feet OF snow In the
cuts. Cripple Greek reports three feet
Of snow there, and as miners In that
vicinity we're entirely unprepnred for
the storm, much suffering viii ensue.
The storm was very violent In cast
ern Colorado, telegraph wires being
Frustrated for over two miles aud com.
munication between Denver aud east.
ern cities completely cut of for TWEEN.
ty.four hours. Wyoming also received
part OF the storm, and Ms the wires DO.
tween Cheyenne and this city are pros
trated, 1t Ii impossible to get but
meagro reports. IL Ia learned that the
telegraph lines were broken In every
direction from Cheyenne, but they afe
slowly being restored.