The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1892-10-14
IT SCATTERED THINGS
Damage Done by Storms in Colorado
and Neishborins States
RAILROAD TRAFFIC STOPPED
Telegraph Wires Frustrated for
Miles-A Heavy Snow Fall
In the Cripple Creek
Country.

DENVER, Oct. 13.-The rain, sleet and
wind storm that began Tuesday night
ended this morning, leaving the city in a
torn-up condition. The streets were lit
tered with limbs and trunks of trees and
all sort of debris which before the storm
formed portions of signs, corniccs, CHM
neys, and even steeples of churches. Had
the weather been n little colder, snow
would have accompanied the storm and
the chances are that it would have rivallcd
the famous New York blizzard in destruc-
tiveness. for the wind at times blew at a
rntc of more than 40 miles an hour. IL
was only by mere chance and good luck
that the city is not now in mourning for
the death of some of its inhabitants, for
enough material fell from buildings to
kill many pedestrians, but luckily way
farcrs were few and falling signs and
brick work with one exception dropped
harmlessly OH deserted sidewalks. This
exception was the case of man named
jackson, who was struck on the head by q
falling sign and for n time was thought to
have been fatally injured. but he escaped
with a slight wound on the head.
The electric light. telephone. telegraph
and electric car trolley wires were mixed
in great confusion. As the wind swung
them 10 and fro they emitted deadly
flashes which the passers-by had difficulty
in escaping. Fortunately no human being
was touched by the swinging wires, but
three horses being driven at the time werc
struck and shocked to death. William
Andrews, the driver, received severe
shock.
The heavy rain filed the cable conduts
and for time ears were stopped together,
with the electric cars. which on several
lines were forced to suspend because of
the breaking of overhead wires. Cellars
filled with water and great damage was
done TO goods. while the continuous rain
beating on the north side of the buildings
seriously affected the walls of some
blocks. In the suburbs where the wind
and rain had full sway. many small
houses were partially wrecked and trees
blown about unfortunately.
Throughout the middle portion of the
state the severest storm for a number of
years prevailed yesterday. To-day all
mountain roads are more or less blocked
and this morning there was not a wire
working and no trains moving except on
the South Park branch of the Union Pa
cific. No trains moved either way last
night or this morning on the Mountain
division of the Union Pacific, and For,
Worth trains nre blockaded somewhere.
and as most of the wires up to nightfall
were still prostrated, IL was difficult to
locate them. The Santa Fe and Midland
trains due hero last night did not arrive
until this morning. The Rock Island is
blockadcd between Lyman and Colorado
Springs. No trains can pass that way, but
some are running over the Union Pacific.
Snow p!ows were operated in the cuts
on the divide 80 miles south Of Denver To-
day, and il was learned that there are
from three 10 seven feet of snow in the
cuts.
Cripple Greek reports three feet of snow
there. and as the miners i'm that vicinity
are entirely unprcpared for an emergency.
much suffering will ensue. The storm
was very violent in Eastern Colorado. tele-
graph wires being prostratcd over two
miles and communication between Dem
yer and eastern cities cut of for n hours.
Wyoming also received part of the storm
and as the wires between Cheyenne and
Denver are prostrated il is impossible to
get hut meaere reports. II is learned that
telcpraph lines are broken in every dircc.
ton from Cheyenne. but communication
Is slowly being restored.