The morning call., 1892-10-14
4 SEVERE STORM.
Colorado Visited by an Unreasonable
Snowfall.

DENVER Cole, Oct. I3-The rain, sleet
and wind storm that began Tuesday night
ended tonight, leaving the city in torn-up
condition, the streets Uttered with limbs and
trunks of trees and all sorts OF debris, which
before the storm formed portions Of roofs,
signs, chimneys, eOrnices and even steeples
of the churches. Had the weather been a
little colder snow would have accompanied
the storm, and the chances are that it would
have rivaled the famous New York blizzard
In destructlveness, for the wind blew at the
rate of forty miles an hour at times.
Only by chance and the best of luck ii is
that the city is not now mourning the death
of some of its inhabitants, for enough ma
terial fell from the buildings to Kill many
pedestrians. but luckily the wayfarers were
few, and the falling signs and scattering
bTickwork, with cne exception, dropped
harmlessly on the deserted sidewalks.
This exception was the case Of man
named Jackson, who was struck on the
head by a falling sign, and for time was
thought to have been fatally injured, but he
escaped with a slight fracture of the skull.
The electric light, telephone, telegraph and
electric trolle wires were mixed in the
greatest confusion. and as the wind swung
them TO and fro they emitted deadly flashes
which the passers-by had difficulty in es-
Gaping.
Fortunately o human beings were struck
by the swinging wires, but three horses
that were being driven through the streets
at that time we're struck and shocked to
death. William Andrews, the driver, also
received severe shock.
The heavy rain filed the cable conduits
and Tor time the cars were stopped, to-
gether with the electric-cars. which on sew
eral lines were forced to suspend because
of the breaking Uf the overhead wires.
Cellars we're filled with water ard great
damage was done to the stocks of goods,
while the continuous rain beating on the
north sides OF many OF the buildings has
seriously affected some blocks.
In the suburbs where the rain and wind
had full sway many small houses were par
TALLY wrecked and fences, outhuuscs and
trees were blown about Unfortunately.
Throughout the middle portion of the State
the severest storm for n number of years
prevailed yesterday. To-day all the noun
tain roads are more or less blocked. and
this morning there was not wire in ope-
ration 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 the Fort Worth
trains were blocked somewhere and as
most OF the wires tonight are still pros
trated it was difficult TO locate the point of
detention.
The Santa Fe trains due last night did not
arrive till this evening. The Rock Island
trains are blockaded between Lyman and
Colorado Springs, so that no trains can pass
that way. but are running oaer the Union
Pacific. Snowplows are being operated In
the cuts on the divide. fifty miles south OF
Denver, to-day, and it Is learned that there
Is from three to seven feet of snow in the
cuts.
Cripple Creek reports three feet of snow
there, and as the miners in that vicinity
are entirely uDprepared for the storm much
suffering will ensue. The storm was very
violent In Eastern Colorado. the telegraph
wires being prostrated over all lines and
communication between Denver and East
ern cities has been completely cut off for
the past twenty-four hours. Wyoming also
received part of the storm. and as the
wires between Cheyenne and this city are
prostrated il is possible to get but a mea-
ger report. II is learned that the telegraph
lines are broken In every direction from
cheyenne, but are being slowly restored.