Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-31
TRAINS DELAYED BY SNOW
Worst Storm in Years Raging Throughout
Colorado and Wyoming.
STOCK INTERESTS LIKELY TO SUFFER
Velocity of the Wind Was So Great that 1t
Was Impossible to Make Headway
Against It-Night Trains Into
Denver Greatly Delayed.

DENVER, March 30.-Colorado is expert
encing today the worst snow storm in many
months A tremendous gale is blowing from
the north, but 1t is not cold. AS the snow
melts rapidly traffic will not be seriously i'm
peded.
The SNOW and wind storm continued all
day with unabated fury. 1t is the worst
storm since the memorable one of March.
1891, which continued for three days Heavy
thunder and vivid flashes of lightning ac-
companed the beginning of this storm.
feature not usual at this season. The We
locity of the wind just before daybreak was
terrific, and but for the very wet snow,
which served to hold things in their places.
much damage would no doubt have been
done. At $50 the wind was blowing at the
rate OF forty-eight miles an hour. but 1t
slowly decreased up to noon, when 1t regis
tered thirty-four miles. A gable Of the Co
lumbne school house was blown out. Stones
weighing thirty-five pounds were blown over
thirty feet away, while heavy blocks lay piled
up over eighty feet from the building. The
tramway and cable companies are having
great difficulty In moving their cars, and
many of the street railway lines are blocked
At p. m. the snow was about foot deep in
this city. and 1t is badly drifted. During the
early part of the day trains on the railroads
east and west were running on time, but the
night trains are considerably delayed and II
the storm continues much longer a general
blockade will occur.
The storm Is exceptionally severe In west
ern Colorado. Observer Brandenburg says
the storm will not abate until tonight, and
colder weather will follow. The storm is
rapidly advancing southeastward, and tomor-
row the indications are that Texas and the
gulf states wiz get a touch of It.
GLENWOOD SPRINGS. Colo, March 3d.
The weather at Glenwood Springs. which for
a week OF ten days had been very warm and
spring like, suddenly changed, and a cold
rain set In, which continued till late in the
night, when II turned to snow 1t is a very
hard storm, and il is thought that many cat
tie that have struggled through the winter
will perish.
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. March 3O.-The
worst snow and wind storm Of the season
has prevailed here since an early hour this
morning. 1t is blowing at a terrific rate and
snow Is drifting badly, and should the storm
continue as at present 1t will stop railway
travel.
CENTRAL CITY, Colo March s0.-Eigh-
teen inches Of snow has fallen here, traffic Is
entirely suspended. and hardly person ven
lures on the streets.
LEADVILI4E. March So.-The weather Is
very blustery and cold at this place. Snow
has been blowing in clouds all day.
BRIGHTON, Colo, March 30.-The storm Il
one Of the worst ever known here. In many
places the snow has drifted five feet deep
Business Is entirely suspended, as II is i'm,
possible to face the storm. Fears are enter.
tained that there will be great loss of stock
The snow Is very wet and sticks 10 every
thing II touches.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 30.-(Specia
Telegram)-A fierce snow storm. accom-
panied by high winds, has been In progress
here for twenty-four hours. Passenger trains
ON the Cheyenne & Northern and Cheyenne
a Burlington are tied up and NJ
freight Is moving on the Union Pacific maiI
line. Unless there Is a speedy cessation
OF the storm the losses OF live stock win b
severe throughout southern Wyoming.
LuSK. Wyo March 30.-tSpeclal Tele
gram 1.-The worst storm " the season be