The herald., 1896-04-13
A LATE BLIZZARD
Raging In the Colorado Basin Much Damage
Reported


to the News from Cripple Creek says:
The Cripple Creek district was visited
by the severest and most destructive
blizzard ever known An immense
amount of damage was done and in all
probability some lives have been lost
in the hills. A score or more of build
ings in this city were blown down and
tents, signs and loose lumber were
scattered over town. All the telephone
wires in the camp are now down and'no
trains arrived or departed this after
noon.
At 1880 the Cripple Creek Commits
sion company's three-story building, on
Carr avenue, near the Midland depot,
fell with crash, and it caught fire from
an overturned stove and was complete
ly destroyed. The Boston cafe building
at Carr and Second was partially
wrecked.
A large rooming house on Warren
avenue was blown down about noon
and several occupants were injured
The city is in darkness, as all the elec-
trio light wires are down. Communica-
tion is cut off with all outside points
with the exception of one telegraph
wire
Ru,nors of the loss of life In the out
lying districts are in general circula-
ton In the hills hundreds of prospec-
tors live in tents, and the majority of
them were blown away. The damage to
property through the camp will not fall
short of 100000.
A dozen buildings or more were blown
down at Gillett and number at Alt
man, Gold Field and Victor Shaft
houses and surface improvements all
over the district were badly damaged.
A special from Ration, N. NJ, says:
The worst snowstOrIn ever known in
that vicinity set in about o'clock this
morning, with the wind blowing a
fearful TO fho tip1p All the north
bound trains on the Santa Fe arc tied
up, as the approaches to the Ration tun-
mel on both sides of the tunnel are
drifted full of snow. Under the most
favorable circumstances it will prob
ably be more than twenty four hourg
before any trains can move over the
Ration mountains. The high wind has
played havoc around town. The streets
are comparatively blocked with snow
drifts, some as deep as fifteen feet. Sew
eral hunting parties left here yester-
day, and there are grave fears that all
have perished Word has just been
received that the Santa Fe. cuts the
other side of the tunnel are filled and
that it will take two days before trains
can be moved over the hill.
A special from Palmer Lake says:
One of the worst storms that has ever
visited this town in the memory of the
oldest inhabitant started here last
evening at Z o'clock. The wind blow
75 miles an hour. The drifts are from
six to twelve feet high. Pedestranism
is impossible and the snow storm shows
no sign of abatement. Trains in both
directions are delayed between this
point and Colorado Springs.
IN TEXAS
DALLAS, Tex, April 12.-The state
was visited by a severe wind storm
last night The wind came from the
west and in many localities approached
the dignity of tornado. At Fort
Worth a sash, door and blind factory
and the band stand at the baseball
park We're wrecked. AT Cresson, a
small town below Fort Worth, the Fort
Worth and Rio Grande depot, the
Methodist Episcopal church and nine
business houses and churches were de-
molished. At Reagan Falls several
buildings were almost demolished. At
Anneta, Parker county, one store and
all of it's contents were blown away
and a number of residences crushed.
At Bates, Denton county, the Metho-
dist church was destroyed and other
buildings moved from their founda-
tionS.
A cyclone of limited dimension
but terrific force struck a portion Of
Colorado City last night at l o'clock.
doing considerable damage to property
and resulting in the death of James,
the 12-year-old son of j. NJ. Solomon.