Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-13
STORM IN THE WEST
Snow, Wind and Rain Throughout
a Wide Territory.
TRAFFIC STOPPED IN COLORADO.
Cyclone Swept Through Part
Of Nebraska.
FEARS FELT FOR HUNTERS
STOPPED IN COLORADO
FEARS FELT FOR HUNTERS

DENVER. Col. April 13.-The great
snow and wind storm which brought trains
to standstill on the "divide" between
Denver and Colorado Springs, on all rail-
roads except the Santa Fe, abated during
the night, and today the sun is shining
brightly. The railroads will be opened and
trains moved today.
At Monument and Palmer Lake trains
were stalled. and there are eight inches of
snow on the level. and in places drifts are
twenty feet deep.
Further south the snowfall was even
greater. At Trinidad over two feet of
snow fell during the day. The hurricane
drifted the snow into banks ten to fifteen
1eet high, blockading all thoroughfares.
Traffic on all railroads came to a stand
still. Two west-bound Santa Fe and one
Gulf passenger train are tied up in Trini-
dad.
On the Ration mountains the storm was
more intense than anywhere else the snow
drifting as high as twenty feet. The tele-
graph wires south of Trinidad are all down.
The storm extended from La Junta to Las
Vegas, but was not so severe south of
Ration.
In Pueblo the wind attained a velocity of
ffty-four miles per hour. Two tall smoke
stack of the Citizens Electric Light
Works were blown down. Glass was blown
out in the business and residence sections
of the city. and the electric light. tele-
phone and telegraph and fire and police
wires were badly mixed.
On the prairies to the east the storm will
benefit the ranchmen. who have put in a
large acreage Of small grain, but 1t is be-
lieved some cattle perished in the blizzard.
Cripple Creek wires are down, and no
news has been received from the camp
this morning, but, according to the latest
report received last night, the wind had
abated, and the worst was believed to be
over.
In Denver there was no snowfall worth
mentioning, and the maximum velocity of
the wind was forty miles an hour. while on
the divide it blew at the rate OF seventy
five miles.
Cyclone in Nebraska.
HASTINGS, Neb., April 13.-The heaviest
lain storm in this part Of Nebraska for
several years set in Saturday night. At
o'clock Sunday night five and one-quarter
inches Of water had fallen. Reports state
that the storm is general throughout the
western part of the state and Colorado.
OMAHA, Neb., April IA heavy wind
and rain storm has swept Nebraska during
the past thirty-six hours. In the south
west portion of the state the storm be-
came violent, and did great deal Of dam
age to property.
A disoatch from Red Cloud says vio-
lent gale swept that section. The only
fatal disaster occurred at the farm of An
drew Hawley, seven miles south Of Red
Cloud. The cyclone struck barn and rent
1t to splinters, part of the roof striking
Hawley's girl, crushing her shoulder and
leg. The child cannot recover. Hawley es-
capped with a few scratches.
Fears for Hunting Parties.
RATION, N. NJ, April 13.-The worst snow
storm ever known in this vicinity set in at
3 o'clock yesterday morning and continued
until 8 o'clock at night with the wind
blowing at a fearful rate all the time. All
the incoming trains on the Santa Fe are
tied up. as the apprc actes to the Ration
tunnel on both sides of the tunnel are
drifted full of snow for a distance of sew
eral hundred feet. Under the most favor
able circumstances 1t will probably be more
than twenty-four hours before any trains
can move over the Ration mountain.
south.bound trains are all ted up at
Trinidad. The last train passing the noun
tain was the hotel keepers excursion, at 3
o'clock.
The wird has played havoc around town.
Several houses have been unroofed, and
the back all of the Home ranch, a two
story brick building. fell in. The streets
are completely blocked with snowdrifts,
some fifteen feet Deep Several hunting
parties left Saturday, and there are grave
fears that all have perished, as the storm
has been intense.
The Storm in Texas.
All of that part Of Texas west, southwest,
and northwest Of Dallas was visited by q
severe wind storm Saturday night. At Fort
Worth sash, door and blind factory and
the grand stand at the base ball park were
wrecked. At Cressen, the railway depot.
the Methodist Church, ard nine business
houses and residences were demolished.
At Annetta, Parker county, one store and
all of its contents We're blown away and
a number of residences crushed.
At Bates, the Methodist Church was de-