The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-30
A blizzard RACES.
Unusually Severe Storm In the
Western States.
Tranic Suspended I'm Contradictions
Are Heavy-CattIe ON the Ranges
May suner-Eastern storms
Continue.

Denver, Col, Oct. 27.--A severe snow
storm, accompanied by a high wind
from the north, began here Monday
night and continued with increasing |
fury Tuesday forenoon. The weather
Is not cold and the snow is not drifting. |
Electric cars were unable TO run Tues
day morning and Denver people eX-
perienced much Inconvenience. The |
storm is general In this section. Wires
are generally down 10 the west and
south and railroad trains are much de-
layed. The Colorado Telephone com
pany reports that 5000 miles Of its wires
have been carried down by the storm.
Aside from the tremendous incon-
venience caused the public and private
interests the storm has wrought an In
trlnsic damage 10 the city of Denver
and its suburbs that is conservatiyely
estimated TO be in excess Of $780, 600. or
course, should the storm continue sew
eral DAYS. the majority will multiply
several times. The estimate OF damage
includes only the semi-public concerns,
such as the electric light, telephone, tel
egraph and street car companies. 1t IS
10 the wires and poles that the great
est harm has been done. City Electri-
clan Stern said that probably 900 poles
were down in Denver alone. and up
ward of 1000 miles OF wires. General
Manager Field, Of the Colorado Tele-
phone company, estimated the present
damage to its system at $4,000. ~
would be greater, he said, but for the
fact that IN the central portion Of the
city the company had recently placed
many OF its wires underground.
Railroad reports show that the storm
was general throughout the eastern
half and a section of the northern part
of the state. the southern part Of Wyom
ing, the northeastern part OF Utah anc
tie western halves OF Nebraska ane
Kansas. with the exception Of tbs
Rock Island. the Kansas Pacific, III
Colorado Central and the Julesburg 4
South Park branches Of the Gulf road
railroads leading into Denver have beer
completely blocked. Snow plows hay
been brought into active service on al
lines, but the tracks became imbedde'
with snow again soon after they wer
cleared The storm was most severe
aud the greatest trouble was eNper
enced by the railroads between Denye
and Pueblo. All freight trains hay
been annulled TO enable the roads
handle passengers without any NOR
delay than Is absolutely necessary.
Chamberlain, S. d., Oct. 21.-kai
which has been steadily falling for ]
hours this morning turned TO snow
which has been falling heavily all da.
accompanied by severe northwe'
wind. The snow Il very moist. Man
cattle are not provided with shelt'
and n Is more severe on them than q
worst storms In the middle OF winte
J because the snow sticks TO them an
thoroughly chills them.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 27.-Word was +
ceived Tuesday night from many poin
in Nebraska and South Dakota 20 the c
feet that the storm Of snow, sleet m
rain that has been travelling eastwai
for "a hours, continues. The Burlin
ton trains are delayed and the Ro'
Island trains between Lyman and Col
RADIO Springs. Col, are blockade
East OF Grand Island, along the Mort
ern Pacific, the storm is rain; west
there IL is mingled snow and sieet.
the Elkhorn line the snow turned
rain east Of Long Pine. So far the ra
roads have been only slightly hamper
by the storm. At Julesburg, on
Union Pacific, two engines collided
the binding snow, doing but slig
damage. The fireman OF one suffer
broken leg. The worst feature OF I
storm IS the high wind, which Is pl'
t,,, havoc with the telegraph Wir
Communication is badly interrupt
and in many places Is cut of entire
In South Dakota the same conditiC
prevail. A message from Huron 81
that rain that fell there all day turn
10 snow at nightfall and still continu
From Miller, Aberdeen. Sioux Falls,
Mitchell, similar dispatches are
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