The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-10

ROADS Delng DlOckaded ana wires down.
The Midland people hope to have their
line open to the west within 48 hours.
The Rio Grande tracks in the Grand
river canon are buried under great piles
of snow which have fallen from the al
most perpendicular mountain sides.
MODERATING AT OMAHA.
Omaha, Feb. 1O.-The temperature
has moderated materially. The coolest
record by the weather bureau during
the night was below zero and at 8
o'clock it was below with a prospect
of a further rise during the day. A
fine snow commenced falling early this
morning and is still coming down rap
idly. Local conditions are favorable to
a heavy snow. With the milder temper
ature and absence of wind it is not like
or street cars, or to be dangerous to
live stock interests. Should the cold
wave now spreading over the far north
west reach here, however, on top of a
heavy snowfall, results might be ser
ious. Up to date Nebraska stock has
not suffered.
STORM IS TERRIFIC.
Denver, Feb. 1O.-''The storm is ter
and Tennessee pass read a message
reaching the Rio Grande. The situation
is as follows:
Train No. 1 of yesterday is stalled
near Gordon and orders have been Civ
en- to supply the passengers with hot
coffee and meals. Two delayed passen-
ger trains are still at Malta and No. 4,
eaStbOund, remains at Leadville.
LaborerS were working as early as
o'clock this morning A bad snowslide
was reported from Rock Creek canon
west of Minturn, and the rotary snow
plOw was ordered from that point to
clear it. The crews were ordered out
of Minturn to assist it and all the men
that could be gathered were rushed to
the place.
The heaviest storm is between Buena
Vista and the west side of Tennessee
pass. Trains No. and 4, due, are held
at Glenwood Springs, while train No.
out of Denver is at Salida.
Every possible effort is being made to
open the line, and the chances are, if
no more snowslides interfere, now that
the big slides in the Grand canon have
been surmounted, the rotary and plows
will get through quickly when the storm
subsidies
Dispatches from Leadville indicate a
serious state of affairs if the storm
continues. The city is completely with
out train service this morning, the
Rio Grande and Midland roads are
blocked. The Midland train is at
SnOwden and the Rio Grande road in
that section is but a mile away.
Great snow drifts are packed so sol
idly that the snow has to be dug out
with shovels. The wind has full sweep
in that valley which is entirely unpro-
tected by mountains. Both roads have
400 men at work trying to clear the
tracks.
At midnight relief train was sent
out on both roads to try and dig out
the snow bound trains at Snowden.
The Midland crew worked most of the
night, but made little progress The
Rio Grande crew got their engine off
the track and 1t was not until this
morning that they could get shovelers
to the place where the train was stalled.
RIO GRANDE DIGS OUT.
Yesterday afternoon, about 4 o'clock,
the Rio Grande, which had succeeded
in opening it's road west of Leadville,
started a train out carrying all the
passengers of it's own and the Midland,
bound for the west. This train was to
connect with the train due at Malta
from Denver at o'clock. These pas
sengers had been lying at Malta all
night, waiting for No. 1, which is the
train blocked between Snowden and
Gordon, to get in.
The present plan is to bring all the
passengers to Leadville, where they can
secure something to eat and then start
them westward.
The Rio Grande states that their line
is open to the west, but the heavy snow
storm now on is likely to cause further
trouble
The most serious part of the situation
for Leadville is the shortage of coke
for the smelters.
If the Rio Grande fails to keep its
tracks clear to the west, no coke can
be brought in and delay and damage
will ensue.
1t began to snow at Leadville late
yesterday afternoon and at midnight
blizzard set in. This continued until
daylight, when the wind ceased some
what, but the snow continued to fall.
Between Leaville and Malta the Rio
Grande has three engines off the track.
A number of the passengers who were
brought to the city by the Rio Grande
from Glenwood yesterday have remain
ed in LeadVille.
PINEAPPLES ARE SAFE.
Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. 1O.-The Sc
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