The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-22

At Colorado college. was s5 miles an
No loss Of life has been reported. Ed
gar T. Ensign formerly state forestry
commissioner, Was caught under a. fall
ing pole on Tejon street near the FL
Paso club and pinioned to the ground.
He has compound fracture of one leg
and internal injuries that will, in view
Of his advanced age, probably prove
fatal.
The damage is greater in the business
part of the city. The FL Paso National
bank, Durkee building, Gliding block,
opera house, high school, postofice,
Antlers' livery stable, Colorado Springs
Transfer company and mining exchange
buildings, all in the center of the city
had roofs torn off, OF badly damaged
and wreckage blockades the principal
streets Plate glass windows all over
the city are shattered and the loss IN
these alone will amount to many thou
sands of dollars. From sections OF the
city outlying, reports have come Of
destruction Of many small dwelling
houses. In Ivy Wild, a suburb, Smiths
green house was blown down and burn
ed. There were about a dozen alarms
of fire during the day and night. Fire
men did valiant service and prevented
the spread of the flames.
Mayor Robinson is commended on all
sides for his prompt action in organiz-
ing a committee OF safety.
Major Shapcott was placed in charge
and he at once organized a force to pa
troll the streets and instructions were
starting a fire in the streets.
At 2 o'clock this morning the chief of
police and Mayor Robinson announced
that at least 100 frame residences had
been crushed. or wrecked completely by
the gale. They also announced that
thousands of shade trees have been torn
UP by the roots.
The wire situation in the city is ap-
palling. Few telephones are in service
and not a single toll line wire mile
outside the city.
Trolley wires are down and street cars
on their backs, being overturned by the
wind. The Postal Telegraph company
has not a single wire anywhere The
Western Union has only the one to
Kansas City over the Rock Island
Between Denver and the Springs, many
miles Of pole lines are down and will re-
quire weeks to replace.
SANTA FE HARD HIT
Pueblo, Col, Nov. 22.-Only meagre
details have reached here Of the extent
of the damage wrought by the hurricane
that prevailed east, south and north of
Pueblo yesterday. Telegraphic and tele-
phOnic cOmmunica ton is almost entire
" cut off. The Santa F'e has one stretch
of 255 poles on the ground.
The little information obtainable in
the vicinity of Pueblo is that the high
wind has extended south to the New
Mexico line, east beyond La Junta north
/ to Palmer Lake and west to Salida
! At Cuchara and Rouse. wires were
torn down Two boxcars were blown off
/ the track at Rouse
HOW TT HAPPENED
Denver Nov. 22.-'sThe cause of this
/ visitation of wind dates back to last
| week" said Local Forecaster Branden-
/ burg, when cyclOnic storm prevailed
| upon the coasts of Washington and Ore
i gon and anti-cyclOnic conditions were
/ in evidence in Alberta and Montana
! Cyclonic storms at this season that en-
/ ter the United States from the Pacific
usually follow what is known as the
/ northern track, across Washington,
/ Montana, North Dakota and the British
/ border to the lakes and thence across to
New England.
''The pressure of the strong anti-cy-
| clOnic condition that existed in this
| storm pathway formed a barrier to the
progress of the cyclonic storm that
! sought its usual course across the con-
tinent and as a result, when the front
| of the cyclone of the low pressure area
| its usual path and Travelled southeast
into Utah and Colorado, where the
pressure remained low for two or three
days.
westerly and southwesterly winds.
with high temperature, have prevailed
in Colorado and southeastern Wyoming,
| while just north of the low center in
! South Dakota and western Wyoming
/ much colder weather has prevailed and
snow has been falling. The high wind
| in Colorado was confined to the eastern
| slope"
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT SIS, ,O0O
Colorado Springs, Colo, Nov. 22.-The
| wnid storm which swept over the Pixies
peak region yesterday afternoon and
| last night was the worst ever expsr-
| fenced in this state and lasted sixteen
| hours The period of greatest intensity
was from p. m to p. m.
| There was no loss of life. The damage
is estimated at S75.O0O The telephone
| and telegraph companies sustained
heavy losses.
The greatest velocity attained by the
| wind was about 8 o'clock last evening,
| when eighty miles an hour was reported
lege. AT that hour the Durkee building
| and Ell Paso bank block in the center of
! the business section were partially de-
molished, causing a loss of $40, 900.
Many small residences on the out
/ skirts We're demolished.
The storm subsided about daybrea-k
/ today and calm, with warm weather,
| prevails today.
The business section presents a dis
/ mantled aspect and all business is
/ suspended for the day.
The schools were able to resume duty,
| although many of the school buildings
! were damaged.
Preservation of life was undoubtedly
assisted by the action of electric COM
panies in shutting down all their plants
at 2 p. m. yesterday and later by the
main light wires through the city. The
Rapid Transit lines have been paralyzed
for twenty-fOur hours
The storm was not in the nature of a
/ cyclone. but rather a steady blow, oc-
casioned by the excessive drop of tenn
perature and condensation of atmos-
phere two days ago.
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