Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-22
COLORADO'S GREAT STORM
The Worst Ever Experienced Around Pixies
Peak,
Heaviest Mt colorado Springs 90 No
Loss OF Life go Beiated Trains
Arrive In Denver.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Nov. 22.-The
wind-storm which swept over the
Pixies Peak region yesterday afternoon
and last night was the worst ever ex-
perienced in this State. 1t lasted 10
hours. The period Of greatest intensity
was from p. m. to p. m. There was
no loss Of life, The damage Is esti-
mated at $4,000. The telephone and
telegraph companies sustained heavy
losses
The greatest velocity attained by the
wind was about S O'Clock last evening,
when eighty miles an hour was reported
by the weather bureau az Colorado COLI
lege. At that hour the Durkee build
ing and I'll Paso bank block in the CEN
ter OF the business section were par
TALLY demolished, causing loss Of 500
600. Many small residences on the out
skirts were demolished.
The storm subsidized about daybreak.
and calm with warm weather prevails
today.
The business section presents a dis
manued aspect. and all business Is sus-
pended for the day The public schools
were able TO resume during the day, al
though many OF the school buildings
were considerably damaged.
Preservation Of life was undoubtedly
assisted by the action OF electrical COM
panies In shutting down an their plants
at p. m. yesterday and later by the
work Of the linemen In seyering all
main line wires through the city. The
rapid transit lines have been paralyzed
for twenty-four hours.
The storm was occasioned by the ex-
cessive drop IN temperature and con-
densation OF atmosphere two days ago.
The gale began to subside about mid
night, when II was blowing at the rate
Of about fifty or sixty miles an hour,
and II has continued gradually TO abate
since that hour.
No loss OF life has been reported.
Edgar r. Ensign. formerly state for
estry commissioner, was caught under
a falling pole on TETON street, near the
III Paso club, and pinioned TO the
ground lie has compound fracture
OF one leg and internal injuries that
VIII, IN lev Of his advanced age, probs
ably prove fatal
At 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
tha gale. and thousands OK shade trees
have been torn UP by the roots
The wire situation in the city Is APP
palling, Few telephones are In service
and not a single ton line wire a mile
outside the city.
The car lines are IN even worse shape
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.
BELATED TRAINS ARRIVE.
Denver. Colo. Nov. 22.-Delayed
trains bringing tired and occasionally
frightened passengers brought frag-
mentary news OF the storm at Colorado
! Springs and along the road from Pue-
| bio 10 Denver. The last two trains to
! arrive In Denver reached here about
/ midnight and brought reports that up
| TO $50 o'clock the hurricane was still
raging, As far as could be learned
/ there were no fatalities. but great dam
age was done 20 property.
An along the Denver and Rio Grande.
| Colorado and Southern and the Santa
/ fe roads the wires and telegraph poles
were blown down and the engineers
were compelled 20 grope their way
! through the storm belt without train
orders, running on the rights OF the
! train numbers and taking chances oh
! collisions. only by good luck and
| through the exercise OF exceptional
| judgment were collisions and the
| added horrors OF wrecks avoided.
Nearly every train that came into the
| Union Depot bore marks OF the storm s
fury. Coach windows were blown out,
l the glass In the engine cabs broken,