The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-11-27

storm in ten years has been raging
over the Pixies Peak region for ten
hours, approaching ut times the proper
tionS of a tornado.
The maximum velocity of the wind
was eighty-five miles an hour, as re-
ported by the weather bureau at Colo
rado College. The western section of
the city suffered the most severely, and
numerous small frame houses have
been reported as completely demolish-
ed. The only accident reported was to
Colonel Edgar Il. Ensign, who was per-
haps fatally injured by telephone pole
falling on him. Thousands of window
panes have been broken and hundreds
of cottonwood trees up rooted. The
High school building was damaged.
The storm up to this hour-9 p. m.-
has caused great damage to many
buildings. AS far as known no lives
have been lost, but numbers have been
injured by flying wreckage, while many
people have had narrow escapes. The
roof of the Durkee building, one of the
largest in the city, now lies on TETON
street, and is causing general havoc to
adjacent buildings.
The Exchange National Bank build
Ing roof went in the air at s o'clock,
and the skylights of the Mining Ex-
dangerous for anyone to be on the
street, and the full extent of the dam
age cannot be learned until daylight
Deputy County Clerk John Voorhees,
house has been completely demolished,
and Mrs. Voorhees, had a narrow es-
cape from death. Trees are down in
all parts of the city.
The storm began about IL n. m. and
has continued all day, increasing in in
tensity at night. The government wind
record instrument has been blown
away. The last record was eighty-five
miles an hour. The people throughout
the city are badly frightened and are
covering with fear in their homes.
Many outhouses and barns have been
wrecked and many dwellings unroofed.
Damage to property will undoubtedly
exceed 100000. Railroad traffic is
badly crippled on account of wires and
poles across the tracks.
The city Is in total darkness. street
car traffic is suspended, and at p. m.
the outlook is gloomy in the extreme.
The fire department was called out ten
times between the hours of l and 10 p.
m. Prompt action has saved the city
from total destruction by flames.
Among the prominent buildings dam
aged are: Durkee block. Temple The
ater Opera house. First Methodist
church, Ell Paso electric light plant,
Rapid Transit power house, FL Paso
ice plant, new reduction works ut Colo
RADIO City.
Gater)-A night of fear succeeding
a day of anxiety. In darkness, with
wires, piles of debris, stalled electric
cars, roofs and telephone and electric
poles heaped in the streets. There have
been few sleeping in Colorado Springs
tonight. Instead there have been pray
ers and watching. For twelve hours
the wind has been blowing, rising to
the speed of ninety miles an hour to n
hurricane in intensity. At 3 o'clock it
was eighty miles, and 1t has increased.
Early in the afternoon, with sudden
darkness. the city experienced a
cyclonic blast In the confusion May
or Robinson took charge, delegating
Major Shapscott as assistant. who
swore in many special police. Flying
bricks from buildings and falling poles
miraculously escaped crowds fleeing
for shelter The street car company
stopped its service. The big business
blocks became the refuge for scores.
While the blast was fiercest a tele-
graph pole fell on n wagon driven by
Colonel +. II. Ensign, one of the Oldest
residents OF tnls clty, ana DrOke MS lelt
leg. Four men were with him, the
pole missing them by scarcely foot
The pole fell IN front of the Ell Paso
Club on the corner of Boulder and Te-
jon streets. 1t was the only serious ac-
cident of the afternoon.
The city is as If struck by cyclone.
The residence of John Voorhees,, depu-
ty county clerk, collapsed and became
a total ruin just as Mrs. Voorhees,
rushed from 1t in alarm. The residence
was n five-story brick at 743 East
Huerfano street. Mrs. Voorhees, was
injured, but not fatally, by flying
bricks. Another house on the south
side was taken completely Off its foun-
dation. The residence of Horace Shell
by, two-story frame at 500 East Cim-
arron street, was completely demolish-
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