The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-11-30
DEATH ON
THE STORM
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to resume during the day, although many
of the school buildings were considerably
damaged.
Preservation of life was undoubtedly as
sisted by the act on of the EJECT lea com
panies In shutting down all their plants
at p. m. yesterday and later by the work
of the linemen in Severing all main line
wires through the city. The rapid transit
lines have been paralyzed for twenty four
hours.
The storm was occasioned by the excess
sive drop in temperature and condensa-
ton of the atmosphere two days ago.
The property losses from yesterdays
storm are shown to be 100000. from the
reports received up to o'clock this after
noon, divided as follows:
Business section of the town, $4,000;
Colorado Telephone Co, $l5,vvJ; Colorado
Electric Power Co., 100000 Western
Union. $1,000; Postal Telegraph Co,
5000; Colorado and Philadelphia Reduc-
ton Works, $4,000. Balance scattering.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, Nov. o.
The sun rose this morning on IA city badly
scared and wrecked but not discouraged
by the most fearful ordeal in its history.
The gale began to subs.de about midnight
when ii was blowing at the rate of alb IEt
fifty or sixty miles an hour and 1t has con-
tinued gradually to abate since that hour.
Its highest velocity. reported by the
e,ghty-five miles an hour.
No loss of life has been reported. Edgar
IT. Ensign, formerly State forestry com
missioner was caught under falling pole
on TETON street, near the FL Paso CUB,
and pnioned to the ground. He has "A
compound fracture of one leg and Internal
injuries that viii in view of his advanced
age probably prove fatal.
The damage Is greatest in the business
part of the CITY, The FL Paso bank, Dur
kee building, Gliding Block, Opera House,
high school, postofiice, Antler's Livery,
Colorado Springs Transfer Company and
Mining Exchange buildings, all in the
center of the city, have roofs tern off or
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
thousands of dollars. From outlying sec
tons of the city reports have come OF
destruction of many small dwelling
houses. In Ivy wild, suburb, Smiths
green houses were blown down and burn
ed. There were about dozen alarms OF
fire during the day and night. Firemen
did valiant service and prevented spread
of the flames. Mayor Robinson is com
mended on all sides for his prompt action
in organizing committee OF safety.
Ma Tor shapcott was placed In charge
and he at once organized force to patrol
the streets and instructions were positive
to show no mercy 20 anybody starting
fire in the streets,
At 9 o'clock this morning, the chief OF
notice and Mayor Robinson announced
that at least 100 frame residences had been
crushed or wrecked completely by the
gale and thousands Of shade trees have
been torn up by the roots
The wire situation IN the city Is ap-
palline Few telephones are IN service
and not a single toll line wire a mile out
side the city. The car lines are In even
worse shape Trolley wires are down and
street cars on their hacks being over
turned hy the wind, The Postal TeleFraph
Company has not a single wire anywhere,
The Western Union has only the ono 10
Kansas City over the Rock Island,
Between Denver and tho springs many
miles OF pole lines are down ana VIII TO-
quire weesa fo-Ieplaee H'a~~A.