Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-04-13
SAND AND WIND,
The Consistent" Santa Fe Corre-
spondent Tells Of a Seventy
Mile an Hour Breeze.
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE.

The consistent" Santa be New
Mexican correspondent of the Denver
Republican who strcnuously objected
to an item published from AlhuquCr
que regarding the snow aud wind
storms which prevailed here last
week. has distinguished himself by
going outside at his bailiwick tO tell
the outside world the kind OF a storm
they have loo other sections uf New
Mexico This consistent. thou art %
jewel fellow iu his dispatch, says
The worst wind and sand storm
since April D. 1880 visited southern
New Mexico yesterday The court
house the Catholic priests house and
other buildings ln Las Cruces were
badly damaged many trees uprooted
and two houses az Mosilla Park were
uuroofod
"ThO storm ragged for the greater
part ct the day. and ut $3.50 y. m. the
maximum velocity of the wind was
80 miles IAN hour registered by the
avomotur ON science nall
The Sky was dark throughout the
uay hy the cloud of sand and dust At
bowinE considerable damage was done
to buildings"
WINDY DISSERTATION.
The bona Ana County Republican
IN its comments on the sand storm
that ragged in the Mosllla valley the
same storm that made lie a burden lu
this city for few hours says
Tho wind which blew Thursday was
remarkable iu that DC exceeded any
for several years BE strength and Ne,
ioCity Ancmuturs registered veto.
city ct co 90 SO miles am hour most OF
the day The freaks and damages re-
Aultlng were quito numerous. Henry
roy. Who came tu town boo tho evening
from Organ. had occasion Co go over
tho ORGAN pass during @ disagrvyablt
portion uf the day and in order To de-
so safely be- had Co crawl ON his hands
and knees for q distance of several
hundred yards at the highest point
Ihg gale was most intense there CIV.
iuE Gao tuu numerous currents guIgug
90 that point ono of tho chimuuVa
ut the court house blew down with a
crash that scared them all Tor several
moments a window aud sash ION
into tho street from the Masonic hall
breaking lrtu hundreds Of pieces. a
section OF roof was lifted from the
Murphy cottage Boo which IN Ride.
nuur aud family reside Sis ur seven
telegraph poles were RACED near Duua
Ana breaking an telegraph .uuury
tiuua until during the evening section
men united ono wire Connections
were stlli broken yesterday morning
and the trains were not reported Ito
tpi men ana mail carriers guessed 90
would bp several hours late. and they
dii not mlsa 90
The force of tho zephyr cracked and
blew down outside plAstrrInE from uu
mDruus buildings throughout town 4
similar wind occurred Ice yet still
stronger form about sis years ago and
the damage done then was cousid,ra
bic The wind of Thursday blew iu
windows. awnings and most pNprs
thing loose in III paso
While the Rio Grando and Mcsilla
valleys were having their troubles iu
trying 90 keep body and soul together
during tho terrific sand storm ui
among tho pines OF Otcro county th,
same kind OF storm was holding
uI sway The AlAmuFurdu Npws
SAYS
The Wiudsturm Thursday was N,
most violent ever known here. Al
through tho valley the wind blew al
terrific rate. the telegraph line byinl
put ont uf the Hpht early n the game
= $ Hopper of the New Mexico ri,
aud Timber company came down from
the mountains That day aud says Oh,
storm wac 800 violent iu thc SucrnmU u
tus that the largest trees were up
rooted ny hundreds. Major lloWollgu
who came up from 90 paso ON "a,
same dHE. Says that the dust was 81,
thick that one standing on the plat
form OF the train could uHt sro thI
car iu front OF him. 40 lauila sytiou
damage was done The roof was blown
On tho saloon Hul crashed into th.
side of th, southwestern Mercantile
company store. ,nIug 10 iu.