The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-25
SOUTHWEST FLOODED.
Much Damage to Railroads and Other
Property.

Denver, Colo, April 25.-In the rain
and snow storm that began early Sun
day and continued until noon Monday
Colorado. Wyoming and New Mexico
received q far greater precipitation of
moisture than is usual at this season
of the year. The precipitation in Den
yer during the "a hours ending at 6
o'clock q. m. registered 2.3O inches.
This record has been exceeded only
four times since 1876. In Pueblo the
precipitation for the same period was
1.7S and in Dodge City, Kan, 2-06.
Miles of telegraph and telephone
wires were Frustrated by the heavy
snow and communication with many
points was interrupted. For safety
trains were run slowly.
The damage to trees and shrubbery
in this city was considerable and IN
some districts fruit trees and early
crops were damaged.
Train service on practically all
roads in Colorado was delayed by the
storm. A landslide in the Royal gorge
on the main line of the Rio Grande,
covered the track and delayed traffic
for several hours. In the Cripple Greek
district the snowfall was extremely
heavy and trains were operated with
great difficulty.
Santa Fe Train Ditched.
Los Angeles, Cal, April 25.-Santa
Fe passenger train from San Fran
cisco east was ditched Sunday near
Ash Fork, AriZ-, as the result of rains
that had SOftened the track The
accident tipped the engine half over,
killing Engineer Richter and Fireman
Morton. The accident tied UP traffic
several hours. With the exception of
being shaken up none of the pas
sengers suffered any injury.
Damage by High Water.
Trinidad, April 25.=TTo feet of wet,
heavy snow covers this section and the
indications are that the storm is not
yet over, as the weather is still threat
ening. The PurgatOry river, which
overlooked its banks last fall and
caused damage to the Santa Fe rail-
road estimated at half a million dol
lars is rising rapidly and grave fears
are entertained that the result may
be repeated. Some sections OF the road
recently repaired were damaged today
by the overlooking of the river.
A small bridge on the Colorado and
Southern road was washed out de-
laying traffic several hours. Owing
to the destruction of the water main
supplying Trinidad, the business sec
ton of the city is entirely without
water. The main cannot be repaired
until the river recedes. A temporary
foot and wagon bridge connecting
North and South Trinidad has been
wrecked Many bad rock slides are
the Colorado and Wyoming railroad.
Telegraph and telephone lines have
suffered considerably.
No Trains for Twelve Hours.
Gallup. n. NJ. April 25.-No through
trains have run in either direction on the
Santa Fe for the past z hours. and the
prospects for immediate repairing of the
break in the line between Blue Water and
Granite are very poor The track for
nearly half mile is washed out. IT mas
been raining almost continuously for the
past sixty hours. with indications of con-
tinuing. Overland train No. 3 which left
Los Angeles Saturday night, is held at
Gallup, and other east bound trains are
at SeliEman on account of a wreck at
CrOokton early this morning caused by
soft track The engineer and fireman of
passenger No. 8 were killed in the wreck