Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-10-25
TELEGRAPH WIRES DOWN
ReaNy Snow Causes perailment of
Two Cars on Colorado Southern
Raitroad-Wind Storm in Utah
Kills One Map-Property Damage
500, 600.

stock and of late fruit. Telegraph
wires are FRUSTRATED aud railroad
schedule is disarranGod,
The storm is almost unprecedented
for severity nj this season of the
year and takes rank, according to the
weather bureau, with the snowfall of
April - and -, 1885, Up to { O'Clock
last evening, about 20 inches OF snow
had fallen in Denver, aud indications
were that the snowfall would con.
tinue all night At Corns the high,
est point on the new Mofratt.nonyor.
Salt Lake railroad, two dorrocs be.
low zero early yesterday mo.wlg was
reported,
At Emery Gap, near Clayton on the
Colorado Southern railroad, the snow
drifted nine feet deep aud trafic was
practically tied up. Two rotary snow
plows were sent out to open the road
Santa Fo train No. Z west bound was
derailed between Wagon Mound and
Springer 20 miles from Trinidad Sun.
day night and the road blocked FOR
several hours Heavy SHOWS caused
the mail coach aud two baggage cars
to jump the track and they rolled
down the embankment Only one
man, n mail clerk, was hurt His In
iuries were not severe
Big Property Loss.
Ogden, Utah, oct. ga wind
storm which continued 30 hours
killed one man, injured many and
caused 100000 property damage
Hiram Hibbs while attempting to
anchor his barn, was struck by fly.
ing plank and Killed. Barns were
overturned, roofs OF houses blown off,
plate glass windows smashed trees
uprooted and telegraph and tole,
phone poles Frustrated
Snow Continues In Nebraska,
Alliance, Neb., Oct, 30. The storm
continued last night, more than ~
inches of snow having fallen In "A
hours. Train service west is at
standstill, There is much approhen.
sion for livestock, large portion o,
the potato crop still Is in the ground
and IT is feared that 1t will be a total
loss.
Remnant Blowing Over Florida.
jacksonville, Fla, oct. 23,-No de-
yelopments came last night regarding
the effects of the recent hurricane In
Florida. A fresh northeast wind Is
blowing over tho east gulf section, but
It Is of an ordinary character, and the
remnant of the big storm which hung
over tho lower part of the peninsula
Sunday has disappeared The casual.
ty lists heretofore given are un-
changed.
Rough Weather In Texas.
Dallas, Tex, Oct. Wind blow.
Ing 60 miles an hour is sweeping
ncross the plains of the Texas pan
handle, with binding sleet and snow.
The grass is covered with ice, but
cattle are In good condition and the
loss will not be heavy. At Chldress.
there is Ice and frost and at Chan
ming a blizzard is raging.
Destroys Bananas.
New Orleans, Oct. 23.-The steamer
Anslem, which arrived here yesterday.
reported that so great was the DC
5truction Of the hurricane, which pre-
2eded the Cuban storm In point Of
lime and struck the coast of Spanish
Honduras that not bunch OF bananas
was to be secured from that coast.
fhe Anselm had 1000 lunches OF ba.
lanas aboard, although she usually
'arried about $1,000 lunches.
Storms Delay Trains.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 23.--All trains
rom the west were many hours late
on account OF the storms In
Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado. The
storm was responsible for a freight
wreck on the Burlington near Hem
ngford, No one was injured but the |
raiIic was delayed a bad sleet storm
Prevailed IN central Nebraska yestcr |
breaking down trees, telegraph aud |
telephone wires and causing suffering |
lmong stock.
Meet Death on Prairie.
Sioux Falls, S. d., Oct. pas a re.
.ult Of being caught on the prairie
Turing the fierce storm which swept |
.entral South Dakota, David Ganaway |
md Hubert Brown, sons Of promineu
Of Chamberlain, lost their
iye8.
Wyoming Stock Suffers.
Cheyenne. Wyo., Oct. 23.--The storm
which has continued for three days
Without interruption is now rlglng |
With increasing fury. accompanied by |
. heavy fall Of snow Trains are
rom to 10 hours late. All freight
rafIic was abandoned A Colorado g !