Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-20
Heavy Snowfalls in the East and Mid
die West.
SN0WSLIDES IN COLORADO
Eight Days Fall in Illinois-Cars
Held in Drifts All Might
Fears for Stock

DENVER, Col, March 20-Owing to the
fear of snowslides ali mines in the neigh
borhood of Silverton, Col, have been closed
and 1900 miners have fed to Siverton for
safety. Sixteen men have been crushed or
suffocated to death by the avalanches in
this district in the last three days The
property loss is now estimated at $500, 900
The railroad between Silverton and Du-
range is blockaded and Silverton is now
facing famine.
A train which has been four days on the
road reached Crested Butte the terminus
of the branch of the Denver and Rio Grande
running north from Gunnison. last night.
All SnoW-bound passengers ii is said have
been rescued without undergoing unusual
hardships. Travel on the main line of the
Denver and Rio Grande through the state
has not been Interrupted
First Snow of the Season.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. March 20.-The first
snow of the season fell here today. All
streams in North Alabama are high because
of recent rains and trains are still delayed
on many railroads, due to washouts.
Nine Inches of Snow at Buffalo.
BUFFALO. n. Y, March 20-About nine
Inches of snow has fallen here since yes
terday, by far the heaviest fall of the sea-
son. The fall throughout this section of
the state has been very heavy. Mail trains
east and westbound are from an hour and
half to two hours behind time
Eight Days Snowfall in Illinois.
DECATUR, H., March 20.-The Cincin-
natl, Hamilton and Dayton passenger tran
due in Decatur from Indianapolis at am.
Monday and fast in a snowdrift six miles
east of Decatur all day Monday and Mon
day night was dug out of the snow today.
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drifts while Irying to help the train out
Monday backed into Decatur today. A new
relief engine was at once sent to bring in
the train and was back In half an hour
without further difficulty. The fifteen pas
sengers who We're on the train had plenty
of food supplied In baskets by the railroad
company.
Ali the passengers spent the night IN
sleeping cars. Fuel supplies were ample,
and there was no suffering. The total
fan of snow at Decatur, official measure
street car lines all open again today.
Trains with two engines are from one 10
ten hours late. Business which was par
alyzed by the storm, is slowly resuming.
Illinois Central passenger train leaving
Decatur at 7:15 Monday for Champaign is
still in a snow drift at Argenta, twelve
miles from Decatur. Four engines trleo
unavailingly all night to move the train.
Twelve passengers are comfortable in the
cars, farmers nearby supplying food ana
hot coffee.
Vandalia passenger train due in Decatur
1920 Monday morning arrived this morn
ing at 6. drawn by seven engines.
The Continental Limited on the Wabash,
from New York to st. Louis, due IN Deca-
tur at 400 pm. Monday afternoon, passed
Decatur at o'clock this morning, after be-
ing seven hours in a drift near Philo, III.
The snow was so deep that the windows or
the cars were hidden. Four locomotives
pulled the train out. There was much suf-
fering from the cold because the heat in
the cars had TO be cut off while the cars
were pulled out one at a time.
Blizzard at Buffalo.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BUFFALO, n Y. March 2o-A heavy
snowstorm. accompanied by high winds.
caused blizzard conditions in this city
after midnight last night At o'clock
this morning the total snowfall in Buff
falo and vicinity was nine inches, or as
much snow as fell in any one month of
the three months, December, January and
February, this winter.
1t is still showing and drifting, and
time schedules have been broken on all
railroads entering this city.
Wintry conditions viii continue until
Thursday according to the local weather
bureau, and the temperature will fall
considerably. Western New York farm
ers are delighted with the heavy snow
fall, because it enables them to haul logs
from the woods, and insures good crop
of maple syrup
Worst for March in Many Years.
Special Dispatch The Star.
CORRY, Pa, March 2o-Snow has fall
en- for the last twenty-four hours with
out cessation and indications are that
it will continue throughout the day.
Steam and trolley roads are experience
ing difficulty in making schedule time,
and in spots along the Chautauqua trac-
tion line. between Mayville and James
town. the snow is five feet deep. PIoughs
are in all roads. The storm Is
the worst for March in many years.