Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-23
And WIND in THE WEST
Stern Conditions Prevail frsm Missouri
River TO Mountains.
GREAT DAMAGE TO STOCK AND FRUIT
Telegraph Wires Down and Passenger
Trains Are Late-Two Men
Freeze 60 Death I'm south
Dakota.


Missouri river today, causing heavy losses
Of live stock and late fruit. Telegraph
wires have been Frustrated and railroad
schedules dsarranged.
The storm Is almost unprecedented FOR
severity at this season Of the year, and
takes rank, according to the weather bu-
reau. with the snowfall on April p and %.
1885. Up to O'Clock this evening about
twenty inches of snow had fallen in Dem
yer, much Of which had melted. and indi-
cations were that snow would continue 10
fall tonight Clearing and warmer weather
Is predicted for tomorrow. Some places on
the eastern slope of the mountains report
I a snowfall measuring three to four feet
| While the temperature on the plains mas
auctuated from 20 TO 80 degrees above zero
It has been much colder at higher attitudes.
/ At Corona, the highest point on the new
/ Moffst Denver-salt Lake railroad, de-
grees below zero early today was reported.
At Emery Gap, near Clayton on the Colo
RADIO & Southern railroad. snow drifted nine
! feet deep and trafic was completely tied
| up today. Two rotary snow blows were
/ sent out TO open the road.
! Santa Fe passenger train No. T. west
| bound. was derailed between Wagon Mound
and Springer. twenty miles from Trinidad,
/ last night and The road was blocked for
several hours. The heavy snow caused the
mali coach and two baggage cars to jump
/ the track and they rolled down an en-
bankment Only one man. the mail clerk,
! was hurt and his injuries are not severe.
! Telegrsphic service throughout the west
I is badly hampered and trains indefinitely
late.
+. II. Brandenburg. head OF the local
weather bureau, today furnished the fol-
lowing account Of the storm and its cause:
The crest OF the anti-cyclone remained
/ for twenty-four hours over northern Colo
\ RADIO, with the barometer low In the south
west This distribution Of pressure caused
/ strong winds in VVvonnina eastern Colo
! RADIO and eastern New Mexico. With the
low temperature the precipitation spread
Guided southern wyoming. Colorado and
1 northern New Mexico This condition re-
mained steady for twenty-four, hours. but
I there came a change Sunday which
brought break in the storm very shortly.
although the low temperature will probably
Hunters Freeze 10 Death.
! SIOUX FALLS, s. d. Oct. 22-David
Ganaway and Hubert Brown, young sons
OF prominent residents OF Chamberlain,
were found dead on the prairie today, vic
Tins Of the storm that swept central South
Dakota yesterday. They had been hunting
I near Red lake.
OGDEN. Utah. oct 22-The windstorm
pl Unity SIX IouIH uuIduOu lHdl tH0cu AZ
Z O'Clock this morning. killed one man and
injured many and caused 9O0,OO0 property
4 damage. Hiram Hibbs. while attempting
to anchor his barn, was struck by flying
plank and instantly killed. Barns were
overturned, roofs OF houses blown OF. plate
glass windows smashed, trees uprooted and
telegraph and telephone poles prostrsted.
The old Catholic church was blown down
and the new ones roof was blown OF and
u costly mosaic window demolished.
Passenger Trains Delayed
ELLIS. Kan. oct. 22-Colorado's snow
storm is passing east and prevailed today
in western Kansas. Passengers reaching
here this morning on belated eastboUnd
trains report heavy ssow storm in
progress between Ellis and Denver, at
some points assuming the proportions of a
blizzard, with four inches 10 one foot OF
snow on the ground The temperature is
moderate however The snow Is drifting
badly at a good many points. A twenty
four-hour rain storm preceded the snow.
PUEBLO Oct. % - The blizzard
had slightly abated this morning, Railroad
and street car trafhc is badly crippled. The
Rio Grande west of Pueblo has suffered
most from the snow, which is unusually
heavy along its line. Trains from the east
also are late. Cattle and other stock or
ranches suffered from the wet snow and
cold
DULUTH Mimi. oct. PA blanket Of
heavy snow, six inches or more. fell las
night IN northeastern Minnesota. cover
ing the Vermillion and Mesaba ranges anc
extending far west as Fossto
COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct. o.
The severe blizzard that has been In prog
ress for the last forty-eght hours brok,
this morning. Heavy snow is reported II
the mountains. and trains are somewhat
delayed. The temperature in Colorado
Springs this morning was Is above zero.
Wind Carries snow
KANSAS CITY, Oct "A blizzard pre.
walls today in western Kansas, the mos
severe for this time Of the season I'm MANI
years. The eastern boundary OF the storm
appears to be Ellis, Kan, 800 miles ives
OF Kansas City. II has been snoWini
stssdily for twelve hoqrs In that part o
the state and the snow. driven by a heav,
wind, Is piling up in the cuts, stoppinl
railway traffic and playing havoc with teIe
phone and telegraph wires. All trains ar,
late ana wire communication with point.
{ west Of Ellis was for a time lost coin
plstey shortly after noon today A hard
cold rain preceded the snow for twenty
b four hours. II is believed that heavy los.
? 10 stock which were caught unprotected OF
the nlains will result.
WyOmInE stock Uninjured.
. CHEYENNE, Wye, Oct. 22-The storm
which began in northern Wyoming Frida,
and which spread generally over the stan
Saturday and Sunday, continued withou
abatement I'm this section today. About I
; foot Of snow had fallen and all trains hav
been DELAYED. Stock on the range is in goo,
condition and there VIII he little loss un
less extremely low teniDera lures follow.
% In DnkOta
, PIERRE, 8. D.. Oct. 22.-(Sgeclal Tele
o Eram)-since last eyeuing practically thre
3 inches Of precipitation IN the r-.m OF rail
D and snow has fallen IN this eii5 The storm
began with heavy rain last utSst and ha
been followed by snow al TODAY All con
struction work on The reiIronf west ha
been stopped. as reported from out aloni
the line, indicating the condittess % be q
: bad west OF here a. in this m.y. Il Is IN
5 first snow OF the season aMS came just
, year after Ike storm lust fall
/, sIset IN Central NebFaska
LINCOLN. 0et All trains from IA
5 west wers late today many hours on ao
J count Of snow and sleetstOrms Ia Ne
4 braska. Kansas and Colorado. The storl
) was responsible for freight wreck o
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