Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-22
Entire Eastern Slope of Rocky Mountains
Covered BY blanket Of Snow.
'oNST OF " cENTtss IN NEW MEXICO
shsepmen Have Net With Heavy Losses
from Snow and Cold,
HIGH WIND SWEEPS OVER SALT LAKE
Buildings Wrecked, Trsu UprOoted and
Telegraph Wires Down.
NEBRASKA AND WYOMING ARE TOUCHED
snowfall Heavy Enough to Impede
Movement of Trains In wyom-
ing and wcstern Part Of
This stntr

movement OF Trains In WyOm-
ing and Western Part of
This state
DENVER, Colo, oct g.-A general
storm prevailed along the eastern slope Of
the Rocky mountains from wyoming 10
New Mexico today. Snow has been fall
ing in Colorado almost incessantly for ths
past twenty-four hours and still continues
tonight Suburban electric lines have
operated with difficulty aud railroads have
experienced delay in running trains. "A
yet no serious results are reported in this
section, but from Albuquerque, N NJ,
comes report Of considerable property
damage there from high winds. The sud
den dropping OF the temperature. accom-
panied by blizzard conditions In northern
New Mexico. has caused heavy losses TO
the sheep raising industry. II rumor 10
correct.
In Colorado the storm extended TO the
western slope In the valley around Buena
Vista the snow lies two feet deep on the
level and in the mountains throughout the
state the varies from two to nve
feet In depth. Twenty-Five inches of snow
had fallen at Florence by nightfall, Apple
orchards in that section will suffer con-
siderably The trees. heavily laden with
fruit, are breaking down. The roof OF one
of the buildings at tho cement works at
Portland gave way under the weight OF
snow. In northern Colorado the snow is
twenty inches deep and should frceze
follow heavy loss will result to the potato
crop.
Wyoming reports a general storm that
has played havoc with wire communIca-
tion and is interrupting railroad traffic.
Several minor wrecks have occurred. Live
stock is threatened from exposure.
The storm, though abated somewhat. still
continued at midnight.
Worst In Years.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Oct 2.-The
worst blizzard since the great storm of iSss
Is general throughout New Mexico tonight.
high wind Is bringing a general fan Of
sleet and snow throughout the Grand val
ley and reports tonight indicate that the
losses 20 sheep growers will be very heavy.
The storm began here about O'Clock
Saturday morning with a high wind which
rapidly increased in velocity until by
O'Clock the gale had reached the proper
ticRs of n tornado. The wind carried dense
clouds of sand and dust which developed
into rain and later with rapidly failing
temperature into sleet ana snow Tonight
the snow is falling in binding sheets ard
meager reports indicate that It is much
more severe in the country. Telegraph and
telephone service IL almost completely shut
off and railroad trsfiic is delayed Some
minor damage has been done In Albuquer-
que Las Vegas, Socorro and smaller towns
south of Albuquerque.
High Wind at salt Lake.
SALT Lake CITY. Utah, Oct 21.-For
the past twenty-four hours this city and
vicinity has been swept by a windstorm
of unparalleled severity. In addition to
three serious accidents to persons, property
over wide area has been devastated. A
fire famed by the wind has obliterated
the new plant of the Utah Packing COM
pany and a monetary loss of approximately
$4,000 entailed. During the full period OF
the storm trains have arrived irregulary
or not at all. For much of the time the
street car service has been at a standstill
and the electric lighting plants out OF com
mission.
The burning OF the Utah Packing plant
north Of the city. which occurred last
night, is the most serious single loss. The
building had just been completed and was
to have been put in use in a few DAYS
The project was inaugurated by western
cattlemen and was In opposition to the
large packing houses of the east. The
cause OF the fire has not been explained
Only a small fraction of the loss is covered
by insurance.
Ruined buildings, fallen chimneys broken
windows, loosened signs and toppied trees
throughout this and adjoining towns are
the most common souvenirs OF the storm
and form, I'm the aggregate, immense
source of loss. The wind attained a maxi
mum velocity of ffty-two miles an hour
at 9 o'clock Saturday night and ( and
~
ward It maintained an average speed OF
thirty-eight miles. The local weather
bureau has been handicapped but expresses
! the opinion that the storm is local and
with little effect north OF Ogden or south
/ of Provo, Utah.
The greatest sufferers from the storms
were Captain William c. Cahoon and
Driver Fred Gulbranson OF the FIRE depart
ment They were caught under "a falling
/ tree they were driving 10 answer a fire
alarm. Cahoon had both legs broken and
Gulbranson was injured internally. Both
are in a hospital. Others sustained less
serious injuries from falling trees ana
short-circuited wires
/ A beautiful mosaic window. which cost
:S,Ooo. I'm the new Presbyterian church, was
broken to bits; the Grand, Chinese res
taurant on Second South street was de.
I
rooted. A freight car in Short Line train
coming from Ogden was lifted bodily from
the trucks.
| The only mail received today was from
Los Angeles, over the San Pedro. Los
Angeles & Salt Lake. The only telegrapL
wires available tonight are two to Denver
along the Rio Grande Western ana one to
Los Angeles. Last night the city was de-
| pendent upon a single copper strand To
Denver for outside communication.
The wind Is stll blowing tonight. but
with its violence greatly diminished.
! snOwstOrm Delays Trains.
/ ALLIANCE. Neb., Oct. 2l.-(Specisl Tele-
gram. )--From a typical thunder storm.
with the predOminance OF lightning that is
"A feature OF this country, to a snow storm
that blocks trains. marked the advent OF
winter 10 these parts within the last twen-
ty-four hours.
Train No is on the Burlington was
stuck in the snow just west OF here. and
IN trying 90 get through got some cars on.
which badly laid out several passengers
trains. The country now has SvsEy ASVsArS