Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-06
MUCH DAMAGE CAUSED
BY HEAVY SNOWSTOR RIM.
tFrom Thursdays Daily)

continuously all day yesterday and
last night, turning warmer during the
evening, causing the snow to stick to
when people got up many found their
lights out OF order telephone knocked
out. and glancing ont OF the house
discovered trees weighted to the
ground, in many cases limbs broken,
trees split in two. etc.
The manager of the telephone com
pany informed The Herald this after
noon that OF the 59l telephones in
Durango. over 800 are out of order
and in many cases poles are down as
well as the wires. In this respect
North Durango suffered the most
damage. 1t probably will require sew
eral days to get the phone lines
Strengthened out and in working Or
der, although Manager Pattison has a
force OF men at work rushing the
work as fast as possible.
The Western Union and Denver &
Rio Grande have been completely
knocked ont since about midnight
The Western Union has not received
or sent in any direction, the lines be-
ing down east over the Cumbres
range to Silverton and west by way OF
the Rio Grande Southern. hence The
Herald is without telegraphic report
today, unless we succeed in getting a
few items by way of Telluride over
the phone later, the long distance
telephone wires fortunately working
all right
The Denver Rio Grande is without
a wire. hence is unable to give any in
formation regarding trains with the
exception that about II o'clock Agent
Brown received telephone message
from Denver to the effect that the
passenger coming this way left Ala
mosa on time and that no trouble was
looked for on Cumbres range, where
the snow is not drifting. According
to this We may expect the eastern in
at about the usual time. The progress
of the train going east this morning Is
not known. The same is true re-
garding the Rio Grande Southern
trains. They may be blocked tight
for all the railroad officials know.
At this writing 45-no word has
been received from the passenger
leaving Durango this morning for Sill
verton. 1t is quite possible news may
be received before We go to press. II
is quit certain, however, that there
must be number of slides down and
prospects for getting through are not
bright.
The train coming from Silverton
last evening encountered a number OF
slides and was four hours late in get
ting in. it being necessary for the
crew to do the shoveling act. Arriv-
ing at Trimble Springs the train crew
and passengers repaired to the hotel
where Mrs. Day had prepared royal
feast for the hungry men in response
to a telephone message from Rock
wood, Assistant Superintendent Nc.
Atee being on board and giving the or
der to stop.
The electric light company, while
people, have many wires down in diff
ferent parts of the town AID 1t will
be necessary to bring Jut the tallow
dip this evening. The company has
1T 30
through with North Durango this eve.
ming and devote tomorrow to the
south side, taking North Durango
first because the arc lights were OUT
of commission.
The damage TO fruit trees will be
considerable, more especially cherry
trees many being split in two and
Others with limbs broken. Many OF
the Boulevard park trees are dam
aged to more or less extent. Some
trees as big as ones body gave way
to the weight of snow.
While not showing to amount to
much, most of today has been dis
agreeable and undoubtedly snow is
falling in the mountains. Still indi-
cations point to the worst of the
storm being over.
3.30--Agent Brown has
Just phoned The Herald that the
eastern train is on time. the Informa.
ton coming by way of Denver over
the telephone. stating that the train
had crossed the hill all right.
Up to this hour no news has been
received from the train leaving for
Silverton. The train is supposed to
be some place between the power
company's plant and Elk Park. hav'
ing passed the first mentioned place
1t is possible the train is hemmed in
oa both sides from slides.
Telluride, 4. p. m.-The Rio Grande
Southern train leaving Telluride this
morning for Durango got stuck In g
snow drift near Ames. 1t was impos
sible to back out with the flanger an
so it was left in the drift and the
train returned to Telluride about