The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-30
Snow Nine Feet Deep Mean
Denver, but Weather Proph~
cts Discern Signs of Gale
Abating Within ShOrtsTime
TELEGRAPH WIRES ARE
DOWN ALL ALONG LINE
Damage to Wheat Crop in Kan
SaS by Dust and by Prairie
Fires is Estimated as Being
Heayy-StOrm in Missouri.

Denver, Colo, March 29,-TO-
night storm conditions Throughout
the Rocky Mountain region showed
signs of improvement. The high
winds that have prevailed for the
last two days have subsidized, and, ex-
cept in the higher attitudes, snow
had quit falling, while many sections
of Colorado, notably the fruit grow
ing regions, reported stationary OF
rising temperature.
The local weather bureau tonight
issued a forecast predicting tomor-
row would witness the passing of the
storm. Latet reports from the fruit
districts of Colorado indicated no
damage has been done by t0day's
storm, while from many sections
come reports of incaloulable benefit
to Tanchers on account Of the moist
ure preeipitated. ,
The most serious damage from todsv.s
storm came from the prostration OF the
telephone and telegraph wires Early this
morning Denver was practically cut Off
from telegraphIc communication with thal
east, and this condition showed little im-
provement at midnight. Practically the
only means Of communication was a sim
gle wire over a circuitOus route from
Chicago through ST. Paul Bismarck. Hell
ena and Salt Lake to Denver, put in Op-
GRAFTON about o'clock tonight. In some
portions Of the mountains train service
was seriously delayed. though no serious
accidents were reported.
Storm in Pass.
From Gunnison comes the report that
a snOWstOrm is raging around Marshall
pass. delaying railroad traffic.
The storm appears TO have diminished
in the eastern slope of the Rockies, and
moved rapidly eastward, the heavy snow
being followed i'm its wake by a sieeC
storm. and grinding and whizZing across
the prairie By wind which has assumed
the proportions Of a gale.
The telegraph companies report that
there Is not wire into Denver from the
east the last one. which was routed by
the way of 81. Paul. Helena and Salt Lake
City, failing shortly after s O'Clock to-
night. In many places miles of poles have
been carried down. and the wires lie tam
gled tn a mass of Wreckage, which, It is
understood. Will require several days to
clear away
Wire communication with the Pacific
coast also had suffered materially from
the storm. and what Geographic commit
nications are possible are going By cir
cuitOus routes.
At Limou. colo. tine snow is five feet
deep blocking all traffic on the ChiCsg
Rock Island & Pacific railroad. The
high wind is blowing the snow into inn
mense drifts. The railway station at
Genoa Colo. was blown away, but as
far as known no one was hurt. Forty
miles of telegraph poles were blown down
between Fort Morgan and Wray, Colo
The Kansas division of the Union Pacific,
railroad is reported blocked east and west
Of LimOn. Not a train was moving vest
of JulesbuTg on the central division or
the Union Pacific. Several overland
trains We're reported stalled in snowbanks
at Snyder. Colo. Traffic was said to be
impeded on the Denver & Rio Grande
between Denver and Pueblo.