The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
D. m a ge Will Reach
Hundreds Of Thous-
ands of Dollars.
THREE LIVES LOST;
SCORES MISSING
Denver Still Choked With Snow
and Conditions Are Chaotic
Death List as Result of
Texas Floods Now Num-
bers Fifty-Threc
Persons.

Especial 70 Tho Times DISPATCH
DshNei, COL December 6.-'rle bliH-
zaId. which ravaged three fourths OF
colorado for sixty hours beginning
last Wednesday night. has Departed
astward. and tonight is reported as
sweeping over the EASTERN part OF the
state, Western Nebraska and kausas
According to the wcathcr man. tho
! storm vii continue eastward 10 the
Great Lakes
The damage done by the storm viii
reach hundreds or thousands Of dollars.
lhree lives were known 10 have been
lost. while scor. OF persons ar.
missing several OF whom are believed
TO be dead. Snow slides are running in.
IN" mountains as 81 result OF the cuoi'-
nous snowfall, ana to day one lniucl.
was swept to his death in san Juan
County and two in clear Greek County
Three men are missing In BOULDER
County. while three .nail coaches I'm
/ Chaii"e and Park Counties have utterly
disappeared. These carried no passcn-
gers on account of the blizzard, but il
rs ieared the drivers have pcrished y
dozen persons arc still reported missing
IN Denver and its suburbs
Traffic DcmoraiiAcd.
Train service is still hopelessly de-
inorIlizeu. and 40 relief Of moment is
promised before tomorrow or Monday
Trains are stalled in many sections. and
one combination passenger and freight
has been lost III Clear Creek Canon.
Vehicle traffic i'm dozen cities from
Trinidad north TO the Wyoming line.
including Denver. is in the most chaotic
coEiditiog, and il viii he days before
normal travel conditions are restored.
In Denver the streets and alleys are
chokcd with snow from three TO fifteen
feet in depth. OF the 2n3 miles OF
tranlway lines within the city limits,
less than per cent Is in operation.
and this only or two OF the downtown
lines. Ii will be Monday night before
the lines have all rcopened.
Little was accomplished to-day in
rhc way OF food and fuel deiiverics
No attempt was made 10 send wagons
beyond Tic downtown limits. and these
mad TO be hauled by from fou: TO eight
horses. and the LOADS reduced TO the
minimum amount. Tiie coal supply a.
all hotels. hospitals. rooming houses
apartment buildings and business
blocks has been reduced 10 the lowest
point, ana The heatieg plants in many
OF them VIII have TO suspend opera
tons within the next forty-eigi!t
hours. unless they can he replenished
in their supply OF fuel. Two OF the
largest Office buildings in tile city were
forced - suspend elevator and neat
Ing service to-day for the lack Of
fuel Many restaurants will be COM
PEELED 10 close tomorrow for lack OF
coal Food supplies Iol the restaurants
were delivered ON horseback in gunny
sacks to-day.
Cannot U-ach Homes.
Thousands OF persons employed In
the business districts are again slcrp-
inG downtown Tonight, because they
caunot reach their homes. The fall OF
! snow apparently WAS much heavier IN
the residence sections than in the
heart OF the city. AT many points five
root fences have been completely COW
cred. The enormous snow banks in
The streets have made il impossible
for the. fire department. To respond TO
alarms. and to-Gay a large residence
was completely destroyed The hose
wagons and engines that were sent
| from the houses were soon stalled and
one of the fiTemen unhitched horse
and attempted to reach the burning
building on horseback. carrying an ey-
tinSuisher with him. He failed in the
effort
Despite the heavy losses caused by
/ inc storm to property and business. the
storm will be of untold benefit next
year it has insured an amply supply
OF water for all irrigation purposes
ana bumper winter wheat and alfalfa
! crops are anticipated
Fifty-thrce known Dead
Bryan, Texas. December Gritty
three persons tonight arc known to
be dead and scores Of others are re-
ported TO have lost their lives in the
Hoods of Central and South Central
Texas Three thousand persons have
been driven To tho upper floors Of their
homes or been compelled TO seek re-
luec in trees. where they remained for
hours before being rescued