Barton County democrat., 1913-12-12
WAS A WEEK OF STORMS,
Colorado Buried Under IS Inches a.
sncw-sad Floods In the South.

q Last week saw one Of the most a.,
we're storms which have ever sxapk
over the western and southern skatsA
E Colorado especially suffered NON =
heavy snowfall Of 45 inches whicA -.
tally tied up all kinds Of buusinen.
Tor several days. and Il Is fsassa
that many HIVES have been lost h
The more remote regions among th>,
mountains The loss Of live stook -
the state has been appalling. an,
many Of the farmers and rancAsp,> :
nave lost their entine herds. H..
following dispatches Of last wei.
give some idea Of the effect of ~.
storm, which the people Of this sAc-.
ton Of the country can be extreme
ly thankful they escaped.
Denver, Dec. Sat s O'Clock To-,
night the severe snowstorm which hse,r
completely tied up all forms ot busiS-
ness In Denver and Central Colorss.
90. Is practically ended according b,
weather bureau officials. Tie totalo,
the snowfall IN the storm is given ots.
ficially at 45.5 inches.
Denver will be placed under vn~
tual martial law. with the police e.
the city directing all movemeuts ot
traffic and pedestrians.
One Of the greatest hardships g..
companying the storm was the ex,..
treme shortage Of coal, which becamas
evident today.
One Of the largest hotels In Deu-e..
yer was forced to close today. 0atics 3.
buildings have exhausted their SUD-
ply Of fuel and were forced to cIosas.
Other hotels housing hundneds o ma.
rooned tradespeople, fear they WIZ
be unable to get coal and win have,
10 close. The suffering among Other,
parts Of the state is said to be ins~
tense. Railroad traffic Is completely J .
blocked.
Denver, Dec. s-With farmers and4
stockmen making their way into tha,
nearest towns on skis and snowshosa,
from the more remote districts, the,
damage occassioned from the De
snowstorm Is becoming known.
The loss to cattle feeders VIII be-
heavy. Thousands Of calves persisted.
and IN many places cattle have besno
without any food for over three days.
Today stockmen ON snowshoes and
skis are endeaVoring to force their
cattle through the snow as meana-
Of breaking road over which they
could haul feed, and others are using
drags drawn by ten and TWELVE hopaa
to break the roads.
At Longmont hundreds Of cattle a.
ready have perished. At Idaho Springs
three hundred head are isolated and
starving. They can be seen from the
town. Only their heads are visiblers
above the snow.
Galveston. Tex. Dec. s.-Today Tor
the first time It became possible 10
estimate the toll Of life and propsg-
ty taken by the great floods Of thA,
Brazos and Colorado rivers and THAR
tributaries and their eight day sweep
across the state. The best general sas
Inmates are these:
Forty thousand square miles oftaa
ritory have been laid waste.
Over five hundred persons It u
believed have been killed.
One hundred million dollars IN proo.
ery Is lost.
twenty-five cities, towns and vf>
lagos have contributed to the deathf
roll.
Tbirty-eight other towns have hesz
flooded, although without any inowR
loss Of life.
More than 100 bodies Of the dea1
have been recovered within thA lask
eighteen hours. 1t will be many daya
before the fun details can be Iearuea
The progress Of the flood has MT
ceased, and tomorrow the water wilk
spread Itself IN a blanket 30 mites
wide, covering the lowlands along tie.
coast. There will be a great deaf
more property loss.
There Is still q great deal Of SUI
feFing. Thousands Of persons dps
marooOed on hiltops, waiting for
the recession Of waters IN the val
Ieys. Many are cHnging to tpeetopa
United States lKe savers are WORKING
contsantly. It is impossible 30 pro
vide for funeral services and the hodA
YES are buried where they are found.
many on the open prairies. Carrioa
crows lead searching parties to the
bodies Of the dead.
Mrs. Roy johnson Is here from u
Crosse for visit with her parents