The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-06
HUNDREDS UNABLE
TO REACH HOMES
Traffic of All Kinds Absolutely
Suspended, and Schools Closed
neutrality-suspicious. in
Other Cities Equally as
Bad-Several Per
sons Missing.
Especial to The Timcs- -Dispa teh I


from thirty six inchcs to eight fcct
in depth. Never in the history OF the
Rocky Mountains has anything Lecn
experienced to compare with tho
storm which has been raging since
Monday.
The snow Tonight IN Denver is forty
four inches deep. and the storm con-
tinuos with no promise OF a lct-up
ia fact the weather forccaster pre-
diets an additional fan OF eighteen
inches.
Traffic Of all kinds is absolutely
suspended. Trains are stalled all over
the State. one train. the Denver
Special got into Denver to-day on the
started back TO Chicago. hut stalled
just out of the Denver Yards
Street cars have bccu standini, dead
in the streets for thirty-siN hours. As
10 motor cars, none even dares to try
thcm. Even old dobbn" has been
abandoned, and those who move at all
must do by loot.
Conditions in other cities OF this
Statc--CoioTado Springs Trinidad. Ga
non city. Cripple Greek. Victor. Grand
junction--in fact, every town iu colo
rado, except a few small places Oh
Unable TO teach Homes.
IN Denver every downtown hotel
IS crowded; theatre buildings ana
schoolhouses .rc being utilized for
refugees who arc unable TO reach their
homes.
Since last night. sixteen miners ana
=. rescue party of eight have been lost
near Canon CITY Whether they have
perished IN the eight feet OF snow be-
,wccn the mines and their homes can
hn irTn .l..ir,
IL broken
TWO stag ccoachc. near Boulder and
one near Buena Vista. are lost. aud IL
- feared the drivers and the occu-
pants. IL the coaches carried any pas
sengcrs. haVc frozen TO death
Ia the Trinidad mining district
where martial law is III existence. the
suffering WAS said 10 be intense. "a
roth soldiers and strikers are living
in tents, many OF which were blown
down during the storm.
Throughout the state buildiugs in
practically every town have collapsed
from the sheer weight OF the snow
che Foster Building, in Denver. was
"f q water reservoir on the roof ana
hundreds of Offices suffered great dam
age.
All schools Closed
Locally, All schools are closed H.
dciinitely, every theatre has caucelc,,
It's engagements until the weather is
moro favorable, and, on ton OF il all.
Il coal famine il impending. all com
panies having announced that dcilv-
cries under present conditions are inn
possible.
The grocors are out OF bread and
the butchers declare that if the storm
continues, meat deliveries will be i'm
possible. AS 1t is, only such deliveries
~ can he made foot have been
attempted since yesterday.
ts tJ,c 1,i,,
Owing to the strike iii Southern Colo
rado, the supply 10 Denver has been
barely up 10 tho demand. and now
that the trains are Gnablo TO reach
the city, intense suffering is certain
sc tho storm continues another twenty
four hours.
The one saving feature thus far has
Tey medeprtG tempgratur% go Colder
state Tomorrow. however.
Many Persons Missing.
TO. night @ the newsspaper offices are
who report that relatives are missing.
Twenty, half OF them shopgirls, have
not been heard of since they started
homq last night. 1t is hoped ;hat they
are safe and merely have been unable
20 get into communication with their
homes because Of the impaired condi-
tion OF the telephone wires.
Dairy companies to-day issued no
tice that milk and cream would be sup
piled only for babies. Similar action
was taken by the milk companies in
Colorado Springs, Canon City. Grand !
Junction and virtually all other towns
of Importance.
From the plains comes the news that
cattle and sheep are suffering intense
ly. llerdcrS arc certain to lose thou
sands of dollars On tho other hand |
the snow, 1t is declared. will be a
great aid to farmers, as not so much |
moisture has fallen in this State with
in hfty years in any one month.
To-day in Denver only half of the
usual number Of employees were able !
to reach any of tho business houses. a
10 the stores. They were not. needed |
: however as there were no shoppers.
Governor Ammons was among those |
who cssnyed to go to his Office at an |
early hour. From his home in Broad |
way to the State House, Il distance of
eight blocks, no was compelled TO |
break drifts Of snow in many places |
ten feet high
No Deliveries of Mail.
Mail deliveries were not made to-
yer. All day the police We're busy
rescuing persons, especially women.
who We're unable TO break their way
through tho drifts. Mrs. Michael Kane |
of Globcville, n suburb, and her two /
sons, eight and seven years old. were
found almost dead in eight feet of
snow. They wero taken To police
station and revived.
In. Cripple Creek the snow is fifteen |
feet deep. and no ono dares 10 venture !
far from his own doors. Every mine
at Victor and Cripple Creek, has been
closed
In fact, all business in Colorado is |
absolutely at standstill. Snow 'plows |
were tried here to-day by the rail
ROADS and street roads, but proved !