Arizona republican., 1920-04-19
DENVER TRAFFIC |SPARALYZED BY
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DENVER, Colo, April 1s.-The sec ond day of the blizzard prevailing in Denver brought almost complete par alysis to all railroads entering Denver and so completely blockaded the streetx of the city that no traffic except street cars will be permitted in the downtown section tomorrow.
 The Santa Fe, Colorado Southern and the Denver and Rio Grande railroads have annulled all freight and passen- ger schedules. They will make no eff fort to move trains until they have suc- ceeded in clearing their lines. The Rock Island, Burlington and Union Pa cific are attempting to operate trains but their efforts are meeting with small success. The few trains arriving here are hours late.
 Seven passenger trains, one freight train and four crowded interurban cars were stalled in huge drifts on va rious lines. Hundreds of men. women and children passengers spent Satur day night and Sunday in the coaches, foodless and s1eepless. Many are fac ing another night in the cars.
 Fear Food Shortage
 Denver faces a milk famine a q re- suit of blockaded rural highways and
  of the storm will also create a serious food situation.
 The mayors proclamation prohibit ing traffic in the downtown section to- morrow was issued to give the street cleaners d chance to remove the drifts from the thorou ghfares.
 Telephone and telegraph companies reported wire service out of the city improved tonight but messages are still being delayed.
 The estimated fall of snow is one foot and a half
 According to reports from the local weather bureau tonight, the storm started in Montana and swept over eastern Idaho, Utah. northern New Mexico, northern Arizona, Colorado and parts of South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas.
 There was no snow in southeastern Colorado today.
 Thetemperature here today ranged from 9 to 27 degrees above zero. 29 degrees below normal for this date.
 Unable to Release Trains
 PUEBLO, Colo. April 1s.- After bucl1ing the snowdrifts for 36 hours with all the modern methods and ma chinery, railroad officials in Pueblo to- night reported that the five passenger trains stalled by snowdrifts between Pueblo and Denver had not been re- leased and prospects for their early re- lease were meagre, depending entirely upon how soon the wind abated.
 The snow blows bucked their way from Pueblo to Denver through drifts near Palmer Lake, but the wiRd inn mediately filled the cuts with snow and the situation remained the same as it was before the attempt to open the tracks was made. Since Saturday noon no trains have moved in either direc- ne fixa cto lad ,iv,- are held in the mountains near Palmer Lake while the ether two halted at Colorado Springs.
 Wire communication in all directions from Pueblo is seriously crippled by the storm and one gang of linemen is Palmer Lake. Another crew is stalled at Monument, unable to go in either direction.
 At Pueblo the wind is still blowing but no snow is falling. Railroad of ficials declare that the snow is still falling at Palmer Lake and east of. Pueblo on the plains, where it is be- liered that thousands of head of cattle have perished. No reports of human fatalities were received at Pueblo to- day but it is feared many persons were caught on the highways north of this city.
 Report foot Snow Fall
 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, April lS.-The blizzard which has been rag ing in the Pike's Peak region for a per- iod of 50 hours abated at o'clock to- night A high wind is still blowing with the temperature several degrees below freezing. Locally, the damage has been slight and no serious accidents have re- suited from the storm. Snow banks 10 feet in depth on the Arkansas divide at Monument and Palmer Lake have par alyzed railroad traffic and all trains on the Denver and Rio Grande and the Santa Fe systems have been annulled. For 36 hours Colorado Springs has been without train service except two Rock Island trains from the east
 Rotary snow blows on the Santa Fe railroad have been at work since 91 o'clock this morning but their efforts have been without avail, because of a heavy wind which fills the cuts as rap idly as the tracks are cleared.
 A snow fall of 24 inches is reported in the city water shed. the heaviest of the season.