Evening star., 1926-04-02
STORM CONTINUES
THROUGHOUT WEST
Two Killed as Trains Crash.
Air Mail in Mountains Is
Suspended.
ny the Assotiated P"pss.


KANSAS CITY, April 2.-Good
Friday dswncd with snow still fall
ing in the Rocky Mountain region and
over virtually the entire States Of
Kansas aud Missouri. Starting yes.
terday morning the second storm OF
The week had already added inches
to the depth OF the covering left on
the ground by the earlier fall, and
the end was no, vet in sight. foot
Of snow had fallen Monday and Tues
day.
f.. j. Dunn, Wolf creek. Mon,
cattlen.an, was killed. and Charles
Claph m of Gillette. Wyo.. seriously
injured at Thornton. Wyo., last night
when Chica2 90, Burlington and Quincy
passenger train No. ~ crashed into
the rear END of freight train during
storm,
Automobile nsportatio on the
highways ard country roads was al
most impossible because of the drifts
and trains were running behind time.
Road crews worked all of last night
clea ring parts of the cross-Stste high
way in Missouri.
oklahoma Skies Clear.
The storm starting Yesterday did
not extend az tar south as the one
earlier in the week. oklahoma and
Texas today reporting clear skies and
normal Spring weather. Much of the
snow from the first disturha nee had
melted in the two states. except In
the Texas panhandle. where there
WSs some snow last night.
Rain fell early today along the
southern border Of Kansas hut snow
and sleet were reported in the re
mainder OF the state. II Was showing
in Kansas City and over Missouri
generally. except in the southern part,
where il was clear
For - hours AR mail service be-
tween Salt Lake City and Cheyenne,
Wyo.. has been at standStill. Flyers
found themselves unable to penetrate
a heavy storm around Rock Springs,
Wyo., and the mail was moving by
train between the Wyoming and
Utah STATE capitals.
Mea nNhle bus transportation com
panies were planning 10 bring 80"
delegates 10 ri Kappa Delts's na-
tional debating convention down from
Estes Park Ia the nearest railway
point Although more thsn is inches
OF snow covered the ground at Estes
Park Village. transportation officials
declared they could get through with
their bie husses and bring back the
college students.
From northern New Mexico to the
Canadian border the storm ragged on.
upsetting plans for Great Falls Gel
ehra Lion yesterday of it's 'Winterless
Winter" although the citizens made
the most of the situation by paradins
in straw hats through the snow in
an impromptu festival dedicated to
the only day of Winter"
Down in the Galiura Mountains of
Arizona party of stretcher bearers
was making its way into an Isolated
spot, where Mrs. Max MacMurray OF
Cleveland Ohio, and Arizona ranch.
owner. has lain injured for more than
"A week Severe storms have swept
that mountain range and the woma n
is reported to have undergone great
hardships. She was i1jured in fall
from a horse during a mountain lion
hunt OF March % and the extent OF
her injuries made it impossible for
members of the hunting party 10
bring her over rough mountain trails.
Despite unfa vorshe weather. the
New Mexican Penitentes and the
Yaoui Indians continued their pre-.
Fla Ster celebra tlonS In emul9uon oi
the scenes on Calvary 1000 years
ago and pressed on to their culmina-
ton with una bated fervor.
Canadian Damage 81 2,OOV. .000.
TORONTO, April P),-Toronto
and western Ontario today were slow
~ recovering from the havoc wrought
by the storm which swept Ontario
Wednesday Many parts Of the
province are isolated from the out
side world and II is considered 1t Will
he Monday al least before communi-
catien facilities are normal.
Latest estimates place the storm
damage in the province at more tina n
s.. 600 400.
The telegraph and telephone sys-
tenn suffered the most severe paraly-
sig in wears. Railways are almost
hack to normal service and the hydro
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