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Show CARS BLOWN FROMTRACK Belated Reports of Damage Dam-age From Storm .In Eastern Colorado. DENVER, March . Belated reports of damage by wind are being received from southern Colorado and northwest Texas. In the Texas Panhandle a hurricane blew freight cars off the track and damaged dam-aged ranch buildings and fences. A Colorado & Southern passenger train was brought to a standstill, being unable to proceed against the wind. At Weston, Colo., near Trinidad, large lumber stacks were demolished and the contents strewn over the country. At Florence,. Colb., a number of oil derricks were prostrated. The Union Oil company .was the heaviest loser. The top of one of Us huge oil tanks was blown off and sand and dirt mixed with the oil. rendering it unfit for use. The tallest stack on its new refinery and the boiler-house connected with the refinery were wrecked. Several buildings in the town of Florence Flor-ence were badly damaged. Telephone poles from Colorado Springs to the southern line were blown over, incapacitating incapac-itating the long-distance service. Considerable Con-siderable other damage was done in other places along the eastern slope of the mountains. No loss of life or serious , injury to persons has been reported. |