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Show EAST H SEP. W K IWBBs BIG-STORM DELAYS TRK Denver Practically Without With-out Transportation; Snow Sweeps Kansas and Texas Panhandle By Assoclatstf Prn. DKNVKR, Colo., Dec. 24. Dt-nvrn is practically with- out railroad tranHporlation to the east ainl aouth totUy. There has been no nervice to the east by way of the Hants Ve nr the V atop Pacific roads for the last twrntr-four hours. iSome nasaenger trails are nTovIng on the Hock Island, hut arc many hours late. The Colorado ft Houthern route has not been able to send a train through to Texas from Denver since Friday. Blizzards tn Kansas and In the Texas panhandle have filled the right of way cuts with snow to a depth of twelve to fifteen feet. AH marooned pssaenger trains have been held at eating house stations, rallriMtd officials report, and there ts no suffering among travelers. Transcontinental trains on the t'nion Pacific coming by avay of Kan- i saa City are tied up. The main line of that road from Omaha to Ogden, L'tah. however. Is open. i Transcontinental trains on the Santa Ke are reported twenty-four 1 hours Jate, due to a severe storm , between La Junta, Colo., and Newton. New-ton. Kan. Tons of Chrlstmaa presents con signed to Colors do ns from the Kat and South are a tucked in cars throughout Kansas and northern Texas and In eastern Colorado. Kven should these lines be opened Tuesday afternoon, as railroad officials hope. "The" mienSe" ofTerlnns cannot reach Colorado In time for distribution by, the poatofflce and express companies. |