The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-05-01
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ShS FRAStiseo. Aprsl2 -Sinss last Ines.
day railroad and telegraph coaneetion las
been completely cut OF between Alta, on Inc
west side, and Trnckee, on The East side q
the Mountains A terrible storm has pre-,
vailed in the interim throughout the state.
In the valley the rainfall has been almost con.
slant l.evees ia many places were carried
away and railroad tracks washed out Conn.
Try poads are renderei impossible, and bridges
swept away At one time the safety Of Saera.
mento, Marysyills and other valley towns
we're Threatened. Fortunately the rain chang.
cd into snow on the Sierra, preventing the
flooding Of the valleys OF Sacramento and San
joaquin. While the damage to crops, fences.
etc, will aggregaie considerable amount, i,
has been local and partial 10 It's nature in the
mountains. Over sixteen feet Of snow has
fallen, while IN some places on the line Of the
rallroad u has dritled forty feet deep Ava,
lanches have swept down the sides Of the
mountains, crushing snow sheds, burying the
track and carrying away telegraph lines.
Near AHA q landslide buried and tore awayth
track and roadbed. Snow plows, each driven
by ten engines, have been dashing through,
gathering drifts, without cessation, and hun.
dreds Of men have toilei with shovels where
the plows coad not be driven. The storm
has cleared, and the track Is virtually clear,
with the exception of landslide, which is be-
ing removed. 1t is probable that the move.
ment OF trains will recommencs tonight.
During the storm the west. bound trains, in.
ciudlEg the Boston exeursionists, have been
laid up at Reno aud Truckee, and easl. bound
trains at Colfax and Sacramento None OF
them were caught in the blockade, and pas.
sengers have suffered no discomfort The
storm has been the heaviest and most protnct.
ed ever encountered on the line Of the Cen
trail Pacific, but everything now points to set
! tied, fair weather.
CHICAGO, April 25.-Further reports oflasl
nights storm show that it extended over the
whole Northwest, with frequent tornadoes
and like phenomena. At Lorraine, Iowa,
a cyclone on Friday night destroyed every
thing in its path, which was half mile in
width, Seven houses were leyeled to the
ground and number OF outbuildings de.
stroyed. Several persons were seriously in.
jured. Last nights rain and lightning caused
in the aggregate much damage IN Chicago, but
only in small amounts. Some half dozen
persons were injured by the lightning striking
houses.
Rochester, near Springfield, H., aud Car.
linville also had severe aud destructive wind
storms. af-
CHICAGO April 26.--The following particu.
lars OF Saturday nights storm have been re.
ceived AT Farmers City, Ill.,, the creeks
and slOughs are higher than ever before
known. Fences, culsens, bridges, walks,
etc, were carried of. Chas Strausburg WAS
drowned while trying to get across creek on
horseback. At Kankadee almost an unpre-
cedeuted amount Of water fell The river
rose five feet, farm lands were flooded, and
work will be delayed two weeks Much Of
the lately sown grain will be drowned out.
Near Tsylorsville the cycloue was terrific.
Many houses were demolished, aud the in.
mates crippled, killed or carried away. Many
are STILL missing, and many were rendered
homeless by the storm, which lasted from
p. NJ. till midnight. Alonzo Callers house
was blown to atoms, one Of his children killed
outright and another carried of and found
dead in the morning. Mrs. T. J. Langley
was killed. John Gessner's skull was frae.
tured, and he will die. man named Watts
and his wife were blown about quarter Of
mile, locked in each others arms. They
were badly cut, bruised and inssnsible. T.
W. Brentz Mr.. Elliot, wife and two chill.
dren, the little daughter Of Ed Leigh. and
Thos. Hill were injured. Hundreds Of cattle
and hogs we're crippled aud killed, and fowls
we're found dead and stripped of their feath
ers in the line Of the cyclone. Reports Of the
damage done are constantly being received at
Taylorsville, and relief measures for the des-
titute are being taken. Il seems that the
storms Of last week in their extent, violence
and destruetiyeness have never been equalled
in this part Of the country.