The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-02-17
FLOODS AND SNOW.
Which will you take: East, South and
West are being Inundated while the
North is Snow Bloc kadeti,

North Is Snow Blockaded.
The whole mcnagerie of Natures
elements are on Il grand toot, AMI
without evincing any peculiar par
TALLY for any particular section. 1t
is devastating floods in the East.
South and extreme West, and great
huge snow drifts in the North. The
pages of History does not record Il
similar occasion since Noah landed
upon the unpromising peak Of Mt
Ararat quite number years ago.
And while we are meditating upon
the duration Of our "eternal SHOWS"
those in other sections are enjoying
the same pleasant thoughts upon the
duration of the "seething waters"
Let us read about our neighbors.
OMAHA, Feb. l2-Another terrible
storm has prevailed since yesterday
morning throughout this region.
causing much suffering and damage.
The weather is very cold, the wind
blowing violently, and the snow drift.
ted into mountains.
Accounts of great snow-slides be-
gin to come from the Rocky Noun
tains. On Wood river, Utah, four
men were found suifocated in 4 cabin
that had been covered twenty feet
deep. In Montana Il herd of 200 cat
tie was buried and killed.
MASON CITY, Feb l2-The wind
has been blowing MI day from the
northwest. The snow is tiying-a
genuine blizzard. All trains sus.
pended on the Iowa Central and Mil
waukee roads.
MADISON, Feb. l2--The storm of
last night and to-day has placed an
embargo upon nearly Ill trains enter
ing Madison. A Norwegian farmer
was frozen to death this morning on
the road to Sun Prairie, six miles
from here.
ATCuISoN, KANSAS, Feb. l2-Thc
snow.storm yesterday was the most
severe experience since the great
storm of March, 1875.
RICHMOND. Feb. l2-The James
river here is about ten feet above the
high.water mark. At Columbia, fifty
seven miles above Richmond, it was
seventeen ut noon and still rising.
At Lynchburg the rise was twelv"
feet. The wharves ut Richmond are
submerged, ana the water still rising
slowly.
New YORK, Feb. l2-The mead
ows of Hoboken, y. j., are flooded
with water. and intense excitement
prevails among the residents Of the
flats. 1t is estimated that 500 fami-
lies are without shelter.
TOLEDO, Feb. l2.-The excitement
in the city this forenoon regarding
the flood is intense The sky is over
cast by dull, leaden colored clouds,
and too add TO the discomfort of the
situation, a snowstorm set in about
. O'clock. The streets have been
crowded with people since daybreak,
and those leading TO the river are
crowded to the waters edge. HI
Water street the water is fully five
feet deep and rushes through ut y
fearful rate. The contents of the
lumber yards up the river seem to
have been emptied into the thorough
fares, and great masses Of the debris
are floating down.
WAsuINGToN, Feb. l2.-The old
est inhabitants confess to never hav.
ing witnessed such an inundation of
the city as we are enjoying ut present.
Pennsylvania avenue is under water
from Tenth street 10 the foot of the
capitol. The easements of the hotels
and business houses on both sides of
the avenue are flooded. The botani-
cal gardens and grounds are filled
with water, and this caused serious
and what came near being a fatal