The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-02-28
THE SEDAILA WEEKLY BAZOO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY

But one mail TO handle, and that not a
very heavy one. But wait till the accumu-
lations from the delayed trains roll in.
The rear upper corner of Mackeys
building fell this morning, the result of
the storm. Only a small part, however,
tumbled of, and the damage is very slight.
The creek at the water work is a mile
wide, according to Dave Ramsey, who re-
turned from there this afternoon. Even
at the mouth of the lane there is six feet Of
water.
went north at 1850, regular time, this
morning. 1t left Clifton fifteen minutes
late, since which time nothing has been
heard from il.
"A BAzOO reporter was informed by
Train Dispatcher Gould that no freight
trains would be sent out to-day over the
Missouri Pacific. All passenger trains
went out on time.
Between Lewis and Clinton a culvert
was reported last night as gradually wash
ing out and further south, between Ne
vada and Ellis. the whole country was
flooded with water.
The storm at Lexington was in the
form of hail. 1t did not rain there. Train
men report the first ice seen by them was
at Higginsville Several of the telegraph
poles on the line are down.
A large force of men were sent out
| from this point to look after the telegraph
wires at an early hour this morning. They
went in all directions, and will work night
and day until everything is again in work
ing order.
The narrow gauge train from Warsaw
did not arrive until o'clock this after
noon. On this side of Flat creek the train
men were compelled to get off and labor
nearly three hours before the track was
cleared.
The most completely covered ever
green is one standing i'm the yard of the
| Hurst house. Ii is a solid mass of ice, and
with she green tinge shimmering through
the crystal covering, presents remarkably
beautiful picture.
The telegraph wires from Pleasant
Hill to Kansas City are working, and two
train dispatchers were sent west on a
special to work from there west. Six
hundred poles are reported TO be down be-
tween Sedalia and Pleasant Hill.
"A new danger is that liable to result
from the rain loosening the ice on the cor
nices of buildings. A section of ice fell
from an Ohio street building to-day with
force enough to have "downed" anything
smaller than locomotive.
I'VE don't know anything about No. 3
she might be in hades for all We know"
said a gentleman at the Garrison house
about noon to-day. "Yes, or Jefferson
City, which is about the same thing" put
in bystander. He knew what he was
talking about.
"A passenger who came lin on the Lex
ington branch informed BAzOo reporter
that between Concordia and Sedalia the
wires are nearly down; beyond ConcOrdia
the storm was not So heavy, and the tele-
graph repairers will have a mnch easier
task than ON this side.
The ground caved in this afternoon on
Moniteau street, between Main and the
railroad, near Harlers mill, over the old
sewer, to the depth of eight feet and some
twelve feet i'm breadth and length. Mar
shall Shy had red lanterns and other sig
mails put up at the hole
The headlight of engine No. 66, on
the X. Il T., was demolished by telegraph
pole falling upon ii this morning. Fitz-
| gerald was the engineer and Clements con-
ductor. The engine, it seems, came in
contact with the falling wires and pulled
the pole down upon the headlight.
The telegraph pole at the alley be-
tween Peter kuhn's cigar store and the
Porter block was only saved from going
the way of the rest by guying it up to the
stump of the pole further down towards
Main street. At last view the pole still
held its own, though bent good deal.
Conductor Marsh's train did not go
out on the Lexington branch until 7:30
o'clock this morning, the delay being occa-
stoned by the non arrival of No. 3 from the
east After waiting until that time, orders
were given to pull out, as there was no
means of telling when No. would put in
an appearance.
-Stalagmites and stalactites are every
where visible The transformation is as
complete as that wrought by the famous
Aladdin's lamp, OF Oriental story, and even
an Oscar Wilde would exclaim: "How
wonderful. how fascinatingly beautiful the
storm king has wrought upon tree and
shrub and house.
building, on Ohio street, caved i'm late yes
terday evening, thereby making a very
dangerous place in the street. Early this
morning Marshal Shy, and Captain Baker,
of the fire department, were out searching
for just such disasters. They promptly
placed danger signals in the caved sewer,
but found no other needing attention.
A special train went north at Oils this
morning to repair the wires. At 230 this
evening the wires were up As far as Clifton,
twelve miles when W. T. Laramer, who is
in charge of the repair gang telegraphed
that to repair the old line was equal to
building a new one. Reports from there
about the damage done are about as from
everywhere else, only the operator says the
trees are still breaking.
Fifth street. from Lamine out to the
railroad track, presents truly wonderful
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