The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-29
BLIzZARDS BY BOREAS.
Latest Reports from the Do
ings OF the Storm
King.
Gathered from the North,
South, East and
West.
TEE STORM AT LEXINGTON.

LExINTON, No., Aprll Il.
1t has been raining and showing altern-
ately here for the past fOrty-eight hours,
and is now raining hard with cold north
west wind which promises a freeze before
morning, in which case serious damage will
result 10 fruit, shrubbery and growing crops.
The roads are so bad as to completely
blockade travel, and business as q conse-
quence is almost entirely suspended.
SNOW STORM AT LEAvENwoRTH.
Special TO the BAzoO
LEAvNwoRTH KAs, April 81.
A terrific snow storm set in here at 6
o'clock this morning, and is still raging
The snow is now three inches deep, and
indications are for q freeze tonight.
AT ATCHIsON, KAs.
Atchison, Kas., April 2l.-Snow has been
failing stesdiiy nearly all day but melted
as it fell. Towards evening the snow turned
to rain, which is still pouring down. Re
ports from northwestern Kansas say that
the heaviest snow storm of the year pre-
vailed there on Friday and Saturday last.
The trains on the Central Branch road
were biockaded by drifts at several points
1t is also reported that stock on the ranges
has suffered severely, sheep especially have
Jared badly and one man is said 10 have
lost FIVE hundred head. The season thus
far has been most favorable to winter
wheat which promises fine harvest.
snow AT PAoLA, KANSAS.
Paola, April 2l.-A severe storm of
snow from the north set In last night
about II o'clock, which has steadily con-
a.. g.
tinues. The weather is no. cold, and the
snow melts as fast as il falls. The ground
was very wet from rains previously, and
the additional water will retard farming
operations for zen DAYS. L: is feared that
much of the corn planted will rot in the
ground. Other crops may not be injured.
Ii is the most remarkable storm of the
kind ever known.
LACYGNE, KANSAS.
Lacygne, April 21.-One of the most re-
marksble storms ever known in this local
ity occurred here to-day. snow having
fall N almost uninlerruptedly from about
o'clock this morning until a late hour
this evening. Much of the time the snow
has fallen rapidly, and the ground is COW
cred, although it has thawed constantly
during the storm.
SNOW IN KANSAS.
Wetmore, Kss, April 2l.-It is showing
hard this morning though the trees and
flowers are in foliage. IL would not be
healthy for the weather clerk to put in an
appearance now.
WATER SPOUT IN DADB COUNTY.
st. Louis, April 2l.-A water spout and
wind storm demolished the house of a
farmer named Bond near Lockwood, Dade
county, Mo, Friday night and killed one
of his children and injured several other
mt mbers of the family.
LAKE CHANPLAIN FLOODS.
Troy, n. Y, April zl.-The high water
In Lake Chsmplain caused the biggest
washout ever known. On the Delaware Il
Hudson railway the tracks are washed out
for miles between Whitehead and Ticon,
derago. No trains are running to-day on
the division.
SNOW AT KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, April 2l.-A light snow
has been falling the greater part of the
afternoon and melting upon the ground
Advices denote a heavy rain fall in the
southwest she past week.
TIE FLOODS IN MAINE.
Boston, April 2l.-Dispstcbes from
Maine report the dams being carried away
by the foods and ice. Estates are overlooked
at Montreal. The river is receding rapid.
ly. The ice in other places Whereabouts
gives much concern.
AT MANHATTAN, KANsAs.
Manhattan, April 2l.-This il the third
day of a continuous rain and sect. 1t i:
favorable for wheat.