St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-18
STORM NOTES.
Reports Show that the Storm Of Fri
day Night was General.
Heavy Wind Storms in New York, Doing
Much Damage to Property.
ILLINOIS.

CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 1I.-After showing
almost continuously for twenty-four hours,
the storm appears to have generally abated
throughout the west and northwest about
midnight 10 be succeeded by rapid drop in
the temperature. Trains are delayed in
! every direction, and 8 number are reported
showed in, and in the absence Of telegraphic
communication the exact situation has not
yet been disclosed. The storm has been uu-
usually severe in its effect upon the tele-
graphic service Com munication with New
York was entirely shut of about this morn
ing and had not been resumed up 10 10
this morning The chief difficulty appeared
TO be east of Crestline, Ohio, and Buffalo,
y. Y. The weather at all points is reported
clear aud cold. Fargo, "a below zero:
jamestown. D. T., 20 below; Des Moines,
Is : below: Omaha, IA below; st. Louis,
zero; Chicago, - above; Cincinn matt,
100 above. Throughout Iowa
the railroads are reported as operating with
great difficulty, and freight traffic has been
almost entirely SUSPENDED for the time being.
PENNSYLVANIA.
PITTsBURG, Jan. 1.-THE cold wave has
checked the rise in the rivers, and averted
what threatened to be disastrous food. The
waters rose steadily all night, and al day
break the Pittsburg & Western railway tracks,
exposition park and large portion of the
low lands in Allegheny City were inundated.
Many persons, remembering the great flood
of a year ago, moved their goods TO
place of safety, while others Hv-
ing on the river avenue remained
up all night fearing 10 go to bed. At noon
both rivers were on stand, with about
twenty feet Of water on the marks AT mid
night terrific storm struck this section, and
for several hours the wind blew at the rate of
thirty-two miles an hour, doing widespread
damage Telegraph wires are down in all
directions and trains are behind time. Con-
siderable damage WAS also done to dwelling
aud manufacturing houses. Numerous
roofs, shutters, chimueys and smoke stacks
were blown down in ali parts Of the city. ii
East Liverpool, o. Thompson & Co.'s pottery
was wrecked entirely. Loss $1,000, and the
opera house was partly unroofed. At Steu-
| bensville property was damaged to the ex-
cent OF $4,000.
MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, Mich, Jan. II. The storm
ragged all night, and 1t only stopped showing
at daylight. 1t is still blowing hard and the
snow is drifting badly. Trains from all d.
rections are delayed from two to eight hours,
| the majority being from two TO six hours
| late Telegraph communication is cut off
| from New York and few other points. The
signal service Office reports The lowest tenn
| perature here as six above, but the cutting
vino makes the cold more severely felt. The
street cars are delayed and all city business
| is behind.
WEST VIRGINIA.
| CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 11.-This city
was visited last night by very heavy wind
storm. number Of business houses were
uuroofed, trees uprooted aud several small
factories damaged. The loss IS extensive,
but cannot ascertain the amount of damage.
| The telephone company sustained severe
/ damages.
MISSOURI.
! Sr LOUIS, Jan. 1.-THE weather cleared
/ about midnight last night, and became cold
the mercury sinking to zero aud below. To
| day is bright, with low temperature and ne
wind to speak Of. Travel is rapidly being re-
! sumed. All street cars are running again,
| and the railroads are getting into good shape.
There will probably be no further trouble.
IOWA
Sioux CITY, Iowa, Jan. 17.--The weather To-
day Is cold. but no snow is falling. No through
trains are yet In on the Illinois Central. The
Sioux City & Pacific is on time, but made no con.
nection with the Northwestern At Missouri Valley
The latter train is reported three aud a hall
hours late. The ST. Paut was on time. The
| Io-o hal in i'm,
ity, but southeast and east It reported the worst
| Of the season. The wreck on the Illinois Cen
tral, near Storm Lake, was cleared to-day. The
persons injured by the wreck all improv-
ing 50 far as learned. A dispatch regarding the
condition OF ]. VI. b. Floyd states that he is not
dangerously injured.
KEoKUk, Ia. Jan. i7.-The storm abated in
the night and the thermometer fell 70 eight be-
low zero. Trains still belated. but all roads
except the Wabash are clear Of snow. The Wa
bash will be all right by tomorrow. The Frank
Mayo company en- route 10 Charlottesville, Ind -.
is laid out here, and may miss an engagement at
Cincinnati Sunday night.
INV YORK.
BUFFALO. y. Y, Jan. I7.-This morning.
about O'Clock the wind attained q velocity OF
ff,y miles an hour, and at O'Clock was blowing
seventy one miles. and for about a half hour It
blew a. TIE rate OF seYenty-tNo miles. House,
rocked, nGmerous signs were blown down and
some few trees uprooted. At East
Bu Giio = newspaper reporter was blown bodily
across the street. sustaining few bruises and
large load Of hay was blown over and scattered
for a hundred feet in the rosd. The ihermom-
eter has fallen from twenty-five 70 six degrees
above zero.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Dispatebes
from various points report Sc
we're wind storm from she west last night
and to-day. Barns had been unroofed. houses
badly shaken. trees Gprooted, and telegraph and
telephone wires also BADLY damaged The snow
was accompanied by wind in The northwestern
portion Of Ontario. and trains on branch lines
are badly detained, and 10 some cases abandoned.
MAITLAND.
BALTIMORE. Jan. I5.-This city was visited By
4 heavy wind storm to-day, and considerable
damage was done. A number Of plate glass
windows were broken. Ia South Baltimore roofs
were blown from SIX houses. 10 the northern
portion Of the city twelve houses were baely
damaged. In West Baltimore The gable wall was
blown from = hoose.
MONTANA.
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