Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-05
SNOW DRIFT AND FLOOD
FURIOUS STORMS RAGING IN
THE NORTH AND WEST. =

Trestles and Flooda Cause the Wreckips =
of Several Trains-The Highest water
in Years Expected Along the susque-
hanna River-HiEh Streams in &fa. 4
bama and south Carolina.
CHICAGO, Gan. A severe snow ana
sloet storm, which has been raging
throughout the Northwest since Satur-
day, has seriously interfered with the tel =
egraph wires in all directions. All the
wires west Of here are down ana e0mmu<
nication East is very uncertain. A dis
patch from Sioux City, Ia, last night re-
ports blizzard there. II has been snow
ing and blowing steadily since Saturday,
and there is already snow to depth OF as
foot on the ground, and no signs OF tho.
storm abatlng. At DesMOines and
Omaha severe snow storms are reported.
ana 81. Paul dispatch reports similar
storms throughout Minnesota andDak0ta.s
Ihe cold wave signal Is flying from the
Signal service building here.
STOPS SHOWING AT LINCOLN.
LINCOLN, NEB., Jan. 4, II p. M.-snow.
has ceased falling in this vicinity, but the
wind continues, though with less velocity.
This IS the worst blockade known In :
years, and extends from the Missouri
river to points $50 miles west. snow
fences have been no protection for the
roads, as the snow drifted over them and,
across cuts 20 feet deep. 1t will all bave
to be sboveled out, as 10 is too hard for
the snow plnws. The Burlington main
line trains are moving at a snaips pace
but the branch lines win be closed for 10
days or longer. The temperature Is mild,
not going below 10 above zero.
DROPPED INTO CREEK.
HARRISBURG, PA, Jan. 4.-About $3.50.
O'Clock this evening a local east-bound
freight train On the Pennsylvania railroad
was crossing the bridge at Sherman's
creek, near Duncannon, fifteen miles from
here, when one of the spans, Weakened
by high water, gave way, and precipi-
tated the engine and eight cars into
the stream, which emptIes at that point
into the Susquehanna, FiVMssnsn AN4.,
down WITH the wreck. Two OF the IlSpSS
succeeded in rescuing the engineer, VINO
was badly hurt. A brakeman named
Iurbit was gotten on shore and conveyed
To the station at Duncannon, where
he 4ied Conductor Noll is reported
dead, and the fireman and two
brakeman are missing. SeveraI
land slides occurred at, other points
on the read, but vera discovered in time
TO prevent any accident. The storm to-
day was one Of the most severe that has
ever visited this vicinity. The streams
in the neighborhood Of Harrisburg arc
swollen beyond thsir banks. The lower
stories OF houses are flooded and the rain
at midnight shows no sign OF abatement.
Throughout the entire Cumberland valley,
much damage has been done.
BIG FLOOD EXPECTED.
WLLIAMsPoRT, PA, Jan. 4.-Tbe rain
has been falling here all day and Shis
evening. Small streams are Overfiowing, .
and the Susquebanna river is rising fast
Dispatches received from points up tho.
river report that all the streams are higE~i,
A food Is inevitable and predictions are
made that the river will be higher than
for years. Heavy land slides have oe-
-curred near Montgomery, and at other
points cast of here. The evening train
from the East was three hours late. and
since it passed the poiasa OF The worst
slides the track has been completely OBJ
structed. All freight trains will be heldI
for the nlght. Bridges over the small
streams on tie south side Of tba-flxeE- = :,
this place have been washed KEay a
travel on the public roads. IS wholly in-l
terrupted. The reseryoirof the WiIiiams-s
port water works nearly OveFfiowed, and
appreheDsiOns OF a break prevail.
RISE or THE WARRIOR.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, jar. "A special
announces a big rise Of the w Wafrior river.
10 has risen 60 feet at Tuscal0Osa. At
Greensboro 6M inches OF rain fell IN I8l
hours. Nearly all the railroads in the
State sunered-some damage, but the de-
lays we're only for a few hours.
TRBsTLE WASHED AWAY.
CHARLEsToE, S. c., Jan. 4.--The saluda
trestle on the AshevilIe and Spartanburgs
railroad washed away to-day. I.
A landslide caused the wreck 0f a.
freight train on the Greenwood, Laurensl
and 5psrtanburg road today. No lives
were lost.