Western Kansas world., 1886-03-06
SEVERE STORMS.
Visit Eastern States Causing Considerable
Damage.

) Visit Eastern States Causing Considerable
Damage.
On February 9th it seem that genuin,
blizzard visited many large cities in the east
causing more or less damage. The follow
ing telegraphic advices indicate the trail oi
the cyclone:
| NEW YORK.
New YORK, February 26.-The wind is
increasing in velocity, and fences, signs and
awnings are being blown down everywhere
Travel ON elevated railways is greatly i'm
peded. The signal service reports the wind
blowing at the rate of fifty eight miles an
hour. The temperature has fallen eight de-
grees, and is now II degrees above zero.
The storm will probably last all day. The
of wind, is the severest in the past fifteen
years.
| Tonight the streets are deserted. The
street car lines carry all persons obliged to
be out, it being almost impossible for other
than vigorous people to breast the gale at all.
On the river, the ferry boats are running,
but much delay is occasioned by the boats
being drifted past their slips.
Trains are reported late. No Noabatement in
night, and reports were being received from
many quarters of the city of more or less Sc
rious damage to buildings, including the
topping over of chimneys, etc.
A number of women we're injured by being
blown down in the streets, and one or two
persons were hurt by flying signs. At mid
night the thermometer marked 1215 degrees
below zero.
FEARFUL STORM AT BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, February 26.-After the fear
full rain storm of last night, Baltimore and
vicinity was visited by hurricane more
severe than for several years. The damage
was considerable.
AT BUFFALO, N. Y.
BUFFALO, N. Y, February 26.-One of the
heaviest gales of the season set in last night
and continued to-day, the wind reaching a
About 8 o'clock last night while
the wind Vas blowing strong, lady said
velocity of 81 miles per hour.
to be sister of the late Ex-Governor Sey-
between Erie and Dunkirk. She attempted
to pass from the dining car to the sleeper
with her husband. She no sooner stepped
upon the platform than the wind carried her
swiftly off the train. The train was backed
nearly mile before they found the lady,
who had escaped death, but received a Sc
vera cash over the left temple.
AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February GA
icdNy Wluo ItlS pTcNdl10O mere SluC0
midnight. Several houses have been un-
rooted; shutters blown off, and signs de-
molished i'll various parts of the city. The
roof of the new pension building has suffer-
ed severely, the slate and tin being torn off
in many places.
AT PHILADELPHIA, PA.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, February 2G.-The
wind played havoc all over the city to-day.
Shingles we're blown in the air, and tin roofs
we're torn from the fastenings and hurled to
the ground. A three-story house, opposite
the public buildings on Juniper street, was
unroofed, and the mass of tin was suspended
above the yard on the rear.
The spire of the Arch street Methodist
church swayed ominously this morning,
and those who passed tfIs..a way gave the
building a wide birth, but it sS-zremains in
position. The velocity of the wind to-day
reached forty-five miles an hour.
GALE IN BOSTON.
Boston, MASS, February 26.-At 8 o'clock
this morning huge telegraph pole at the
corner of Maryland and Alabama streets,
was broken short off by the high winds.
Other poles in the eneighborhood were broken
or pulled downir uick succession, and sew
eral streets werei oon blockaded with fallen
poles, and an inextricable snare of wires.
Many horses were entangled. and panic
was narrowly averted. No injury to life or
limb has been reported, but there have been
many narrow escapes. A furious blizzard
prevailed during the night in this vicinity,
and for long distance down the eastern
coast.
AT PORTLAND, ME.
In Portland, Me-, twenty inches of snow
fell, and still showing. Business is at a
standstill. The Grand Trunk railroad is
blockaded at Bethel, and between there and
South Park is in bad shape.
AT QUEBEC, CANADA.
QUEBEC, CAM, February 26.-Cold weather
again prevails throughout Canada. The
heaviest snow storm of the season has been
falling since last night.