Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-03-22
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Another BilzsRrd--A Wind Storm
Demoiishes Buiidings-DamnGs bl
Floods Families Taken From xheil
Houses I'm Boats.

A bpCSAhl w bho AhlNu NtpOEto I
wind storm At Calhoun, Ga. last night.
The storm demolished the Baptist and
Methodist churches. destroyed several
houses and unroofed every house IN
town. Numbers Of cattle were killed.
No loss Of life has ~ yet been reported,
but four or ave persons were wounded
BY falling tim oers.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March Il -
The storm was much more serious and
widespread In Its destruction than nt
fret reported. II seems to have formed
In the vicinity OF Calhoun aud pursued
q northeasteriy direction throuoh North
Georgia and into and beyond East Ten
netsee. bounding ACROSS to the Ohilhe-
wee MountaipB, aud was next heard
from near Louden, Tenn, on the East
Tennessee roAd, 80 miles northeast of
travelling from Calhoun,
Ga, to Louden, Tenn, o distAnce OF
100 miles In about 30 minutes.
Large trees were twisted from their
trunks and others torn mp by their
roots. A heavy bureau was found
mile from the house that contained Is.
The list OF serlously wounded men,
women and children In Louden County
is very large. Andy Worley, his vile
and eight children were every one In
jured; some Of them will die. The sts |
tion ct Calhoun was unroofed. Several
houses were carried q distance Of half |
mile. The telegraph wires were pros |
trnted and n number OF cars thrown
from the track. The loss In Calhoun
alone will reach $4,000.
PIITsBURG, Pa March 2,.-A ter
rifio wind storm passed over this section
about 7.30 o'clock this morning, doing
groa, damAge TO telegraphio service.
HoLBRooK, A. T., March 2l.-Snow
began falling Monday night and con-
tinued during most Of yesterday. It is
the worst snow storm OF the season,
The wind is from the south west, and
has drifted the snow badly along the
roads and the tack OF the Southern
Pacific.
PEMBINA, Dakota, March N.-Ope
OF the gevereht storms Of the winter set
In here last evening. The fall Of snow
wsA Tremendous, and q damp, cold wind
hurried 1t about at such furious rate
that II w1s impossible for pedestrians
10 remain on the streets.
PROPERTY DESTROYED BY FLOODS.
RACINE. Wis, March 81 The warm
weather OF the past week and the heavy
rain OF yesterday broke the immense
volume Of Ice In the river above the
Northwestern railroad bridge, and in
the afternoon 1t began TO move down
the river. When the Immense block
reached the Meade street bridge the
outlet was not wide enough, and n
, gorge formed about 40 rods and from Is
TO 20 feet high. The cracking Of the
ice could be heard for blocks, and
hundreds Of people Waited the scene.
The gorge having formed n perfect dam
the rapidly running river soon forced
Its way over the adjoining dock prop
erty, and In less than an hour the land
contiguous 10 the river wAS submerged.
At Merrick's Flats the river over
flowed the banks and soon covered thu
entire country south of the river up X
Thirteenth sttest, q dislauce OF half
mile. The water is from three to five
!, feet high and all the houses In the vi
oinity are flooded. Families have beeI
obliged 10 move ont In boats and th'
roads are absolutely impaseable.
CHICAGO, March 81 "A speciA
;, from Poplar River, Montana, says: Th'
Missouri river broke yesterday. To-
dams formed, the river oveIfiowed IT
banks, aud the whole river bottom
which includes millions OF acres o
land, is inundated for over 100 miles.
HAzLEToN, Pa, Maron 2l.-fh
heavy rain OF last night and this morn
ing has caused considerable loss Il
this section. Several collieries hav
, been flooded, " hile numbsr OF other
}. have been forced 70 use all their pump
ing capacity TO keep from drownin
: ont.
LAND SLIDE.
READING, Pa, March 21.-The heav
rain and melting STOW In the moui
tains mas caused a considerable ribs
the Schuylkill river, and this eventn
tho water has nearly reached the big
: water mark, though no great damage
feared, ps the rise has been RrhduA
The 6chuylk XIII and LehiRh Railroa
was opened TO travel from one end
A the line to the other for the tirst tin
z to-day since the heavy snow blocEat
I eleven days ago, the bridge deBtroyt
by the storm having been rebuilt. La
nights rain caused heavy landsli'
near Ashland on the Reading RAilroa
The road is covered with three feet
earth for q distance OF over two bu
dred yards, and travel 10 blocked whi
n large force of men are removing q
obstruction.
sroRM-BouND AT THE WHITE HoUs
! WASHINGTON, D. G.. March 81.
To days rain storm burst over
W1lt6 HOUSE Wullo tuo IEosiuoAs !"
holding his usual trl.weekly reoeptio
There were about two hundred perso
In the East Room at the time, the n
jority OF whom were ladies, and
violence of the storm, with its aoco
paniments of thunder and lightnir
created temporary commotiop, prin
pAlly among the ladies and cnildr'
The reception WAS not interrupted mo
ever, and the President continued
OF axe hands with each person presen'
to him.
Natures efforts are always direc
L arighti but sometimes occasional
sistAnce of the proper kind proves OF
nently asrviceable 70 her Efforts. u
ador combines every quality to rem
~ 1t OF peculiar service In very many q
oS&s eases.
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Earthauakes Frequent
HAIRspE, MEXICO, March q =
Kasterlitzsky, In command OF the
tom House Guards at BAirspe, mex
reosntly arrived ut Hermosillo II
that place, and says that eArthdui
are Of daily occurrence In and 81
uu., Bairspe. and arc preceded BY LOUD
derRroupd noises Between BATE
and Fronteras there Is place W
the shocks are much stronger, anu
olieved volcano will soon burst
there.
"You out to-day. my friend, In
cold wind? / thought you were 81.