Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-26
DEATH IN THE 81 LlZZARD.5

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Fifteen Lives Reported Lost in a Fierce
Storm Witch Has swept Over Canada
Much Suffering Caused Furious Gales
In the sonth and East.
MONTREAL. Can, Dec 1D--Canada has
been visited by q fearful blizzard with q
heavy fall OF snow. In consequence the
train service on all the roads has been
greatly elayed. Trains between here and
Quebec q distance Of only 1870 miles, have
been una bic to get through for whole
day. Two trains which left here for Que.
boo Monday night had not arrived there at
last accounts, and the passengers are suf-
fering very much from the cold. Commu-
nication between many points has also
been cut off during the entire day.
From Boncheryille, little below the
city. there comes terrible story. Mon
day afternoon six farmers, Wan, La
tiamme, Michaud, Maud, P.che and Trudel,
two accompanied by their wives, AMI 9TH
ers by their soma left home with team
loads of Christmas product ia bring to the
city on the frozen river. Soon the storm
came down in all It's fury and the ice
which had but recently formed began TO
break up. During the night at various
points on the river heart.rending
screams were heard above the fury Of the
WIND. No trace or tidings of the unfortu-
nate people have been found and no
doubts are entertained but all found
watery grave. >s!s
Two brothers, Hugh and Michael W alsh,
who arrived exhausted at Carlton Tues
day afternoon, tell terrible story Of
suffering. They were attempting to
cross with a team on the ice to
that place from Point Fortune. In the
middle of tho river the hurr cane over
took them and the ice broke up. Too
team was swept away and they only
escaped death by jumping on q
large ice foe. The remainder Of the
night was spent In terrible agony drift
Ing on their frail support upon the
tempest-tossed river. At daylight the
ice foe grounded on q small island and
their sad plight being seen from the shore
boat was put of and they were rescued.
Reports OF more serious loss Of life and
damage are expected when the telegraph
Is once more in working order.
A dispatch from Quebec says that the
storm, which has been raging there since
sunday, rose to blizzard Tuesd y morn
ing, and the wind aud snow arc sweeping
the almost deserted streets with binding
violence. The thoroughfares are terribly
drifted. All communication is cut off be-
tween town and country. Farmers from
the surrounding districts here say that
the roads are almost impassable and
fences and buildings have been blown
down, which will result in enormous dam
age. It was difficult for them even to get
to their barns to care for Their stock. ms
Several people are reported buried In
snow. The gale was frequently as high as
seventy miles an hour. Many tall chimneys
have been blown down and in one instan ce
in this city there was q narrow escape
from great loss Of life. E7
The residents in the reighhorhood OF
W. rden, King & Sons foundry on Craig
street were startled at 6 O'clock Tuesday
morning by noise something like an
earthquake. It turned out to be the fall of
the large chimney, over 100 feet in height
The heavy wind Of Monday night had so
shaken the chimney that it came down
with sudden rush, falling inward on the
machine shop, carrying all before it in its
course, and entirely demolishiug the shaft
ing in places. 1t was fortunate that it
occurred when it did, for had itbeen an
hour later most Of the 100 workmen en-
gagged in the shop must have been killed.
The damage to the building will be very
great
PE1ERsBuRa, Va, Dec. 19.-The storm OF
Monday night in this section was the
severest ever known It extended over .
large area Of country, bringing destruc-
ton everywhere in its path. At Emporia,
in Greenville County, thriving little
town ON the line of the Petersburg g. Wei
don railroad, much damage was caused.
Nearly every house and building in the
town was unroofed.
The storm was very severe along the
line OF the Atlantic & Danville road, and
near Savage station, in Surry County, a
locomotive and two freight cars were
blown from the track and completely over.
turned. One Of the train hands was in,
jured. In Prince George County the wind
blew perfect hurricane and the dwell
ing-houses were so badly shaken tiat the
frightened inmates sought safety in their
cellars until the storm ceased. Every
where barns, fencing aud chimneys were
blown down and trees uprooted. Outside
of the city telegraph poles and wires were
blown down aud all telegraphic commune
| cation interrupted.
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Dec. 19.-Reports
from the surrounding country, as we'll as in
! a number of towns in the Cumberland val
lew show that thousands Of dollars' worth
OF property was destroyed Monday night
by one Of the most disastrous rain and
wind-storms which ever visited this sec.
ton. In the rural districts dwelling houses
were unroofed, barns blown down, trees
uprooted aud fences blown to pieces.
EksEwHERE.
New YORK, Dec 19.-Heavy rains Ii
Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut
Sunday and Monday caused the rapid rise
of the Susquehanna, Lackawauna No
| hawk and Connecticut rivers, and much
mage was done in places. AT Scranton,
Pa, loss Of SIS, 600 was caused to the Jer.
sey Central Railroad Company by damage
to bridges and track and q damage of$0Q,
600 resulted in the city, ~ zs
A NOVEL SUGGESTION. i
The New York "Star" Thinks General
Harrison Would Serve His Country Well
by Making President Cleveland Hia
| Attorney General. '.&--'s
NEW YoRK, Dec, 1a-The Star in a lead
ing editorial advocates the selection Of
Hon. Grover Cleveland as Attorney Gen
! eral in President Harrison's Cabinet on
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