Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-12
INSTRUMENTATION.

jan s-very cold weather all over the coun-
try. Ice formed in the City OF Mexico and Their
mometer was - degrees below zero at Water
Jan 4-Snow fell foot deep in Louisiana.
Jan. 5-Five inches of snow fell in Georgia
and Mississippi.
zero 1t Moorehead. Mimi. to II below at Mil
weulsee. and was reported to have registered 90
below at Aitlin, Mimi, on the nigh. OF tho 9Th.
ri. T., and IS below at Pembine. D. II.
Jan 19-Co.d weather throughout the East.
In the Mohawk Valley, n. Y. mercury ranged
from 25 TO So degrees below zero.
Jan 31-Mercury az below zero at st. Vim
Feb. 2-Severe blizzard in Dakota. Snow
compelled abandonment OF all railroad trains.
FEB. 6-Earthquake shocks in Illinois, In
Feb. 9-Wintcr in Montana reported severest
in ten years; Many people ard cattle persisted
Rocky Mountains passed near Oroyille, Cal.
Fob 26-Trains throughout Northwest block
nded by terrific snow storm.
Mar. .3-Hcnvy SHOWS In East. At GloYcrs-
Vile, N. Y, piled as high us store fronts
Apr 4Efrains delayed by heavy snow in Wis
Apr. l5-Cyclone At St. clairsville O., wrecked
BOD houses. Loss, s1,0IJCO0.
Apr. 2i-Cyclone IN Vernon County, Mo-,
killed about q people. Cyclones destroyed
Prescott, Kan. and destroyed life and prop
erty in Arkansas Heavy SHOWS in Northwest.
May S-Sevore earthquake shocks in South
ern Arizona and Mexico, 200 people killed in
May 1I-Dryest season in forty years report
ed in Wisconsin
May Five shocks earthquake at Nogalcs.
persons at Three Springs, Mob.
May 3o-Two shocks earthquake at Nogales,
A. T.
June 3-Severe earthquake shocks In North
ern California and Western Nevada.
June 16-Hurricane Grand Forks. D. T., killed
9 people and destroyed 100000 property.
June 1T-Cyclone near Crookston, Mimi.
killed people. =. Great heat throughout North
west and cases Sunstrole at Chicago
juno :2-Snow fell in Pleasant Valley, MINI.
June sS-Erost injured crops In Dakota.
destroyed by earthquake. Loss, sl,0)0.00J.
June 27-Tornado in Texas killed several peo-
July s-Mercury Sc in shade at Chicago and
intense heat throughout country.
July 12-Great heat in Northwest. At some
points mercury 10S in shade
July 16-17-Intense heat throughout country.
In Chicago 1877 doaths from sun-stroke, 1e in
=. July 1S-At Rockford. Ill, II children died
July 2o-Tornado destroyed half of David City.
July a1-Etght deaths from sun-stroke in Phil
adelphia and in New York.
Aug. 2-Body of land near Golden Pond, KY,
sank half q dozen feet during earthquake.
Sevensoen cases sun-stroko in Chicago and
10 in Now York.
Aug. drought inIudiana, Illinois and Wis
consin unprecedented. Thousands OF acres
Aug. 11-Rennilie, Mimi, devastated by tor
nado.
Aug 1s-Republican City, Neb., nearly de-
oIOyOO ny pCrSOuS anu
many injured.
Sept 23-At AbercrOmbie, Mimi, mercury
above zero.
Sept: s4-Heavy frost in Northwest and about
Lynchburg, Va.
Sept. 2o-Snow at Farm ngton. Me.
Oct. T-Heavy SHOWS in Dakota
Oct. 11-First snow-storm in Wisconsin and
Michigan
Oct. 24-Mercury at Billings, NJ T., is below
zero
Oct. 25-In Northwest thermometer lower
than ever before in October.
Oct. 31-Snow in Southwestern Virginia.
Nov. 5-Unprecedcnted drought in Southern
Indiana. Illinois and kentucky.
Nov. 21-Frost at Tampa, Fla; probably
kiilcd yellow fever germs.
Nov. 26-Thermometers in portions OF Min
lesOta, Dakota, Iowa and W sc0ns1n marked
rom IL to % degrees below zero.
Dec. 15-Four to SIX inches of snow in
Western Texas-heaviest ever known in that
section.
Dec. 10-BIizzard and heavy snow fall through
,ut Northwest. -. Six feet of snow in por-
ions OF Now Jersey heaviest fall for years.
Dec. 20-Severe blizzard and extreme cold
Teather in tho Northwest.
Dec. Unusually cold weather in the cattle
belt of Tcxus.
Dec. 23-Earthquake shock at New Bedford
Mass.
Dec. 25-Eight inches of snow in Louisiana
Ind Mississippi.