The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-12-27
DEATH IN THE 0LiZZARU.

DEATH IN THE 0LIZZARU.
Fifteen Lives Reported Lost IN . Fierco
STORM Which Has swept Over Canada
much suffering Caused = Furious Gs.ss
In the q NTH and East.
MONTREAL, Can, Dec. 19-Canada has
been visited by q fearful blizzard with .
heavy fall Of snow In consequence the
train service on all the roads has been
greatly delayed. Trains between here and
Quebec. distance Of only $50 miles. have
been una BILE to get through for awhole
day. Two trains which left here for Que
bee Monday night had not arrived there at
last accounts, and the passengers ere suf-
fering very much from the cold. Commu-
nication between many points has also
been cut on during the entire day.
From Boucherville, q little below the
city. there comes terrible story. Mon
day afternoon six farmers, Wan, La
famine, Michaud, Maud, P.che and Trudcl,
two accompanied by their wives, AM 9TH
ers by their sons. left home with team
loads Of Christmas product to 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 ave.
Two brothers. Hugh ard Michael Walsh,
who arrived exhausted at Carlton Tues
day afternoon, tell . terrible story of
suffering. They were attempting to
SppsN vrySth hn sa<a 70
that place from Point Fortune. In the
middle Of the river the hurr cane over
took them and the ice broke up. Tne
team was swept away and they only
escaped death by jumping on q
large ice-f foe. The remainder of tho
night was spent in terrible agony drift
ing on their frail support upon the
tempest tos sed river. At daylight the
Ice foe grounded on q small island and
their sad plight being seen from the shore
boat was put on and they were rescued.
Reports OF moro 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 q blizzard Tuesd y morn.
ing, and the wind aud snow are sweeping
the almost deserted streets with binding
SlOlCuCCs Au0 tuOIUuSuA0V0S 1IC SCEElUky
drifted. All communication is cut Oh be-
tween town and country. Farmers from
the surrounding districts here say that
the roads are almost impassaDle and
fences and buildings have been blown
| down, which will result in enormous dam
age 1t was d .fdcult for them even to get
to their barns to care for thor stock.
Several people are reported buried in
snow. The gale was frequently as high as
| seventy miles al hour. Many tall chimneys
have been blown down and in one instance
in this city there was q narrow escape
from great loss Of life.
The residents in the neighborhood Of
w rden, K.ng h Sons foundry on Craig
| street were startled at 6 o'clock Tuesday
morning by noise something like an
earthquake. II turned out to be the fall Of
the large chimney, over 100 feet in height.
The heavy wind Of Monday night had 50
shaken the chimney that it came down
| machine. shop, carrying all before it in its
course, and entirely demolishing the shaft
| ing in places. 1t was fortunate that it
occurred when 1t did, for had it been 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.
IN VIRGINIA
| PETERSBURG, Va, Dec. l9-The storm or
| Monday night in this section was tho
severest ever known It extended over Q
large area of country. bringing destruc-
tior everywhere in its path. At Emporia,
IN Greenvillc County, . thriving little
town on the line Of the Petersburg l. VEL
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 Il Danville road, and
near Savage station, in Surry County, q
locomotive and two freight cars were
blown from the track and completely over
turned. One Of the tran hands was in
iured. In Prince George County the wind
blew perfect hurricane and the dwell
ing-houses were 50 badly shaken that the
frightened inmates sought safety in their
cellars until the storm ceased. Every
whore barns, fencing and chimneys were
blown down and trees uprootei. Outside
of tae city telegraph poles and wires were
blown down and all telegraphic communi-
cation interrupted.
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
CHARLESTON, S. c.. Dec l9-Reports
from the surrounding country. as we'll Is in
. number Of towns in the Cumberland val
ley, 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
tion. In the rural districts dwelling houses
were unroofed, barns blown down, trees
uprooted aud fences blown to pieces.
/ ELSEWHERE
New York, Dec. l9-Heavv rains in
| Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut
Sunday and Monday caused the rapid riso
Of the Susquehanna LackawannA Mo-
hawk and Connecticut rivers. and much
d mage was done in places. At Scranton,
/ Pa, j loss Of t75. 600 was caused to the Jer-
sey Central Railroad Company by damage
to bridges and track aud . damage Of 80,
600 resulted in the city.