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Snow in Western States and Great
Gales on the Lakes.

| section Of country five miles east Of here. and
after demolishing vast amount Of property
| it passed down the Potomac River, uprooting
trees, overturning small vessels and playing
| havoc generally with buildings near the
banks Of the stream. The storm
Travelled over an area Of ten miles
ard then passed out to sea. Very few trees
were left standing along the water front.
| Those that escaped were twisted out Of shape.
The house of Martin Borlen, which stood di-
rectly in the tornado's path, was lifted from
| the foundations Two women who were in
the kitchen were hurled twenty feet and Sc
riously injured. A barn in which George
Vogel and J. Powell had taken refuge was
blown down and the two men killed. The
damage to the crops was great.
Hagerstown, Md.-A terrific storm passed
over the Potomac River district of Washing
ton County. It seemed to follow the course
of the river, leaving destruction In its tracks
and blowing down buildings, trees and fences
and running growing crops.
Charleston, w. Va.-A heavy rain, which
lasted fifteen hours, caused a food in the
tributaries Of the Kanawha River. The
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad bridge over
Cabin creek and booms in Elk and Coal
Rivers were swept away. Valuable timber
and lumber and railroad ties were lost.
Chicago, M.-A fierce gale passed over
Lakes Ontario and Erie, and parts Of Lakes
Huron and Michigan. All around the lakes
vessels were reported windbound and driven
ashore At Chicago the wind reached vel
ocity Of forty miles an hour and number
of vessels were forced to anchor outside. At
Fort Huron the white caps were driven be
fore a gale of forty-eight miles. and across
the river at Sarnia feet Of big boats bound
up were afraid to move. A cold drizzling
rain fell during the day and fierce gale blew
at night. It was so cold in the city that fur
mace fires were generally relighted.
Corydon, Ind.-While Ephraim Keesner
was returning from Leavenworth to his
home in this county lightning struck his
wagon, in which were seated five persons be-
sides himself, instantly killing his wife and so
severely injuring woman named Cline that
she has become insane. All the others were
and one Of the horses was killed.
Detroit, Mich.-A heavy fall Of snow for
this season Of the year is reported from
several parts Of The State. At Schoolcraft
the snow was four inches deep, while at
Portland and Flint the average depth was
two inches, but owing to high winds it drifted
to much greater depth. The damage to
crops is very great.
ing for forty-eight hours and it then
changed to snow storm. There was nearly
twenty-five inches Of rainfall, and much
damage was done by floods.
Galena. W.-A heavy white frost visited
this section. Corn on low ground was
blasted to the sprout and all kinds of tender
fruit killed. The damage is very serious.
Wabash, Ind.-The heaviest rainfall in
years prevailed throughout this region
for two days. At Benton Harbor, Mich,
was also reported at other places. !
EIr,;,-o NJ " TLo aood roo ,L 4 3l,a 6;rrt,
est mark ever known here. The Chemung
was eighteen feet above its normal level and
was still rising at the rate Of an inch in five
minutes. A Northern Central Railroad
bridge was washed out at Watkins.
Miles of fiat lands with growing crops
were under water, and immense damage
was done. Houses and bridges were
floating down stream. The stores all along
Water street had from four to eight feet Of
city was under water The Gre department
was called out to rescue the inmates in houses
in the eastern part Of the city. The body Of
man foated down the river. 1t could not
be reached.
Belmont, N. Y.-The most disastrous food
that ever visited the Genesee Valley came
during the night. Iron bridges were swept
away like cobwebs, farms were covered by
water, and crops cattle and buildings were
carried off. The damage done between Port;
age and the Pennsylvania line will not fall
short of quarter of million of dollars. A
large iron bridge went down at Belmont,
carrying with it William S. Allen and Chaun-
cey Stearns, who were both drowned.
Fredericksburg, Va.-The streets were
flooded with water, and many Of the towns
people deserted their homes in boats. The
electric lights and the gas plants in the city
were inundated and the city was in darkness.
The water reached the third floor of the
steamboat warehouses, carrying off a lot
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad the trains all stopped owing to
the washing away Of the bridges along the
road. Reports from the Northern Neck
stated that farms along the streams were
fearfully flooded and the destruction was
very great.
Washington, D. C.-This city presented a
strange spectacle. Pennsylvania avenue,
Capitol, to Ninth street was flooded, and in
some places the water was up to the thighs Of
horses. The cellars of stores along the ave-
nue. were flooded, and SO were some of the
main floor. In the side streets, south
of the avenue, there was six to eight feet
water, and yawls, skifs and canoes
We're everywhere to be seen. Communi-
cation, except by boat, was totally interrupted
between north and south Washington. AT the
Pennsylvania Railroad station the water was
up to the waiting room. Through the Smith
sonian and Agricultural Department grounds
q deep stream was running, and the
Washington Monument was surrounded
on all sides by water> which stretched far
up into the White lot. Bare-legged
gamins on planks navigated the streams
like so many pirate chiefs. The
strange scenes attracted great crowds and the
avenue where walking was possible was
crowded as on days when the military parade.
Up in Georgetown only the second stories of
houses along the water front were visible, and
sands of persons stood on the aqueduct bridge