Telegram-herald., 1890-03-29

house - Me- Nsthis wss blown down
Nhlle sss faHly we're Al sappsr Al
tie faulty escaped exoept Mrs Asthis
Sho @ss seriossly hurS The resi-
dences q n d Norris. DR. Marshall
and John Gouldy ~ere more or less
damaged ~ unroonng aud e. holiisteF
Il Co = seed house. known as TIE CD
Bvers building sAs uuro0fod and
large amount 81 seed damaged. The
eIectrio-ligbt wires we're demolished ia
places ana the city Is in darkness The
streets are covered with llmbs 81 snees
and parts u demolished hoaseA
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. March g In Chicago tie
storm MAS very severe The wind blew
hard al night and considerable snoN
fell Beyond the wreokAge Of tele-
graph wires, which MAS soon repaired,
there Vas but little damage done
IL Is reported that The new water
works tuanel has collapsed, causing
thousands Of dollars Of damage The
report has not been verified Several
men employed az the intermediate crib
Of the new sater-works system, locs ted
about two and = half miles out on the
lake were caught there by the storm
During the night the buildings were
washed away and the men hung on TO
the ruins for many hours. Finally word
was received on shore Of their perilous
situation. tug wac manned, and after
a fierce battle with the waves the crew
managed 10 reach and rescue the men.
GENERAL THROUGHOUT THE WEST.
DIS MoINKs. Ia, March - Specials
from all parts Of the State indicate that
Thursdays storm was the worst Of the
winter. The snow in Iowa Is foot
deep. the wind forty miles an hour and
the mercury getting lower. Unshel-
tered stock suffered severely
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. March 2s.-Tel-
egraphic reports from points in Mime
sofa. Dakota and Iowa show that gen
eral snow-storm has prevailed through
ont these States The storm has been
most severe in Northern Iowa, where
railway trafiic is impeded and stock will
suffer TO some extent In Dakota the
snow is regarded as a great benefit 10
the crops now being seeded.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 27.-A Sc
we're storm prevailed throughout Kan
sas and Southwestern Missouri Thurs
day. The velocity OF the wind was ex-
t-aordinsry for such long-continued
storm. At Wichita the wind blew at
rate OF forty miles an hour and did con-
siderable damage. Heavy plate-glass
windows were smashed In, signs dis
placed and chimney-tops blown down.
HIGH WINDS IN MISSISSIPPI
GREENvILLE, Miss, March 2s.-A
heavy wind blew all Of Thursday, caus-
ing the levees TO wash badly in many
| places. and at several places above
Greenville they are considered in a
| critical condition. A terrible storm has
been and is now raging at Leota and
Washington. several houses and stores
! having been blown down.
| STORMS ELsEwHERE
/ Five inches OF snow fell al New Hampton, Ia
Beatrice Neb., reports a heavy wind and sleet-
! storm.
/ Cairo. Ill
Be!videre, Ill, was visited by terrible cleo
trio storm.
Houses were badly damaged by the wind at
Belleville. Ill.
The worst blizzard OF the season prevailed at
| Mason City. Ia.
| There was a terrific wind and snow storm 81
! Marsh alltown Ia
Considerable damage was done TO chirnneys
| by wind 81 bilene, Kan.
Fourteen inches OF snow fell a. Sioux City, Ia
/ All railways were blocksded
! There was heavy fall OF snow al Enmets.
/ burg Ia Roads were drifted badly.
Snow fell 70 the depth Of six inches 81 Waver-
| ". Ia Travel was seriously impeded-
Snow fell 10 the depth Of SIX inches at Cedar
Rapids Ia, and heavy wind prevailed
At Montrose. No. two business houses were
uuroofed and much other damage was done.
At Marshall. No. several houses were un-
rooted and outbuildings blown down, but no one
was hurt.
perfect hurricane blew al Boone. Ia. and
business during the day was almost entirely
| suspended.
Thunder and lightning accompanied 8 snow
| storm al Dubuque. Ia The wind blew forty
miles az hour
Small trees. shrubbery and fences were lev
/ eled 10 the ground az Gslena, III. There was a
| heavy snowfall
The Normal school building a. Carmi Ill,
was demolished Barns were blown down and
| residences unroofed-
terrific rain and han storm swept over
| lattsmouth, Seb.. Thursday morning. Hall
| fell the size OF w8lnuts.
Twelve inches Of snow fell here Thursday.
! Farmers ave great amount Of seeding On.
/ ished and the snow viii be % inestim sble value
10 crops
special from Clinton. No. says that wind
accompanied By rain visited that city. IN
roofing houses and blowing down outbundings,
fences and trees
Lincoln. Neb, reports that the storm has er
tended over the entire State and has badly IN
terfered with the railroads on account % The
/ heavy snow which hss fallen
Advices from jefferson City. Cape Cirardesu
and Charleston. Mo- state that the storm vs'
very severe, and at the latter place one lie
was lost woman. name not known.
Fences were blown down. fruit trees up
rooted and buildings wrecked By the wind a.
.arious points IN 81 Clair County. Ill NJ
lives were lost, and so far as known no one va
injured.
At Birds Point Mo. Just seross TIE river
from cairo. III. three houses were blown down,
and one man va badly burt In passing over VIC
| river 81 Bi-d's Point the wind created y ster
spout thirty feet hiE1. which threatened %
struciion to boats and tore up tbe bank FOR sew
era rods. losing itself in thiok growth q vii
TOW trees
The wife q Alexander Miller. Who lives noi
far from Alexander. IL. vent into the kitchen
20 watch the clouds. which we're very black
when she va struck BY Lightning ard Instant
Z " killed.
The Wizard extended throughout ths "isfs
. 81 Kansas and great fears sre entertained
that The fruit crop VIII be kiIed. Telegraph
f Poles and wires are down Tor many niles n
Western Kansas
JaeksorvUe III and vicinity vas vistst
4 THURSDAY afternoon ~ tremendous WIND. rsti
arc "a storm. vhioA oreste1 almost tote
darsne for time Ths rain "a mech Dss5
- h7 vhesf ard pasture felds
A. cairo III TIE cyclone ~ss preceded ~ .
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