New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-15
SEVENTY MILES An HOUR.
THE STORM SWEEPS STRAIGHT ACROSS
THE CONTINENT.
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND sEv'
ERAL DEATHS MARK ITS PATHwAY-CA1TLE
PERIsHING IN wYoMING-Loss IN
NEW.YORK STATE.

ERAL DEATHS MARK ITS PATHwAY-CATTLE
PERIsHING IN wYoMING-LOss IN
NEw.YoRK STATE.
Amsterdam " V. Jan IA violent storm RACED
In the Mohawk Valley nearly all Of last night ana
the wind blew at rate of seventy miles an hOnr'
The telegraph and telephone wires prostrated,
and considerable damage is reported done to farm
buildings Many cllimncys, fences anu trees W.
blown down. At Albany Bush farmer Is reported
bricks from fallen chimney which had blown from
house.
Waterown, Y. y. Jan. l4-RePorts arc coming In
to " The Times" from all points In northern New
York Of damage done by the windstorm, and all the
country in jefferson. Lewis aud 1t. Lawrence
Counties felt the force of the storm, and bear marHs
of its violence. Church stccplcs have fallen plate
glass fronts have been smashed houses and barns
unroocd by hundreds, trees torn up and chImhcyS
demolished. In the town Of Brownvillc a barn was
blown down and nine were killed. In Carthage
church was nearly ruined, and a women was
struck 10y sign board ana knocked SeHSele-S ~
far no report has come of lives lost or Ot any
serious INJURY To human beings Inc - L"MiVt'O
was rough yesterday, aud there were many caSuleS.
The tower Of the Thousand Island Park liotel was
torn on, and the boathousc al Hound Island larh
WAS greatly damaged. The roof, were partially torn
from large number Of summer cottages. 1t is I'M
reports constantly COMING IN.
Pittsburg, Jan. IA.-The severe windstorm Of yes
terday and last night played havoc with the oil IN
terests in this section OF the state Great numbers
OF dcrrcks dc~troyc cd and in some sections tho
loss has been great that all work on drlhhS wcis
has been suspended. Tie Wlcl'hd cohulu"h pl INV
roads makes II almost impossible to get lumber 20
wells 10 repair the damage done by the Storm ana
operations are practically -u>pchdcd'
It. Paul, Mimi, Jan. IA genuine blizzard the
first OF the season. ragged the Northwest the "hoo
Of sunday and part of yesterday, knocking ont tele
graph wires, delaying all trains and rctardng the
operations Of logecrs in the pncricS. Dispatches
mol lJIkpf1S
and as far West a. SPOKANE Iall-, Washington, are
to the effect that on the average the snow ic ABOUT
ten inches deep, and dr.itcd badly, Owing To tlo
strong winds. approaching hurricane "mch pre-
vailed. Among the railroad, vide difference IN t"o
effect, of the storm j, found. The Manitoba northern
Pacific and tine NortAcrn Wisconsin division of the
Omaha, all report little dritn-. he SiouA CITY, or
solticru division of the omaha is suffering from inc
unr.ual drifts, rnc river division of the Milwaukee
wa- not affected. bat the Iowa dHd 'llhh''pli thn
-ti,r. and p.hnt division, are badly drtad. Inc
Minneapolis and IT. Lou, and Tire kansas OHy, too.
', ,' btf.r rae ,Cd'.t drit- however, appear
and Southwestern Minnesota.
It Paul. Niuu. JAN. I4.-~cvcrc weather Is reported
generally throughout the Northwest. blizzard Is
raging at Ieard-.y. Mimi, the -uo"driitS beng p''
twenty feet high. piercing north wind Accompanies
the storm. Train and wagon traffic D, al 'tand'ulL
The first rrcat torm of the season ia- 't''" "I'no
r,pd, cAt.ud.u- au over thc upper Mh'-.>r pps
r...I,u. AZ Sew ,lru thc aif .a- dlih'n'd b{ th
.n- snow and pedestrians could uot -'' i'Ir hiu'-
tcioro ,lcu 81 +ata-iA thirteen 'n' f- %! n'" M mi1
,,le. Ilr l.rH.lt. tr seriously I'' hi' anu
trans are "'t'.' . I1. illl,.d. wh.n r4eeI for
thirty seven hour, Ir'dci''r 40 "''1' ''''
through tlr he.tt dr.u-
chicago. Jan. l4-D-ps chcs from many small
town, IN Central llliuo,, ami Indiana report ''"'''.
able damage by the great "md-,oim oi sunday "e"'.
r.,,es outbuildue, orchards, etc. 90 the pam OI
I' ,,,i. vrrc lcv. lied aud many farm houses we're
tadly damaged The tclc-laph and t.cphone WIZ, @