Telegram-herald., 1890-04-14

storms are not the precursors OF even
greater dangers. The Signal Office
some time ago issued = warning to the
dwsllers along the Lower Mississippi
Valley, foreshsdowing foods over ter
ritory fully thousand miles in extent
In many places the note OF danger was
unheeded. Chief Overseer Dunn. the
head Of the Meteorological STAFF in New
York. yesterday said
This has been season Of unprece-
dented storms in almost every part OF
the country Tornadoes have passed
over the Lower Lakes, involving Utica,
Syracuse. Buffalo, Albany and all that
section of country. In the South, they
have till lately been rather free from
tornadoes. and with the exception Of q
storm in the Mississippi Valley some
two weeks ago, this is the first serious
storm of the year that has passed over
there. But its after effects may be still
more serious, as far as the Mississippi
is concerned. That river, already
swollen at every point is choked up
with the deposit from the late foods,
and is in no condition to Withstand the
tremendous increase to its volume that
must come within the next few days in
the upper part of the river and within
two weeks at the furthest in the lower
part Its banks are already washed
and it's levees broken at many places
and the incessant rains are aggravating
this condition of matters. All its trib-
utaries are at the foodmark. Every
thing points to q phenomenal food all
along the Mississippi within fourteen
days. Tho water is up to the very top
OF the levees and these last storms
have precipitated vast quantities OF
rain that must be got rid OF somehow.
Where is it to go +? 1t cannot go down
the channel. In the lower Mississippi
there should have been in the three
days preceding March 2sth, fall Of
three feet; yet 1t remained almost
stationary, while the upper part of the
river rose steadily. When the aug
mented food pours down to the lower
river an inundstion OF the valleys is
inevitable.
when the river Is flooded and the
cities along It's banks are flooded, and
six or seven great crevasses are pour
ing their water in torrents all through
i Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana,
and still more food TO come. and the
channel choked and con tanning all the
water it can contain, what is going to
become OF the people OF that section
Doubtless many have already moved out
of the threatened territory into safe
grounds; but there are very many who
remain, and when the worst comes,
these poor people will be the sufferers
The coming food will be the highest
ever known.
There is no reason TO spprchend that
these are the words OF = mere alarmist
/ Everything points 20 the conclusion
+ that the great tornadoes and cyclones.
with the unusual rainfall sccompayi ns
them, have made the situation along
the Mississippi one OF i'm ninent danger.
asked the mstsorolOgist II scyolone
| had ever been photographed
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bly, could be done. With tornado the
case is different The latter is q com
paratively limited affair. although II
has tremendous power compressed In
its narrow funnel A tornsdo's 'rse'
will sometimes be not more than I
quarter OF mile vide. while cyclone
takes IN n Bch larger territory, ire
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rated b7 the intsrmingling Of cold an
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sane rotary motion. The TYrstions 81 I
tornado nay b distinguished eonsia
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