Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-03-08
Blizzard, Cyclone, Rains, Hail and Wind

Blizzard, Cyclone, Rains, Hail and Wind.
ASHLAND, WIS.,, February 28.-The worst
snow and wind storm of the season is pre-
vailing here. 1t has been showing and
blowing ever since Sunday night.
OSHKOSH. VISA blizzard of great vio-
lence swept down upon this city, and in
less than half an hour three inches of snow
had fallen, and 1T was with the greatest diff
6culty that the street cars were operated.
The storm is by far the worst of the year.
WATERTowN, WIs.-The most vicious
snow storm in two years ragged here twenty
four hours. The snow was accompanied
with a fierce wind from the north, and the
mercury lowered rapidly. The railroads
are blockaded TO some extent.
MASON Cry, H.-A blizzard covered the
ntire northern portion of the state. The
thermometer marks zero, and trans are all
delayed.
CARB 1NDALF, lila tornado at Balm
bridge. fifteen miles east, completely de-
molished the residence Of J. b. Snyder
There were severa inmates IN the dwelling
and all we're injured, but none fatally.
Several buildings were blown from their
foundations ana badly damaged.
CAMBRIDGE CRY, IND.-A cloudburst
caused Martndale creek, near this place,
TO rise so quickly that woman and three
children OF the Hall family were drowned.
They belonged to party of gypsie camped
near the stream. The bodies have not been
recovered.
CINCINNATI.-In many places the heavy
rainfall was attended by high wind. At
keithley. Tenn, tn bank building belong
ing to Winslow, Fisher IL Baird was blown
TO splinters. Thirty i've persons were in
the building at the time. of whom about six
were more or less injured, none fatally.
George kithiner. of Lowell, Mass, had his
Il. II. /.
Cross, OF Proctorville. Vt, had his right
leg crush at the thigh; George Thatcher,
of MiddlesborO, Lad an arm broken; DR..
Hudgings, Of Knoxville, Tenn, was severely
IN ured In the side aud had both legs and
an arm broken.
At Marion, KY, there was a severe wind
storm. The court house was unrooied and
partly blown down and the records badly
damaged. The opera house was unroofed
and several business houses more or less
damaged. Several dwellings were dam
aged, and Mrs. Eetts was badly injured by
falling tImbers.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.-A tornado swept over
and through the southern part of Hot
Springs, Ark, carrying away fences, over
turning frame houses and doing a great
deal of damage to other property. The old
observatory, nearly 100 feet high, which
has stood on top of Hot Springs mountain
for several years, was blown down. The
storm came from the west, and reports are
coming in that its track between the Wich-
tia river and the Springs Is marked by
wrecked farm houses, Frustrated trees, and
general destruction of property. No lives
have yet been reported lost, but it is feared
that several persons have been killed and
wounded.
CNC1NNATI.-All the elements of disas-
trous food in tn Ohio river seem to be
present. Continuous wet weather has sat
urated the earth so that excessive rainfalls
of the past three or four days have all found
their outlet In the tributaries of the river.
Along the entire valley of the Ohio the rain
fall has been enormous. From the Ken
lucky side the big Sandy river comes with
a boom almost unparalleled, while the Ham
Rwha river, further up. also pours out its
swelling volume. The Sciota, Hooking,
Muskingum, in Ohio, as we'll as the two
Mlamis, keep the river bed full, while a rise
Is coming down from headquarters.
The rise for twenty four hours is over seven
feet and the gauge shows forty-nlne feet
six inches in the channel. About five feet
more VIII begin to interfere with railroad
traffic. and every inch after that will in
crease that trouble as well as cause the in
undatIon of great quantities of goods In
the bottom portion of the ctv.
The thermometer is above 20 degrees. If
rain should follow it will only increase the
dimensions of the God. There is already
a disturbance of river navigation, as steam
ers cannot pass under the SUSPENSION bridge.
Anna, lLI.-A severe rain storm accom-
panied by thunder and lightning, lasted
thirty-siX hours. The streams are swollen
and the low lands flooded.