, 1890-01-16
A rERKInLE STORM.
Reports OF les iavages Throughout
Kansas aud Nebraska.

1IhwArHA. Kas., Jan. l2.-Reports
come in that the snow has driltcd in
places as hi gh rs one story houses, com.
/ pletely blocking the highways and rail
roads.
| At Wichita, Kas, the snow Is reported
to be fifteen inches deep and badly
driltod. All trains on several railroads
in the neighborhOod of Wichita have
been abandoned.
| Enroda, kas., reports the worst bIlz-
2ard ever known there. The snow Is
badly driited throughout the city and
surrounding country, and railroad ira III c
has been entirely suspended.
! At Abilene, kas., the storm has ragged
for thirty.siS hours aud the railroads
arc blocked with snow.
! AT Topeka six inches of snow has fall
en- and much interruption to railway
traffic has resulted.
Dispatches from points in Missouri to
the Times indica 9 that the storm has
been less severe there than in Kansas.
snow began falling at about noon to-day,
but not to any great depth. II is still
showing, but tn" fall is light.
a dispatch to the Journal from Lin
coin, Neb,, states that reports received
there are 20 the effect that storm of
great severity is raging throughout the
state. The peculiar feature OF the storm
is ITS occurrence ON the anniversary ofthe
terrible blizzard of two years ago, when
so many people pcriahcd from the cold.
The reports Of the present storm ind-
cate that II is no less severe than that Of
which IL is the anniversary.
In Kansas CITY toe storm began Sat
urday night with n drizlling rain. Early
this morning the weather turned colder
and the rain, freezing Us 1t fell, covered
exposed objects with a coating OF ice.
The telegraph, telephone and electric
light wires were borne almost to the
giOund, and com muniCation interrupted.
At noon the rain turned into snow, the
wind sweryed to the north and biz-
sard set la, and a. midnight continu cs
with tue satne severity.
SEVERE HLizZNHp.
KANSAS CrrE, Jan.l2 "a severe blizzard
RACES tonight in Kansas, Missouri and
Nebraska. Dispatches from points in
Kansas to the journal SAYS tho storm Is
by far the worst OF the season, and
SOME points report that IL is the most
severe ever witnessed. The storm began
last night ana continued through
out the day and most Of tonight. The
lar western points in Kansas report that
the storm ceased and the weather
cleared about II o'clock. Tho results OF
this storm there have been disastrous.
On the average, snow fell about eight
inches on level, but the strong wind
driftod IL badly, and many trains on the
railroads have been Abandoned or greatly
delayed.
At MEMPHIS.
NEMPHIs, Jan. ~ "A heavy wind
storm, accompanied by rain, struck
Memphis about O'Clock this afternoon,
but beyond a general prostratlon OF the
wires no damage was done in this i'm
mediate vicinity.
Sardis, Miss sixty miles south Of
here, reports u heavy storm of wind.
rain and hail. The Episcopal and Pres
hyterian churches and several livery
stables were blown down, two houses
uuroOfed and several stores and resi-
dences damaged. No fatalities are re-
ported.
AT OMAHA.
OMAHA, Jan. l. A terrific snow
storm has been raging here since early
this morning. The drifts are from two
TO four feet high. The electric motors
aud cable street railways ran until 4
o'clock this afternoon, but were oblired
to suspend. All trains on the roads en-
lering the city are from one to three
h ours laIe