The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-01-18
A BLIZZARD IN KANSAS.
Intense Suffering in several of tho Yves

intense Suffering in Several of tho West
ern Cornsies-Storm Notes.
ST. LOUIS, No., Jan. 13.-Dspatches
from different portions o. Kansas report
blizzard in that state. At Wichita
ten inches of snow fell, and for a hum
dred miles west the storm ragged with
fury, and the whole country is COW
cred with snow to the depth
OF a foot or more. Railroad
trains are stuck at several
piaces,and traffic is practically suspend
ed. Intense suffering Is reported in
the destitute districts in several of the
Western counties. There are forty or
more cars of provisions at the town of
Liberal en- route TO the sufferers, but
that is fifty to seventy miles away rom
the starving people and nobody is
willing to take chances of freezing bv
hauling the freight in wagons. The
temperature is not very low vet, but
the mercury is falling, ard severe Geld
is apprehe ended.
TOLEDO, O., Jan. 49, During the
heavy gale of last night freight car
was blown from a siding at Custer, a
station On the c. III. K ID. Railroad,
thirtv-tour miles south of Toledo, upon
the main track, and then driven three
miles north, where it collided With the
south-bound passenger ira II leaving here
at midnight. The engine, baggage and
mail car OF the train were wrecked, and
both engineer and fireman injured but
not fatally. The gale injured roo and
did minor damages in the city and
vicinity, but the above is the only seri-
Gus casualty so far reported.
MI>NEAroLIs, Mimi, Jan. l3.-The
storm did very little damage III the
Northwest. Trains on some roads are
a little late, but there is no serious de-
lay. The weather III clear and cold.
PlrTsBURG, Pa, Jan ia terrific
wind storm passed over this city about
Is o clock this morning, doing considera-
BILE damage and prostrating the wires IN
every direction. Communication East
and West !or a time was entirely cut off,
but 1t has again been establ shed. but at
%. NJ, the telegraplIic service is badly
crippled.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. ia special
from Sardis, Miss, sixty miles south of
here, reports a heavy storm of wind.
rain and hail. The Epi copal aud Pres
byterian Churches and Ballentlue's
livery stable were blown down, Ben
derson Bros store and the Reporter
office were unroo ed, and several stores
ard residences damaged. No fatalities
are reported.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 13.-Dis-
patches from many places IN Kansas
and Missouri safe that the storm has
ceased. No human lives were lost in
the blizzard so far rs reported, nor Nas
any live stock frozen TO death. This
morning the weather has moderated.
DETROIT, Mich, Jan ia terrific
wind storm has ragged here since last
evening. In the earlier part of the
night 1t was accompanied by heavy
rain, but later il turned colder and the
| rsin ceased, while the wind gained in
violence. Several trees were blown
down in the heart of the city. and signs
Innumerahle were found IN the streets
this morning. several large, valuable
windows were blown in 10y the force of
the gale also. This morning is the cold
est experienced SO far this winter, and
there is a slight fail of snow. Nearly
all tele phone wires are down, causing
much inconvenience to the public.
Telegraphlc communication also is seri-
ousiy interrupted.
CIxCINNATI, O., Jan. 13.-Tne gale
here last night was continuous and vio-
lent from evening until morn. Rain
fell about midnight in heavy sheets.
The temperature Yesterday and last
night was nearly 20. This morning 1t
| has fallen to&tand the wind as changed
from southerly t. westerly. No damage
10y the gale has been reported.
RgEFALo, \. T., Jan. ia tremen-
daus gale struck this city about o'clock
this morning. Daring the forenoon the
wind req he'd velocity Of ninety miles
an hour. Water rose consids rable, and
| flooded the New York Central tracks.
| Trains on the Fall branch had to run
around the city. \ good deal of dam
age was done about town, but nothing