Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-26
RAIN, SNOW AND WIND.
AGeneral Storm All Over the Mississippi
Valley.

MARION, ILL.,, Feb. pa cyclone passing
fromsoufhwest to northeast struck this county
Monday night about o'clock. The path was
about 500 yards wide. Houses, fences and
timber were leveled to the ground, resulting
in heavy loss to those living within its reach.
No lives were lost so far as heard from, but
some persons were seriously injured. The
Lamuster school house was completely wrecked.
Heavy rains attended the wind and lasted
twelve hours, completely overlooking small
streams.
HARTFORD CrTY, ISD., Feb. 26.-Reports
from the Mi5sinewa river on the south and the
Salamonica on the north state that they are
the highest ever known. Both the first and
second bottom lands are covered with a raging
torrent The damage to stock, small buildings,
fences and bridges is great
OSHKOSH, Feb. 26.-Yesterday afternoon q
blizzard of great violence swept down upon this
city and in less than half an hour three inches
Of snow had fallen and it was with the greatest
difficulty that the street cars operated. The
storm is by far the worst Of the year. The
effect will be keenly felt in the lumber camps
where the snow il already SO deep that logging
operations wers carried on with difficulty.
ASHLAND, VS., Feb. 26.-The worst snow
here. 1t has been showing and blowing ever
since Sunday night
LOUISVILLE. Feb. 26.-Heayy rains are re-
ported throughout the state. At Frankfort
great loss is reported.
JACKSON, Mo-, Feb. 26.-This county was
visited by torrents of rain Monday night and
last night it was raining. The streams were
higher than ever before. Indications are that
the foods will play smash with the rail-
roads in the low lands No reports from the
country have been received, but the loss must
amount to thousands of dollars.
WATERFOWL, Wis, Feb. 26-The most vicious
snow storm In two years ragged here yesterday
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a fierce wind from the north and the mercury
is lowering rapidly. The roads are also drlfted
badly. The railroads are blocked to some ex-
tent.
Mason CRY, Iowa. Feb. pa blizzard set
in yesterday, covering the entire northern por-
ton Of the state. The thermometer marks
zero and all trains are delayed.
CAMBRIDGE CRY, IND, Feb. GA cloud
burst Monday night caused Martindale creek,
nea- this place to rise so quickly that a woman
and three children of the Hall family were
drowned They belonged to party of gipsies.
CARBoSDALE, Ill, Feb. 26.-Monday night
this place was visited by the heaviest rainfall
that has occurred for the last fifteen years. 1t
rained necessarily until noon yesterday The
low lands are inundated and this will interfere
with railroad travel. A tornado at cambridge,
fifteen miles east, completely demolished the
residence of ]. Snider. There were several in
mates in the dwelling and all were injured,
but none fatally.
a. severe storm.
accompanied BY thunder and lightning, began
Monday evening and lasted until noon yester-
day. The streams are swollen and the low
lands flooded.
CALEDoSIA, MINI, Feb. 26.-winter has ap-
parently set in in southeastern Minnesota.
Yesterdays storm Is the worst In two years
Wagon traffic is altogether suspended and
wheeling Oh the railway is heavy.
TWO BILLIARDS..
CHICAGO, Feb. ga special from Brainerd,
Mimi, last night says: Two distinct billiards are
raging in this state. one of which has reached
point just west of here, while the other is
sweeping east in the southern portion of the
state along the line Of the Minnesota Southern
railroad. A gale from the northwest is blowing
and the heavy snow drifting badly The North
ern Pacific through express passed through
from the west, running ahead of the storm. ST
Vincent reports IS degrees below zero at 8
O'Clock, with the force Of the cold wave still
behind. Railroad offices report all lines still
open. No casualties have been reported west
of this point.
SALTWATER, MINI, Feb. 26.-The most ter
rife blizzard Of the winter has been blowing
here since 3 O'Clock yesterday morning The
snow covered the street railway track so COM
pletely that ali electric trains were at a stand
still by the middle Of yesterday afternoon
WICHITA. KAN, Feb. Alt was 5 degrees
below zero last night Some fear that winter
wheat will be injured. The wind from the
northwest has been most severe. II is reported
that q teamster, John Boulton, froze to death
last night, Is miles southeast. Suffering is ex-
pected in the southwestern part of the state.
Sioux CRY, Iowa, Feb. ga blizzard set in
here at midnight Monday night and continued
al yesterday afternoon. The wind blew 40
miles an hour, badly dating tine six inches OF
snow that had fallen. The storm prevailed
throughout South Dakota and northern Ne
braska, but railroad communication has not
been much interfered with.