The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02
A SEVERE STORM.
RATA in the East and a Blizzard With
Snow in the West.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA storm of un-
usual energy is central in the Mississippi
valley, near st. Louis, and is attended by
general rains over the entire country east of
Inc MISSISSIPPI, excepting ON the New En-
gland coast aud Florida This storm is fol-
lowed on the Eastern slope of the Rocky
Mountains by cold wave, extending from
Minnesota to Texas, and by snow in Iowa,
Kansas, Indian Territory and Western Mis-
souri. The temperature is unusually high
III the Mississippi and Ohio valleys, ranging
from twenty to thirty degrees above normal,
from Missouri and Iowa eastward to Penn
sylvania and Virginia. Clearing weather,
with a cold wave, will prevail throughout
the central valleys and lake regions during
Friday, preceded by rain, changing to snow.
TRAVEL INTERRUPTED.
MARsHALLTOwN Iowa. Jan. IA heavy
snow-storm has prevailed here since this
morning. with high north wind. About
eight inches has fallen and has considerably
drlfted. The wind and storm somewhat
subsidized late this evening. Railway traffic
is considerably demoralized and telegraphic
communication badly interrupted.
A BLANKET OF SNOW.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. IA blizzard set In
last night and continued with great severity
during the day over Northern Missouri and
Kansas. Kansas is covered with blanket
Of snow from four inches to foot thick.
which In many places has drifted to such an
extent as to seriously cripple railway traffic
All incoming trains from the West are de-
layed, some for hours.
KANSAS CROPS.
HUTCHINSON (kans.), Jan. 1.-Advices re-
ceved by the News from twenty counties in
Southwestern Kansas show that there has
been heavy rain this afterE oon and even
ing. Reports concerning crop prospects are
of a most fatterng character. The area
sown is the largest in the history of these
counties, and the average condition on the
first day of January will he the best ever
known.
A BLINDING sNow-sToRM.
CEDAR RAPIDS Qowa), Jan. 1.-The
rain OF this morning has turned into blind
ing snow-s storm. One of the worst billiards
ever known here is raging. The weather is
growing much colder. High winds prevail,
and serious blockades on all the railroads
are inevitable. Reports from other parts Of
the State show the storm to be general.
DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE.
SHREVEPORT La.), Jan. 1.-At 2 o'clock
this morning cyclone struck Keachie, n
| small town in De Soto Parish The Masonic
Hall and postofficc and several stores were
demolished and the Spencer House and a
number Of dwellings damaged. No lives
| were lost.
I TRAINS BLoCKADED.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 1.-Dispatches from
different parts of Kansas indicate the en-
tire cessation of local railroad traffic as the
result of the storm. The Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy eastbound passenger
train is blockaded on the prairie
north of Atchins0n, and the Missouri
| Pacific EastbouDd train is stalled north Of
Hewatha. Relief trains with provisions
and fuel have been sent from Atchison to
the blocked trains. but they, too, may be
unable to plow through the huge drifts.
The Eastbound Rock Island PASSENGER Is
tied up at Salina, and The Eastbound Ohloh
Pacific has been unable to get past BROOK.
vile. No freights have been sent out VI
here since noon.