The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-06
RAIN CYCLONE AND SNOW
THE ELEMENTS QUITTING Up H1G q
JINKS IN TIE WEST.

A Cyclone Damages the Memorial
and Illinois State Buildings on the
Worlds Fair Grounds-A Train Pre-
cipitated in River-rracl1s Washed
Out by FIoods-snow In Drifts.
CHICAGO, April 5.-The Illinois state
building at the worlds fair grounds was
struck by q small Cyclone to-day. The
tower and half OF the memorial hall was
wrecked. The loss is between $4,000 and
$4,000 Two policemen near by were
nearly killed.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
EFFTNGHAM. ILL, April 5-During a
severe thunder storm here Leo Dale was
instantly killed by lightning and his
storm has caused seven washouts on the
Vandalia line between here and Terre Haute
and all trains are temporarily abandoned.
The Wabash river is the highest ever
known and the Illinois Southern road
bridge over that stream near here is gone.
At Clay City the Wabash river rose four
teen feet and pony mails are all cut of
owing to the washing out OF bridges.
A FREsHET IN DAKOTA.
ST. PAUL, April 5.-The freshet in the
Red River OF the North at Grand Forks
lhk., Lub ANOElueEu dClllC rail-
road track on its bank, and freight train
went down the embankmsnt and disap-
peared in the river. The fireman was
drowned. The engineer SWAN out.
A SHOWER OF MUD.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 5.-The Union
Pacific express from the west which arrived
here this morning, was covered an inch
thick with mud, which came from the
clouds in showers. 1t is supposed to have
been drawn up by a waterspout. The
second cyclone in Kansas and Missouri has
not done es much damage as the
first one of Thursday last, but it was ae-
companied with an enormous amount of
rain and flooded streams are getting in their
damaging work. At Ogallalla, Neb., large
droves Of cattle drifted before the storm
until they got into the Platte river, where
many we're chilled to death.
BLIZZARD BLOWING.
OMAHA, NEB,, April 5.-Reports from
Western and Central Nebraska and South
Dakota show severe blizzard to be in
progress. At Grand Island the mercury
fell 40 in three hours, and a norther is
prevailing. The worst snow storm of the
season is reported along the Burlington
road.
In the Black Hills, at Alliance, Neb.,
trains are showed in. Heavy snow storms
were reported raging between Valentine
and Chadron, and Seneca, in the northern
part Of the state, aud in Eastern Colorado.
The wires are down in nearly every direc
ton, and trains are delayed in the eastern
part Of the state. In the north and west
snow bIockades ara feared.
A landslide in the approach to the bridge
at Rulo blockaded the Missouri river there.
The Union Pacific road has no wires west
of North Platte.
GROWING WORSE AT RED LAKE.
RED LAKE FALLS, MINI, April 5.-The
storm Is growing more violent every hour
a furious blizzard is raging. "A north
wind Is sweeping over the country at tre-
mendous velocity, accompanied by volumes
Of drift snow. Over a foot of snow has
fallen. Many have let their supply Of wood
dwindle during the recent warm weather.
If many lives are not sacrificed it will be
proVldantiaL
VERY SEVERE AT REDFIELD.
REDFIELD, s. D., April 5.-The severest
storm that has ever visited this section is
raging here. 1t commenced with rain, and
ls increasing tn fury. About noon yester-
day the rain changed TO sleet and snow,
aud. with high winds, has practically sus-
pended all business The wind is drivinR
the snow at hurricane velocity. All train
service on the Northwestern road has been
abandoned here. The snow west of here has
dFitted TO enormous nights. Fully four
inches of snow on the level has fallen, The
Oldest citizens say this is the greatest fall
for this season of the year since the early
'Os. Farmers and business men are iubi-
hnt, and indicate no displeasure at the dis.
comforts of travel and the temporary hin
drauce to trade.