Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-02
METEOROLOGICAL.

Jan 12-Temperature fell to 40 degrees below
Feb. 24-A severe earthquake shock in south.
ern California, wreclStng schoolhouse and
church near San Diego.
Feb 29-Three severe earthquake shocks
felt at The Dalles, Ore.
Mar. 9-Greatest blizzard in four years ragged
over Minnesota, the Dakotas, and por tions OF
Iowa and Wisconsin.
Mar. ls-Severe earthquake shock at Napa,
Mar. 1e-Severe blizzard in Texas and other
southern states, doing great damage to fruit
Mar. 17-Twenty inches of snow in some parts
OF Texas -. Severest snowstorm in years pre-.
vailed in Virginia, Alabama and Mississippi.
Mar. sl-Cyclone PASSED through Nelson,
Neb., destroying about 100 houses.
:, apr l1Cyclone IN Kansas wiped out the vii
lagos Of Towanda, Vine Creek, Smolar and Oak.
vile, and 80 persons were killed.
Apr. 1s-In Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota, the
heaviest snowstorms ever known for this sea
Apr 1.-TWO heavy earthquake shocks felt at
Apr 1S-Whoie northern portion of California
visited by severe earthquake shock; great dam
age TO business houses and dwellings; loss,
Apr. 2l-Another severe earthquake shock in
California cid great damage at Sacramento,
Winters, Dixon and other towns.
May S-Lynn Creek Valley, Kan, swept by
cyclone, and for miles everything in its path
suffered total destructlon; three persons killed,
hundreds made homeless. =. Heavy snowstorms
in portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin and South
May 5-An the great central region swept by
flood; much damage in Illinois, Iowa and Kan
May 7-Throughout northwestern tier OF
counties In Nebraska, snow fell l6 inches deep
May l2-Cyclone blew down every tent and
house in new town of Cheyenne, o. t.; several
badly hurt
May 17ETowns of Venice, Brooklyn, East
Madison, East Carondelet, Centreville Station,
Forest Lawn and Cahokia, in Missouri and Illi-
nois, from to 20 feet under water 80 miles OF
fertile farming land also inundated.
May 1S-Hundreds of houses besides other
property destroyed, and about so persons killed
o 81 SSd which swept Sioux City, Ia; loss s.
May 19-Snowstorm ragged in portions of Wis.
consin, Minnesota and Iowa
May indianapolis felt sharp shock OF
eaTTt dq q r,.rs.s cttu All, oon,n,o.o,, go,
May 25-Waterspout burst over Kinsman, O.,
drowning six persons, destroying buildings and
May 27-cyclone passing over Wellington.
Kan, killed over 50 persons, and wrecked
May 80oCyclone in Adrian county, Mo-, did
great damage and seriously injured II persons.
valleys Of the St Francis, White and Arkansas as
! rivers in Arkansas swept away; :. Great dam
age done and seven persons killed at Harper
June 2-River at New Orleans higher than
| ever before.
June 4-Several buildings destroyed by cy.
l clone and many persons killed at McCoolz, Neb
| June 5-Cloudburst flooded Oil City, Pa. and
| covered inundation with oil and benzine which
| took hre resulting in immense damage. =. Snow
| to the depth Of inches near Cheyenne, Wyo.
June 7EOnIy one house left at zwingIe, ia ,
| by a cloudburst there.
| June 1s-Hurricane accompanied by heavy
sons and damaging much property. Town OF
Gelva. II, wrecked by cyclone;
Fartbault Freeborn, Blue Earth, Mower and
Fillmore counties, MINI.
june 2s-Every business house at Cuba City
Wis, DESTROYED by tornado.
July 1.-TWO hundred houses badly damaged
by windstorm at Springfield, o.; 100000.
down to 80. -. Heat in Chicago caused 81 deaths
| Aug 4-Seyere shock OF earthquake at Bur.
Aug sTornado extending from South Dakota
| across Minnesota into Wisconsin wrecked many
houses and DESTROYED crops: -
| Aug 19-Freeman, Pa, nearly destroyed by
cloudburst
Aug: ss-elRoanolse, Va, damaged to the ex
Sep. 1O-Wind and hailstorm at Madison
Wis, damaged growing tobacco, fruit and vege
tables to the extent Of 81 100000. Pulp works
| at Marion, Ind, blown down by tornado.
Oct. EARTHQUAKE shock at Hot springs,S. D
RADIO and southeT1 Wyo ogi0 IL northern COLO
and at Palmer Lake on the divide snow fell IL
Oct. i9-Three earthquake shocks felt a
Msrt 1, s Ind. ..,,.,, .,,,,.
Nov. 17-Villngo Of Red Bud, in Randolph
down :; Village Villas Of Washington tosslly De
l bTOyeu Dy CyClOu0 CyClOu0 6tTuCk 1drr1bOu
| Ark, bringing destruction.
Nov. 19-Great damage to property at st
| Mary's, o., by windstorm.
Nov. 25-Thermometer 20 degrees below zero
| in parts OF Minnesota Snd South Dakota
Nov. 27-Whirlwind swept over California
| destroyed dozen vessels in harbor at Sar
| Francisco and orchords in the interior of the
| state; loss over 100000.
Nov So-Meteorio stone weighing 10 tons fel
| near Newcastle, Col
Dec. S-Earthquake shock felt at Chattanoo
ga, Tenn.
Dec. 6-Tornado neSr Atlanta, Tex, sweep
away houses and outSuildings in Its path.
| Dec. 7-Terrific bliEAard stopped railway traf
| &c in Kansas and froEo hundreds of cattle.
| Dec. 13-DeStructive cyclone passed Ml1ei
L above Summit. MiRa-
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