Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-12
METEOROLOGICAL.

METEOROLOGICAL
Jan 6-Cyclone passed Fayetteville
Ga, killing four persons wrecking ~ buildings.
Jan l2-TemperatUre fell to 49 degrees below
no at Belgrade, Mont
Feb. "A severe earthquake shock in south
ern California, wrecking schoolhouse and
church near San Diego.
Feb. 29-rhree severe earthquake shocks
Mar 9-Greatest blizzard in four years ragged
over Minnesota the Dakotas, and portions of
Mar I3-Severe earthquake shock at Napa,
Mar. 16-Severe blizzard in Texas and other
southern states doing great damage to fruit
crop.
Mar i7-Twenty inches of snow in some parts
OF Texas. -. Severest snowstorm in years pre-
vailed in Virginia, Alabama and Mississippi.
Neb. destroying about 100 houses 'o'
Apr, laCyclone in Kansas wiped out the vii
lagos Of 1Owanda, Vine Creek, Snolar and Oak
vile, and 60 persons were killed
apr. 4-Village of Barnhill, ILL.,. swept by
cyclone -. Another terrific winds torn in Kan
sas. doing great damage at Cherryvale. EN-
pora, Fort Scott. Garland. Dexter and other
braslsa caused abandoning OF all railway trains
Apr I3-In Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota, the
heaviest snowstorms ever known for this sea-
son prevailed
Apr. 1.-TWO heavy earthquake shocks felt at
Portland, Ore, and neighborhood.
Apr. I9--Whole northern portion of California
visited By severe earthquake shock; great dam
age 10 business houses and dwellings; loss,
Apr. 2l-Another severe earthquake shock in
California did great damage at Sacramento,
Winters, Dixon and other towns
May :9Lvnn Creek Valley, Kan, swept by
Cyclone, and for miles every thing in its path
suffered total deStructlOn; three persons killed,
hundreds made homeless. Heavy snowstorms
in portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin and South
Dakota.
May 5-An the great central region swept by
hood: much damage in Illinois, Iowa and Kan
May Throughout northwestern tier of
counties in Nebraska. snow fell i6 inches deep
house in new town of Cheyenne, o. T.; several
its path;
Madison, East Carondelet, Centreville Station n,
Forest Lawn aud Cahokia, in Missouri and Illi-
| nois, from to 20 feet under water; 30 miles Of
fertile farming land also Inundated
May 1S-Hundreds of houses besides other
| by food which swept Sioux City, Ia; loss, g.
| Nav 19-Snowstorm ragged in portions of Wis
consin, Minnesota and Iowa.
May 23-Indianapolis felt sharp shock Of
May 24-Arkansas City. Ark, completely IN
| der water.
| May a5-Waterspeut burst over Kinsman. O.,
drowning six persons. DESTROYING buildings and
crops. r.1o,,o.,o, ,-..o.,,..
Fork and Pendle:on entirely swept away by
! floods from the White and Arkansas rivers in
cyclone that passed se over Wilmington. Kan. O W
Nav 2s-One hundred villages and hamlets in
valleys OF the ST. Francis White and Arkansas
| age done and seven persons killed at Harper,
| Kan by cyclone.
! May 30-Cyclone in Adrian county, Mo, did
great damage and seriously injured II persons
May 3l-Portons Of Indianapolis deluged by
rainstor and over 30 bridges and culverts in
/ city and vicinity washed away. Portland.
Wabash and other Indiana towns suffered
June River at New Orleans higher than
! ever before.
| June 4-Several buildings destroyed by cy-
clone and many persons killed at McCoolS, Neb.
June 5-Cloudburst flooded Oil City, Pa. and
surrounding country: leakage from OF! tanks
/ covered inundation with oil and benzine which
j took fire result ting in immense damage Snow
to the depth of inches near Cheyenne, WyO-
| June 6-Cloudburst between Harold and
| Blunt, S. D.. flooded large section doing great
damage to life and property
/ by cloudburst there.
| June I3-Hurricale accompanied by heavy
rainfall swept over Chicago. injuring many per-
sons and damaging much property. Town of
Galva- Ill, wrecked by cyclone.
June I6-Cvclone swept over Jackson. Martin,
| Faribault, Freedom, Blue Earth, Mower and
Fillmore counties, Mimi
June 17-VilIage of Rockdale Ia, wiped out
| by storm.
! June 23-Every business house at Cuba City,
I Wis. destroyed by tornado.
! July 1.-TWO hundred houses badly damaged
July ss-F'rost in Montana: at Harve mercury
down TO 30. Heat in Chicago caused q deaIhs-
lingtoa and other Wisconsin towns
Aug @,Tornado extendlng from south Dakoia
houses and destroyed crops
Aug l9-FreeInan, Pa, nearly destroyed By
Aug. 23-Roancl1e. Va. damaged to the ex-
tent Of 81 100000 by cloudburst
Sep 10-Wind and hailstorm at Madison,
! Wis. damaged growing tobacco fruit and yege-
tables TO the extent of 81 900. 90 Pulp works
at Marion, Ind blown down by tornado
Oct 6-EarthQuake shock at Hot sSprings,S- D.
| Oct 12-Destructive cyclone in northern Colo
RADIO and southern Wyoming.
| Oct. 13-Terrifc storm prevailed in Colorado,
AID at Palmer Lake, on the divide, snow fell in
some places 30 feet deep.
| Oct. 19-Three earthquake shocks felt at
/ Martinsville, Ind.
Nov. l3-Heavy earthquake shock felt at San
Francisco and numerous points in California
Nov. I5-Village of Red Bud, in Randolph
county Ill, almost completely destroyed, many
persons being injured, and 50 houses blown
down 49, Village of Washington totally de
stroyed by cyclone. Cyclone struck Harrison,
Ark, bringing destruction.
Nov. 19-Great damage to property at St
| Mary S, o. by windstorm-
| Nov 2@Thermometer 20 degrees below zero
In parts of Minnesota and South Dakota
| Nov. 27-Whiriwind swept over California
destroyed dozen vessels in harbor at San
Francisco and orchards in the interior OF the
! state: loss 800, 600.
Nov 5o-Meteoric stone weighing 10 toEs tel
near Newcastle. Col