New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-24
4 WILD STORM IN THE WEST.
SNOW. SIEET AND HIGH WINDS IN MIME
sofa. SOUTH DAKOTA AND WISCONSIN.
TRAINS DELAYED AND TELEPHONE AND TELE
GRAPH SYSTEMS CRiprLED-HEAVY RAINS
IN KANSAS AND MISSOURI.

GRAPH SYSTEMS CRfprLED-HEAvY RAINS
IN KANSAS AND MISSOURI.
ST. Psul, March 23-Dispatchcs from fifty points
in Western and Southern Minnesota and South
Dakota indicate that great storm is raging. At
Faribaut and ncishboring points eight inches Of
snow fell, and aftcrward there heavy fall
Of hail, accompanied by thunder and lightning
West Of Aberdeen, $. D.. the fall Of snow was
80 great ~ TO delay trains. Al -. Paul II be-
gan showing at 5 o'clock last night, and had de-
veloped into driving sleet storm by o'clock.
The storm is followed in the far West by chino *
wind and big thaw, and possible floods are ex-
pccted.
Duluth, March pa belated blizzard set in
last night. and within half hour street ear
service was seriously interfercd with. The snow
il soft and drifts badly before high wind, winch
is blowing with constantly increasing force
There is every prospect OF serious snow blockade
The temperature is not severe.
Racine Wis March 23-Onc OF tho worst sle"t
storms known in years prevailed here last night
The entire telephone system s crippled Several
poics broke and went through the roof' Of houses
AID thirty instruments wore burned out by electric
wires The electric light system j. also crippled
The electric cars have kept running.
Manitowoc. Wis., March 23.--Another blizzard
accompanied by snow prevailed here last night
All trains are late.
Milwaukee, March o3.-In this city yesterdays
storm has hc.r one of the worst of the season
Tho r.reet railways all had moro or less trouble
and on some Of the lines the service was eX-
ceelingly irregular all dav. In the morning. for
IN. first time this winter, the H"cker line ears
were stalled but the regular service was restored
before noon.
Chicago March 23.-Advic"s from the North
west state that one ~ the most furious storms
known for years began yesterday, and Is still
raging Throughout Wisconsin there II almost -
tornado. accompanied by rain, snow and slect.
tain, owing 70 tho almost universal prostitution OF
thc wirr~ Milwaukee l. cut oil from III" out
I'D. world A. neither telegraph company has u
wire working "a that city and the tclephoi"
wir- are also blown down. Geographic commune
cation j. also slow and uncertain throughout IL
linois. Iowa, Nchrnsia and Missouri. In Mlnn"-
sofa few wires are working. and IN" t"tphon"
system is wrecked A. ST. Louis the first thunder
storm of the season occurred To-day n" h@lit
n,ng was terrific, and caused great delay 10 trle-
graphic business. In this ciiy th"r" was fall
This morning. followed by heavy FOG. whIrh
,nvclop,d the city All the telegraph and tel.
, phouc wires worked badly when they worked
~ all The Indications now are for NOR" ram.
Kansas City, Mo-. March 23.-DiSpatch"s nom
Kansas and Missouri say that seer" Storm raG'u
over the two States la-t night. The rainfall wa,
heavy aud generally benefited the crops Al
Oklahoma City several buildings w"r" blown down
and some Of them wrr" burned by lightning
The storm struck Nevada. Mo. about o'clock
this morning The slate roof OF III" stat" in'an'
Asylum was damaged. and the house OF the eng-
nccr Of the asylum blown down.