People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-01-06
METEOROLOGICAL,


zero at Belgrade Mont
Feb ga severe earthquake shock In south.
ern California, wrecling schoolhouse and
church near San Diego.
Feb 29-Three severe earthquake shocks
felt at the Dalles, Ore
liar. 9-Greatest blizzard in four years ragged
over Minnesota, the Dakotas, and portions VI
Iowa and Wisconsin.
Mar. l3-Severe earthquake shock at Napa,
Cal.
Mar. l5-Seyere blizzard in Texas and other
southern states, doing great damage TO fruit
crop
Mar. l7-Twenty inches OF snow in some parts
OF Texas -. SevercSt snOwsiOrm In years pre-.
vailed in Virginia, Alabama and Mississippi.
Mar. Sl-Cyelone passed through Nelson,
Neb., destroying about 100 houses.
App. l-Cyclone in Kansas wiped out the vii.
lagos Of Towanda, Vine Creek, Smolar and Oak.
vile, and 80 persons were killed
Apr. l3-ln 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. l9-Whole northern portion OF California
visited by severe earthquake shock; great dam.
age TO business houses and dwellings; loss,
100000
Apr. 2l-Another severe earthquake shock in
California did 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 destrucuon three persons killed,
hundreds made homeless. . Heavy snowstorms
IN portions OF Minnesota, Wisconsin and South
Dakota.
May SAIL the great central region swept by
Hood: much damage in Illinois, Iowa and Kan.
sas.
May Throughout northwestern tier OF
counties in Nebraska, snow fell l6 inches deep
May l2-Cyclone blew down every ten; and
house in new town Of Cheyenne, o. T.; several
badly hurt.
May l7-Towns Of Venice. BROOKLYN. East
Madison, East Carondelet, Centreyllle Station
Forest Lawn and CahOlda, in Missouri and Hi
nois, from 70 70 feet under water % miles OF
fertile farming land also inundated
May lS-Hundreds Of houses besides other
property destroyed, and about 50 persons killed
by hood which swept Sioux City, Ia; loss, g..
00O0Ol
May l9-Snowstorm ragged In portions OF Wis.
consin, Minnesota and Iowa
May 93-lndianapolis felt sharp shock OF
earthquake
May 2i-Arkansas City, Ark, completely IN.
der water
May 25-Waterspout burst over Kinsman. O..
drowning six persons, destroying buildings and
crops.
May 27-Cyclone passing over Wellington.
Kan, killed over 50 persons, and wrecked
everything in its path.
May 3O-Cyclone in Adrian county, Mo, did
great damage and seriously injured II persons.
May 2S-Onc hundred villages and hamlets in
valleys OF the St Francis, White and Arkansas
rivers in Arkansas swept away. Great dam.
age done and seven persons killed at Harper,
Kan, by cyclone
June 2-River at New Orleans higher than
ever before.
June 4-Several buildings DESTROYED by CT.
clone and many persons killed NJ McCook Ncb.
June 5-Cloudburst Hooded Oil City, Pa. and
surrounding country; leakage from oil tanks
covered inundation with oil and benZine which
took fire resulting in immense damage. -. Snow
TO the depth Of inches near Cheyenne Wyo.
June 1-Only one house left at Zwingie, Ia
BY q cloudburst there. .tLIfEg.
June lS-Hurrcane accompanied by heavy
rainfall swept over Chicago injuring. many per.
sons and damaging much property -. Town OF
Galva Ill, wrecked BY cyclone.
June l6-Cyclone swept over Jackson, Martin
Faribault, Freedom, Blue Earth, Mower and
Fillmore counties, MINI.
June l7-Vnlage OF Rockdale, H.. wiped out
by storm
June 23-Every business house ct Cuba CITY
Wis, destroyed by tornado
July lS-Two hundred houses badly damaged
by windstorm at Springfield, o.: SsOlOOl
July s5-Frost in Montana; at Harve mercury
down 10 30. Heat in Chicago caused q deaths
Aug. 4-Severe shock OF earthquake at Bur.
lingtoa and other Wisconsin towns.
Aug 8-Tornado extending from South Dakota
across Minnesota into Wisconsin wrecked many
houses and destroyed crops
Aug ls-Freeman Pa, nearly destroyed by
cloudburst
Aug. 23-Roanolse Va, damaged to the ex
tent OF 81, 10000 by clOudburst
Sep lO-Wind and hailstorm at Madison.
Wis. damaged growing tobacco, fruit and ycgc
tables 10 the extent OF 81 900 900. Pulp works
al Marion, Ind blown down By tornado
Oct 6-Earthquaie shock az Hot Springs.S. ID
Oct l2-Desructiye cyclone in northern Colo
RADIO and southern Wyoming.
1 Oct l3-Terriiic storm prevailed in Colorado.
1 and az Palmer Lake, on the divide, snow fell In
some places 30 feet deep
Oct le-Three earthquake shocks fell az
| Martinsville, Ind.
Nov. l3-Heayy earthquake shock felt IT San
Francisco and numerous points in California
Nov lI-Villhge OF Red Bud, in Randolph
county, Ill, almost completely DESTROYED. many
| persons being injured, and 80 houses blown
down =. Village Of Washington totally de.
stroyed by cyclone. =. Cyclone struck Harrison.
Ark. bringing destruction
NOV ly-Great damage 10 property at St
Marys, u, by windstOrm.
] Nov 25-Thermometer % degrees helox zero
in parts OF Minnesota and South Dakota
Nov G-Wairlwind swept over California,
destroyed dozen vessels in harbar al San
Francisco and orchards In the interior OF the
state; loss over 100000.
Nov SCMeteoric stone weighing 10 tons fen
near Newcastle, Col
Dee. Earthquake shock felt at Chattanoo-
| ga. Tenn.
Dec, 6-Tornado near Atlanta, Tex, swept
away houses and ouibuildiigs in itspatn.
Dec; I-Terriic blizzard stopped railway traf-
nc in kansas and froze hundreds Of cattle.
above Summit, Miss. = -
Dec ss~Earthquake shock felt at Seymour
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