Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-01-05
METEoRoLOGICAI.

nerlcS IN Nova Scotla Struck because OF SNORT
weights and docking
METEOROLOGICAL.
Jan ie-remperature fell to 20 degrees below
zero AT Belgrade, Mont
Feb. IA severe earthquake shock in south.
ern California, wrecking schoolhouse and
church near san Diego.
Feb. % Three severe earthquake shocks
felt az The Dalles, Ore.
Mar. g-Grcatest blizzard in four years ragged
over Minnesota the Dakotas, and portions Of
Iowa and Wisconsin.
Mar ls-seYere earthquake shock at Napa,
Cal
Mar i6-Severe blizzard in Texas and other
southern states, doing great damage TO fruit
crop.
Mar lT-Twenty inches OF snow in some parts
OF Texas, d. Seyerest snowstorm in years pre-
vailed in Virginia, Alabama and Mississippi.
Mar Sl-Cyclone passed through Nelson
Neb, destroying about 100 houses.
Apr. i-Cyclono la Kansas wiped out the vii.
lagos OF rowanda. Vine Creek, SInolar and Oak
yillc, and 90 persons were killed
Apr. i3-In Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota, the
heaviest SNOW forms ever known for this sea
son prevailed
Apr 1.-TWO heavy earthquake shocks felt at
Portland, Ore, and neighbOrhood.
Apr. ig-Whole northern portion OF California
visited By severe ear thqunke shock great dam
age 70 business houses and dwellings; loss,
Apr gl-Another severe earthquake shock in
California ala great damage at Sacramento.
Winters, Dixon aud other towns.
May 3-Lynn Greek Valley, kan, swept by
cyclone and for miles everything in its path
suffered total destruction; three persons killed,
hundreds made homeless. Heavy snowstorms
IN portions Of Minnesota, Wisconsin and South
DailDia-
May San the great central region swept by
Hood, much damage in Illinois, Iowa and Kan
sas.
May 7-Throughout northwestern tier OF
counties In Nebraska, snow fell 10 inches deep
May l2--Cy clone blew down every tent aud
house In new Town Of Cheyenne Q. T.; several
badly hurt
MAY iT-Towns OF Venice Brooklyn. East
Madison, East carondelet, Centfeville station,
Forest Lawn aud CaholSia, In Missouri and Hi.
nois, from TO 20 feet under water, 30 miles of
fertile farming land also inundated
May ls-Hundreds OF houses besides Other
property destroyed and about 30 persons killed
BY food which swept Sioux City. Ia loss, s.,
0O0.OO0
May iq-Snowstorm ragged In portions OF Wis.
consn, Minnesota and Iowa
May 2s-lndianapolis felt sharp shock OF
earthquake
May 2l-Arkansas City. Ark, completely un-
der water
May 25-waterspout burst over Kinsman. o.,
drowning six persons, destroying buildings and
May s7-Cyclone passing over Wellington,
Kan, killed over 50 persons, and wrecked
everything in its path.
May 30.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
age done and seven persons killed At Harper.
June s-Rivcr at New Orleans higher than
ever before
June 4-Several buildings destroyed By CIV.
clone and many persons killed at MeCook. Neb
June 5-Cload burst flooded OIL City Pa. and
surrounding country; leakage from oil tanks
covered inuadation with oil and benZiue which
took fire resulting in immense damage. Snow
to the depth OF inches near Cheyenne, Wyo.
June Only one house left at Zwingle, Ia
n Mo- A. II
June IS--Hurricane accompanied BY heavy
rainfall swept OYER Chicago. iAiurins HaAy per
sons and damaging much property. Town Of
Gaiva. ILL., wrecked by cyclone.
June ld-Cyclone swept over Jackson, Martin,
Faribauli. Freedom, Blue Earth, Mower and
Fillmore counties, MINI.
June lI--Nillsge OF Rockdale, Ia, wiped out
by storm.
June 2s-Every business house at Cuba City,
Wis. destroyed by tornado
July l3-Two hundred houses badly damaged
by windstorm al Springfield, o. ss0a.OOl
July 2s FROST in Montana; at HaIye mercury
down to ~. Heat in Chicago caused y deaths.
Aug 4-Scyere shock OF earthquake NJ Bur
lington and other Wisconsin towns
Aug S-Tornado extending from South Dakota
across Minnesota into Wisconsin wrecked many
houses and des froyed crops.
Ang. l9-Frccman, Pa, nearly destroyed by |
cloEdburst
Aug . Roanoke. Va. damaged 10 the CT.
ient OF sl,OO0J0 hy eloudburst
Sep 10 Wind aud hailsform at Madison |
Wis, damaged growing tobacco fruit and vcgc |
tables 10 the * ent Of 81 .eU0oO Pulp works
~ Marion, Ind. blown down By tornado
Oct 6-Earlhquake shock at Hot s>prings,S. d. |
Oct. l2-pestractive cyclone in northern Colo |
RADIO and southern Wyoming.
Oct lS-Terrfic storm prevailed in Colorado, /
and a. Palmer Lake, on the divide, snow fell in l
some places % feet deep
Oct. io-Three earthquake shocks felt at /
Ind.
Nov. i3-Heagv earthquake shock felt at san 4
Francisco and numerous points IN California.
Nov ls-Niiissve OF Red BUD. in Randolph /
county, H., almost completely destroyed. many /
parsons bring injured, and - houses blown I
down . VILLAGE Of Washington totally de- Il
,troyed by cyclone. ...Cyclone struck Harrison,
Ark. bringing destruction
Nov. ls-tirasst damage To property at St j
Mary ~. hY V iHdiSt0Fin
Nov 2S-1hcrIngmcier - degrees below zero
N parts ~ Minnesota and South Dakota
Nov .7-N Hiflwind swept otcr Ntli fornia,
destroyed q dozen ycsscls in 'iarianr al san
Francisco ard orchards In the Interior OF the
state. loss over tat1ts0
Nov 3a-aieteeric stone weighing 10 tons fell
Tear Newcas,ic, Col
Dee s-Eartiisa ake shock felt at Chattanoo
"a. Tenn
Dec. e-To~nado near Atlanta, Tex, swept
lway houses ana olthlillings in Its path
Dee. s-Tcrr.fic blizzard stopped railway traf-
lie in kansas aLd froze hundreds Of cattle.
Dec. i2-Destructive cyclone passed allies
loove summit, afiss