The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-13

Dibhb huufS D6uluu Time, Inc snow IS
fourteen inches deep, which is phenome-
nal for this latitude. As time passed the
storm increased in severity, and this
afternoon at 2o'clock the wind had risen
TO thirty-tve mile gait with the tenn
perature s. above zero, and falling.
The casualties are numerous but mono
serious. The overhead wires look like
masses Of white ropes and many have
been snapped by the weight of the ice.
Two horses were shocked to death by
coming in contact with a broken live
wire. Telegrams from all points south
and west show the storm is widespread
and disastrous.
DELUGE AT CANTON.
Canton, Miss, Feb. l2.-The heaviest
rain ever known here foil last night, over
flowing creeks, carrying away bridges
and doing other damage.
HEAVY DAMAGE IN ALABAMA.
Montgomery, Ala, Feb. 12.-Quite a
severe wind and rain storm passed over
this section at an early hour this morning
REPORTS from the interior are to the effect
that considerable damage was done to
farms in blowing down fences, barns ana
negro quarters No life is reported lost.
though several people were injured,
though not seriously.
AT Snow Hill a colored Baptist church
houses were blown down
Al Dunham eleven houses, belonging TO
the Dunham Lumber Company, were
blown down, burying the occupants in
the debris, but not seriously injuring any
one In the town, the Union church, Just
completed and used by the Methodists
and Baptists was completely wrecked.
FORT WAYNE sNowBoUND.
Fort Wayne, Ind, Feb. l2.-The worst
blizzard in years Is raging here today.
All traffic is suspended and street car
travel is abandoned The Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago passenger train No 30
Is snow bound at Convoy. 0. Switch en-
gtnes are unable to work in the yards in
this city aud more trouble Is feared by
the officials here. AT noon, four cars
loaded with perishable freight could not
be moved away from the down TO Wn sta
tiOn with four engines
THE WORST IN YEARS. .a
Kansas City, Mo, Feb. l2-The worst
snow storm in years ragged all over
Kansas and Missouri last night and to-
day, and not single train in the two
states is on time. The snow averages
from foot 10 two feet on the level High
winds have accompanied IL and at some
places the snow is drifted fifteen to twenty
feet deep. At many places the schools
were closed to-day. The snow was dry,
and the telegraph service is not inter-
rupted.
TRAINS UNABLE TO MOVE.
Chicago, His, Feb. -, II AS p. m.-Dur.
ing the afternoon the storm Increased in
violence, the wind at times rising 70 We
loctty of as miles an hour, aud the snow
growing heavier. II was the worst storm
Chicago has ever known, and by o'clock
business Of all kinds was at standstill
Trains were terribly delayed during the
afternoon, and tonight most eastern
roads did not send out trains of any kind.
The New York limited on the Erie
pulled out at o'clock p. IN. with Two en-
gines and three hours later was twelve
miles from Chicago stuck fast, and two
additional engines which had been sent
after it could do no good The incoming
New York limited on the samo line stuck
in the snow at Fourteenth street mile
from the depot, and six engines gave it up
as a bad job. The same conditions pre-
vailed on all lines and this evening most
Of them declared that unless the storm
moderated by midnight they would not
attempt TO turn a wheel.
MEN BLOWN ABOUT LIKE FEATHERS.
On the streets collisions were numer.
Gus. w. j. Cunningham was blown
down as he was passing the corner Of
Wabash avenue and Adams street. His
left arm was broken and he was badly
bruised.
Moses Bloom, Jr., a member Of the
board of trade, was badly injured. A
gust Of wind carried him twenty feet and
he struck against the curb stone, frac-
turing his wrist
An exceedingly dangerous spot TO pc
destrians was directly behind the Masonic
temple, which is % stories high The
wind blew down the narrow alley behind
ii at an awful rate and whoever
attempted to cross the alley was blown
off the sidewalk, and was very fortunate
If he kept his feet SO many people were
injured here that special detail of police
was made to keep everybody of that side
of the street.
The new addition TO the post Office was
badly damaged, windows were blown in
and the glass roof shattered
The gale from the lake continued furi-
ously well into the night without abate-
ment and before 1t was driven a binding
snow Drifts six feet or more deep, which
formed in the streets along the lake front,
rendered them almost impassable.
The high wind caused numerous fires
and it was almost impossible for the fire.
men to get through the streets Four and
six horses were put on each fire engine,
and even then with the most desperate
efforts, one block in five minutes was
excellent progress.
AT Il O'Clock the storm showed signs of
dying out and the wind was abating some