Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-02-17

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freight and valuable packages yester
day and most OF the wagons were
drawn by four horses. Hundreds OF
wholesale and retail stores did not send
out a wagon. A number of persons
were blown off their feet by the high
wind and seriously injured. BY IL
o'clock p IN. the storm had died and o
cold wave enveloped the city.
other Points in Illinois.
Dispatches from various points in this
state tell of the effects of the great
storm. Street car and other modes OF
transportation were paralyzed and
business completely blockaded.
Indiana showed Under.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 14.-A bliz-
zard, the worst Indianapolis has ex-
perienced for years, ragged for eighteen
hours. 1t sleeted, rained and showed
alternately. The snow is over foot
deep. Street cars have been running
only occasionally and traffic is practic-
ally suspended. What is true of In
dianspolis applies to all points in this
state.
CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 1.-the bliz-
zard which ragged with such severity
throughout the west Sunday night
reached this city at a. m. Monday. A
fierce gale, accompanied by heavy
fall of fine, cutting snow, is in prog
ress, and the storm promiseD to
be severe one. At noon the
street car service was demoralized, only
an occasional car managing to get
through the heavy snowdrifts. On the
Lake Shore road trains were reported
as more or less delayed from the west,
with prospect of serious blockades.
Four Men Killed.
TOLEDO, o., Feb. 14.-A special to
the Blade from Bellevue, o., says; Two
freight trains collided on the Wheel
ing & Lake Erie road in the
storm 2 miles west of this place
Three men We're killed. The
trains were running at full speed, the
binding snow preventing the engineers
from seeing the danger. The collision
was terrific, both engines being
smashed into scrap iron. The freight
cars were broken. into splinters
and piled up in utter confusion.
A wrecking train with physicians
was sent from Norwalk. When it
arrived the trainmen were still in
the wreck, and were extricated one by
one. The following were either killed
outright or have died since the COLI
sion: Engineer Connell, Fireman Nc
Mullen, Engineer Sam Stowell and
Brakeman Johnson.
Iowa Gets Her Share.
BURLINGTON, Ia, Feb. The worst
snowstorm of the season began here
Sunday evening. Eight inches of snow
covers the ground and is drifting bad
ly. The weather is very cola and all
trains are delayed.
DrBUQUE. Ia, Feb. 1.-THE worst
blizzard experienced here for some
years struck this city and ragged furi-
ously all day. Railroad people are
looking for serious trouble unless the
storm abates, as the wind is rapidly
filling the cuts. One of the street car
lines is abandoned.
In Michigan.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. IA. The
blizzard which arrived here early Mon
dry morning was the worst in several
seasons. 1t was accompanied by mucE
snow, deep drifts and high wind. Rail-
road traffic is much delayed and bus i
ness was practically suspended.
In Great Britain.
LONDON, Feb. IA heavy gale has
prevailed in some sections, much dam
age resulting. AT Teignmouth, in
Devonshire, church in course of erec-
tion was entirely destroyed. The spire
of st. Mary's church at Shrewsbury
county of Salop, was blown down. At
Peterborough, county of Northampton,
the pinnacle of the parish Church Of
| st. John was blown over and the glass
roof of the Great Eastern railway sta.
tion was destroyed. The English
Presbyterian church at Holywell,
| Flintshire, Wales, was also among
the buildings wrecked. A boarding
school and many dwelling houses in the
town We're also blown down. At New
port, in South Wales, the roofs were
blown off mum Der of houses. Several
vessels have gone ashore off Margate
and Ramsgate, Isle of Thanet, Devon
shire. At Dudley, in Worcestershire
n number of factory chimney
stacks were blown down. In two
or three instances the falling chin
neys struck the factories, causing great
damage. In this town many person.
were injured. Scores of houses wer.
unroofed. Communication between
London and the continent is complete
ly cut of.