The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-15
EFFECTS OF The STORM
WORST BLIZZARD EVER KNOWN IN
SOME SECTIONS,
suffering in Oklahoma Was Intense, Many
Persons Bling Frcz to Dea h-s orm
Still Raging al Boston, but Sub.
sided in Many Place..
suFFKRINa In oKLAHoMA.


OF the great blizzard seem to be over
here and business is again being re-
sumed. Four trains that have been
snow bound near Round Pond, in the
Cherokee Strip, for 30 hours, came in
early this morning Besides the two
families reported frozen Lear Gross, an
unknown man was found neaI Ponca
Indian agency frozen stiff Near Still
water man was found frozen to death
under his house. and south OF Cleve-
land ia county @ family of three
persisted. Two Toukaway Indians are
reported as found dead in hut and
three Indian children were caught in
the storm near Anadarko and per
ished. There are runOrs of many
other fatalities but nothing reliable
or authentic. Scores If cattle aud
horses persisted belonging to settlers
in the strip and in the big
pastures in the Usage and
KloWa reservations. The number OF
dead cattle viii reach Thousand The
temperature did not reach as low as
OF January the 23rd, but the Win0
AID sleet were 50 bad that people
caught out could make no resistance
against the driving elements. The sut-
tering on all sides has been awful.
THE STORM AT BOSTON.
BosroN, Eeh 18-The blizzard is
still raging. Al 6 o'clock this morning
it was at its height. The wind was
blowing from the Northeast ~ miles
per hour and the thermometer was. ~
above zero. From that time the wind
abated somewhat. Boston has DOT
seen such q bevele tOrm for YEARS.
Eleven inches of snow have now fallen
on a lie vel. The streets are in a terrible
condition. Many of the schools are
closed. General traffic is simply
impossible today. Railroads from the
Sou, h and East are terribly blocked,
All business along the water front is
at standstill. Many schooners are
out and reports of them are anxlously
looked for Reports are beginning 10
come in of the severity of the storm in
other places.
MAILS DELAYED.
CHICAGO Feb. 13.-Mails from the
East and southeast are badly delayed
today by the blizzard. The Michigan
Southern from New York arrived
eight hours late. The Monan, from
Cincinnati, was 70 hours late. and
other trains We're equally delayed.
The mails from the West were about
on time.
IMPRISONED IN A CRIB.
In Chicago the blizzard is over and
traffic has been resumed. twenty-five
workmen imprisoned all day yestelda
and last night in the temporary crib
our miles cut in the lake, Nere res
cued by tug today. The fierce storm
rocked the frail structure, spray put
out the fires. and the men suffered ln'
teusely from the cold but none were
seriously frozen.
IN THE WESTERN Stairs.
ST LOUIS, Feb 13.-Advices from all
parts of Missouri, Southern Illinois,
Northern Arkansas aud contingent
territory are that the storm has been
replaced by clear, cold weather.
Traffic is rapidly resuming its normal
conditn,
AFTER THE STORM.
OMAHA, Feb. 13.-AIl traces of the
big storm have disappeared here eE-
cept big drifts of snow. The weather
today is delightfully."- warm and all su,,
pended traffic has been resumed.
STORM IN LOUISIANA.
ALEXANDRIA, Feb. 3.-Yesterday
evening a heavy rain and wind storm
visited this section. Many fences were
swept away and three houses blown
down
HEAVY RAIN IN MISSISSIPPI.
CANTON, Feb. 13-The heaviest rain
ever known here tell last night, over
flowing creeks. carrying away bridges
and doing other damage.
wINDSTORM IN ALABAMA.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Feb. 13.-Quite
a severe wind and rain storm passed
over this section at an early hour this
morning. Reports from the interior
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