The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-29
In the Far West the wssSher Nedsr-
stss. bat In the Seat hsrn States
the stosn Grows Worse.

NASHVILLE. March IA severe rain
storm began at 2 O'Clock tonight and snow
is now falling. The farmers fear that
crops will again receive great injury.
DALLAS, Tex, March ga bowling
norther jumped down on Northern Texas
and will be all over the state and through
ont Louisiana tomorrow. The thermome-
ter tell from So to s. in fifteen minutes.
Il will certainly go below 80 tonight 1t
will complete the havoc OF Sunday and
Monday among the fruit, gardens and
forests.
HOLLY. Miss, March 2S-Heavy snow
set in this evening. and bids fair TO con-
tinue all night.
ST.. LouIs. March ea-Teiegrams TO CON-
mission houses in this city from Tonnes
see, Kentucky and North Carolina say the
straw berry crop in these states will BE- a
failure.
pEsIsox. Tex. March ga norther
strucA here today, accompanied by rain
and siees. Since noon il has been snow
ing
EVANSVILLE. md, March 2s-The bIiz-
gard struck this Gil, |, tonight. Snow began
to fall at 6 O'Clock and was whirled through
the streets BY strong - ind. Farmers re-
port wheat killed aud also teaches. plums,
cherries. grapes and strawberries The
weather has been At freezing poant here for
four daya
MEMPHIS. March 26-Ths Marcl that
came in like lamb is going out I'D ,erus
lion style. After cold rain this evenik z
a raging snowstorm set In. which still con-
tinues. Much damage TO early vegetation
il feared.
KANSAS CITY, March 2a-The weather
has been very cold here for the past forty.
eight hours, but the sky has been clear
and no snow has fallen. The damage TO
fruit has not been increased since Sunday,
and the cold wave has practically killed ali
prospects of early crops.
ST. LOUIS, March 2S-The present cold
snap which extends over the Southwest
is accompanied by rain and snow. San
Antonio. Tex, il the southern limit of the
cold weather, which affects the Indian
territory. Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri.
During the past twenty-four hours the
temperature has fallen at least 30 degrees.
and tonight it is going still lower, with =
prospect of colder weather.
MILWAUKEE. March 2s.-One of the
over Wisconsin today, accompanied by .
high wind. Four inches of snow is re-
ported. 1t approached blizzard In this
city and other places.
CAsFAR Wyo., March 2a-Thers was q
fall of four TO six inches Of snow last
night, but no wind, and . rising
temperature tonight. The prin-
cipal loss in this section is
%
the average loss is Is per cent. East of
Caspar the loss has not been so great
Conrad Daley. sheep tender. wandered
of in the storm from the flock under his
care and is lost. The second storm was
local in its severity. extending from the
Black hills range to the Rattlesnske
mountains.
OMAHA, March 2S.-Indications are that
the blizzard is about ended. The weather
bureau here at $50 said the area Of high
barometer and high temperature had set
in. The high wind Of the day has
gone down. and the weather 10 moderating
rapidly. So far a. is reported from
Nebraska, very little damage came from
the second blizzard. Only one fatality is
report ed. an Indian who got drunk at De-
catur last night and was frozen to death
while trying to get home.
HoT SPRINGS. Ark, March ga regular
blizzard struck this place this evening.
when binding snowstorm set in. The
weather WAS bright and beautiful this
morning. and the change surprised every
one, and il is very unusual. IL means the
destruction of fruit and early vegetables.
The snow continues to fall ana 10 drifting
oadly.
FoRr soorr, Kan. March pa blizzard
from the northwest reached this section
this morning. the temperature dropping to
% degrees above. Fruits left by the last
snap will be killed by this.
INDIANAPOLIS. March ga small big
yard struck this city last night. Early
this morning fine snow began falling and
continued the greater part of the day. ac-
companied by high, whirling wind. 1t is
likely that the snow will turn to rain.
CHICAGO. March 2s-Early this morn
ing fine snow began TO fall and prom ises
TO continue throughout the day. The
temperature Is IT freezing point.
orruawA, Ia, March 2s-It is showing
furiousIy, two inches having fallen. and il
is getting colder. Small fruits are killed.
MARsHALLrowS, Ia, March 2S-The
snowstorm Of last night developed into a
regular blizzard. with high north wind,
which dritted the snow badly Il is grow
ing colder. Five inches Of snow are on
the ground and 1t 10 still falling.
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