The Lake Charles echo., 1894-02-16
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4 Terrific storm


A Terrific Storm
The worst and most widely extended
storm of the season prevailed dariHg the
first days of the week
III Tie north and northwest Ii took tile
form Of most terrific snowstoua the
wisl,l drifting the SNOW 50 that al the
roads we're hloeadetl and wires down and
travel generally suspended in the
southwest, especially in Texas, heavy
rainfall and In some instances hail,
accompanied by violent wind did much
damage.
We give below a few of the special
dispatches from various points
Chicago, ILL.,, IA blizzard of tho
most approved pattern, with snow, sleet
and an energetic wind, swept down on
Chicago last night and today ragged with
constantly increasing violence. Great
SNOW drifts bl0cSatled the streets, sEtlisTr
ban trains were delayed.
Milwaukee, Wis, Feb, PA wild
northeast gale is sweeping over the city
from Lake Michigan and the air is full of
fine penetrating and drifting snow. The
electric lines are stopped.
Kansas City, Mo-, Feb.--After contin-
ming for twenty-five hours and breaking
all records the blizzard suspended opera
tt0ns at 10 o'clock this morning so far as
the5snow accompaniment WAS concerned.
A brisk wind still blows from the north.
Fort Scott, Kan, Feb. 12.-The heavi-
est SHOW that has fallen in southern
Kansas for many years lays npon the
ground today. The trains are all
delayed.
Cleveland. O.. Feb. T2.-,Ehe blizzard
| which ragged with such severity through
ont the west last night reaehet this city
at Z O'clock this morning A fierce gale
accompanied by "A heavy fall of line SHOW
is In progress, and the stern promises to
be q most severe one. Al noon the street
ear service was demoralized only an
occasional car managing to get through
the heavy SNOW drifts.
/ Guthrie, Ok, Feb. I2.--Tho worst snow
and sleet storm ever known here has been
raging during the past forty-cight hours,
and the first time in the history of the
city the people are enjoying sleighing
1 DaHyille, Ky, Feb, IA tornado
4 which passed five miles north of this city
at 10 o'clock this morning destroyed
S5O,uoO worth 0fpTOperty. "A Large barn
On the farm of W. o, RabaIds was twisted
into splinters and trees were spliutered
Yorktown, Tex, Feb. 12.--Yesterlay
evening at 3 p. M. a terrible dust storm
from the northwest came mp suddenly.
| The dust lasted for an hour and the wind
continued getting la the north. There
was fall in the temperature Of so
degrees this morning
Harwood, Tex, Feb. IA heavy
hailst0m struck this vicinity this even
ing about 3 O'Clock. 1t lasted only a few
minutes. Stones as large as hens eggs
iell. No damage is reported,
BeTclair, Tex, Feb. 12.--Qnite a severe
sandst0Tm atruck here today at $40 n.
A., demolishing several small houses and
blowing away many signs, etc. The
wind blew with ayeIocity OF about forty
live miles per hour aud lasted about one
hour.
! Alexandria. La, Feb. lI2.-sAtS ofclocE,
last night cyclone passed over this
section and did damage amounting to
many Thousand dollars Captain II. N.
1 Bell, one mile above here, had his hay
house blown down, killing one mule and
SIX calves and erippling a mare: also
running his hay press. The negro ehurel,
was blown from its Foundation and is
/ beyond repair. The large barn Oh the
| Neleh driving aud sixteen Of the box
stalls and all the fences were laid low.
The residences of F. h. Compton, DE-
Oscar Faith, j. M. Nugent and julien
Allain were blown off their foundations
and are complete wrecks. An empty
cattle car standing near the oil mill was
ealigllt by the wind aud blown down to
the Texas d Pacific main track at the
rate OF forty miles an hour and when
near the Union depot struck the rear end
Of switch engine which was barely
clear of the main track, knocked it ont
Of the way and only stopped after RIM
ming two miles further. A great many
stables aathouses aud fences in the city
were leYeled.
For two days the papers were filed with
special dispatches from All over the
country showing tie wide extent aud
severity of the storm.