The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-11-30

Wind. snow. 6t>et and Raln Thrnnghous
the west-storms IN Europe
Chicago. Nov. 20.-The heaviest No
venber snowstorm Chicago has expe-
rienced in recent years began at a late
hour Sunday night and continued inter-
mittingly throughout Monday and
Monday night At nine o'clock Mon
day evening the weather bureau re-
ported q ) total fall at six inches. The
snow was very heavy and moist nnd
played havoc with the wires OF the tel
egraph and telephone companies. All
trains were from hals an hour TO three
hours late. Lake Michigan bears tho
brunt Of the storm. but notwithstand-
ing the display OF the danger signal
several steamers sailed. Street car
traffic, including horse, cable and cleo
trio lines,was greatly impcded through
out the day.
Milwaukee. Nov. 20.--A snowstorm--
regular blIxzard--swept over the city
Monday night and is now raging.
Street car traffic Is stopped on nearly
all The lines. and midwinter scenes are
the rule.
Sioux City. In. Nov. 26.--Nearly four
inches OF snow have fallen here within
"a hours, and In some places the drifts
are SO deep as to seriously interfere
with street railway traffic.
Kansas City. Mo-. Nov. co.--Kansas
City awolSe Monday morning TO find
huff inch OF snow ak gloss 10 the COW
ering of ice on the ground, caused by
the sleetsiorm Of Sunday. The asphalt
streets were as slippery as skating
ponds and traffic and travel were gem
orally impeded. At noon snow began
falling In earnest and was driven by
gale fron. the north. IL continued 70
fall all afternoon and up TO late hour
at night. The storm Is general all over
Kansas and Oklahoma. Reports from
the former indicate regular blizzard
az Emporia and west and south from
that point.
Guthrie, 0. T., reports remarkable
snowstorm. thing heretofore UNI
known at this season In that country.
Denison. Tex. Nov. Pa brisk
norther arrived here about noon Mon
day and the thermometer Is below the
freezing point. All afternoon light
ports from the Indian territory show
that the storm was general over the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations. The
Red river belt WINS also visited by snow.
being much heavier In the panhandle.
In northern Texas rain was general.
which Is greatly welcomed by stock
feeders.
Omaha. Neb.. Nov. 2C.--Trains on all
the roads reaching Omaha Monday
were from one TO five hours late on ne
count OF the snowstorm. From five TO
ten inches OF snow covered Nebraska
Monday. All the country within 100
mines OF Omaha has experienced the
same storm. while from Chadron and
along the lower line between the report
tells Of a heavy fall of snow, continuing
for at least ~ hours.
Evansville. Ind. Nov. 26.--Rain has
been falling steadily since last Thurs
day night and the river is just Begin
ming to show the results. All summer
there has been sand bar in front of the
city and all boats have been laid up for
several months. There is now two fccs
shown on the gauge. and the river Is
rising IN ihcn IN nouf, Win htHNy
rise coming from above. The ruin IL
still falling steadily and the steamboat
owners will get their boats down from
Green river this week.
Yarmouth. Nov. o6.--The Norwegian
bark lsbaaden. Capt. Isaksen. has been
wrecked off this port during the gale
and i2 OF the crew have been drowned.
Rome, Nov. 26.--IIeavy snowstorms
are prevailing throughout the prov
inces OF Piedmont and Liguria. Rail-
way traffic is completely blocked and
trains are embedded in huge snow
drifts.