The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-27

mum, seventy-six miles per hour, and
the highest, with n exception, ever
recorded at the weather bureau office
at = O'Clock here this morning. Two
electric towers were blown over and a
horse killed by stepping on a live wire.
Inc water In the Detroit river has fall
len I'VE feet since yesterday, and only
the regular ferries are running. Three
vessels are aground at Crosse Point,
n many others are lying to-. waiting
Tor the water to rise. Northern and
Western Michigan points report heavy
snowstorm and trains badly delayed.
A Blizzard West OF the mississippi.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 26.-The biz
zard which set in here. early last even.
Ing subsidized this morning after leaving
Six to eight inches OF snow on the
ground, badly crippling railroads aud
greatly impeding all lines of traffic,
Telephone wires arc broken In numer
GUS places and telegraph lines are down
In all directions. No damage, however,
has yet been reported in this city.
1t is learned that the storm ragged
violently through Missouri, Arkansas
Texas. In the latter State 1t swept
over the ranches, covering them with
snow several inches deep. severely ex.
posing all kinds of live stock to it's fury.
Ii the temperature falls much lower
there will be great loss OF cattle and
sheep. As 1t is there is much suffering.
The mercury has not fallen below
freezing point in this city Or vicinity,
nor has there been anything like a gale.
Much Damage Done.
ANDERSON Ind, Nov. 26.-The wind
blew at q hurricane speed last night.
The colored United Church, q new
building, was completely demolished
The covered bridge over the Missisinewa
at Jonesboro was blown down, and the
third story of the rubber works torn
down. James Howard WAS seriously
injured by tho walls OF q building fall.
ing on him. The Salem schoolhouse
was demolished and outbuildings, barns
and FENCES over the county blown down.
"A tree fell across the engine drawing q
passenger train on the Pan Handle,
smashing the headlight and breaking
the pilot, delaying the train two hours.
All the electric wires we're broken. At
Alexandria Main street is completely
blockaded by roofs blown from build
ings into it.
A Now Church Demolished at Columbus.
COLUMBUS, Nov. 26.-The storm of
last night was widespread in it's effects;
the entire State bears evidence OF the
tury OF tho wind this morning. For
three hours the velocity ranged from 90
to 25 miles per hour, the maximum be-
ing reached at 2:30 o. m, when a yeloc-
ity OF 3S miles was attained, according
to the local weather bureau. The North
congregational Church, in North Co.
lumbus, in course of construction, was
Totally demolished, and at the Pam
handle railroad shops great havoc was
created, buildings being moved from
i their nnndQfinnc q nd In ~ A.
molished. The telegraph companies are
In q sorry plight; wires are practically
down In every direction, and for q con.
siderable time to-day all communication
was cut off.
Music Hall Unroofed at Cleveland.
CLEVELAND OHIO. Nov. 26.-The
damage done by tho storm in this city
Will foot up many thousands of dollars,
The roof OF the music hall, one of the
largest structures in the city, was
loosened snd many buildings wrecked.
The root Of a shed fell upon John Zim-
merman. of No. 10 Vanguard street, in
Juring him so badly that he will proba-
oily die. Special dispatches from the
Ohio fold show that hundreds OF oil
derrscks were blown down and general
havoc wrought through the entire Sec
ton. The loss cannot yet be estimated,
1t will be very heavy.
Lives of Over Fifty People In Peril.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26-The steamer j.
Emery Owen and her barges. the Mich.
igan and Nicholson, from Buffalo, laden
with coal for this city, were driven
ashore off Glencoe, twenty miles north
OF this city early this morning.
In all there were between fifty and
seventy five people on board the three
vessels a large majority OF them, how
ever, being on the stea mer. Signals OF
distress were at once given, but it was
not until after daylight that they we're
seen and answered.
Great delay was caused by the wreck
ing of the nfeboat from Evanston a few
minutes after 1t was launched. Another
boat was soon secured, and the crews
were safely brought ashore. The work
OF rescuing was necessarily very slow,
as the lax was running high, and the
Ifebost had to proceed slowly on &C.
count of large cakes of ice. All three
vessels are pounding badly, and it is
feared they will go to pieces before to.
MORROW.
Wind Forty.eight Miles an Hour.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 2G.-The
weather bureau reports the highest
velocity of the gale last night forty
eight miles an hour. In this CITY q
number OF steamers were torn loose
from their moorings along the river
bank, but we're all recovered with slight,
damage.
severest Gale in the History of Abroni
AKRON, o., Nov. 26-The severest
gale In the history of this city ragged
here from midnight until S o'clock this
morning. The wind reached q fright