The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-17
CYCLONES AND WATER.
From Every Quarter Comes Reports of
Disaster and Flood.

rom livery Ouurter comes heports OF
Disaster and Flood.
KANSAS CITY, April 16.-A storm of
great severity passed over Eastern Colo
RADIO, Kansas and the Southwest generally
yesterday and last night. In Colorado
and Kansas IL n believed considerable
damage was done, but ID is impossible to
learn anything from these sections, be-
cause oil telcgraphic communication have
been cut off since 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. For short time last evening
Denver was reached on n very shaky wire,
but after 30 minutes the wire failed and
since that time no word has been received
or sent into Denver direct over the teie-
graph wires. The storm covered wide
area to the northward. Denver wires via
Omaha are also down. In Southern Kan
sas and Oklahoma much damage was
done to the crops. Tho peculiar feature
OF the storm was the intense darkness
and extraordinary electrical display. Tho
atmosphere was surcharged with electric
ity and several persons and horses were
stunned and shocked. In the western part
of Oklahoma and the Panhandle, Egyptian
darkness prevailed. Such peculiar storm
has seldom been seen, and the SUPER
stitious thought that tho astronomical
conditions, which IL has been claimed by
a South Carolina minister, are now re-
peating themselves for the first time since
tho death of Christ, had something to do
with il. Rain that foil in Western Okla
homa was actually shower of mud. At
10 n. m. slow wire had been secured to
Denver. but IL is not sure it will hold any
length of time. Last night Denver and
the Pacific coast could be reached only by
ST. Paul and the Northwest by Spokane,
Seattle, Portland, and thence down to San
Francisco and eastward via Reno and
Salt Lake.
VIENNA. April 16.-A dispatch from Lai-
bach, the capital OF Duchy of Carniola,
announces that there were three fresh
earthquakes there yesterday evening and
three more at 0 o'clock this morning. At
Laibache seven persons were killed.
NASHUA, N. Y, April 16.-The flood in
the Merrimac river reached its highest
point for "a years to-day, and the water is
still rising mt the rate of two inches an
hour.
ELMoRo, Col, April 16.-A thick coating
of sand is over everything here. 1t surely
came in the form OF snow storm from
the clouds, as no such sand Is in this
section.
BOSTON. April 16.-The floods through
out New England last night reached the
highest point that has been recorded In
many years. No loss of life has followed
the rise of the water, but great losses of
property have been caused through dams
being carried away and from flooded rail-
way bridges, factories and cellers. All
the mills along the Merrimac river near
Manchester are shut down and fears are
entertained for the bridges.
CHEROKEE, Kas., April 16.-Late last
night n cyclone struck the house Of Frank
Goodin, three miles west of here, and lit
orally tore II to pieces, scattering debris
all over the cornfield. Mr. Goodin had
his neck dislocatod and will die. Mrs.
Goodin was caught under the roof and
pinned to tho ground. her clothes taking
fire. Her screams attracted the neigh
bors, who rescued her. Half n dozen
other farm houses in the immediate vicin-
ity were also demolished. but nobody else
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