The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-01-02
TOO MUCH WATER,
Western Texas Suffers Severcly-Rep0rt
from Other Points.

TOO MUCH WATER.
Western Texas suffers severcly-ReportA
=, from Other Points.
Sun Angelo, Tex, Dec. ~. 49, News
reached here Thursday afternoon Of a
disaster in which seven lives were lost
and much property destroyed last Tues"
day night. The wind and .rafnstorm
which swept over West Texas assumed
the fierceness of a hurricane and del
uge at Hambrick's ranch, near Sterling
City, on a branch Of the Concho river
about6 go miles northwest OF this placa.
Hambrick had a large flock OF sheep
and big herd of cattle being locked
after by threA Mexican herders. Or.
tano Cardez, his wife and daughter.
Ilived in a cabin and Juan Vergns AMI
Emilio Deltro. two Sherders bearded
with them. The cabin was wrecked
and blown intoSthe stream and the five
occupants were drowned. Two miles
further down the river Alberto Jardin
and Petro Sardis were drowned while
trying to escape from sudden rise in
the Concho. The storm coming on sud-
denly at night time. the victims had no
warning and could not protect them
selves in the darkness. The whole
country in the Concho valley is over.
flowed and many. sheep and cattle have
been drowned.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. 27.-The Gas
conade and Usage rivers are falling and
the situation is more encouraging. No
estimate of the loss to farmers has
been made yet. In some districts the
floods have left desolation and dosti'
tuition. Tie and timber men have been
heavy losers by the high water. Along
the Usage and Moreau valleys the crops
were almost entirely ruined and there
is much distress. At Bagnell the Usage
is still three miles wide and no tral.'
has been able to get within annie AMI
half of the two for four days. Only
the roofs of the highest buildings car
be seen in Tuscumbia, which is almost
entirely submerged. The propert; loss
has been exceedingly heavy.
Chicago, Dec. 27.-Tne entire Ohio
valley for the last "a hours has been
swept by storms of rain and sleet and
the Geographic service to the east,
south and southeast is badly crippled.
The downfall extends from Vicksburg.
Miss, to Montreal, Can, and as far cast
as Washington and New York. There
was hardly wire working in the
storm districts at midnight, The wet
weather played havoc with the cleo
trio current, and the sleet broke the
wires, especially east of Pittsburgh.
AS matter of fact no direct wires
were working between Chicago and
Washington, or Chicago and New
York.
indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 27.-One o.
hemost damaging snowstorms in wears
set in here early Thursday morning ana
telephone and telegraph wires in this
section are largely dismantled. The
weight of the snow on the wires in this
city snapped off a number of telephone,
and telegraph poles along the - mel
pal streets, while out in the residence
part of the city giant shade trees that
had stood for a quarter of century
were borne to the ground. .. .-.----
Reports from the eastern and south
eastern parts of the state shov: the
storm has developed into almost . biz.
gard. The heavy moist snow chung to
the wires, piling up until telegraph and
telephone wires became cables of ice
and snow two inches and even mere il:
diameter. The Western Union lines
cast of here snapped in many places
aud the ice-bound wires became so
heavy as to break the poles. Hundreds
of poles along the railroads are down.
and all trains from the east were de =
layed several hours. The storm ragged
throughout eastern Indiana and into
Ohio with great severity.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. :7.-One Of the
worst storms in long time for tele-
graph and telephone companies il. this
vicinity passed over Pittsburgh and
western Pennsylvania Thursday night.
Wires are down in all directions and
communication with the east is badly
impaired. Rain began here early in the
afternoon and the downpour grad tally
increased until about eight o'clock at
night. High winds also prevailed, which
played sad havoc with the telegraph
wires. The storm seems to have been
at it's worst east of Pittsburgh. Near
Hopewell, on the Huntington g. broad
Top railroad, tree was blown down
across the railroad track. a trai:l
crashed into the obstruction and raL
road foreman was killed.
SEVERE BATTLE.
Turkish Troops Kill $4,000 Druses, with
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