The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-04-18
NICE SPRING WEATHER.

DALLAS, TEX, April 12-All of that part
of the State west, southwest and northwest
was visited by a severe windstorm last night.
The wind came from the west and in many
localities approached the fury of a tornado.
At Fort Worth a sash, door and blind fac
tory and the grand stand at the baseball park
were wrecked. At Cresson, small town
below Fort Worth, the Fort Worth and Rio
Grande Railway depot, the Methodist church
and nine business houses and residences were
demolished.
At Reagan, Falls county, several buildings
were almost demolished.
At Anneta, Parker county, one store and
all of its contents was blown away and a num-
Der of residences crushed.
At Bates, Denton county, the Methodist
church was destroyed and other buildings
moved from their foundations.
Along the line of the Texas Central from
Cisco TO Dublin damage to farnhouses aud
crops is reported. The wind was followed by
a driving rain, which added to the damage.
No estimate Of the amount Of loss has been
received, but it will be considerable. Rain
was general throughout the State.
ABILENE, Tex, April IA terrific storm,
velocity of wind being sixty miles an hour,
accompanied by an inch Of rainfall, swept
over this section last night. In this place
four residences and half dozen workshops
we're demolished and a number of residences
moved from their foundations and otherwise
damaged and many buildings unroofed,
telegraph, telephone and eleetric-light poles
we're blown down and telegraph communion
ton cut off until late this evening, Mrs.
Mckinley was seriously and Mrs. johnson
painfully injured, their residences being de-
stroyed.
BLIZZARD IN COLORADO.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Col, April 12-The Grip
pie Creek district was visited by blizzard
today, A large amount of damage has been
done aud in all probability some lives have
been lost in the hills. A light snow started
at II o'clock last night, and about o'clock
this morning the storm renewed and the We
Iocity of the wind, which was from the north
east, increased and continued to blow at the
rate of sixty miles an hour all day.
A score or more of buildings in this city
were blown down, and tents, signs and loose
lumber were scattered over town. All the
telenhone wires outof the camp are down and
no trains arrived or departed this afternoon
DENVER, COL, April 13.-Denver yesterday
was the centre of one of the werst storms that
ever blew over the Western country, East of
here the country is inundated with from n
foot TO three feet of water, while ON the south
and west meagre reports tell Of disastrous snow
billiards. that have swept away every vestige
of animal life in their path.
At Pueblo cars were blown from the track
and piled mp in the bitches. Only one East
ern passenger train arrived here up TO mid
night.
Drifts range as high as twenty feet, and
without shelter there is no prospect Of live
stock escaping the fury Of the elements.
Not a train is moving on the first division
of the Denver and Rio Grande, while the
Gulf is blocked from here TO Trinidad. The
Santa Fe is the only road that is handling
business as its track is slightly higher than its
competitors.
Cripple Creek reports the greatest loss, and
fatalities are feared in the hills surrounding
the camp, where several hundred men are
prospecting without any protection from the
storm Five buildings in Cripple Greek were
blown down, including three-story store and
a lodging house occupied by IA roomers, and
q residence occupied by Fred. Bierbower,
paving teller ofthe First National Bank. The
wind changed from so to 80 miles an hour.
AT Lander, Wyoming, there was "a mud
storm, preceded by snow, that covered the
ground to the depth Of two inches.
Following this came a shower of red mud,
succeeded by fall of black mud that covered
houses and people with Shiny coat.
RAToS, N. NJ. April 13.--All through trains
on the Santa Fe are stopped, as the ap-
proaches to the Ration tunnel on both sides
of the tunnel are drifted full of snow for
distance of several hundred feet Several
houses have been unroofed and the streets
are completely blocked with snowdrifts. some
fifteen feet deep. Several hunting parties
left Saturday, and there are grave fears that
all have persisted, as the storm has been in
tense.
KANSAS CIrY. No., April ls,-Northern
Kansas has had the best wetting for three
years. Since Saturday four inches Of rain has
fallen.
A st. Paul despatch Wednesday night says
that the Mississippi is on the rampage from
Grand Rapids 10 st. Paul. The river has
been rising rapidly at the latter point for two
days and Is now eight feet higher than on
Sunday. A further rise Of two feet win drive
the people ON the west side fats to the hills.
At Royalton, Minnesota. the bridge built six
years ago and the Platte river dam were swept
away on Tuesday
The St. Lawrence river at Montreal We'd
nesday night reached the highest point since
1887.