Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-31
A VIOLENT STORM.
Snow Falls TO Depth oil Inches ia
Western Nebraska.
lsay Gale on The lakes -Damaseby Cyclone
IN the South.

Omaha, Neb. Oct. 30.-The first heav.
snow storm OF the season in west Neb'
raska is reported. At Ludell and NC
Donald two inches fell At Potter, q
heavy snow with driving north winds
and indication of a blizzard prevailed.
The Nebraska towns reporting snow
to the Union Pacific are west OF ana
including north Platte.
There has been a steady snow iai'
south of Sidney on the Union PACING
and west of Benklemann and Alliance
on the Burlington for the last AZ hours
Western Nebraska is covered with ~
inches of snow thinning out as II ap-
proaches the eastern part Oh the s.a'.
In some sections of the state nieh
wind accompanied the snow, assuhi.Ns
the proportions of blizzard. trains
are delayed, and on severai prancneS
have been stuck in snow driIts. - ie
port from Cheyenne, wyoming. says
the overland flyer on the Union racine,
west bound, due here at 800 r. M
last night is reported struck IN the
snow between Ogallalla and Big Spring,
Neb.
Duluth. Mimi, Oct 30.-The heaviest
gale in Duluth's history is now raging
ON Lake Superior. Only one vessel mas
arrived, and it is expected that several
have suffered severely. One schooner
is now ashore near Two Harbors, MAX
ing violent signals of distress. A
wrecking train has been sent for her
by special train.
New Orleans, La, Oct. 30.-A cyclone,
Yesterday, struck Lake Joseph in Ten
sas parish, and meagre reports from
the lower part of the parish indicate
great damage was wrought.
At Johnsors Bend on Lake st.
Joseph, the scene is one of desolation.
Two colored men were killed and two
colored women and baby from Lo-
Gust Land were drowned on Lake
Bruen, where they were carried by the
fury of the wind.
Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 30.-Last night, a
violent gust of wind, accompanied by
a furry of snow, struck this city.
During the worst of the wind storm. at
II o'clock. the two-story frame building,
No. 1893 Henderson avenue. was blown
from its foundations and badly wrecked.
The dwelling was owned and occupied by
Olaf Ray, who with his wife and two
children, was in bed at the time. The
swaying of the building awakened them
and they rushed for the door just as the
worst of the storm struck it. The house
was carried 10 feet from its foundations.
Madison. Wis. Oct. ga small cyclone
struck Madison about 10 O'Clock, last
night carrying away the Opera house
roof and blowing down small buildings.
trees. electric wires, etc. No one is
known to have been injured.
oxford, Miss. Oct. 3O.-A cyclone passed
through the eastern part of Lafayette
county, yesterday. demolishing farm
houses and uprooting trees.
W. " Sullivan, congressional candidate
who had been speaking at lula, was re-
turning to oxford with T. J. Harkins in a
buggy. The wind lifted their buggy.
horses and ALL and carried them 200
yards. The buggy was demolished by
falling timber. but neither men nor horses
were seriously hurt.
The storm passed through the edge of
the town of Delay and demolished several
houses. The house of Milton Eskridge
was blown away. but his wife and chill
dren escaped with slight bruises. No ia
taliies have been reported. although not
tree was left standing in the cyclone S
path.