River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-01-02
TOO MUCH aATER
Western Texas sunes Severely Reports
4 frn... n.4er Points.

| from Ofaer Points.
Sau Angelo. rex, Dec. ~. - News
reached here thursday AFTERNOON of
| diSaster in .hich seven lies were lost
| 9id much property destroyed last Tues
lay night. The wind snd rainstorm
! which swept over West fexas assumed
the fierceness of a hurricane and del
uge at Hambrick's ranth. near Sterling
City. on a branch of lhe Concho river
about 60 miles-ffort bwest of this placs.
Hanbrick had large flock of sheep
and big herd of cattle being locked
after by three Mexican herders. Or.
tano Cardez, his wife and daughter.
lived in cabin and Juan Vergas and
Emilio Deltro. two herders, boarded
with them. The cabin was wrecked
and blown into the stream and the five
occupants were drowned. Two miles
further down the river Alberto Jardsn
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 rlore encouraging. No
estimate of the loss to farmers has
been made yet. In some districts the
floods have left desolation and desti.
tuition Tie and timber men have been
heavy losers b. the high water. Along
the Usage and Moreau valleys the crops
wee almost entirely ruined and there
is much distress. At Bagnell the Usage
is still three miles wide and no traia
has been able to get within a mile 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.-The entire Ohio
valley for the last "a hours has been
swept by storms of rain and sleet and
the telegraphic service to the east,
south and southeast is badly crippled.
The downfall extends from Vicksburg.
Miss, to Montreal, Can, and as far east
as Washington and New York. There
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 a matter of fact no direct wires
were working between Chicago and
Washington. or Chicago and New
York.
indianapolis. Ind. Dec. 27-0ne OF
the most 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 lr'nci-
pal streets, while out in the residence
part of the city giant shade trees thu I
had stood for a quarter of a century
were borne to the ground.
Reports from the eastern and south
eastern parts of the state show the
storm has developed into almost biz
card. The heavy moist snow clung 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
east of here snapped in many places
| and 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.