Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-04

aster rer orted last night. The relief
train OF the Kanfas Civ, Shreveport
d Gull road arrived this morning win
toe wounGed, who were convsyod to
the hospital.
o. tho numb.r tt he htspital, Mrs.
Morgan's child AMI Mrs. hend have
little chan ce OF recovery. The wouuded
are n ceiving all the at eDtion aud care
tina, can be gwen. The residelc o { J.
s. Noel and the Methodist church have
been couvered Into temporary hospi;-
ais. The path o. the storm WAS mar
row and short, but terrible and de-
stIuctive. a number OF horees, cattle
auu hogs were killed. The body OF u
man who was blown from bridge has
baen recovsted, but 10 not identified.
A man whose name Ia OF niven Ia
missing. 1t Ia believ,d he was killed.
A number OF ladies' visited the hospital
today and provided garments for tho
Injured.
MANY TOWNS WRECKED.
LITTLE Rock, Arb, Jan. 3.-Com.
munlcst!OD was re-estab ished with all
Of the towns south of here on the Iron
Mountain road today, and the reports
Indicate the greatest ering by last
nights storm WAS In the town of Ben
ton, where half dozen small frame
houses were demolished aud several
freight cars standing at the station
were overturned. Several perscns were
more or less injured and many had
narrow escapes and thrilling experi-
ences, but no fatalities occurred. 1t
seems the storm was severest in the
southern portion OF the state, aud 1t Is
not unlikely that casualties occurred In
gpt.t s.t h..W IN La nal "a nut ma
in the section.
All the towns between Little Rock
ana Texntkans suffered more or leBs
damage, and reports from tho country
gives several instances vi damage TO
farm houses anu Ioins.
The rain over all the southern por.
ton o the state was the heaviest in
years, and ali the branches and creeks
were oveItiuwed. The railroads In
maDy places afe under water, but
trains are now running nearly ON
time.
SNOW AND FLOOD.
CHICAGO, Jan. s.-From oil parts OF
the West reports OF damage by Hood
ana storm during the last twenty-iUur
hours are coming.
In Illinois heavy rain has fallen,
streams are flooded, making the roads
| impossible, aud damaging winter
wheat. Joliet Is threatened with one
OF the worst foods Ia It's history.
In northern Michigan the rain IL
also severe.
In Minnesota o blizzard ragged all
day, with alternating rNin and elect.
South Dakota suffered severe
snow storm, which prevailed all day
yesterday. The snow drifted, and a
railroad blockade ia feared.
| Nebraska is suffering from the worst
blizzard 1t has experienced for years.
Snow was twelve inches on the level
last night and the wind piled great
drifts ak and seven feet high.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. "a Times
rpecial from Jefferson City, No., ssyt:
Fears OF serious food along the
Usage, owing to the present heavy
| rainfall, havo been augmented during
the past twenty-iour bours. Tonight
q rise OF several feet is reported from
Bsgnell and Osceola.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 3.-The heavy rain
which has been falling In this viciuiiy
for the past two days continued until
this evening, when a cold wave set In
anu the Temperature dropped 30 to ~
degrees in short time. The heavy
rains have caused the rivers on both
sides OF the Mississippi to rise above
the danger mark.