The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-12


Continued to IN Extent Unexampled in
the Weather Records, So Il the Stimuli.
taneousness and Suddsnness Where
with j. Piuvius Addresses himself to
the Task of Fracturing the vertebral
Column of It-An Dried-Up Areas
Soaked Thoroughly
Chicago, Oct. 11.-Rain fell generally
today throughout, the parched belt OF the
western states and the long, disastrous
droutn has al last been broken. Reports
from Kansas, Nebraska. Iowa, Illinois,
Missouri, Arkansas and Minnesota show
ed that quite general rains were sill fall
ing, with indica tons Of continuing DUR
ing the next twenty-four hours. The rain
In Nebraska was the first Of any consa-
quence that had fallen in that state for
six weeks, while Kansas was receiving
her first we:ting for two months.
According 10 the weather bureau, an
unusually extensive area OF low barom-
eter extends from the Rocky Mountains
eastward over the Mississippi and Ohio
valleys and the lake region. Within that
area since Saturday morning general
showers have fallen. The heaviest rain
fall is reported al Wichita, Kan. where
2.88 inches were registered The temper
allure is above the normal in nearly all
sections except the southwest.
The drou.h just broken has for sever
-
never been eQualled in the period covered
by authoritative records in this oountgy.
Crops have suffered, fruit has been blast
ed, fires have leaped up as if frsm spon-
taneous combustion In field and wood
land and every moment Of the time, since
the middle Of August has been crowded
with danger to cities. Farmers havs
been hauling water for their stook-even
buying the fluid in many sections OF the
country. Many small towns throughout
the country have suffered severely from
fire.
Conservative estimates place the reduc-
ton in acreage OF winter wheat at Is per
cent. Thousands Of acres throughout the
affected districts have not even been
ploughed, the ground being in such .S0n-
ditioa as TO render farm work next'to irn--l
possible. To stock raLsers the rain is a
godsend. Pastures which have been
dried up for weeks will De available once
more.
Weather bureau officials said this after
noon that Indications pointed to a scon-
tinuance Of the rainfall for thirtySix
hours fore
ILLINOIS IS,WET Up,
Springfield, H. Dot? 1.-THE drolth OF,
almost three months Was broken this af-
ternoon by heavy rain. The rain is 100
late 20 do good 20 pasture, however.
IOwA'S SOAKING.
Cedar Rapids. Ia, Oct. A.-Rain fell
steadily all through the night wiki pros
poets for further continuance. breaking
the severe drouth. Pastures viii be
greatly benefited and fall operations ia
cilitated.
IN THE TERRITORIES.
Kansas City. Oct. n-Saecials rom
Oklahoma and Indian Territories state
that heavy downpour Of rain occurred
over that part of the southwest yesterday
and last night. Al some places in the
Indian Territory the rain, csmes too late,
1t is feared, 10 save fall crops.
PONCA CITY'S THREE INCHES.
Ponca City, 0. T., Oct. n.-(Speciai)-
A five weeks drouih was brought 70 a
close yesterday afternoon by a heavy
rain, about three inches. Those farmers
VINO nave busted in their wheat have &C.
casion 20 be happy. Many are trying to
double their last years acreage.
ENID FEELS REFRESHED.
Enid, o. T, Oct. 11-(Special)-A good
!essened the labors of the farmer in plow
ing and will insure the early sprouting
Of the wheat. of which anIn.ynense acre
age is being or has been soMIl.
FINE RAIN AT NEwK1RK.
Newkirk. Q. T., OCT. 11:-iSpeciaI)-A
fine rain fell yesterday which WIZ in
sure the fall growth OF the immense
wheat crop just seeded.
DOWN IN TEXAS.
Dallas, Tex, Oct 1.-THE drouth OF
the last eight weeks, which has cut Snort
the cotton crop all over north Texas.
dried up the pastures and put a stop ID
nearly ali farm work. has been broken
oy hard rains that have fallen over fully
half the state during the past twenty
four hours. The rain bel: extends from
the Brazos valley 10 Red river, and from
Abilene, in Vest Texas. and Wichita
Falls, IN the Panhandle. 10 the Louisiana
Inc. The dreuth had damaged the corn
crop, lessenei the states cotton crop To-, !
100 bales, and greatly retarded preparl-'l
ions FOR fall planting. Creeks and ponds
throughout central. western and north
west Texas had been dry for two weeks,
and a water famine was threatened
for seeding big area o.
wheat will now begin.
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