Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
SWEPT BY A BLIZZARD.
Many Western States Are Struck by
Furious Storm.

Furious Storm.
Press dispatches tell of furious blis-
zard which has swept over almost the
entire Northwest. The visitation has also
extended to the Southern States, where
it manifested itself as tornado and
drenching rainstorm. In Nebraska the
storm was accompanied by heavy snow
with the thermometer at zero. Tele-
graphic reports from the extreme western
section of the State, where most of the
suffering would occur during blizzard,
indicate that little snow has fallen. 1t is
in the western counties where several
lives were lost dgring the great Nebraska
blizzard in trying to reach their homes.
In Western Missouri, throughout Kansas
and in the territories trains were delayed
by snow drifts. A fall of about forty de-
grees has been experienced at most points.
Reports from 100 Minnesota and North
and South Dakota points indicate that IL
has been the greatest storm of the win
ter. In Northern Minnesota it showed
steadily for twenty hours. AT Niles,
Mich, for seventy-two hours rain fell
steadily, and fears were entertained that
a repetition of the famous flood which
occurred eight years ago would take
place. In Northern Illinois rain fell al
most necessarily for sixty hours, and the
mercury was steadily above fifty degrees
All vegetation was pushing forward. and
it is almost positively certain that If the
mercury drops below zero within week
there will be wholesale destruction Of
wheat and fruit prospects.
The greatest suffering from the storm
in Arkansas is reported at Benton, where
half a dozen small frame houses were
demolished and several freight cars stand
ing at the station were overturned. Sew
eral persons were more or less injured
and many had narrow escapes and thrill
ing experiences, but no fatalities oc-
Cured. The storm was severest in the
southern portion of the State, and it is
not unlikely that casualties occurred in
some of the numerous lumber camps in
that section. All the towns between Lit
tie Rock and Texarkana suffered more
or less damage, and reports from the
country give several Instances of damage
to farm houses and cabins.
The relief train of the Kansas City,
Shreveport and Gulf arrived in Shreve-
port. Ia, from Morringsport, the scene
of Saturdays severe storm, bringing in
the wounded. Two of the four Good
man children killed were found 100 yards
from their home with their clothes strip
ped from their bodies, which were bruised
and mangled. The path of the storm was
narrow and short but terrific in destruct-
iveness. The body of a man who was
blown from the bridge has been recov-
cred, but is not identified. A man whose
name is not given is missing. 1t is bA-
lieved he was killed, but the body has not
been found. A number of women visited
the hospital and provided garments for
the injured.
The most disastrous wreck that has
occurred in Missouri for years happened
near New Haven. The Missouri Pacific
track is built on the bank of the river
most of the way to st. Louis. At the
point where the wreck occurred the small
streams from the bluffs had washed out
the road, and when freight No. 12S was
passing this place the track gave way.
the engine sinking in the river and eight
cen cars following. The killed are: j. Il.
Evans, engineer; Fred Hanekap, fireman;
James Mcclure. head brakeman. A num-
ber of other trainmen are reported Sc
riously injured. Two carloads of mules
went down in the wreck, besides a large
amount of freight.