Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07
SEVERE STORMS.
Great Damage Done by Heavy
Rains in Illinois
TORNADO At N0ORINCSPOR7, la.
Ten Persons Reported Killed-HOuses Are
Blown Down Mt Benton, Arl.-fIexvy
Snow In Texas The storm In the
a. N0rthwest-Fear . Flood.

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Telegrams from al
parts of the west tell of damage b.
flood and storm during the last "a hours
In Illinois, heavy rain has fallen
streams are flooded, making the road
impossible, and damaging winteI
wheat. Joliet is threatened with on'
OF the worst floods in its history
Hickory and Spring creeks are out o
their banks and the Desplaines rivel
and the lower level Of the canal raised
10 inches yesterday. Families are
moving out of their houses anf
low lands are flooded. Water Is sweep
ing through the lumber yards and the
Rock Island track is su Emerged in the
vicinity Of Lacon; wheat has been bad
ly damaged by the "a hours rain and
the roads are impossible for market
ing corn. The Sangamon river Is ris'
ing, threatening destruction to thou
sands Of bushels OF cribbed corn II
has rained for 60 hours and is still rain.
ing, but is growing colder, In north
ern Michigan the rain was also severe.
Ice gorges at Fisher and other points
on the Menominee river are threaten
Ing serious consequences to Menomnee
and Marinette. In Minnesota a biz
card ragged all day Yesterday, with al
ternating rain and sleet, and with fall.
ing temperature,
TORNADO AT M0oRINdspoRT, LA.
TExARKANA, AID, Jan. IA tor
uado struck Mooringsport, La, %
miles west OF. here on the Kansas City,
Pittsburv & Gulf railroad at 1880
o'clock Saturday and blew down every
house but two in the town, The Kan
sas City, Pittsburg & Gulf officials dis
patched a special train from here to
the town TO render whatever aid 1t
could. The entire Goodman family,
Ave in number, were killed outright,
and the two children and mother-in'
law Of Mr.. M. J. Morgan are fatally
injured Five other persons, whose
names could not be learned, are dead.
HOUSES BLOWN DOWN AT BENTON, ARK
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Jan. A de-
structive windstorm occurred at Ben
ton, rs miles south OF here Saturday
afternoon, and from all accounts ex-
tended considerable distance south.
Many dwellings were swept away and
II Is believed that loss Of life resulted,
The operators say that the telegraph
wires for a distance OF several miles
were blown down and three squads OF
linemen left to repair the damage. A
private telegram from Benton reports
20 houses blown down, but does not
say whether any lives were lost. Cam
eron was also struck by the storm and
one man killed.
HEAVY SNOW IN TEXAS
Wichita FALLS, Tex, Jan. II. The
southbound passenger train, due here
Saturday at noon, has not yet reached
this point, owing to the heavy snow In
the Panhandle. Wires are down north
of Clarendon and no intelligence car
be had from the lost train, A snow
pillow was started north from Clarendon
yesterday morning, which has not YET
reached Claude, 80 miles Snow drifts
Of Is feet are reported In sections
The northbound passenger leaving
here yesterday evening turned back al
Clarendon on account Of inability to
make further progress.
THE STORM IN THE NORTHWEST
OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 4-The storu
which began here Saturday morning
still RACES undated. There has no
been much snow as yet, nor is the TEN
perature very low but the high wine
has driven the light snow into deel
drifts wherever obstruction has of
Tered. Only ~ inches Of snow ha
fallen here. From all over the stat,
and in South Dakota come reports o
light snow and high wind. Telegraph
and telephone service Is impeded to
considerable extent, but Is not yet Gu
of. The worst trouble experiences
by the railroads is with snow drifts II
the yards
FEAR A FLOOD.
JEFFERSON CRY, Mo-, Jan 4.-Durin'
the past As hours there has been con
tinuous down-pour Of rain in this sec
ton of the state, and the same condi
ton has prevailed all up the Usage val
lev. Grave fears are entertained of an
other food in that river equal to tn
one that devastated the low lands alonI
Its banks little over year ago an,
swept away hundreds of dollars wort
Of property.
SOUTH CANADIAN ON A BOOM
PURCELL, |. r., Jan, 4.-rhe Sout
Canadian river is higher than 1t ha
been for number Of years. Tn
"Blue Goose" saloon, situated in tn
middle of the river. was turned owe
BY the food Saturday night. Six me
were in the house at the time 1t wa
capsized, and they all lodged on 10
which had become fastened in tn
river. They were rescued about moo
yesterday by people on the 0ilahom
side. They were in the water for
hours,
McCullagh Laid to Rest
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4.-Service over tn