Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-30
METEOROLOGICAL.

Jan 2-Mooringsport, La, almost demol-
lsh hed by gye45n e;,d, killed ed ,sn
Persian gulf killed $500 persons.
Jan A-Most widespread cold wave of
years reported from all sections as far
80 below.
Jan 25,At Virginia. Mimi. thermometer
Feb 26-Thermometers register from IA
to 40 below throughout northwest.
Mar Vicinity of Bedford, Ind, suffers
from freshet to extent OF 81, 600, 600.
Mar 10-Ralston, o. T., nearly destroyed
by cyclone.
Mar 1S-Leeds. Lynn, James, Hinton and
Mar l9-In Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
Nebraska, Missouri. Illinois, Kentucky,
Tennessee Araansas Mississippi and
rents; loss of life and property i'm
mense.: Utica, Miss, wrecked by lorna
do; farmer killed; Texas cyclone de-
ms, Itasca and Fort Worth. Cyclone
sweeps over Lake Charles, Clayton. Horns
by Vidalia, and other Louisiana towns;
Mar 22-Cyclone at Arlington, Ga, wrecks
academy building; killed. Tornado near
Abbevilie and Genoa, Ala, kills s.. Rock
quake. Cyclone in Cynthiana and Wash
lngton, Ind, wrecks many buildings .
Serious floods along Des Moines river in
Mar 2S-All Iowa farms in valleys of
Floyd, Big Sioux, Little Sioux, Rock, Jim,
NermilIion and Elkhorn rivers under water
-. .Mankato, Mimi, flooded; drowned.
Mar 2S-Austin, Tex, swept by cyclone.
Mar 30-Three breaks occur in levee that
protects Mississippi delta. Chandler, O.
T.. almost totally destroyed by tornado; As
killed.
Mar 3l-Gradys, Ark, almost destroyed
by cyclone; 4 killed. Tornado sweeps
across country miles east of Superior,
Neb. Severe blizzard prevails over west
ern Nebraska and Colorado.
apr Near Indian Bay, Ark, drowned
while tieeing before rising waters of White
river, and more near Madrid, Mo-. .Cy-
clone in southern part Of Cleveland coun-
ty, Ark; l killed.
1880 square miles-7,9OO square miles
IN mississippi ISIS 100 square miles In Arkan-
saS So square nd m n IN Missouri 1ze in
districts contained 50, 500 farms, valued al
S65,C coo, 900. Principal streets of East Grand
Forks, N: D., hooded s feet deep by freshet
Apr 2S-In West Guthrie, o. T., cloud
burst does immense damage: % drowned.
from Memphis to gulf gave notice that
great flood was over; damage amounted to
May 25-At Ell Paso, Tex, giving way of
levee destroyed 12O houses.
May H-At Ell Paso, Tex. second break
Jun lo-Cyclone at Lyle, Mimi, and vi
entity does great damage; killed.
/ lo--SyClOIe destroying farm DullQ-
| ings Of Illinois institution for feebie-mind-
| ed children at Lincoln killed 4.
| Jun H-Cyclone near Saline, Kan, wrecks
| many. buildings; killed. !. Much damage
| done by hail at Topeka, Kan.
| Jul EBarnum, Mimi, partially destroyed
| by tornado.
| Jul 6-Lowry. Mimi. wiped out by cy-
clone; IA killed.
Jul Gin Chicago, 20 die, driven insane
and GO Frustrated by intense heat, many
| like cases throughout Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio and Mis-
| souri,. =. Much damage done by tornado in
western Kentucky and southern Illinois
| several fatalities
Jul 22-Cloudburst strikes Youngstown
| O.: entire county east and west 20 miles
| flooded. :. Earthquake at Saratoga, N. Y.
| Jul 2S-Upper Hinton, w Va, almost en-.
tirely swept away by tornado; several
| killed.
| Jul So-Near San Jose. H.. cyclone die
| much damage: z killed.
Aug l7-Near Wilmot 8. D., 2 in. of snow
| Sep 13-At Port Arthur and Sabine Pass
| Tax, hurricane results In 10 dead, many In
1ures and s25O.ooo loss to crops.