Willmar tribune., 1898-01-04
METEOROLOGICAL.

Ished by cyclone; 4.killed.
Jan 4-Most widespread cold wave OF
south as central Texas and northern Louis
lana; temperature in northwest from 15 to
Jan 25-At Virginia, Mimi, thermometer
Feb sin Ohio, rise of Hooking river
causes foods that sweep away property all
Feb 2-Thermometers register from Il
to 20 below throughout northwest
Mar sVicinity Of Bedford. Ind, suffers
Mar 1o-Ralston, o. T.. nearly destroyed
by cyclone.
Mar IS Leeds. Lynn. James, Hinton and
Merrill, IN Iowa, flooded.
Nebraska. Missouri, Illinois. Kentucky
Tennessee Tennessee Arkansas, Mississippi and
mense. Utica: Miss, wrecked BY lorna
do: farmer killed -. Texas cyclone de-
stroyss houses at Plano, Denton. Hutch
sweeps over Lake Charles. Clayton, Horns
by. Vidalia. and other louisiana towns;
many lives lost.
academy building: 9 killed. Tornado near
Abbeville and Genoa, Ala. kills o.. Rock
ingham county n. H., shaken by earth
quake. Cyclone in Cynthiana and Wash
ington, Ind, wrecks many build1ngS...
Serious floods along Des Moines river in
Iowa.
Mar Mar 2s-An Iowa farms in valleys C, OF
Vermillion and Elkhorn rivers under water
80. .Mankato, Minn.. flooded: drowned:
Mar seThree breaks occur in levee that
protects Mississippi delta. Chandler, O.
killed.
Mar :1-Gradys, Ark, almost, destroyed
across country 4 miles east of Superior,
Neb. Severe blizzard prevails over west
ern Nebraska and Colorado.
while fleeing before rising waters Of White
river. and 5 more near Madrid. Mo. ...Cy-
clone In southern part OF Cleveland coun-
,y, Ark; killed.
Apr 11-Total area under water by foods
1850 square miles-7.eOo square miles
in Mississippi. 4.5Oo square miles in Arkan-
sas, 1,75O square miles in Missouri. LOO in
districts contained $500 farms, valued at
Forks. \: b.. Hooded feet deep BY freshet
acres inundated from 1 to 10 feet. ~
Apr 2s-1n West Guthrie, o. T.. cloud
May 1s-Rapid fail OF Mississippi river
from Memphis to gulf gave notice that
great flood was over; damage amounted ia
May 25-At Ell Paso, Tex, giving way OF
levee destroyed 40 houses.
May 27-At Ell Paso. Tex, second break
in ah,s levee ID does ss great damage...vermont
Jun 3-At Arlington and other parts OF
Jun io-Cyclone at Lytle, MINI. and vi
Jun 1s-Cyclone destroying farm build
ings of Illinois Institution for feeble-mind-
ed children at Lincoln killed 4.
Jun 2+Cyclone near Saline, Kan, wrecks
many buildings: 3 killed. :. Much damage
o;S%i S 5%{ = sfe%5Y fs %'aa:. wiped out by ey
Jul Sin Chicago. 20 die, driven insane
and 60 prostrated 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 mile.
flooded. Earthquake at Saratoga, N. 7.
Jul 23-Upper Hinton. W. Va, almost en-.
tirely swept away by tornado: several
Jul 0-Near San Jose, H., cyclone die
much damage: killed.
Aug 17-Near Wilmot, s. D., 2 In. OF snow
Sep 11At Port Arthur and Sabine Pass
Tex, hurricane results In 10 dead, many In
jured and $50 600 loss to crops.
Oct E@DelaWare coast swept by wors
storm in 10 years: damage, 81 ,00O, ,000
Oct 26-Blizzard in eastern Colorado, Ne
braska and South Dakota.
Nov 10Destructive tornado At Boulder
and other Colorado towns
Dec 13-Tornado at Point La Hache. La.
wrecked buildings and took life. Earth
quake at Lebanon. Ill