New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-28
DAMAGE BY WIND. SNOW AND RAiN.
A NUMBER OF PERSONS REPORTED KILLED BY
TORNADO IN INDIAN TERRITORY
FrOODS IN MANY PLACES.

FLOODS IN MANY PLACES.
South MacAIl,stcr 7 T. March 27-A terrific wind
storm swept over tho country between this place
and Lehigh and Colgate last night. -Four farnl-
houses were demolished and the occupants or
three OF them reported 10 have been killed
among them being James Seafoam. his wife ana
their three children Passengers arriving from L.
high tonight state that IN the country southeast
OF here the tornado did great damage. and That
many reported killed and injured. Physicians
from various towns along the Missouri. Kansas
and Texas Railroad have been sent 10 the scene
OF the reported disaster In the immediate vicinity
OF South MacAllister considerable minor damage
done
A cloudburst near Summit. Durango County
washed out submerged about two thousand feet
OF the Missouri. Kansas and Texas company's road
bed A washout also is reported on the Chocta"
Oklahoma and Gulf road near Calvin. twenty-one
miles northwest The Katy" road Is handling its
freight and passenger traffic around the washout
by detours the Choctaw and Missouri Pacific
roads
Lincoln. Neb., March "A sever storm. probably
the worst OF the winter prevailed In Central and
Southeast Nebraska this afternoon. The snow.
driven by high wind. was binding, and was fol-
lowed by a drop In temperature in some localities
OF over so degrees In Lincoln sreetcar traffic was
badly interfered with. but railroad trains were
little delayed The only bad effects apprehended
Is to spring wheat and fruit trees. which. with
many days OF unusually warm weather. made rapid
development.
Springfield. Ill. March 27.-Rain poured In tor
rents nearly all last night ana this forenoon
and the rainfall In eighteen hours was 400 inches,
the greatest rainfall in twentyfcur hours since the
Weather Bureau station established here. eigh-
teen years ago. The precipitation during March
has been s5l inches. the largest ever known here
The Sangamon River IL badly overlooked. and is
still rising II expected at the waterworks
that the fires in the engine would be extlngtlshed
tonight. ard II may be several days then before
water be pumped Railroad traffic is badly
crippled. The Wabash has washouts at Perry ana
Mcretosa. west OF this city and at Buffalo, twelve
miles east train is stalled The c. =. and L. mas
a train stalled at Havana.
Portsmouth, Ohio. March 27.-The Ohio River ~
up TO hfty-seven feet four inches. and s rising one
fourth OF an inch per hour big force OF men
has been working all day, strengthening the tenn
porarv lcvces 10 keep the water out OF the centre
of the city, thus preventing heavy damage. flre
engines pumping ont the sewers In an EFFORT 10
keep the water from reaching the threatened dis
trict through that source The river Will be at 4
standstill by midnight The weather Is warm
cloudy and threatening rain. go
Princeton. Ind. March 1.-THE water In ne Wa
bash continues to rise at the rate of two-hrds Of
an inch an hour. and the White and Patoka are
rising AT abou, tho same rate Railroads
switching around every way to get to destinations.
but all connections will soon be cut of from mere
except TO local points. unless the waters reced"
Thousands OF dollars will be lost 10 the bottom
farmers.