Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-25
WEST STORM SWEPT
In Northwest 1t is Showing and
Blwoiug Great Guns.
FURTHER SOUTH RAINS PREVAIL
Mississippi and Ohio Rivers Are
Nearing Danger Point.
THUNDER STORM IN ST. LOUIS

OTTCMWA, Iowa. January ga snow
storm and blizzard far worse than Satur-
days, which was the worst in years, is
raging here. Since daylight a foot of snow
has fallen and heavy north wind is drift
ing it badly. The storm increased in sever
ity about noon. Street were aban-
doned and trains are late. Not a wheel
will be moving by night if the storm con-
tinues. Business is at a standstill The
schools all closed on account Of the
storm.
Wet Snow Mt Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, January pa wet
snow fell throughout the southwest last
night, covering the ground 20 a depth of a
foot. 1t was followed by freezing weather
which caked the snow on telephone and
telegraph wires, with a result that COM
munication with many points out of Kan
sas City has been absolutely stopped, while
other points were lost for hours at times.
No serious delay to trains has yet been re-
ported.
Wires Down mt St. Joe.
ST. JOSEPH, No. January 25.-Rain that
began to fall here last night turned to
snow at 3 o'clock this morning The fall
from that hour until o'clock was three
inches. Railroad trains are delayed and
street railway traffic has been demoralized
All uay, many telegraph and telephone
wires are down.
Thunder Storm at st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. January ga terrific
thunder storm ragged for an hour or more
in this vicinity after am. The sky clear
ed after time, shortly after daybreak,
but the wind continued to blow. 1t in
creased in intensity until at 10:i5 am the
weather bureau officials reported a velocity
of sixty-three miles an hour had been
gained August Weymeyer was blown off
the Shields building and died in ten min
uteS from his injuries
A woman, name unknown, is reported ly-
ing dead Ill some debris at 3S4U Laclede
avenue, and boy was killed by being
pioWn from porch roof in another part
9i lhe CITY 1t Is apparently straight
DioW and not a tornado.
Danger at Memphis.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, January 25-The Mis-
sissippi river will in all probability reach
the danger line, SO feet, by Friday morning
Since yesterday there has been a rise of
one foot, the gauge reading this morning
81 feet. Should the water reach what is
termed the danger line here, no harm
would result to the city, as Memphis
is situated on a high bluff but the high
stage OF the rise would injure and retard
ievee work in progress in the lowlands to
the southwark and prevent the repairs to
work is being pushed as rapidly is pos
sible under the prevailing conditions and
with double working forces and good
weather the desired end may be attained.
There was heavy rainfall hereabouts
last night. Clear and a big drop in the
temperature is predicted, which, if suffi-
cient TO freeze small streams, may result
advantageoUsly.
Raining at Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, January 25.-All the
hopes of falling river today were dashed
when at a. m. rain began to fall. At
o'clock there were thunder and lightning,
with heavy downpour of sleet, hail and
rain of short duration. At 10 another
heavy fall of rain set in and it was certain
that all the tributaries would be pouring
into the Ohio. The river had been station
airy at about 80 feet inches all night, but
at 10 it had reached 50 feet Z, and was still
rising At Ripley ii was rising today
inch and half hour. Rain was falling.
AT Portsmouth AZ of an inch of rain fell
during the night and it still raining.
The river was 40 feet inches, rising an
inch an hour.