The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-01-06
METEOROLOGICAL.

Jan 2-Mooringsport, La, almost demol-
lshed by cyclone; killed
Jan IaEserit .,1 90 on Kishm island in
Jan 2EMost widespread cold wave of
years reported from all sections as far
south as central Texas and northern Louis
lana; temperature In northwest from is to
80 below. ~ ~
Jan 25IAt Virginia, Mimi, thermometer
stood 81 below
Feb 2SThermometers register from IA
TO ~ below throughout northwest
Mar eVicinity of Bedford, Ind, suffers
from freshet to extent OF 81, COX, 900
,,I Mar lar ilonRaiston, Q. IT, nearly destroyed
Mar lS-Leeds. Lynn. James, Hinton and
Merrill. in Iowa, flooded.
Mar 19-In Wisconsin, Minnesota. Iowa
Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky
Tennessee. Arkansas, Mississippi and
Louisiana, streams become raging tor tor
mense. Utica, Miss, wrecked by lorna
do; farmer killed. e. Texas cyclone de-
stroys houses at Plano. Denton. Hutch
sweeps over Lake Charles. Clayton, Horns
by, Vidalia and other Louisiana towns;
many lives lost.
academy building; killed . Tornado near
Abbeville and Genoa, Ala, kills s. Rock
ingham county. N. H., shaken by earth
quake. Cyclone In Cynthiana and Wash
lngton, Ind, wrecks many buildings.
Serious floods along Des Moines river in
Iowa.
mar LS-AH iowa Farms In valleys OF
Floyd, Big Sioux. Little Sioux, Rock, Jim,
Vermillion and Elkhorn rivers under water
..;;Mankato, Mimi. flooded; drowned.
Mar 2s-Austin. Tex, swept by cyclone.
protects Mississippi delta. Chandler, O.
IT., almost totally destroyed by tornado As
Mar 3l-Gradys, Ark, almost DESTROYED
by cyclone; 4 killed. Tornado sweeps
across country 4 miles east of Superior.
Neb. :. Severe blizzard prevails over west
| al nd
Apr 2-Near Indian Bay, Ark, drowned
while fleeing before rising waters Of White
river. and more near Madrid, Mo. ..Cy-
ty, Ark; killed.
Apr n-Total area under water by floods
1880 square miles-7.SOo square miles
In mississippi, $500 square miles in Arkan-
sas, 1.7oO square miles in Missouri, 200 in
Tennessee and $50 In Louisiana. Flooded
dis ncN its contained $500 farms, valued at
Forks, N; D.. flooded feet deep by freshet
apr 2S-In West Guthrie. o. T., cloud
May l9-Rapid fall of Mississippi river
from Memphis to gulf gave notice that
great Hood was over; damage amounted to
May 25-At Ell Paso, Tex, giving way Of
leyee destroyed 120 houses.
May N-At Eel Paso. Tex, second break
in levee does great damage. vermont
shaken by earthquake.
Jun lo-Cyclone at Lytle, MINI. and VII
Clully uOtS great &
Jun 1S-Cyclone destroying farm build
ings OF, Illinois institution for feeble mind
ed children at Lincoln killed 4.
Jun 24-Cyclone near Saline, Kan, wrecks
many buildings; 3 killed. E. Much damage
done by hall at Topeka. Kan.
by tornado.
Jul 6-Lowry, Mimi, wiped out by cy-
clone: IA killed.
Jul Gin Chicago, 20 die, driven insan
and 60 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 a Saratoga. N. Y.
Jul 23-Upper Hinton, w. Va, almost en-
tirely swept away by tornado; several
killed.
Jul SO-Near San Jose, ILL.,. cyclone did
much damage: killed.
Aug 17-Near Wilmot. S. D., 2 in. of snow
Sep bat Port Arthur and Sabine Pass
Tex, hurricane results in 10 dead. many in
jured and $250.OO0 loss to crops.