Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-28
BLIZZARD IN MIDDLE WEST.
Floods i'm the Ohio valley aud Tidal
Wave ON the Atlantic Coast.

Milwaukee, Jan. 24.-The most severe
blizzard which has visited this city in
years continued its fury until yesterday.
Snow to the depth of Is inches has fallen,
and with the wind blowing at the rate of
so miles an hour great drifts were form
ed in all parts of the city, making travel
almost an impossibility. On several lines
of street railway traffic was at stand
still early in the night, and only the most
important thoroughfares were kept open
with the aid of powerful sweepers until
an hour before midnight. when there, too,
were stalled, so rapidly did the snow
drift. Railroad trains came in irTegu-
larly and only passenger trains, each with
the aid of several locomotives, attempted
to get through those carrying freight be
ing abandoned. Every telegraph wire in
the state was abandoned.
Damage at Racine.
Racine, Wis, Jan. 24-The storm was
the worst experienced in this country in
recent years. Service on street railway
lines was completely paralyzed. Three
steamers were torn from their mornings
and were considerably damaged.
In All Parts of Michigan.
Detroit, Jan. 24.-The heavy gale was
accompanied by fine snow. Saginaw
street cars were completely tied up. Trains
were stalled on the Mackinaw division of
the Michigan Central, and on the Flint g.
Pere Marquette road. The gale was
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of the state. At Benton Harbor consid
cradle damage was done by blowing down
smoke stacks, store front, etc, and nearly
the entire sheet-iron roofing of the court
house was blown off.
The steamer Frank Woods broke from
her moorings and several smaller boats
drifted into Lake Michigan and were
jammed in the floating ice.
At Muskegon, Polesky and all northern
points the storm was violent, but none of
the winter steamers are known to have
been on Lake Michigan during the storm.
Chicago Suffered Damage.
Chicago, Jan. 24.-The snowstom was
the worst in this city for years. The
greatest damage was caused by the break
ing down of telegraph and telephone wires.
The police telephone systems were badly
crippled and there was much trouble with
the city fire alarm system.
Snow plows and sweepers were kept 60
ing all night All the incoming trains
on all the roads were from one to four
hours late.
Stationmaster Clithers of the Union Pa
cific said Saturday night was one of the
worst railroading nights he had ever
known On account of the breaking
down of the telegraph wires they were to-
tally at sea as to the whereabouts of the
trains.
Floods i'm Ohio.
Cincinnati, Jan. 24.-News from Ports
mouth, Ohio, is that the river is still ris.
ing. The flood has about 100 miles to trav-
ell to Cincinnati. At all West Virginia
points rising foods are reported.
The same story comes from tributaries
in Pennsylvania and Ohio. This makes
it sure that the maximum here will not
be less than SO feet, and at the same time
gives ground for apprehension of great
flood of SO, with possibility of 50 feet.
Either of the latter two stages would rem
der the Grand Central depot inaccessible
for trains, and would prevent all large
boats from passing under the bridges. The
streams below Cincinnati are all pouring
in their floods, which will hold the river
at the present stage until the rise from
Portsmouth reaches here and swells it to
55 feet.
The Commercial Tribune's storm dis
patches report as follows:
Wooster, O.--County Jail and three fac
tories unroofed; B. & o railway tracks
washed out in two places.
Bradford Junction, O.-The Christian
| church was unroofed barns and trees
We're blown down.
Lima, O.-Rainfall yesterday unprece-
dented; school buildings unroofed; many
oil derricks blown down in Hume. Rock
land and Spencerville districts; rivers are
raging torrents,
/ Hartford City, Ind-Scarcely derrick
| left standing in the oil fields.
Tidal Wave on the Atlantic
Boston, Jan. PA severe storm. at.
tended by unusual phenomena, has passed
over New England, causing heavy rains
in the southern portion, 10 to II inches Of
snow in Maine and New Hampshire, thun-
der and lightning in the extreme north.
east and practically tidal wave on the
coast from Cape Cod to Portland.
While the heavy snow in Maine caused
numerous washouts, the storm seemed to
some delay in transportation and the Sc,
we're rain in the south was responsible fol
have caused the enormous tide which in.
undated the coast and caused a heavy
loss to towners of property along the
water front.
AT Gloucester the storm was the worst
since the memorable storm of 1851. Other
localities along the shore also report losses
from the tidal wave of more or less ex.
| tent.