The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-24
FRANKS OF BOR[AS
Billiards Of Great Magnitude, Create
Havoc in the East.
CASUALTIES BY FLOODS
OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI ABOVE
THE DANGER LINE.
In Some Places Storms Are Without
observation-disclosures Building Fell
in Phiiadelphia-Houses I'm
rooted, Trees Uprooted, and GEN
eral High Daddy of Boreas.


eral High Daddy of Boreas.
! Milwaukee, Wis. Jan. 2s-The most
severe blizzard which has visited this
city in years continued in its fury un-
| til about o'clock this morning. Snow
to the depth of is inches has fallen.
and with the wind blowing at the rate
of so miles per hour, great drifts were
formed in all parts of the city, making
travel almost an impoSsibility.
On several lines of street railways
traffic was at a standstill 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 these, too,
were stalled, so rapidly did the snow
drift.
Railroad trains came in very irregu-
lar, and only passenger trains, each
with the aid of several locomotives,
attempted to get through, those carry
ing freight being abandoned. Every
telegraph wire in the state was Grip
pied.
None of the boats of. the different
lines entering Milwaukee ventured out
last night. Sc far as known, no mis-
haps on the lake are known to have
occurred.
Reports from railway offices are to
the effect that all lines have been
cleared of the big snowdrifts, and that
trains of all kinds are running on time;
but the street railway in this city is
still somewhat crinpled.
OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA.
Cincinnati, O., Jan. 2s.-The sky is
clear tonight, and the mercury regis
tiers 3S.
Last night, at one time for about five
minutes, the wind showed a maximum
velocity of AZ miles an hour. The aver
age velocity was from 90 to 80 miles an
hour. Some damage was done to tele-
graph and telephone wires. mostly out
side the city. A hundred thousand
bushels of coal were sunk at Flemings
Landing, in the Ohio river.
The Ohio river here tonight at Z
o'clock reached 40 feet and $40 inches,
rise of 5 feet and 4-10 inches since
o'clock last night. 1t became station
airy at that stage.
News from Portsmouth, o., is that
for % hours up to 6 o'clock tonight the
river rose seven feet and was still ris-
ing at the same rate. This flood has
about 120 miles to travel to Cincinnati
At all West Virginia points rising
floods are reported. The same story
comes from tributaries in Pennsylva-
MIA and Ohio. This makes it sure that
the maximum here will be not less than
% feet, and at the same time it gives
ground for apprehension of a great
flood of 90 with possibility of 50 feet
Either of the latter two stages would
render the Grand Central depot in
accessible for trains. and would pre-
vent an 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 SO feet
PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia, Jan. 23.-Reports from
various parts of eastern PENNSYLVANIA |
and south Jersey indicate that a wind |
storm of more than ordinary velocity |
passed over those sections today. The |
damage ensuing consisted of |
the uprooting of trees and blowing !
down of telegraph and telephone wires. !
In a few instances houses were I'M
rooted. Heavy winds prevailed along |
the coast, but up to a late hour no dis |
asters to shipping were reported.
In this city the wind reached maxi /
mum velocity of II miles an hour
With deafening crash that was heard
Tor squares, a portion of the east wing
OF the old state house fell tonight No |
ildiu WdS uOne 10 the historic building :
the arches which collapsed were not con-
nectad with it. a section of the wing
next to the east wall of Independence
nan having been torn out under the plans
now being carried out. The accident was
due TO the exposed state of the huildinf |
The two wings had been torn down wit,
the exception of the arches on either
The east wall of the east wing and the
west wall of the west wing were left
standing to their full height, about 30
The whole of the western arch. the
middle arch and a small portion of the
eastern arch fell in The walls fell to-
ward the west At the time of the col
apse the wind was blowing almost
gale across Independence square.
BLIZZARD IN MICHIGAN.
Detroit. Jan. pa blizzard has been
aging throughout Michigan for more
han "A hours past. Last night and this
morning the heavy gale was accompanied
~ hne snow Saginaw street cars were
completely tied Up this morning. Trains
we're stalled on the Mackinaw division of
he Michigan Central and on the Flint &,
'ere Marquette road.
The gale was equally fierce on the east
md west sides of the state. At Benton
iarbor considerable damage was done by !
blowing down of smokestacks. store ;
ronts etc, and nearly the entire sheet |
ron roofing of the court house was blown
The steamer Frank Woods broke from
il.
rifted into Lake Michigan and were
ahmed in the floating ice
AT Muskegon, PelOSkey and all northern
Joints the storm was violent but none of | {
ne winter steamers are known to have,
zen on Lake Michigan during the storm
IN CHICAGO. /
Chicago, Jan. 23.-The snowstorn of last '
light and this morning was the worst in
his city for years. The greatest damage :
7as caused by the breaking down of the \
telegraph and telephone wires I
The police telephone system was badly c
rippled and there was much trouble with .
he city fire alarm system. The street :
ar service which last night was badly h
elayed and totally suspended on some :
( the lines, was in better running order '
oday. i
Snow plows and sweepers were kept go e
lg all night. z
All the incoming trains on all the roads G
ere from one to four hours late. t
Station Master Clithers. of the Union a
epot. said Saturday night was one of |
ne worst railroading nights he had ever a
nOwn. On account of the breaking down :
the telegraph wires they were totally \
sea as to tbs whereabouts of the trains !,
IN NEW ENGLAND. {
Boston. Jan. ga severe storm attend r
] by unusual phenomena passed over a
the southern portion. 10 10 y inches of y
low in Maine and New Hampshire I v
lunder and lightning in the extreme G
ortheast and practically a tidal wave c
D the coast from Cape Cod to Portland u
onight gale is blowing east of Portland o
nd the storm seems likely to increase in 4 a
rec as il passes over the provinces Il
The heavy SHOWS in Maine caused c,
me delay in transportation and the Sc Ii
ere rain in the south were soonsible
mi