The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-01-29
THE VEST BLIZZARD SWEPT

ST. Louis, MISSOURI, Jan. pa gale that
reached the highest velocity of any expert.
enced here since the tornado of May 81, 1896.
when the destruction of life and property was
so great, prevailed today. Its velocity was
Sc miles an hour. Two deaths, one fatal in
iury and several minor casualties were re-
ported. as well as considerable destruction of
property.
August Weymeyer, aged 81, a carpenter,
who was blown from the roof of the Shields
School, was killed.
Thomas Joseph Peterson, years, blown
from the roof of a porch at $500 Franklin
avenue, killed.
Mrs. Sarah Lorin. of 384O Laclede avenue;
spine crushed, and she may die. Injury
caused by blowing down of fence.
Shortly after o clock IA. IN. Il terrific
thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy fall
of hail and rain, struck the city and prevailed
for an hour or more. BY daybreak the sky
had cleared, but it soon became cloudy again,
and the wind began to rise. By O.45 o clock
the wind was blowing at the rate of SO miles
an hour.
Swinging signs were blown down, window
panes broken, outhouses demolished and
fences Ieveed, telegraph poles and wires
broken, and in some instances roofs were
taken off.
fell throughout the Southwest last night cover
ing the ground to depth of a foot. 1t was
followed bv freezing weather, which caked
the snow on telephone and telegraph wires,
with a result that communication with many
points out of Kansas City has been absolutely
stopped No serious delay to trains has yet
been reported. \ heavy windStorm accom-
panied the snow. blowing down telegraph
poles in all directions. 1t is said that between
Kansas City and Lawrence, Kan. alone 200
poles are leveled to the ground.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Jan. 25.-Rain that be-
gan to fall here last night turned to snow at ,
a. III. Railroad trains are delayed and street
railway traffic has been demOralized. Many
telegraph and telephone wires are down.
OTTCMwA, Iowa, Jan. PA snowStorm
and blizzard far worse than Saturday :, which
was the worst in years, is raging here. Since
daylight Il foot of snow has fallen and heavy
wind is drifting badly. The Storm increased
in severity about noon. Street cars were
| abandoned and trains are late. Business is
at a standstill. The schools are all closed on
account of the storm.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Jan. 25.-'Ghe Mississippi
River probably will reach the danger line, 33
feet by Friday morning. Since Yesterday
there has been Il rise of one foot, the gauge
reading this morning 81 feet.
Should the water reach what * termed the
danger line here no harm would result i'll the
city, us Memphis is situated on a high bluff,
but the high stage Of the rise would injure and
retard levee work in progress i'll the lowandS
to the southwark and prevent the repairs to
breaks caused by last season flood.
Such work is being pushed as rapidly as Is
possible under the prevailing conditions. and
with double working forces and good weather
the desired end may be attained, There was
Il heavy rainfall hereabout last night.
The Nashville. Chattanooga and st. Louis
Railroad. which was tied up for a couple OF
DAYS because of washouts, has resumed trathc.
trains running as usual today.
CINCINNATI, ONO. Jan. 25.-All hopes OF
ii falling river today were dashed when. at 3
a. M. rain began TO fall. At s Il. IN. there
were thunder and lightning with Il heavy
downpour of Sleet, hail and rain of short dura
ton.
CHICAGO. Jan. 25.-iive thousand laborerS
in the city's employ and 800 city teams are at
work tonight trying to free the streets III the
business part of the city from snow. As many
more men and teams, in the employ OF the city
railway companies, are engaged III the work
of keeping the cable and electric roads clear
and open for traffic. Today's storm, though
unaccompanied by high gale, like Saturday
nights blizzard. has caused almost as great
havoc The storm, like Saturdays, came
from the far southwest. 1t swept northeast
over Kansas, Nebraska, and the lower Mis-
souri, Valley. Last night it attacked the Mis-
sissippi regions and then howled across Illinois
until it reached Lake Michigan, where it is
prepared to spend its fury. 1t is raining IN
the Ohio Valley today, but the people this
side of Pittsburg will catch it before morning.
The temperature was mild at 10 O'Clock to-
night. but zero weather is promised before
morning.
ST. JOINS, y. F., Jan. 25.-Ihe severest
snowstorm in years is now raging in this sec
ton 1t is stopping trains, blocking the coast
with ice and preventing all navigation. A
whole feet of vessels is now icebound III this
port. Many sailing vessels find it impossible
to make port owing to the ice