Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-06
METEOROLOGICAL.

Jan 2-Mooringsport, La, almost demol-
lshed by cyclone; killed.
Jan l9-Earthquake on Klshm island In
Persian gulf killed $500 persons.
Jan H-Most widespread cold wave of
years reported from all sections as far
south as central Texas ard northern Louis
lana; temperature in northwest from 10 to
50 below.
Jan 25--At Virginia, Mimi, thermometer
stood 81 below.
Feb 26-Thermometers register from IA
to 40 below throughout northwest.
Mar 9-Viclnlty of Bedford, Ind, suffers
from freshet to extent OF $2,OOOOOO.
Mar 10-Ralston, o. T., nearly destroyed
by cyclone,
Mar lS-Leeds, Lynn, James, Hinton and
Merrill in Iowa. flooded.
Mar l9-ln Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and
Louisiana, streams become raging tor
rents; loss OF life and property Inn
mense. Utica, Miss, wrecked by lorna
do; q farmer killed. Texas cyclone de-
stroys houses at Plano, Denton, Hutch
sweeps over Lake Charles, Clayton, Horns
by, Vdalia and other Louisiana towns;
many lives lost.
Mar 22-Cyclone at Arlington, Ca, wrecks
academy building; killed. Tornado near
Abbeville and Genoa, Ala, kills g.. Rock
ingham county, N. H., shaken by earth
quake. -. Cyclone in Cynthiana and Wash
lngton, Ind, wrecks many buildings. -.
Serious HOODS along Des MONIES river In
Iowa.
Mar 23-All Iowa farms In valleys of
Floyd Big Sioux Little Sioux, Rock, Jim,
Vermilllon and Elkhorn rivers under water
....Mankato, Mimi, flooded; drowned
Mar 2S-Austin, Tex, swept by cyclone.
Mar 30-Three breaks occur in levee that
protects Mississippi delta. Chandler, o.
~, almost totally destroyed by tornado; 45
Mar 21-Gradys, Ark, almost destroyed
by cyclone; 4 killed. Tornado sweeps
across country miles east of Superior.
Neb: Severe blizzard prevails over west
ern Nebraska and Colorado.
Apr 2-Near Indian Bay, Ark, 5 drowned
while fleeing before rising waters of White
river, and more near Madrid, Mo. ..Cy-
clone in southern part Of Cleveland coun-
ty, Ark; killed.
Apr 11-Total area under water by floods
1880 square miles-7S0O square miles
in Mississippi, $500 square miles in Arkan-
sas, 1850 square miles in Missouri, 1,200 in
Tennessee and $50 In Louisiana. Flooded
districts contained $4,000 farms, valued at
S65, 900. g. Principal streets of East Grand
Forks, N. D., flooded feet deep by freshet
in Red river.
Apr 2S-In West Guthrie. o. T., cloud
May l9-Rapid fall Of Mississippi river
from Memphis to gulf gave notice that
great flood was over; damage amounted to
May 25-At Ell Paso. Tex. giving way of
levee destroyed 100 houses.
May H-At FL Paso, Tex, a second break
in levee does great damage. Vermont
shaken by earthquake.
Jun 10-Cyclone at Lyle, Mimi, and vi
entity does great damage; killed.
Jun 1S-Cyclone destroying farm build
ings Of Illinois institution for feeble-mind-
ed children at Lincoln killed 4.
Jun 2l-Cyclone near Saline, Kan, wrecks
many buildings; 3 killed. Much damage
done by hail at Topeka. Kan.
Jul 4-Barnum, Mimi, partially destroyed
by tornado.
Jul 6IILowry, Mimi. wiped out by cy-
Jul Elm Chicago, 20 die, driven insane
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 at 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 13-At Port Arthur and Sabine Pass,
Tex, hurricane results In 10 dead, many In
jured and S250.OoQ loss to crops.