The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-18
Furv Of the Elements Does Greet
Damage oDd PoroIyzes
Wires dDd Traffic.
In the CITY of Chicago Jubilee Arches Are
Blown DowD and MoDy Pedestrians
Injured
Special Dispatch to The Call

CHICAGO. Oct. 1.-THE storm which
ragged in Chicago and over the entire
Mississippi Valley to-day was one OF
the most remarkable ever brought to
notice either by the National Weather
Bureau or the oldest inhabitant, not
only for Its wide range, but its in
tensity.
It was accompanied by remarkable
fall of the mercury and wind that
toward nightfalI attained a velocity of
sixty-three miles an hour, which in this
city blew down the commemorative
arches and otherwise worked havoc
with the Peace Jubilee decorations.
Five of the immense arches were RACED,
causing a cessation of traffic in several
business streets and injuring many
pedestrians. two fatally, who were in
the way of the flying timbers.
Omaha, Kansas City, st. Louis, Dali
las, Des Moines, Sioux City, st. Paul,
Milwaukee and other Western and
Northwestern points report great rain
falls. high winds and prevalent cold.
Nebraska is probably the worst suf-
ferer.
The blizzard ragged over the entire
State a great part of the day. The
snowfall was so heavy that all trains
communication with the East was cut
off Fully a foot of snow fell, and as
it is freezing sheep and cattle Will per-
ish by the hundreds on the range.
OF the reports received North Platte
showed a temperature Of 81, with no
precipitation and clearing weather;
Dodge City, Kans., 80 degrees, with
killing frost; Santa Fe had "a degrees,
killing frost and clear; Cheyenne, Dem
yer and Pueblo each had 20 degrees,
with clear weather, and Sioux City re-
ported a forty-mile wind and cloudy
weather.
A dispatch from Dallas, Texas, says:
Northern and Central Texas have been
swept by a bowling blizzard for TWEEN
ty-fOur hours. The mercury has fallen
approximately so degrees during that
time, and indications are for more Sc
we're weather. So far the blizzard has
been what is known as a dry north
er," but reports tonight state rain and
Sleet are approaching from the north,
and have reached Little Rock.
The last growth of the top crop of
cotton is in danger of being destroyed,
but even at that the crop will reach
close to the 100000 bale mark.
At LeavenwOrth, Kans, the camp Of
the Twenty-second Kansas Volunteers
was wrecked by the storm of rain and
SHOW.
Nearly all the tents were blown down
and the soldiers were permitted to come
to the city to seek shelter. The cook
Ing and provisions tents were among
the first to go, and all rations are
soaked. 1t was impossible to prepare
breakfast and most Of the soldiers are
without money to buy meals.
The uneXpeC' snOwstorm hit all the
army posts in the Department of the
Missouri very hard. The volunteer SOL
diers, equipped only with summer
clothing, were in no condition to meet
the cold weather. The Second Nebraska
Regiment, stationed at Fort Omaha, is
better off than most of the volunteers
in the department as they enjoy the
shelter of substantial barracks.
At St Paul a blizzard is raging to-
night that promises to greatly hamper
railway traffic.
Reports from Fargo indicate the ap-
roach Of a cold wave, ana cattlemen
taar the losses of herds. without warn
ing, after several beautiful Indian sum
mer days.
All records of the Kansas City
Weather Bureau were broken by the
storm, which began early in the morn
Ing and lasted throughout the day
Such a storm is such an unsual occur
renee at this time of the year that II
found the people of the city unprepared
and much discomfort, if not suffering
has been the result.
The greatest suffering reported has
been among the men of the Third and
Fifth Regiments of Missouri Volun-
teers, who are now encamped at Fair
mount Park, where they are to be mus
tered out this week. The high wind
which has prevailed has made it alb
5olutely impossible to keep anything
dry inside the tents. and the soldiers
are in sorry plight.
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