The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-01
METEOROLOGICAL.

Jan 2-Mooringsport, La. almost dcmol-
lshcd by cyclone, killed,
Jan l9-Earthquake on Kishm island IN
Persian gulf killed $500 persons
Jan 2i-Most widespread cold wave OF
years reported from all sections as FAR
south as central Texas and northern Louis
lanat temperature ia northwest from 10 TO
80 below.
Jan 2J-At Virginia. MINI. thermometer
stood ~ below.
Feb 2G-Thermometers register from II
TO 40 below throughout northwest.
Mar 9-y Vicinity Of bedford Ind, suffers
from frcshet 90 extent OF $2O0O.OOO
Mar l0-Ralston. o. r.. nearly destroyed
by cyclone
Mar lS-Leeds. Lynn James. Hinton and
Merrill, In Iowa, Hooded.
Mar BIN Wisconsin Minnesota. Iowa,
Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky,
Tennessee. Arkansas, Mississippi and
Louisiana, streams become raging tor
rents, loss Of life and property im-
mense.... tlcai Miss, wrecked by torna-
do, a farmer killed ...4TcIas cyclone de-
atroys houses az Plano, Denton, Hutch
ms, ltasca and Fort WORTH. CyCiono
sweeps over Lake Charles, clayton, Horns-
by Nidalia aud other Louisiana towns;
Mar cyclone at Arlington, Ca. wrecks
academy building . killed.. Tornado near
Abbeville and Genoa, Ala, Kills So. Rock
quake. cyclone In Cynthiana and Wash
ingtOn, Ind, wrecks many buildings.
Serious floods along Des Moincs river Ia
Iowa.
Mar 2s-Ail Iowa farms in valleys OF
Floyd, Big Sioux, Little Sioux, Rock. Jim.
Normillion and Elkh0rn rivers under water
80. MankatO, Mimi, flooded { drowned
Mar ls-Auatin, Tex, swept ~ cyclone
Mar SOwlhrcc breaks occur no leNtc that
protects Mississippi delta. Chandler, @.
o., almost totally destroyed by tornado. -
killed.
Mar 2i-Gradys. ARK, almost destroyed
~ cyclone killed, ...Tornauo sweeps
across country 2 miles east ~ superior.
Neb. Severe blizzard prevails over west
crn Nebraska ana Colorado.
III 4 4. a Il Ii e.
while llceiug before rising waters OF W hito
river, and more near Madrid, Mo-, Cy-
clone IA southern part OF Cleveland conn-
Apr li-rotal area under water by floods
lo,g0 square milcs-fsW square miles
sas, 100 square miles In Missouri. 20 in
Tennessee and 40 in Louisiana. Flooded
districts contained $500 farms, valued al
Forks, ". -, Hooded ) feet deep b5 frcshct
Ia Red river
apr 2S-In west Guthrie. O. r.. cloud
burst does immense damugc, - drowned.
May l9@kapd fall Of MIssisaupl river
from Memphis 20 Eulf gave notice that
great hood was over. damage amounted ~
May s5-At III paso. Tex. giving way Of
ievce destroyed 70 houses.
May ~ a. ~ Paso, Tex, second break
in lcycc does great damage vermont
shaken hy earthquake.
Jun l0-Cyclone at Lyle, Mimi. and vi
entity does great damage. killed
Jun ls-CyClone destroying farm build
lngs OF Illinois institution FOR feeble minu
cd children al Lincoln killed q
Jun 9@Cyclone near saline, Kan, wrecks
many buildings, killed ,.s Much damage
done BY ban az Topeka. Kan.
Jul 4-Barnum. Mimi. partially destroyed
by tornado.
Jul e-Lowry. MINI. wiped out by cy-
clone ~ killed
jul 9-in Chicago. 90 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 hy tornado In
western Kentucky and southern Illinois;
several fatalities
jul 24Cloudburst strikes youngstown.
o.. entire county east and west 90 niles
flooded ... Earthquake AZ SaratOga. y. Y
Jul 23-InpCr Hinton, " Va, almost en-
tlrrly swept away by tornado, several
Killed
jul So-Near San Jose. H.. cyclone ala
much damage killed.
Aug t7-Near Wiimot s. y, 2 ~. of snow.
Sep bat Port Arthur ard Sabine Pass.
Tex, hurricane results I'm 10 dead, many IN
jured and $4,000 loss 20 crops.