The herald., 1898-01-24

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snapped. leaving the rest Of the train
standing on the trestle.
There is still danger of an overflow
of the lowlands along the banks OF the
Ohio, for the river today started to rise
again, and is creeping up the banks al
the rate of two inches an hour. The in
dications are that the mark Of 80 feet
will be reached. Already the water is
crawling toward the doors Of the houses
at the foot of Fourth street. The people
are preparing for the worst.
IN INDIANA
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 23.-River-
men reaching port today say that last
nights stern, was the worst on the river
in twenty years. A house boat, occu-
pied by Geo. Atkins and his two young
daughters, just above the city, was
swamped during the night, and the oc-
cupants took refuge in large Skin. The
/ boat was anchored to a tree near the
bank, but the land around 1t was over
| flowed for a half-mile in every direction.
When the unfortunates took refuge in
the skiff the darkness and the storm evil
IDENTIFY bewildereos them. for they never
reached the shore. Today their skiff
was AOdh0 iiOitAHS iCah thSAA
home, half-filled with water, and the
three were dead in the bottom of the little
craft. They died from exposure.
IN TENNESSEE
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 2S.-The Mis-
sissippi river from Cairo to New orleans
Is rising rapidly and there is enough
water in sight to send it above the dan
ger line from Cairo to Vicksburg. The
water rose foot here today, and in four
days will probably be above the danger
line. At Cairo the danger line has been
passed, with further heavy flow COM
ing down the Ohio. Cumberland and
Tennessee. The crevasses in the levees
in the Mississippi delta are not yet filled.
and it will not be possible to complete
them within ten days.
IN ARKANSAS
HELENA, Ark, Jan. 2S.-The river sit
uation at this place is beginning to be
alarming, owing to the rapid rise and
the unimproved conditions of the levees.
At the Williamson place. about three
miles below here, there is an opening of
about 200 feet. through which the wa
ter will come if the river gets five feet
higher. A great deal OF cotton will be
ruined.
IN MICHIGAN
DETROIT, Mich, Jan. sS-A blisrard
has been raging throughout Michigan
for more than "a hours past. Last night
and this morning the heavy sale was
accompanied by fine snow. Saginaw
street cars were completely tied up this
morning. Trains were stalled on the
Mackinaw division OF the Michigan Cen
trail and on the Flint and Pere Marquette
road. The gale was equally fierce on the
east and west sides of the state. At
Benton Harbor considerable damage
was done by the blowing down of smoke
stacks. store fronts, ETC., and nearly the
entire sheet-iron roofing of the court
house was blown of. The steamer
Frank Woods broke from her moorings,
and several smaller boats drifted into
Lake Michigan and were 5ammed in the
floating ice. At Muskegon, Petoskey
and all northern points the storm was
violent. but none of the winter steamers
are known to have been on Lake Michi-
gan during the storm.
IN ILLINOIS
CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-The snow storm
of last night and this morning was the
worst in this city for years. The great
est damage was caused by the breaking
down of telegraph and telephone wires.
The police telephone system was badly
crippled and there was much trouble
with the city fire alarm system. The
street car service, which last night was
badly delayed and totally suspended on
some of the lines, was in better running
ND
were kept going all night. All the in
coming trains on all the roads were from
one to four hours late. Stationmaster
Clithers of the union depot said Satur-
day night was one of the worst on the
roads he had ever known. On account of
the breaking down Of the telegraph
wires they were totally at sea as to the
Of trains.
IN MASSACHUSETTS
BOSTON, Jan. 23.-A severe storm,
attended by unusual phenomena, passed
over New England today, causing heavy
rains in the southern portion, ten to
twelve inches of snow in Maine and New
Hampshire. thunder and lightning in the
extreme northeast and practically
tidal wave on the coast from Cape Cod
to Portland. Tonight a gale is blowing
east of Portland and the storm seems
likely to increase in force as it passes
over the provinces. While the heavy
SHOWS in Maine caused some delay in
transportation, anA the severe
rain in the south were responsible for
numerous washouts, the most destruc-
tive feature of the storm seems to have
been in the tremendous tide which swept
in from the sea at noon, inundating the
greater part OF the coast and causing
heavy loss to owners of property along
the water frone. At Gloucester the tide
was the highest since the memorable
storm in 1851, and caused an estimated
loss to property situated on the water
front at over $4,000. Other localities
along the shore also reported losses from
the tidal wave of more or less extent.
IN PENNSYLVANIA
WILKESBARRE, Pa, Jan. ga
heavy wind storm swept the Wyoming
valley last night and today. Trees were
uprooted, fences blown down and small
demolished. The electric
light company was unable to repair the
damage done by the storm this morning,
and the northern and southern parts of
the city were in total darkness tonight.
WILL NOT RESIGN
DR.. John Hall Will Continue in the
Pulpit