The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-28
STORMS, FLOODS AND FROST
FARM HOUSES DEMOLISHED AND
SEVERAL LIVES LOST.
Ohio Floods At = standstiil. md the
Worst Of the Damage Over-ktll-
ing Frost. Occur I'm Missouri and

SOUTH MALESTER. l. T.. March ~
A terrific wind storm swept over the cour-
try between this place and Colgate last
night. Four farm houses were demolished
and the occupants of three OF them are re-
ported to have been killed. Those report
ed killed are:
James Seafoam, wife and three children.
The Pendergrass family and samuel
Stimson, wife and Ave children.
Passengers arriving frora Lehigh tonight
state In the country southeast OF here the
tornado did great damage and that many
are reported killed and injured. Physicians
from various towns along the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railroad have been sent
TO tho scene or the reported disaster In
the immediate vicinity of South McAies'er
II Is reported that minor damage was
done.
A cioudburst near Summit last night
washed out or submerged about twenty
five feet OF the roadbed. A washout is also
reported on the Choctaw. Oklahoma e
Gulf road near Calvin. twenty-orc miles
TO the northwest. The Katy" road Is
handling its freight and passenger traffic
around the washout by detours over the
Choctaw and the Missouri Pacific roads.
The Worst OF the Winter.
LINCOLN. Neb.. March "A severe
storm. probably the worst OF the winter.
prevailed in Central and Southeast Ne
braska this afternoon. The snow, driven
by a high wind, was binding and was fol-
lowed by a drop In temperature in some
localities OF over fifty degrees. In Lin
coin street car traffic was badly interfered
with. but railroad trains were little de-
layed The only bad effects spprehended
is TO spring wheat and fruit trees, which
with many days OF unusually warm
weather made rapid development.
Fail of Thirty Degrees.
KANSAS CITY. March 21.-Ffeezins
temperature. pretty c.c-- 20 20 degrees
above zero prevails tonight throughout
Northwestern Missouri and Kansas. which
Is, throughout the territory named. a fall
Of about % degrees within foTty-eishi
hours. heavy rain last night vas fol-
lowed by sleet and later by light fan al
snow. II is feared that this sudden freeze
will cause material damage to growing
grain and TO budding fruit.
The drop in temperature - also marked
in Oklahoma and indian territories. where
heavy rains seem TO have been general. &C
companisd by more or less destructive
winds. II is feared that there Will be a
heavy loss On range cattle recently
brought into the territories from Texas
Telegraph service has been considerably
nampersd by the prevailing high winds
and the sieet.
Ohio Floods Substding.
CINCINNATI March T-rnIess rain
should come copiously and quickly. the
present freshet OF the Ohio river win very
soon pour the great foods into the Mis-
.sss.ppi river. From the reports near ihs
mouth IL is falling tonight. At Ports
mouth It n rising slowly. ~ all points
below 20 Cairo Il IL rising. Here az Gin
cinnati the current IL unusually swift
which indicates that the volume OF water
from the tributaries below has diminished
greatly and given free course To the piled
waters above. Reports from various parts
Of the Ohio valley agree in announcing
warm Temperature. cleaay zki@s All h'gt