The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-01-08
METEOROLOGICAL

IAN 2-Moorinssport, La, almost demol-
lsned by cyclone; killed.
Jan 19-Earthquake on Kishm island in
Persian gulf killed $3.50 persons.
Jan 2-Most widespread cold wave of
years reported from all sections as far
south as central Texas and northern Louis
lana; temperature in northwest from Is to
~ below.
Jan 25-At Virginia. Mimi. thermometer
stood 81 below.
Feb 2G-Thermometers register from II
to 10 below throughout northwest.
Mar s-Nicinity of Bedford, IEQ., suffers
from freshGt 10 extent of S2,V1O,JUl.
Mar lO-RalSton, o. T, nearly destroyed
by cyclone.
Mar IS-Leeds. Lynn. James. Hinton and
Merrill. in Iowa, flooded.
Mar l9-In Wisconsin,, Minnesota, Iowa.
Nebraska. Missouri, Illinois. kentucky,
Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and
Louisiana, streams become raging tor
Utica, Miss, wrecked by lorna
do; q farmer killed Texas cyclone de-
stroys houses at flano, Denton, Hutch
ms, ltasca and Fort Worth. Cyclone
sweeps over Lake Charles, Clayton. Horns
by, Nidaiia and other Louisiana towns;
many lives lost.
Mai 22-Cyclone at Arlington, Ga, wrecks
acauemy building; . killed: Tornado near
AbbeviIIe and Genoa, Ala, kills 5....Rock-
inSham county, n. H.. shaken by earth
quake....Cyclone in CyEthlaEa and W ash
Serious hoods along Des Moines river in
Iowa.
Mar 2s-An Iowa farms in valleys OF
Floyd, Big Sioux, Little sioux, Rock. Jim,
Vermil!ion and Elkhorn rivers under water
....Mankato, Mimi, Hooded: 4 drowned.
MAJ 2s-Austin. Tex, swept by cyclone.
Mar 0-Three breaks occur in levee that
protects Mississippi delta. Chandler, ..
killed.
across country 4 miles east of Superior,
Neb....Severe blizzard prevails over west
ern Nebraska and Colorado.
Apr 2-Near Indian Bay, Ark, B drowne
while fleeing before rising waters OF hite
river, and 3 more near Madrid, Mo:...Cy-
clone in southern part Of Cleveland coun-
ty, Ark: l killed.
Apr ll-Total area under water by floods
1890 square miles-7,SO square miles
in Mississippi, 1850 square miles in Arkan-
sas, l,IU0 square miles in Missouri, 1,2U0 in
Tennessee and $50 in Louisiana. Flooded
districts contained 1880 farms, valued al
SG5, OOo, W.. Principal streets of East Grand
Forks, N. D.. flooded S feet deep by freshei
in Red river.
Apr 2S-In West Guthrie. o. T, cloud
burst does immense damage: Is drowned
May l9-Rapid fall OF mississippi river
from Memphis to gulf gave notice thai
great flood was over; amage amounted &c
$Ii, SIC. coo.
May 6 2sIAt Fl :, Pa SO;,g Ts1'' giving way OF
May fiat Ell Paso. Tex. a second break
in levee does great damage....Vermont
shaken by earthquake.
4 JUN SAOAC O. oNN a
| cinity does great damage; Z killed.
Jun lS-CYclone destroying farm build
ings of IllIf OILS institution for feeble-mind,
ed children at Lincoln killed 4
Jun 24-Cy clone near Saline, KAN, wrecks
many buildings: 8 Killed. Much damage
lone by HIATT at Topeka. Kan.
Jul tBafnum. Mimi. partially destroyed
Jul 6-Lovry. MINI. wiped out by cy'
Jul e-Ip Chicago, 20 die. 2 driven insane
and 60 prcstrated by intense heat, many
| like casea throughout Illinois, Michigan
Wisconsin. Iowa, Indiana. Ohio and Mis-
souri,. Much damage done by tornado II
several fatalities.
Jul 2~2-Cioudburst strikes Youngstown
n. entire county east and west 20 mile!
flooded. Earthquake at Saratoga; n; ~ z,
tirely swept away by tornado; severa
killed. ~
much damage: Z killed.
Aug linear Wilmot. s. D.. III Of snow
Sep i3-At Port Arthur and Sabine Pass
Tex. hurricane results in 10 dead many In
] jured and s250.0o0 loss to crops