The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-07
METEOROLOGICAL.

Jan 2-Moorlngsport, La, almost demol-
lshed by cyclone. killed
Jan 19-Earthquake on Kishm island in
PERSIAN gulf killed $500 persons.
Jan 4-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
80 below.
Jan 251At Virginia. Mimi. thermometer
stood 81 below.
Feb 26-Thermometers register from IA
to 40 below throughout northwest.
Mar 9-Vicinity of Bedford, Ind, suffers
IRON freshet to extent OF 5000, 900.
Mar lO-kalston, o. T., nearly destroyed
by cyclone.
Mar 1S-Leeds. Lynn, James. Hinton and
Merrill, in Iowa, flooded.
Mar 19-ln Wisconsin, Minnesota Iowa
Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, kentucky,
tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and
rents; loss of life and property i'm
mense. u tica, Miss, wrecked by lorna
do; farmer killed. Texas cyclone de-
lns, ltasca and Fort WORTH. Cyclone
sweeps over Lake Charles, clayton, Horns-
by, Vidalla and other Louisiana towns;
Mar 22-Cyclono at Arlington, Ca, wrecks
academy building; killed. Tornado near
Abbeville and Genoa, Ala, kills o. Rock
quake. cyclone in Cynthiana and WASH
ngton, Ind, wrecks many buildings.
Serious floods along Des Moines river in
Iowa.
Mar zs--Austin, rex, swept py cyclone.
Mar 30-Three breaks occur in levee that
protects Mississippi delta. Chandler o.
III, almost totally destroyed by tornado; 45
Mar Sl-Gradys, Ark, almost destroyed
by cyclone; 4 killed. Tornado sweeps
Neb, Severe blizzard prevails over west
ern Nebraska and Colorado.
apr Near Indian Bay, Ark. drowned
while fleeing before rising waters of White
river, and more near Madrid, Mo. .Cy-
clone IN southern part Of Cleveland coun-
ty, Ark. l killed.
Apr 11-Total area under water by foods
1850 square miles-7,gO0 square miles
in Mississippi, 400 square miles in Arkan-
sas, 1850 square miles in Missouri, LOO In
Tennessee and $50 in Louisiana. Flooded
districts contained $500 farms, valued at
s65,OOO,OOO. Principal streets OF East Ora i
Forks, N. D., Hooded feet deep by freshe /
Apr 2S-In West Guthrie, o. r., cloud
burst does immense damage; 20 drowned.
May l9-Rapld fall of Mississippi river
from Memphis TO gulf gave notice that
great flood was over. damage amounted TO
May 25-At Eel Paso. Tex, giving way of
leyee destroyed 100 houses.
e., May Tat a. El Paso' Tex, a second break
Jun l0-Cyclone at Lyle, MINI. and vi
entity does great damage; killed.
Jun SGy o tdtestE0ysp n farm build
ed children at Lincoln killed 4.
Jun 4tn,SiSyGlone pe tEi Saline Kan wrecks
many pullAlNBst q hllltus. MUCH uhnAke
done by hail at Topeka. Kan.
Jul EBarnum. Mimi. partially destroyed
by tornado.
Jul e.-Lowry, Mimi. wiped out by ey-
clone: IA killed
Jul Gin Chicago, 20 die, 2 driven insane
and 60 Frustrated by intense heat many
like cases throughout Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana. Ohio and Mis-
souri,. Much damage done by tornado In
western Kentucky and southern Illinois
several fatalities.
Jul 22-Cloudburst strikes Youngstown.
o.; entire county east and west 20 miles
flooded. Earthquake at Saratoga, N. Y.
Jul 2S-Upper Hinton, w. Va, almost en-
tirely swept away by tornado several
killed.
Jul sO-Near San Jose. ILL.,. cyclone did
much damage; killed.
Aug linear Wilmot. s. D., In. OF snow
Sep bat Port Arthur and Sabine Pass
Tex, hurricane results In 10 dead, many In
tured and S250.000 loss to crops.
Oct 25-Delaware coast swept by worst
storm in 10 years; damage, 81, 900, 600
Oct 26-Blizzard In eastern Colorado. Me-
braska and South Dakota.
Nov l0-Destructlve tornado at Boulder
and other Colorado towns.
Dec S-Violent earthquake felt at Galena,
III.
Dec 13-Tornado at Point La Hache, La,
wrecked buildings and took life Earth
quake at Lebanon, Ill