Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-24
THE STORM Was VERY SEVERE
Much Property Damaged and Some Lives
Lost.
The Snow Was Heavy, the Winu was
Fierce, and the Cold Was
Intense.


reachl1g port today say that last
night tic storm WAS the worst on the
river In twehty years. A houssboat'
occupied by George Atkins aud ms
two young daughters. just above the
city. was swamped during the night
and the occupants took refuge In
large skiff. The boat was anchored to
a tree near the bank but the land
around IT was overlooked for a half
mile in all directions.
When the unfortunates took refuge
in the skin, the darkness and
the storm evidently bewildered them,
for they never reached the shore. To-
day their skiff was found floating near
the swamped home, half filed with
water, and the three occupants were
dead In the bottSS of the little craft.
They died from exposure.
MILWAUKEE HAS A BLIZZARD.
Milwaukee, wis, Jan. 23.-The most
severe blizzard which has visited inns
city in years continued its iury until
about o'clock this morning. SNOW to
the depth of about Is inches has fallen,
and with the wind blowing at the rate
of Atty miles per hour, great dflttH
were formed in all parts of the city,
making travel almost an imposslbility.
on several lines of street railways
traffic was at n standstill early In the
night, and only the most important
thoroughfares were kept open, with the
aid of powerful swoepers, until an hour
before midnight, when these, too, were
stalled, so rapidly did the snow drift.
Railroad trains came in very irregu-
larly and only passenger trains each
with the aid of several locomotives. 0t-
tempted to get through, those carrying
freight being abandoned. Every tele-
graph wire In the state was crippled.
None OF the boats OF the different
lines entering Milwaukee ventured out
last night. SO far MS known no mis-
haps on the lakes have occurred.
Reports from railway offices are TO
the effect that all lines have been
cleared OF the big snowdrifts and that
trains of all kinds are running on time,
but the street railway in this city is
still somewhat crippled.
MISSISSIPPI RISING.
Memphis, Jan. 23.-The Mississippi
river. from Cairo to New Orleans. Is
rising rapidly. and there is enough
water in sight to- send It above the
danger line. At Cairo the danger line
has been passed, with further heavy
flow coming down the Ohio. Cumber-
land and Tennessee. The crevasses in
the levee In the Mississippi delta are
to complete them within ten days.
OHIO is FLOODING.
Cincinnati. o., Jan. 2J-The sky is
clear tonight and the mercury registers
IS deg. last night. and at one time, for
about five minutes, the wind showed n
maximum velocity of AZ miles an hour.
The average velocity was about 20 to
30 miles an hour. Some damage was done
TO telegraph and telephone wires, most
A
and bushels OF coal was sunk atFlem-
ing's landing, In the Ohio river.
The Ohio river here tonight at 7
O'Clock reached 40 feet and $50 inches,
rise of feet and 4-10 inches since 6
o'clock last night. It became station
AIRY Mt that stage. News from Ports
mouth o.. is that for 23 hours up to
0 O'Clock tonight, the river rose 7 feet
and was still rising at the same rate.
This flood has about 100 miles to travel
to Cincinnati. At all West Virginia
points risings are reported.
The same story comes from tribu-
taries in Pennsylvania and Ohio. This
makes 1t sure that the maximum here
VIII be not less than SO feet, and at
the same time gives ground for the
apprehension of great flood of % feet,
with possibility OF 50 feet. Either
of the two latter stages would render
the Grand Central depot inaccessible
Tor trains and would prevent all large
boats from passing under the bridges.
The streams below Cincinnati are all
pouring In their floods, which will hold
the river at the present stage until the
rise from Portsmouth reaches here and
swells 1t to Go feet.
ARKANSAS ALARMED.
Helena, Ark, Jan. 23.-The river
situation ut this place is beginning to
he alarming. owing to the rapid rise
and the unimproyed condition OF the
levee. At the Williamson place, about
three miles below here, there is an
opening of about 200 feet. through
which the water will come II the river
gets five feet higher. A great deal of
cotton viii be ruined
HOUSES UNRooFED.
Cincinnati, Jan. 23.-The Commercial
Trtbune's storm dispatches report as
follows:
Wooster, o.-County Jail and three
factories unroofed; Baltimore & Ohio
tracks washed out in two places.
Bradford Junction. O.-Christian
church unroofed; barns and trees blown
down.
Lima. o.-Ralnfall yesterday unpre-
cedented. School buildings tnroofed
Many oil derricks blown down in Hume
auckland and spencerville districts
Rivers raging torrents.
WEST LYNN IN WATER.
Lynn, Mass, Jan. 2s.-The ire
mendous high tide in Lynn harbor to-
day came up Sauagus river and
submerged the streets along the banks
In that portion Of the city known as
West Lynn. For two hours today thu
inhabitants OF Cooper, river and Hamp.
ton streets went from house to houst
In boats.
RAILWAYS TIED UP.
Detroit, Mich, Jan ga bliazarc
has been raging throughout Michigan
for more than twenty-four hours past
Last night and this morning the heavS
gale was accompanied by heavy snow
Saginaw street cars We're completely
tied up this morning. Trains wer,
stalled on the Mackinaw division o.
the Michigan Central and ON the Film
q Pere Marquette road,
The gale was equally fierce on tht
east and west sides OF the state, A
Benton harbor considerable damag,
was done by the blowing down o.
smokestacks, store fronts, etc. ant
nearly the entire iron roofing OF tn,
court house was blown Oft, The steam
er Frank Woods broke from her moor
ings and several smaller boats driftej
into Lake Michigan aud were Jammet
In the floating ice.
At MuskcEon, PetoslSey and al
northern points, the storm was violent
but none Of the winter steamers ar,
known to have been on Lake Michigan
during the storm.
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