The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-07
Heavy Rain, a Cold Wave, and a
High Wind.
Much Property Damaged by the
Storm.
ROPS ARE DESTROYED
Which Escaped the Cold Three
Weeks Ago.
Snow Has Fallen For Two Days
at Cleveland.

Atlanta, Ca, March 7.-Heavy rains
and a cold wave have been followed by
high winds and snow in many parts of
the state.
At Monroe the depot was unroofed
and quantities of goods blown away.
The roofing on the buildings of the Mon
roe Oil company was torn off, damag-
ing the machinery. A number of small
er dwelling houses were blown down.
Rome and Quitman, Ga, were visited
by heavy SHOWS and farmers report the
complete destruction of crops. Live
stock was killed near Opelika and all
fruit which was not killed by the cold
wave three weeks ago was lost last
night.
BLIZZARD AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland, March 7.-One of the heav-
lest snow storms of the winter has pre-
vailed in this vicinity for the past two
days. 1t has showed almost contin-
uouSly since early Sunday morning. A
fierce nOrthwesterly gale has drifted the
snow to the depth of three and four feet
in many places. During the early hours
today the street car service was almost
completely paralyzed-
WARMING UP IN MONTANA.
Washington, March THE weather
bureau officials say that by tomorrow
cold wave will cover the Atlantic
coast states. The temperature in Wash
greeS to about six above before tomor-
row morning and north of here the mer-
curry will fall from 20 to 25 degrees. 1t
will not be any colder in the south than
it is and just at present it is
warmer in New England than south of
that section. Later in the day, however,
a decided change is predicted through
out New England. The weather will be
very severe all along the New Jersey
and New England coast.
Throughout the west it is now exceed
ingly cold, the temperature running a
little below zero, but it will continue
fair throughout the central portion of
the country and will warm up a little
tomorrow. Up in the northwest the
stands 38 above in Montana. The cold
est place on record is at White River
Ont, SO degrees below and the lowest
temperature in the United States is at
St. Paul and La Crosse, Wis The
course of the storm is very slow, but it
is expected to disappear sometime to-
months blizzard, off the coast of Labra-
dor.
STORM BREAKS OVER NEW YORK.
New York, March IA fierce snow
storm set in about o'clock this morn
ing and continued with unabated force
a IL a. m. The wind was from the west.
Some obstruction of travel has been ex-
perienced. About five inches of snow
had fallen at II o'clock. The upper bay
presents wild and WinteriSh appear
ance. The storm will no doubt delay
any inward bound steamers due today
PHILADELPHIA GETS IT.
Philadelphia, March 7.-Snow bega n
to fall here shortly before o'clock this
morning and at IL o'clock continues to
fall rapidly. The snow is wet and
heavy but has in no way impeded street
car or steamer travel
EIGHT BELOW IN ILLINOIS.
Pana, ILL.,, March IA severe bliz-
zard accompanied by a binding snow
storm visited this section of central IL
linOis last night.
In II hours the mercury fell 25 degrees
registering below zero today The
heavy snowfall of Sunday and Monday
nights, farmers say have been very in
vigorating to wheat which it is now
claimed was not damaged, more than 20
per cent by the severe freeze the first
portion of February, when it was be-
lieVed half ruined.