Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-12
HEAVY SNOW IN KANSAS.
One of the Most severe Storm. Of the
Winter in the SunaOyvrr


TOPEKA. March il.-,SpcciniD Reports
received al III. headquarters of the var-
ous railroads here this afternoon show
! tina; Kansas is being swept by one of the
! most severe storms of the winter. it be-
| gan raining in This vicinity n O'Clock this
muTii,Is. and There WAS steady down
pour nhtii noon. when :he sun made its
appearance FOR Il few moments. Al !
clock II cior..ed up and began srowinS.
| and At late hour tonight il is stil NJ
IL hlea wind accompanied III. snow.
ana ;e!erhorc and telegraph service is
somew hat Interrupted.
The Santa Fe reports show that for six
iteii hours driving SHOW has been falling
III Central and Western Kansas and East
ern colorado. Trains are delayed. and fears
are entertained of a blockade unless the
storm soon abates
Oficials say the storm is violent in West
srn kahsas ard quite severe along that
! nile the storm will do considerable dam
age to cattle. it Will greatly benefit the
growing wheat. In South Centra, Kansas
wheat has been suffering for moisture Tor
some time
., PRATT. KAs., March n-tspecial) The
'hsaSy ram OF Yesterday has been succeed
LINCOLN CENTER. KAs.. March IL
especially The worst blizzard ef the season
Is raging here, the thermometer having
WICHITA. KAS.. March n.-tspecial) A
heaEy snow storm followed fail OF rain
irGits Inc temperature is falling rapidly.
.fI.ORESCE kAS.: March 11.-(Special)
a heavy rain has fallen here, the preclpi-
| fation amounting to several inches The
/ d4wntail l. OF great value to the crops.
FORT SCOTT. KAS., March l1.-tSpe-
clai;l There Is very threatening weather
condit1on in this city at present. succeed
| ing very heavy wind storm that threaten
ed cyclone. Reports from the country
HSM cA% sENTEKS NSaTEiSe kas tTom Ma Msreh Iina
clai.) snow fell in this city from 10 o o'clock
last night until this afternoon. about 5
| inches in all. IT is by far the worst of the
LARNED. KAs., March u-tspecialo A
genuine March blizzard broke over this sec
north wind is blowing and the snow is be-
Ing driven through the air at high rate.
| The weather is not extremely cold and
very little damage will result to crops and
| fruit trees. cattlemen are all well prepared
for the storm. ard stock will suffer very lit
! Tie unless the Thermometer drops several
| JUNCTION CITY. KAs. March 1l.-fspe-
| claI) Ihe spring weather We had In Cen.
h,i1zdsa lLal Kansas & Yesterday is to-day a March
the season. From II to u last night it
rained. then until a. m. it sleeted. and
Wind At D. M neaEs tSe b9zsrd bnew ie bessh w'hSn ana
| up to 6 1t was still raging. The wheat is
covered with a deep blanket. and no in
;u.y VIII come from cold. Early wheat
ABILENE. KAs.. March rl.-tspecial., A
| neavy snow. seven inches on a level has
| fallen today. succeeding a fine rain It has
| Deen very beneficial thing for wheat fields
ana pastures. and farmers are glad to see
| u. NO blowing has been possible yet, ana
'ase art tSlhITiiaS planting is in prospect;
| AfL1nlSoN, kAS. March H.-iSpecial) }
Following continuous rain from early morn
ihs. "a storm of several minutes prevailed
| mere at clock this afternoon. Snow has
| wind. $3.50 "|"'
| WASHINGTON. KAS.. March n-iSpe-
| ciai.l heavy rain visited this section la st
| night, commencing about midnight About 10
o'clock this morning 1t changed to snow.
accompanied by a high wind. The storm
| ragged between three and four hours when
the skies cleared abruptly. The rain and
snow Will bring out the wheat. which has
been suffering for lack of moisture, and
1 winds.