Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-19
EAST STORM SWEPT
FLOOD WORKS HAVOC IN ALLAN
TIC sEABOARD STATES.
ZERO WEATHER FOLLOWS
Mills Shut Down, Railroads Washed
Out and Tied Up, Lives Lost and
Damage Done Cannot Soon be Es-
timated-Western States Too Suf-
fer With Cold.

Portland, Dec. 1.-THE state of
Maine is suffering from one of the Sc
verest storms in it's history. Floods
and washOuts have done tremendous
damage. Railroads are washed out,
traffic suspended, thousands Of men
are out of employment, families are
driven from home, millions of feet of
lumber have been swept away and
thousands of dollars of damage done
to streets in cities and towns.
Belvidere, N. J., Dec. 1.-THE Della
ware river has reached the highest
point in 40 years, showing a rise since
Saturday of 81 feet.
Towanda, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE com
plete story of the damage wrought in
Bradford county by the unprecedented
flood of Saturday night and Sunday is
coming slowly Three lives were lost,
two others will die from exposure and
the monetary loss to property is be-
yond present estimate.
Scranton, Pa, Dec. 17-COmmunica
ton with the outside world is being
gradually opened up and trains have
been started for Philadelphia and
New York
Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. 17.-Many in
dustrial establishments south of Har-
risburg were forced to close down on
account Of the freshet, but as the river
hoc hnnT 0+ CT 10 "
noon it is believed the danger is
! passed.
Columbia, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE Sus-
quehanna river is falling Much dam
age has been done and many men are
| out Of employment on account of the
high water.
Treton, N. j., Dec. 17.-More than
| 100000 damage was done at Scud-
ders Falls and South Trenton by the
sudden rising of the Delaware river.
Lyons, N. Y, Dec. 17.-William H.
Walker, residence unknown, once EN-,
lean buildings in Buffalo, was found
frozen to death yesterday near here.
West Also Suffers.
! Davenport, Iowa, Dec 17.-Zero
weather continues here. The Missis.
sippi is frozen over and all boats are
! driven to winter quarters.
| Lincoln, Neb, Dec. IA storm OF
unusual severity is sweeping over
| southeastern Nebraska and bids fair
to become a blizzard.
Buena Vista, Col, Dec. 17.-Since
the last fall of snow Wednesday the
upper Arkansas valley has expert
enced the coolest weather known
thermometers showing % to 33 de
grees below zero.
Sheep Business DemoraIized.
Cheyenne, Dec. 17.-Reports from
the ranges Of southern Wyoming tell
| Of the decentralization of the sheep
! business, the fiocks being scattered
in all directions and herders dead or
missing. The storm is pronounced
the worst that ever visited this sec
| ton.
Guthrie, o. T., Dec. 1.-THE Santa
Fe north bound PASSENGER train during
a blizzard last night ran into a hand
car, killing Thomas Kiess and fatally
injuring Section Foreman Adolph
Farrer.
Worst Since 1888.
Omaha, Dec. 17.-Another severe
storm struck Nebraska last evening
and in some parts of the state is the
worst since the blizzard of 1888. In
some places schools are closed, bust
ness suspended and trains tied up. At
Lyons John Gund erson froze to death
The cold wave is general over South
Dakota, western Iowa, Wyoming and
Nebraska.
Floods in New York.
Ithaca, n. Y, Dec. lit was es-
timated last night the damage by the
food may reach 100000
Flood Makes Many Idle.
Shamokin, Pa, Dec. 17.-Fourteen
thousand men and boys were rendered
idle because of Saturdays food in this
district There are fourteen collieries
in this region and all were flooded by
the heavy downpour