Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-22

tween this cit. and Buffalo or I'ittsburg
tonight II VIII probably b. several days
before direct tion with points
east of Cleveland eAa lie fully re-estab-
| l!shcd.
Trains on practically all roads entering
| the city continue 20 arrive from one IN
three hours behind schedule time This Is
especially true In regard to the lines
| from the East The fact that there are
| no wires TO facilitate tho movement ~
trains IL responsible 10 a large extent for
the delay To traiilc.
\ number Of Suburban electric lines,
running east and south from this city.
| are still tea mp and will likely remain so
for many hours to come. Traffic on the
city street car lines continues Ia bee badly
crippled all day as result Of deep
snow and srsh on the tracks. SO heavy
il the snow and rlush In many places ma
he most powerful swccpcrs are stalled
in IL.
a large section OF the city Is atili cut
off from comtnunica lion by wire with fire
headquarters. Scores of fire alarm boxe3
are out of service and seven fire depart
| m.nt stations are without telegraph or
telephone communication as result Of
the general prosiration OF wires.
Cleveland Ohio, April 2i.-For the first
time In ~ hours communication with tht
outside world was cstabligh' Il az foungiI-
town. today. IN" first through trains on
the Erie from the west sine" friday ar
rived there at noon. today. Trains Oh
the pittsburg a. Lake Erie are ON tim 2
rapidly ana several hundred families ~
the low !yin. districts ieIt their homes.
tonight. AT Marietta. IA" h"a.y SNOW
since Saturday was followed ~ ha-i
rain. tonight. The river a. AZ ii"uu hr"ht
and rising two inches per hour. Rains
are reported throughout IN" ONO anu
MlskinEkum valley, iaking The snow 81
RAPIDLY. Conservative flVct men pT'nici -
second rise. hy tomorrow. gHing above -"
danger linz. The businoaa pnttiun ~ m"
city ~ flooded. ~ cnumbis, tnr water
In the Ohio river IS rcccdiuG-
Erie, Pom. April 2n-Thc wO-a; Apri'
blizzard In the memory Of IA" oldest IN
habitauts has been raging IN this section
for tn" past - hours ANA. tonight. stu!
continues with but little show of ahate-
ment In this city the snow has fallen e.
"A depth 81 two feet On the level Strc't
ear lines are IlralTz'd. t,l"th"n, VII
are down ANA telegraph cYmtnInica I'm
at a standsti!l.
Bristol. Tenn. April 90 Rivor1 are
n ying !": uhout NJ miles cast Of E-rc.
extending Into Nirgnia. Nythcvilie and
vicinity ~ seriously aff,c;sd rs th" Hood.
\ tb-font steel iriiEr "N'r "a 't,"k on tn''
Norfolk & Western road li wish.J away.
aud FOR eight mill tht Track ia from
three 90 SIX feet uHder water. Snow i4
s'g inches deep ANA sun failing.
pit,shurc. April ai-onc ~ the mo7t
" ldcspr-sd aud disastrous iu.ds has Ia
Undated all the l"wlands Ia western f~nn-
zylyAnlA. eastern onto Jt8 northern hfr-
glnia. Streams. bath great ana small,
have passed the nuoI line 1ud ara SIN
rising riftshurg IA in 10" ccttttr ~ ~"
storm rickcn district anH tu' ELECTS M
no food arr probably worst 4H lfs imip'-
From up III. Alleahany valley rcrorts
r"rn" Of two feet OF sn"' VA IT, icv.i az
many places
all the other str'.te. are ul-i,sr three f-'it
Of water. and people ~" fsias about 90
SKINS.
six lanH-lrlcv hlt, urr.rrod un tn
Panhandle E,tN.rn thi- ,.ty IHh St-I-
bou.ilt. two NJ them v,ry serious.
All atoms the -htNLDuH branch ~ INA
Panhandle Railroad 20" ROAD Us ff1r;.-
cnlly washed aut. Thor. 1r' wasHuIt7
az Bower IiiG. Eiid-.siii.. M,isaW
lands and .tTs.T on tr" NHNniuEt"H
branch. pn tho HiHh9r and Miiigrs Hrr
branch. wiii.h cutS M i..-n Eudscvilir
~ TIM mining territory. thtFc IN r' pus
-lhilitv WIKI tI& li.y, owing tn thr WA~tuliS
ana the Nusy!a tAat rLu over ii-f Tracks
Jacks Kun Is rapidly becoming rU~.t-
ing torrent. ara fears for TIE safety rs
houses along Ia" bank % ihe stream are
entertained.
Fifty coal boats and barge at Califor-
mia were swept away from their anchor
age and ", r.. Whir.ti down she iivc..
aarryiu- all smaller craft before them
wins.cl. conn. -April The safct- ofI
this tuwu aud ~" lives of many iuhIb
taars are yrriaJlv Threatened. tonight
by tho condition of Highland iak". which
J now 80 swollen ~ line recent rams ihti
rs uN..fiuW r. .,TuatIcHt Notices have
accu i.SslcG - Ihc uwrIi"T-f along foJi
streets To take 30 the hills as soon a. q
general alarm is given and guards arc
posted a. frequent intervals on the lake
si,lc u give warning If amy overflow o.
ours. Tho rain i sum falling. although
Nth some animation. ana tHitf Wh""ie,
II the IRE q, fartmcat WHO has been IT,
charge uf the posting OF guards, said at
10 O'clock tonight. HAT u J. stopi.
within the uCNI few hours he Thought "a"
AXE would not overflow, If not he feared
the worst
Chicago. April IA high wind which
reached Chicago. today. Loose n"d \ nue.
iron water tank from its t2steniHgS on
the roof OF the Galbraith building. Madi-
un ami Franklin stree Is. causing II To
crush through lie six floors 10 Inc
ground. inturinE i've persons who were
passing in the stree; and resulting IN q
1amagc to the building estimated al
syJ .C-n
Herbert ". Gray. manager Of Thomas
". Lawson's racing stables. has au-
thoriZed the statement that he will
wager David y. Smell $1,000 to $l0.hoo
that Boralma will not only defeat Jupe.
but will distance him in threc-in-five
heat race over any good track.
The body Of Mrs. Margaret Matthias.
years old was found Sunday in the ruins
If the TourtciiottC block. which burned
II West Springfield. Mass. Saturday
night. II was apparent that Mrs. Matthias
lied in her rocking chair. probably after
he had been overcome by smoke