The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-03-16
DESTRUCTIVE MARCH STORMS


Thunderstorms, Heavy Shows and
Tornadoes--Loss of Life and Prop
erty
CHICAGO. March l0.-0ne Of the worst
windstorms of the season struck Chicago early
today, and during the two hours that 1t was at
its height damaged property throughout the
city to the extent of $4,000. Many heavy
plate glass windows were blownin IN. Telegraph
and telephone companies were the worst suf
ferers. and It will be some time before order
can be restored Thousands of poles were
blown down, and Chicago was practically so-
lated from the West and Northwest by tefe-
phone and telegraph tenght and all day today.
The long distance telephone service was
crippled so badly that it was of little value.
Up to late hour tonight neither Milwaukee
nor Minneapolis could be reached by long
distance telephone.
The storm is believed to have been most
severe in Southern Wisconsin. Along "a short
stretch of the Milwaukee Road in Southern
Wisconsin 500 telegraph poles are down
Reports from many points in lndlana aud
Kentucky also indicate heavy damage from
the storm. The Western Union and Postal
Telegraph Companies suffered severed, BY
fallen poles 1t was estimated that there were
not fewer than five thousand poles in the city
thrown down by the fury of the wind and
s5orm. Service almost as far west as Onl.tha
was stopped until late this evening.
Trains entering Chicago were delayed all
the way from 10 minutes to hour. The Bur-
lington and the Milwaukee and st. Paul Com
panies were the worst sufferers IN this respect
All the roads suffered damages TO their tracks
and switch yards.
At the life-saving station at the mouth "l Inc
rsa. Il n, la
which has struck Chicago harbor since 1894.
The water. Iashed into fury, came UP 10 the
life-saying station and flooded the floor for the
first lime in IL years. Most Of the shipping
was protected in winter quarters, so that the
damage done to ii was slight.
PRINCEToY IND, March 10.-The city was
struck by tornado late last night. One
dwelling was wrecked. several others were
moved from the foundations. and hundre,is
of outbuildings were demolished. No lives
were lost The Courthouse and the High
School Building were much damaged Hun
dreds of windows, many of plate glass, were
blown in.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, March 10.-A heavy
rain, wind and thunder storm swept over Ar
kansas yesterday.
AL conway IL DuSluCoo HOuoCo WIZ o'iOCi
ed, three others were blown down, and many
stores flooded.
Reports from Pine Prairie say that lorna
do struck there, wrecking everything i'll its
path. A boy named Turner was killed.
FUIroN, KY, March 10.-Iu the terrific
storm that swept this section last night the
damage was greatest at Clinton and Hickman.
At Clinton 20 negro cabins were demolished,
two negroes being MORALLY hurt and many
others badly bruised. Part Of Marvin College
was unroofed, and the waterworks plant was
destroyed. Eight freight cars on the Illinois
Central switch at the depot at Clinton were
blown from the track. The Baptist church at
Hickman was destroyed by wind. A large
number of tenement houses and barns were
blown down in Fulton and Hickman counties,
and the loss of property is large.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, March 10.-Last nights
snowstorm was one of the severest of the
winter in Western Missouri and Northern Kan
sas. While the fall was not heavy, If drlfted
badly. The Missouri Pacific had pass
enger train stuck in drift for six hours near
jamestown, Kan. There are bad drifts en- a
number of Missouri Pacific branches. Two
engines were run on all trains today. The
seet caused more or less interruption of tele
graphic and telephone communication.
WILLS PoINT, Tex, March 10.-At II
O'Clock yesterday tornado passed through
the west side of this town, demolishing every
thing in its track Four persons are dead and
about twenty injured Fourteen dwelling
houses are ruined and number of others bad
ly wrecked. The public school building is a
total loss The wires were blown off the poles
and fences leveled.
DETROIT, Mich, March 10.--Over 1000
telephones were rendered useless today by
the rain which fell and lroze during the entire
morning. The 30-mile- an hour wind which
accompanied the rain played havoc with the
wires, weighed down as they were by ice.
Officials tonight estimated their total loss III
the state at $4,000 Street car service was
greatly impaired during the morning by the
ice. The storm was general throughout the
southern part of the state, wires suffering
everywhere.
Dispatches under date of March IL state
that great damage by storms has occurred
throughout the country. At Wilmington, Del
aware, Brandywine creek overfowed its banks,
and part of the city was so flooded people
had to flee from their homes. Streams all
through Pennsylvania were high, and much
damage was done to property. AT Rochester,
New York, lightning set fire to the barn of
Elk. Congressman Greenleaf, and AZ head Of
cattle, q bIooded horses, and lot of hay,
straw and feed were burned.
Reports from Arkansas show that the storm
of Saturday and Sunday was more severe than
at first reported and that sixteen people were
killed. Wisconsin was almost cut off from
communication with the outer world, all tee-
phone and telegraph lines being down. In
Virginia St. Stephens Episcopal Church, near
Lynchburg, was badly wrecked.
The storm was general throughout the coun-
try from the Mississippi Valley eastward, and
was very accurately predicted by Irl Hicks.
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