New Ulm review., 1901-04-24

only railroad having 9 line open east
of Columbus and that only reached
to Trinway.
| At Dennison II inches of snow is
reported. Locally large gangs of
linemen we're kept busy all day re-.
pairing damage done by the high
wind
At Portsmouth rain and snow have
been steadily falling for two days
and still continue. The Ohio river
is rising eight inches an hour and a
serious flood is feared.
TeIegraphic Communication Gut OF.
Chicago, April % Telegraphic
communication with all points east
of Cleveland has been cut off since
early Friday morning by a storm
which extends from Canada to Ten
nessee and east to the Atlantic coast.
A heavy, wet snow, driven by q gale,
has played havoc with wires and
poles and telegraph companies re-
port complete suspension of busi-
ness to the seaboard. Heroic efforts
have been made to reach New York
by way of Atlanta and the coast lines
and via Winnipeg and the Canadian
Pacific route, but thus far without
success. Officials here fear that this
storm will cripple wire equipment
worse than for several years past.
ON Lake Erie.
Detroit, Mich, April 22.-The De-
troit & Cleveland line steamer City
of Cleveland, which left Cleveland
Friday night for Detroit, arrived Sat-
urday nearly an hour late, after
hard fight with the northeast storm
which ragged on Lake Erie during the
night. The giant waves smashed
many of the windows on the star
board side of the steamer, and two
iron stanchions in the messroom
were cracked entirely through by the
violent pitching of the vessel. 1t was
the heaviest sea of the season and
there was much seasickness among
the passengers.
Storm Moves Northeast
Atlanta, Ga, April 22.-The storm
which Friday night caused a general
disturbance over parts of Kentucky,
Tennessee, Ala bama and Florida, has
moved to the northeast and was Sat
urday felt in eastern North Caro-
lima. Snow fell in Tennessee and
Kentucky and rain in Alabama,
Georgia and Florida. In Atlanta the
"a hours, maximum velocity of Sc
miles being reached Saturday morn
ing. The temperature has fallen
nearly 40 degrees and reports re-
ceiyed indicate that some damage has
been done to small gardening. The
telegraph companies are seriously
handicapped by the loss of wires in
every direction.
Ohio River Rising.
Cincinnati, o., April 22.-Experi-
enced river men say that the Ohio
river will reach stage of SO feet here
from the present weather conditions
and may go higher. The rainfall in
the past "a hours along the Ohio river
above here reaches from 20 inches at
Pittsburgh to 3.54 inches at Hunting
ton, w. Va, while unusual floods are
reported from the Guyandotte, Big
Sandy and Kanawha rivers.
Mucn Damage in west Virginia.
Huntington, w. Va, April 22-The
Big Sandy, Twelve Pole, Guyandotte,
Tug and New rivers are at flood tide.
Great suffering is reported. All the
log booms in Guyandotte and in all
the tributaries Of the Big Sandy have
been swept away causing an enor-
nous loss Fifteen inches of snow has
fallen in West Virginia mountains and
five inches throughout the Ohio val
ley.
Heavy Snow in Kentucky
London, KY, April 22.-For "a
hours snow has been falling over
eastern Kentucky and has reached
depth of Ii inches. The mountain
streams are all full to the banks and
people living upon them are moving
out, as when the snow goes off the
floods will sweep everything near the
| waters, and great suffering is being
endured by those moving out. The
old citizens have never witnessed the
like. Great damage has already been
done to timber.
AGREE TO ARBITRATE.
Building Trades Strike ut Tacoma,