Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-04-26
STORM CAUSES BIG LOSS
Snow and Rain Sweep Over the
Ohio River Valley, Leaving
Trail of Desolation.
THE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ENORMOUS.
c,,,.. ana Tovns Under Water and
Scores of Factories Compe'ie" ="
stop work-TwO Lives Know" ="
Have Been LOst-Cold Adds 10 the
Suffering.

Pittsburgh. Pa, April 22.-The most
and destructive storm In
years has left zone OF rum 2Oo mics
in diameter. IL was unusual In thaV III
possessed so many different features
Cities 20 miles from Pittsburgh were
tied up by one of the worst snowstorms
ever known. a few miles away from
these unfortunate towns were muhlcl-
palities in just as dire straits from
rain. Water overlooked and washed
ont railroad tracks and hillsides came
down and buried the rails
Damage Is Enormous.
The money loss is just as difficult 10
foot up. 1t may reach $3,OOO,ooo. Inc
railroads think they have lost Sl'ooo'-
600. The loss of wages TO the army OF
workers In manufacturing plants up
and down the rivers will mount mp 10
$500. 900 and the repairs 10 plants VIII
be a large sum. The damage 10 stores
stocks. residences and furniture IN
Pittsburgh. Allegheny and towns. and
cities down the Ohio will probably
reach 100000. The telegraph com
panies have suffered severely, but can
not vet compute their losses.
Railroads Crippled.
Railroad and street ear traffic was
badly crippled where il was not ahan-
doned entirely. The heavy snow
crnging to the telegraph. telephone
and trolley wires carried down miles
of poles. blockadiug streets i'm many
cities and adding 90 the peril from inc
storm. Trains ON all lines were many
hours late. and mails viii he delayed
i'm some eases for days.
Ten Persons Pcri>hed.
OF he ten persons who met death
MS q result of The storm. three were
drowned at Marietta, O.. man. his
wife and one child being carried 'o
the bottom of the river when ih'H
b,usaboot was torn from its moor
ings.
One traiuman WAS Killed and az
other injured severely i'm a rallr''o
! wreck at B'ack-hurg. :. e. The Wrech
was caused 10y wa,hout. NJ Onr
ncaic. Pa. man who fell from lh'
second story Of n house into the Hood
ed cellar was drowned.
An aged woman living in Allegheny
died of excitement whom the Water
+ entered her home. -Four hungarian
were drowned near Sharpsburg.
snow in the south.
Cincinnati. April 90 Dispatches re
port snow two feet deep ON Inc leNe
mi ir some uloces driftcd to a dept
Of six to ten feet i'm Kentucky, Yves
N-frp'ufa. virginia and the Carolina,
causing serious suffering. I'm Ker
lucky especially cold weather pre-
walls. the freezing point being reached
The low temperature prevailed owe
the entire storm-swept section. Tn
unusual weather caugh; people unpr'
nored. and many found it impOssibl
to procure fuel.
Fatal wreck.
C1,orlestor w Va. April o.
s.oio,ht ,,ai, ran into = washout nea
r ~ Tho enoipe was overturned an
C,,,d,.,,,r p,rl,er's head was cut Of
Vbc.enofneer and fireman were caugl
-, -. ,,,,ira hut neither was ser
- 0,,e,,. =. i,rod The Kanawha river
. nc fIo. a1,ove low wafer and static
lor,re mart If the CITY is und
,,a+or All railroad traffic is delay,
"a - .ore n,aces suspcnded. Ca
= ci,.i,,ort,,, v.ae drowned in r,
49,. a,d I,bn Swanson drowned
C,,,.andotto while eudeavoring 10 sa
II rrnrertv
b. Thee Drowned.
C,,r,,r.rlord Nd April ON 4
- pa.a,,,oo aood NJ Green Springs Mic
.. alas TenLirs Emanuel Smith and Re
! .+ Cor,er railroad men. were
dro,vred They were crossing =
droWIeu' my -,
river ron ~, 'a .i'a h ', cnnd,v
:, noou tnre" W ~, ~ ''' H. -.
be MISS MAJ