The Irish standard., 1902-04-26
ALL KINDS OF WEATHER.
and Michiwan-Rnin In Kansas
-Dlizzard Farther West.


barns and killing Gillett Reed, a farm
er, and six head of cattle. The barns
were owned by Adm Reymonds and
William Potter, and Reed was in the
Potter barn when it was blown down.
The cattle were killed at the same
place.
A special to the Sentinel from
Johnson's Creek, Wis, says: A tor
nado swept over this place Tuesday
afternoon, demolishing barn, iniur-
ing seriously, but not fatally, Mary
Pertisch, Is years old, and tipping
over dozen tombstones in the local
cemetery and breaking off the
branches of trees in the graveyard.
Specials from various parts of the
state tell of much damage done by
the high winds. Oshkosh, Waukesha,
Woodland, Horizon, Green Bay and
other points report small buildings
blown down, trees uprooted and sim
liar freaks of the wind. At Cumber-
land, Wis.,, the heavy rains put out
forest fire which threatened to do
great damage. At New Richmond,
Arthur Roetger, aged IA years, was
struck by lightning while eating
lunch in schoolhouse, and instantly
killed.
Detroit, April 23.-The maximum
temperature was reached at five
o'clock Tuesday evening, when 81 de-
grees was reported by the weather bu-
reau. The wind dropped from As
mile gale, which prevailed in the aft
ernoon, to "a miles at nine o'clock at
night. Grand Rapids reports that q
severe windstorm struck that place at
six o'clock Tuesday night, which
twisted things badly. Shade and fruit
trees were damaged. Reports from
other points in the western part of the
state show that the storm was Of
great severity and much damage was
done. At Hamilton, small village in
Allegan county, big sandstorm ragged
for. time, and forest fires, famed by
the wind, threatened many dwellings,.
At Bay City severe southwest gale
prevailed all day, doing much damage
in leveling trees and telephone and tel
egraph wires.
jamestown, N. D., April 23.-The
fiercest April snowstorm ever known
in this section of the state began
Tuesday morning about 1880 o'clock,
and steadily increased in fury. Over
a foot of snow has fallen. Snow is
drifting and railroad traffic is at u
standstill, with the exception of
through passenger trains on the
Northern Pacific. Efforts are being
made to get freight trains onto side
tracks, there to wait until the storm
abates. Wedge snow plows have been
ordered out, and efforts are being
made to prevent drifts from becom-
ing too large. Attempts will be
made to keep the railroad open.
Should the storm continue rotary
snow plows will be sent out. The
weather is not cold, and it is not
thought there will be any loss of life.
1t is feared that spring lambs and
spring cattle may suffer, where not
in barns. The storm is worst be-
tween Buffalo and Dawson. 1t will
give seeding great setback, and will
result in a flood, as it will melt
quickly. In Jamestown business il
almost at a standstill.
Topeka, Kan, April 23.-The dry
spell in Kansas has been partially
broken. A good rain fell over the Rock
Island line from Belleville to Omaha
and over the Clay Center division. In
Manhattan it rained hard for two
hours, and the crops in that region are
looking very well. A light rain fell
also over the Herington division of the
road. The wind was very high all day,
blowing up SO much dust as to be al.
most unbearable. The skies are over
cast and the temperature has fallen
considerably. More rain is expected.
The ground is dry and hard, which
makes the outlook for crops some
what unfavorable, but the cooling of
the temperature and the rain within
the present week will cause q vast
improvement.
Chadron, Neb., April ga wet,
heavy snow has been falling for 12
hours and there is now about foot of
snow on the level. This is the most
disastrous storm for the cattle that
has fallen this winter, as grass has not
yet grown enough for feed on the
ranges. Many of the poorer cattle will
die, but a small number are of this
class. as the winter has been mild and
has left the most of them in good con-
dition.
St. Louis, April GA heavy rain
and thunder storm accompanied by a
wind having a velocity of 36 miles
per hour passed over the city, and a
large section of contiguous territory
Tuesday afternoon. The thermome-
ter fell six degrees and will prob
ably fall as much more before mid
night. The government forecaster
predicts cool weather for to-day, with
temperature of about so degrees.
Cincinnati, April 23.-The tempera-
ture registered "a degrees at the
weather bureau at two p. m. High
and changeable winds prevailed dur
ing the day. and at times caused
trouble. Telegraph and telephone
wires suffered all day, and some dam
age was done 60 other property.
Wheeling, w. Va, April 23.-The
thermometer reached 90 degrees here
Tuesday afternoon. A remarkable
occurrence was the prostration by the
heat of a score or more of workers in
the Riverside mill in Benwood and the
Aetna-Standard and Laughlin mills in
Martins Ferry.
Dependency Leads to Suicide.
St. Paul, Minn., April 23.-Because
her step-father, Joseph Wilke, was
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