The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-07-05
Disastrous Rain and Wind Storms
in the West.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 29.-This city and
vicinity is the center OF a rainstorm OF UMPIRE
cedepted severity that has prevailed almost
necessarily since Saturday morning. Accord
ing to the local weather bureau reports 5. 40
inches of rain has fallen since early Saturday
morning. At times the storm equaled cloud
burst in severity.
The storm is the most widespread that has
been experienced in this country for many
years, according to weather bureau othcials,
extending from the Rocky mountains to the
Alleebenies. In Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Hi
nois' Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania the
rainfall during yesterday and today averaged
from one to two inches.
Considerable damage in this vicinity-the
total estimated at about $3.50, OOO-resulted
from the wind that accompanied the ram.
Last night the wind attained a velocity OF
about 35 miles an hour, blowing down trees,
telephone, telegraph and trolley poles and ~
terfering with communication of all sorts. At
least 1000 shade trees in various parts of the
city are reported blown down. From the
country surrounding comes reports of destruc-
ton to and the washing out of railroad tracks
and bridges, causing considerable delay to
trains.
Five hundred feet of the north wall of the
Varied Industries Palace at the Worlds Fair
site fell last night as the result of the storm,
the water undermining the foundations when
the wind was at its height. In places the
Worlds Fair grounds are covered with rain.
Nearly all inbound trains were greatly de-
layed today as result of the storm, arriving
from 40 minutes to five or six hours late
Several washouts were reported, and telegraph
wires were down, so that the trains could not
be located.
n Qcn do hn h1S
tory of Alton. ILL.,, and vicinity resulted today
from the heavy rains of Friday and Saturday:
At4 o'clock this afternoon it was estimated
that 10000 acres have been covered by the
overflow of Wood river, which is three to SIX
miles wide. Most of this land is either occu-
pied by manufacturing interests or planted In
crops.
The greatest single disaster caused by the
flood was the destruction of the plant OF the
Stoneware Pipe Company at East Alton
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
In East Alton the residents were compelled
to use skiffs to get about the principal streets
today The station of the Chicago, Burllng-
ton and Quincy railroad was carried away by
the food and lodged in field quarter of a
mile distant. The food produced the worst
railroad tie-up in recent years in the ylclnlty
of the Atoms The Big Four and the Chi
u.
the hardest. The Burlington (west sde) was
the only line working directly between Alton
and St. Louis today. The Chicago, Bnrllng
ton and Quincy had a bad washout between
Upper Alton and Woods Station.
LINCOLN, NEB., June 29.-Eastern Nebraska
has had four days Of almost continuous ram
fall, flooding cornfields and delaying the har-
vesting of small grain. Some damage has
been done to wheat in the shock. Country
roads are almost impossible. The tempera-
ture has ranged in the Sos, today's high mark
being SO degrees. One year ago today the
thermometer recorded lO3
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 29.-Later in
formation from the storm OF Saturday alter
noon shows that great damage was done to
farms in this section, many barns and other
buildings having been blown down.
Cora Kelly, public school teacher of this
| city, while driving through grove of trees in
Meigs county, near Dayton, Tenn, was killed
| by a falling tree.
James Grayson, proprietor OF sawmlll
near this city, and his sawyer, Jesse May,
were both killed.
Private Joseph E. Quirb, of the Seventh
Regiment, while engaged in trying to prevent
d stampede of the horses in the corral, was
trampled under the feet of the animals and
fatally injured.
At Hartman, Tenn, lo-Year olu uaugh-
ter Of Frank Digger was struck by lightning
and killed.
DENVER, Col. June 90 The dronth, which
threatened to be the most severe that Colorado
has known for years, has been broken by a
heavy and widespread rain. Though the
storm in places was accompanied by hail that
did much damage, this is trivial compared
with the value of the crops saved by the rain.
The storm damage in Denver and vicinity is
estimated at all the way from 5000 to $780,
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Snow fell to the depth of eight inches in
Leadville and many other places in the noun
tains.