Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-03-01
NEARLY ALL SOUTH is STORM swEP'
Trains Are Delayed or Stalled, Wires Tor
Down and Rivers Swollen.
SNOW AND WIND BLUsTER ACROSS PRAIRI
DRkOtas, Kansas, Montana and Col
OrRdo Report Damage TO stock ana
Drifts staIIinE Cars on
Local Railroads.

Of rain, accompanied by high winds.
Accidents last night and this morning,
directly attributable to the elements, have
resulted in the death Of nine persons and
injury to twenty-nine. Three deaths, to-
gether with a long list of injured, were
brought about by an accident on the South
ern railway early this morning, when a
train bound east from Chattanooga, ran
into washout near TENOR City, Tenn.
Drowned in Ohio River.
Six persons were drowned while trying
to cross the Ohio river near Hickman, Ky,
the swift current carrying their boat into
some driftwood, and FIVE persons were hurt
in a tornado which passed over Hickory
Level, Ca, this morning.
The damage to railroad property is large
and the inconvenience to the public con-
siderable.
Cloud bursts are reported in Kentucky
and Tennessee and it is feared there has
been some loss of life in the affected Sec
tions.
In Middlesboro, KY, every house in the
lower section of the place was flooded
and every merchant suffered damage TO
stock. The valley of Yellow creek was
flooded for several hours from mountain
to mountain.
Near Anderson Tenn, a cloud burst car
ried away a quarter of a mile of track on
the Nashville. Chattanooga & st. Louis
railroad
High water carried away three bridges
and a trestle on the Tennessee Central near
Crab Orchard, Tenn, and damaged other
bridges
A steamer was blown against the South
ern railway draw bridge over the Bigbee
river in Alabama, sending part of the struc-
ture to the bottom.
Landslldes occurred in two tunnels on
the Cincinnati & Southern railway near
Hartman. Tenn. All streams are bankfull,
the Alabama river rising nineteen feet at
MilIstead. near Montgomery. during the
night Flood warnings we're sent out by
the Montgomery weather bureau.
The Mississippi has passed the danger
line at several places, but the levees are
holding. The okio is rising.
south Dakota Also suffers.
MITCHELL, S. D., Feb. 2S.--(Special Tel
egram.)-This part OF the state was storm
swept yesterday afternoon and last even
ing. The snow had practically disappeared
yesterday and the weather was of a thaw-
ing character.
Snow fell during the day and at 6 O'Clock
a strong wind came up and the conditions
were those of a blizzard during the night.
The Milwaukee road did not send it's pas
senger train west last night. because of the
storm, and snow plows were sent out this
morning to open the road
The storm was about the worst expert
enced this winter. The thermometer did
not reach zero.
ABERDEEN, s. D., Feb. 2S.-(Special Tel
|
came O blizzard during the after Don, was
worse than for years. No loss Of life Is
feared. as the storm came on gradually.
Trains on all lines were very late or absn-
doned. Several stuck in the snow at vari-
GUS points. The weather today is clear and
cold
sleet and snow in Kansas.
Topeka. Kan, Feb. pa fierce bliz-
Zard is sweeping across this portion OF
the state today, with the air full of sleet
and snow. The temperature registered II
! at o'clock a fall OF q degrees since I
o'clock last evening. This will cause great
suffering among western range cattle, where
the ground is covered with snow.
GARDEN CITY, Kan. Feb. 2s.-Western
Kansas is buried under what probably is
the heaviest fall of snow ever experienced
in this portion OF the state, snow covering
the ground on the level to depth OF twenty
inches. The indications are that loss to
stock will be heavy. Feed is scarce.
Union Pacific train No. 2, which left Den
yer yesterday afternoon for the east, has
been stuck in the snow near Cheyenne
Wells since O'Clock last night Engines
| sent to the assistance Of the train are meet
ing with much difficulty owing to the heavy
drifts.
Furious Blizzard in Montana.
RED LODGE, Mont, Feb. 2s.--A furious
blizzard has been raging throughout this
section. Several inches OF snow has fallen
and is being badly drifted by the high
winds. Unless there is a sudden fall In the
| temperature it is not believed stock will
/ suffer materially.
Colorado Trains Blocked.
DENVER, Colo. Feb. 2s.-The storm
/ over the eastern and southern part OF
| Colorado and western Kansas delayed all
! trains and in some instances completely
blocked the trafhc on the Rock Island
| The storm was worst between Limon
and Colby, Colo. and trains were held at
Goodland, Phillipsburg and selden. Kan
\ Dining cars we're attached to all of them
30 NO euHeEln6 Iesulteu 10 lne passengers
/ The company has two rotaries at work
and expects to get the road open tonight
/ Trains left tonight on schedule time.
/ Union Pacific trains due this morning
| from the coast and from Chicago were in
| definitely late. A heavy wind blew and
! filled the cuts with snow. On the level the
snow averaged about eighteen inches.
| Blizzard in wisconsin.
LA CROSSE, Wis, Feb. 2s.-Tho mild
weather and recent rains have caused
foods in the country and much damage
is reported. Last night a fierce blizzard
struck the city and the temperature dropped
| 80 degrees.
| PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 2s.-High winds
prevailed here all day and great dam