Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-18
SNOW, SLEET, RAIN
SWEEP COUNTRY
Worst Blizzard of Winter
Has Been Raging.
ZERO WEATHER I'M MANY STATES
Storms of Wind, Rain and Snow Work
Havoc Throughout Nearly All Sec
tions of the Country-Loss of Life
Reported In Many Sections.

Atlanta, Ca, Feb. 17-Following yes
| terday's storm of rain, sleet and snow,
which prevailed over the southwestern
| and southern states, cold wave,
bringing the severest weather of the
winter, holds the south Atlantic and
gulf states in its grasp today
The sudden drop in the temperature
throughout the storm-visited area last
night was accompanied by high winds,
which caused serious damages in many
places to property and was response
BILE for reported loss of life.
The windstorm In this city during
the night reached a velocity of go
miles an hour, breaking all records
of the local weather bureau. In other
towns throughout this state heavy loss
was caused by the wind, which assum-
ed proportions of a blizzard in some
communities. At Bowman, small
station on the Southern railway, a
great portion of the town was blown
away, several buildings being destroy
ed and number of persons were kill
ed and injured. The general storms
in that section have crippled all tele-
graphic and telephone communication.
so that the loss Of life and property
cannot be estimated. At Macon, Ca,
a windstOrm that almost reached a hur-
ricane damaged the telegraph lines,
the wind blowing at the rate of so
miles an hour.
A cyclone at Honea Path, S. c., 25
miles north of Greenwood, demolish-
ed several farm houses, and caused
a severe loss to stock raisers
At Savannah, Ga, the wind reach
ed rate of So miles an hour, though
all shipping escaped injury
The rainfall in this city was record
ed at liza inches AT Rome. Ga,
the weather bureau gauge recorded
IA inches during the past II hours
lncessant rains in the north have
crowded the Cfa ttahoochee river out
of its banks at this point the river
this morning being "a feet.
AT Selma, Ala, this morning the
river had fallen feet and 1 inch
since the heavy rains of Saturday. The
snowstorm and rain has caused dam
age to the fruit trees and vegetation
in that section.
The temperature in this city this
morning at o'clock registered 7 de-
grees above zero, with indications of
continued cold, and perhaps an addi-
tfonal drop in the temperature tonight
A severe windstorm is reported to
have passed over Jacksonville last
night, but the loss of wires has delay-
ed official Information to the local
weather bureau here. 1t is said that
the fruit crop in Florida escaped all
damage, but colder weather is prophe.
sled for that section tonight.
Advices received from Bowman Ga.
this morning state that the first re-
ports of the damage of yesterdays
storm were greatly exaggerated as to
loss of life. Several buildings of the
town were destroyed, but so far as. can
be ascertained, there were no casual.
ties
The town is completely cut off from
all wire communication this morning.
At Jonesboro and Lithonia. Ga. the
wind played havoc with small build.
ings and farm houses.
Reports from Columbus, Ga. late
last night stated that the Chattahoo.
chee river was rising rapidly. having
risen feet in as many hours.