The sun., 1904-04-21
APRIL SNOW BLANKET SPREAD
1T COVERS THE COUNTRY FROM
EAST TO WEST.
SiX.Inch Fal, In Parts OF kcntucky work
on the worlds Fair stopped by .
similar Fall-severe storm In New
York state-sleighing In New England.


similar Fall--severe storm In New
York State-sleighins In New England.
CHICAGO, April 2O-Heavy storms pre-
vailed in several States in the Middle West
to-day. Reports tell Of much damage to
fruit and early spring products. Rail
road and street car traffic was impeded
and telegraph and telephone communtca :
tion was interrupted
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 20.-Four inches
OF snow have fallen in southern Indiana
and damage to orchards gardens and
farms will be heavy
LOUISVILLE, Ky, April 20.-A severe
snow and sleet storm swept over western
and southern Kentucky and the mountain
region to-day. From one to six inches OF
snow Is reported from thirty-two scattered
counties. In southern and western Ken
lucky fruit Was killed and early garden
truck was buried under snow 1t has been
thirty years since so severe storm was
reported thus late in April.
ST. LOUIS. April 20 A heavy snowstorm
prevailed from until II A. NJ. to-day
during which time six inches OF snow fell
Traffic on the Eads bridge was interrupted
for several hours and street cars ran ir-
regularly in the early morning, The snow
was wet and heavy.
The Filipinos and Cliff Dwellers from
Arizona at the worlds fair at first were
delighted with their first sight OF snow,
but after stepping outside their quarters
a few moments they were glad to return
inside their dwellings.
All outside work on the fair grounds
was suspended, greatly retarding road
making operations. Extra men will be put
on and day and night forces Get to work
with view to catching up and getting the
driveways ready for opening day. The
weather conditions caused the abandon
ment Of ball games at the two parks and
closed one OF the racetracks.
BosToN, April 20. Northern New Hamp-
shire and Vermont are buried in snow
drifts to-day 1t showed all day in Little
ton. n. H., with IA inches already on the
ground Groveton reports 20 inches, Ber-
lin is. Bethlehem 10. and Franconia H..
In North Field, Vt, snow set in last night,
and by morning seven inches had fallen,
a high wind sent the mercury to the zero
point and piled the snow in huge drifts.
The sleighing is excellent.
At Barre, Vt, early risers found fully a
foot OF snow on the ground and for the
second time within a week the city has
excellent sleighing In Montpelier, VT.
ploughs and scrapers were hastily taken
from storage this morning and put into
commission. There was a snowfall OF
about equal depth the night Of April Is
and the double portion is something for
which even the Oldest inhabitant has no
parallel record.
BLIzzARp UP THE sTArn.
BUFFALO, April --Midwinter conditions
again prevail to-day in western and central
New York A snowstorm, the third In four
days. broke over the city late yesterday
afternoon and continued throughout the
entire night. Several times during the night
the storm assumed the proportions Of q
blizzard, and the snow, which was fine and
dry, was drifted high by the strong winds
which prevailed about midnight.
1t is the worst April weather Buffalo has
experienced since 1874. The ice Ia still
heavy in the lake and there seems little
prospect that navigation will open by May
ROCHESTER,. April 2o.-A blizzard as
fierce as any of the past winter struck
Rochester and the vicinity last night, and
ragged all night. 1t came from the north
west and was accompanied by heavy snow
which fell to depth Of five inches on level
and drifted badly in places, making traffic
on steam railways difficult, delaying trains
two or three hours and cripplink city and
suburban trolley lines.
SYRACUSE, April 2o.A winter storm
is raging in central New York 1t has been
all or fNr -fou
hours, but the snow Is light and has not
blocked transportation TO any extent,
The wind has been blowing from the north.
west at the rate Of 80 miles an hour, and there
are inches of snow on the ground.
OopENsBuRo, April 20.-About eight
inches of snow fell last night. Snow fell
also to a depth of from three TO eight inches
at Tupper Lake, Malone, Saranac Lake,
Watertown, Hammond, Hewelton, Gouver-
neur and other towns. Cold weather pre-
vailed in all these places, the thermometer er
registering about "a degrees.
LYONS, n. Y, April pa blizzard struck
here last night. Six inches Of snow fell
and the thermometer dropped from forty
above to four above. The snow drifted
making country roads impassable. Along
the lake docks and boat houses we're washed
away. At Sodus Point the Government
pier and breakwater are in bad shape.
Great Sodus Bay is lined with wrecks Of
docks. lighthouses and small craft
BALLsros, n. Y, April 2o.-This morning
the mercury registered sixteen degrees be-
low the freezing point, killing all early
vegetation. 1t has showed hard all day
and is still showing tonight.
Ea hau
caused widespread destruction In Virginia.
Peach and cherry crops are said to be prac-
ticaly ruined and even the tobacco plant
beds have been frozen. Ice has formed
in the Northern Neck an inch and half
thick.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. April 2O,-A snow
storm prevailed over this region this after
noon, producing "A fall OF three inches.
Much damage will result TO fruit, market
gardens and early farm crops. Trains