The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-04-16
FINE SPRING WEATHER.
Deaths by Hurricanes Storms and
Billiards Suspended and Tele-
graph and Telephone Service Crippled

ST. JosErH. Mo-, April s-A blizzard is
raging here today. Snow and sleet have seri-
ously interrupted telegraph and telephone
service.
KANSAS CRY, Mo, April S.-A blizzard
ragged last night and today over Northern
Missouri and Eastern and Central Kansas.
A light snow fell and the wind blew at an
average velocity OF 30 miles an hour. The
temperature fell rapidly.
LINCOLN. NlR. April S-Nebraska today
WAS swept by the most severe April storm
known in many years. fine sheet of sleet
and snow WAS driven by wind that at times
reached 'ha Velocity of a hurricane. Minor
damage was reported from several towns.
ST. Paul. MINI, April S.-Another severe
wind and snow storm prevails over North aud
South Dakota aud in some instances railroad
traffic is blocked aud telegraph service is
seriously hindrred.
BrRIINGroN. IA. April S-A heavy snow :
storm prevails through Sou hwestern Iowa.
The storm j. accompanied hy cold, high winds.
OwENsBogc. Ny. April S.-lhe end OF n
southern tornado struck Owrnsboro aud Vi
cinity today. The street car powerhouse was
PARTIALLY demolished, aud not "a street ear Is
running in The city. Much other damage has
been done, especially to telegraph aud iele-
I
Ohio River that steamboats, were obliged To
tl- uV.
ST LOUIS, Mo, April S.-The high wind
that prevailed here today completely destroy
ed the partially completed bazaar building IN
The japanese reservation at the worlds far,
no, "A timber being left standing
The building WAS two story frame structure
aud was partly rooted The work of recon
struction was begun almost Immediately.
No other buildings on the grounds were
damaged.
The storm was general throughout Missouri
| aud neighboriug states and much damage wa
| done A blizzard, the most serious for this
season in many years, prevailed at ST. Joseph
| and the telephone and telegraph service was
| crippled.
/ FoRr WORTH. TEX, April S.-A eyelon'
! passed up the Red river country last evening
/ dong much damage. At Mills two children
were killed in the wrecked home Of Benjamin
! piggs and several other members OF the family
( were injured.
A man driving along a public road nea
/ Point Enterprise. on a load Of wood, wa
picked up and carried over fence into tiel'
! and slightly injured.
Telegraph wires are down and the running
( Of trains on the Cotton Belt Railway is inter
fered with.
/ HorsroN. Tax, April s-A tornado whicl
pasSed near the town OF MeNia killed tamil.
[ OF three persons aud injured nine other per
sous, three OF whom it is feared are fatal.
hurt. The dead are John Ballard, his sit'
and 4 year-olJ child.
Many houses were demolished and macl
damage vas done to growing crops.
ST. PAU, MISN, April S.-Anolher sever,
wind and snowsiorm prevails over North an'
aF.A ys,a INST FaF
/ ,rsfhc i blocked and telegraph service Is serl
oasIy biudered.
HElExA, MoNr., April o An April bliz
rard, bringing with il from two 10 two aud
half feet Of snow and sleet, has PRACTICAL.
isolated Western Minnesota and large sec
tiun Of North Dakota.
The storm which ragged with great fury from
Thursday evening until late yesterday not onl
! completely blocked the railways with hug
I drifts. buf 20 Frustrated the telegraph servic
that /, probably sill be two weeks before |
can bs restored. The section Of the countr
around Fargo, y. D., Is shut out from 81
I communication.
Before the single wire working west faile
IL Was learned that so inches of snow ha'
fallen At Fargo aud that not only the mai
lines of the railroads, but all the branches
were tied up tight
From Maplet0u. MINI. to Staples, MINI.
/ a distance Of about 40 miles, 1t was estimates
that from 800 10 400 telegraph poles had bee
blown down or undermined hy water.
Snowplows are out ia all directions and
Is hoped TO get the main lines clear today.
LACROSSE, Wis, April 9.-Snow, drive
by strong WIND gave this vicinity blIEzar
today The temperature fell - degrees y
two hours. Railroads report serious troubl
wes; Of here in wire and train service.
OMAHA, NEB.. April 9.-treeziug weathe
followed yesterday raiustorm With isli Il
the temperature today OF nearly - degree.
The cold wave extends over the entire Stat
[ aad Western Iowa.