The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-04-09
SIX PERSONS LOSE
THEIR LIVES IN
TEXAS TORNADO.
Continued From Page One.

thew are now saturated with water q
freeze will prove fatal.
FOUR INCHES OF SNOW.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Pilot Grove, No, April ga heavy wind,
accompanied by binding snow. has been
raging all day. The ground is covered
with four inches of snow. Frost tonight
will !njure the fruit and vegetables.
DEEP SNOW IN LINN.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Linneus Mo-. April 2-Linn County ex-
perienced tho heaviest snowfall of the
winter to-day.
TWO STORMS AT VIRGINIA.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Virginia, H.. April ga fierce wind
storm last night which did much minor
damage throughout the county, was fol-
lowed to-day by a blizzard, rain, snow ana
hail, with falling temperature. Unless the
storm soon abates the wheat crop will be
seriously harmed.
STRAWBERRY FIELDS RUINED.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Galena, Kas., April S.-Galena and the
surrounding country are suffering from
one Of the most severe storms of the sea-
son. The wind this morning blew almost
q gale and has increased with the day.
About noon a cold wave came on. and by
1 o'clock the temperature reached the
freezing point, where 1t has remained up
to 6 o'clock this evening.
A great amount of damage has been
done by the wind. At 8 o'clock fine rain
set in. which soon turned to sleet and
snow. This Is still falling. Driven by the
fierce wind, it equals any snow Of last
winter. This removes all doubt as to
whether the fruit in this section is killed
or not The large strawberry fields are in
full bloom.
SNOW BENEFITED FRUIT.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
st. Joseph, Mo-, April S.-The blizzard
and snowstorm to-day did not affect the
fruit in this section as badly as in Kan
sas and Nebraska Little damage was
done. except to pears. The snow melted
almost as fast as it fell, and its coming
was even beneficial to some kinds of
fruit.
TWELvE-INCH SNOW AT TRENTON.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Trenton. Mo-. April S.-The blizzard that
visited this section to-day is unprecedent-
ed in at least eighty years. The snow
fall was u inches. followed by q general
rain. During the first half Of the day
business was practically paralyzed. Drifts
feet in depth were common on sidewalks
and busy streets.
BATES COUNTY SUFFERS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Butler. Mo-, April 8.-The heaviest snow
storm Of the season fell throughout Bates
cS,I County to-day. and the weather is very
PADUCAH HOUSES DAMAGED.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Paducah, KY. April s.-A fierce gale has
been blowing here all day and has done
considerable minor damage. A house be-
longing to George Bernhard was blown
down. and a .nnmbsr Of roofs have been
taken from buildings. Water craft have
remained tied to the shore.
sNOWDRIFTs AT AUXvASSE.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
.Auxvasse. Mo, April s.--The worst
storm In years Is and has been raging
for. the last twelve hours. snow drifting
hour.
COLD WAVE IN OKLAHOMA.
Guthrie. Ok. April Sat Guthrie and
In Oklahoma in general high winds and
sandstorms have prevailed during the
entire day. accompanied by cold wave,
unusual for this time of the year. The
feared.
In the Indian Territory storms are gen.
eral. accompanied in places by rains. At
Featnerstone, on the Fort Smith and
Western Railroad. Frank Ponder, a sec
ton foreman. was killed by lightning.
s,RANCHMEN MAY SUFFER.
Omaha, Neb.. April S.-A storm Of rain.
sleet and snow prevailed to-day and to-
night, at times reaching the proportions Of
a fierce blizzard The temperature, how
ever. was not low enough to cause any
serious damage. Norfolk. Neb.. reports
the worst blizzard Of the winter. with the
probability of serious loss to ranchmen-
The storms also extend over Western
iowa.
WIND CAUSES THREE DEATHS.
Council Bluffs. Ia, April Slack Ten
nell, Charles Haskins and Smiley Baxter,
three saloonkeepers. were drowned in
Lake Manawa to-day while hunting ducks.
The three men were crossing the lake IN
of the high waves and sank. Robert
Brown, a pavilion attendant, went to the
rescue of the men, but when he reached
them Baxter and Haskins sank:
He attempted to pull Tennell into the
boat. but was unable to do so; He then
stern Of the boat. and Brown started to
tow him ashore. When half the distance
had been covered Tennell became SO IA
tigued that he lost his hold and sank Inn
mediately.
The bodies have not been recovered. The
accident was the result of the extremely
high wind, which lashed the lake into n
sea Of waves. All three of the men lived
In this city.
MoNTANA-DAKoTA BLIZZARD.
st. Paul, Mimi, April S,-A eticky snow