Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-26
STORM
WESTERN STATES TIED UP BY
SNOW, LIVES ARE LOST AND I'M
MENSE DAMAGE IS DONE.
Hurricane and Tidal Wave FataI-Sul-
phur Water Flood browns 100
in San Salvador

ELLIS, Kan, Oct. %. = Colorado's
snow storm is passing east and pre-
vailed today in western Kansas. Pas
sengers reaching here this morning ON
belated east-bound trains report a heavy
snow storm in progress between Ellis
and Denver, at some points assuming
the proportions of blizzard, with from
4 inches to 1 foot of snow. The tenn
perature is moderate, however.
Blizzard in Western Kansas.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. GA
blizzard prevails today in western Kan
sas, the most severe for this time of the
season in many years. The eastern
boundary of the storm appears to be Ell
lis, Kan, 300 miles west of Kansas
City. 1t has been showing steadily for
twelve hours III that part of the state
and the snow, driven by a heavy wind,
is piling up in the cuts, stopping rail
way traffic and playing havoc with tele-
phone and telegraph wires. All trains
are late and wire communication with
points west Of Ellis was for a time lost
completely shortly after noon today.
A hard, cold rain preceded the snow
for twenty-four hours. 1t IS believed
that heavy loss TO stock, which were
caught unprotected in the plains, will
result.
Miles Of Country Tied Up.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct %. : The
vailed in Wyoming last night. 1t was
accompanied by heavy snow and in
some sections with very high winds.
! The Union Pacific railway has snow
piows out on the entire line between
here and Ogden. West of Green River,
IL xlxyl
communication is cut off. All wires
are down.
a dispatch from Green river says the
highest wind known in twenty-five years
is blowing with the temperature ten de-
grees above zero and a heavy snow fall
ing. One tiagman was found dead near
Granger and another man was found on
the track unconscious and badly frozen.
One building at Green river was demol-
ished by the wind and snow.
Stock Men Are Apprehensive.
The news from northern and central
Wyoming reports practically the same
conditions. Stockmen are apprehenSive
of great losses. The storm is slightly
abating here.
At Salt Lake City damage to the
amount of S250,00O was done. Many
buildings We're wrecked. One man was
killed and 100000 damage done in
Ogden, Utah. Denver is snowbound and
| New Mexico sheep ranchers are suffer
ing terribly.
Denver reported a cessation of the
! storm, but railways remain storm bound,
this morning. In Salt Lake City, it de-
| velOps, fire during the storm destroyed
/ the Utah packing plant. The damage
is $250,00O. 1t was backed by oppo'
nents of the eastern packers.
Hurricane in West Indies.
MOBILE, Ala. Oct. 22.-The first
! news of a terrible West Indian hurri-
cane that visited the towns of Ruatan,
Tela, Utilla, Colorado, and Ell Provence
here last night by the Norwegian
steamer Herald, with a cargo of fruit
A number of vessels were wrecked,
/ several destroyed and buildings in each
of the towns mentioned badly damaged
! The loss to the owners of the fruit
| plantations will, it is stated, reach al
most a million dollars.
Tidal Wave Adds to Havoc.
The British schooner Southern Queen
/ was thrown on the beach at Ruatan
! and went to pieces in less than an hours
| time, and the Harald suffered somewhat
! and will have to be locked. A tidal wave
! accompanied the hurricane and swept
| everything before it. Capt. Henrichsen
reports that when he left the beaches
were strewn with vessels of all kinds,
| including three large sailing vessels.
No lives were reported lost at the time
! of the sailing of the Harald. Ten thou
sand punches of bananas were reported
swept into the sea at Ruatan. The of
ficers of the steamer say it will be a
month before some of the steamers will
/ be able to get any fruit.
Many Swept to Death.
KEY WEST, Fla, Oct. 22-Surviv-
! ors of the storm of last week say that a
! hOuseboat with $50 men was wrecked
and 1O1 lives lost Thursday near Long
| Key.
The Russian steamer Jennie sighted
the wreckage and succeeded in rescuing
the forty-nine men who were brought
here. There was another houseboat with
1 $50 men on board at Ling Key, which
was also swept to sea. There We're in
all ten boats at Long Key, mortar mix
ers, dredges, and other boats engaged
! in the work.
The survivors were furnished food and
clothing from the East Coast railway
commissary here and were given med
zeal attention.
The steam yacht Josie on which Gov.
! Terrell of Georgia, Mrs. Terrell and
! Maj Williams, the owner, We're cruis-
ing. and for the safety of which some
GATHERINGS island during the recent
tropical storm. She has now gone to
| St Simons. All the party are safe and
well.
Hundreds Dead in Salvador.
SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Sal
vador, Oct. photographic commune
cations with interior points has been rer
stored and news of the disaster wrought
by the terrific storm which has swept
( over the country is being received. Over
/ 100 persons have been drowned in Coate-
( peque.
4 vast quantity of sulphur water was
thrown out of the Chulo volcano and in.
undated the town of Panchinalco, kill
ing most of the inhabitants.
More Quakes in New England.
BOSTON, Mass, Oct. 22.-Earth.
ouakes were on Saturday felt all along
the New England coast from Massachu-
setts to Maine. At Portland, Me, a
temporary bridge sunk several feet as
the result of two shocks. Other towns
report perceptible tremors, but no prop
erty damage is reported.
DIE IN SUNSET LIMITED.
Several Reported Killed Near New Or