The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-25
STORM SWEEPS EASTWARD
WESTERN STATES TIED UP BY
SNOW, LIVES ARE LOST AND I'M
MENSE DAMAGE is DONE.
Hurricane and Tidal Wave Fatal-Sul'
phur Water Flood browns 100
in San Salvador.

snow storm is passing east and pre-
vailed today in western Kansas. LAS.
sengers reaching here this morning on
belutcd east bound trains report a heavy
snow storm in progress between Ellis
and Denver, at some points assuming
the proportions of a blizzard, with from
inches to l foot of snow. The tenn
pcrature is moderate, however.
Blizzard in Western Kansas.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Oct. pa
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 FL
lis, Kan, 800 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 piliug up in the cuts, stopping rail-
way traffic and playing havoc with tele'
phone and telegraph wires. All trans
are late and wire communication with
points west of Ellis was for Il time lost
completely shortly after noon today
\ 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, viii
result.
Miles Of Country Tied Up.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., oct. %. - The
worst storm in years for the season pre-
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
plUWs out on the entire line between
here and Ogden. West Of Green River,
Wyo., the line is bIockaded and all
communication is cut off. All wires
are down.
4 dispatch from Green river says the
highest wind known in twenty-five years
is blowing with the temperature ten de-
grccs above zero and a heavy snow fall
ing. One fagman was found dead near
Granger and another man was found on
the track unconscious and badly frozen.
one building at Green river was demol-
ishcd 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 S250000 was done. Many
buildings were wrecked. One man was
killed and 100000 damage done in
Ogden, Utah. Denver is snowbound and
New Mexico sheep ranChcrs are suffer
ing terribly.
Denver reported a cessation Of th,
storm, but railways remain storm bound,
this morning. In Salt Lake City, it de.
yclors, fire during the storm destroyed
the Utah packing plant. The damage
is S2JO,OOO. 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. UtilIa, Colorado, and FL Provence,
Honduras, on October l., was brought
here last night by the Norwegian
steamer Herald, with a cargo of fruit.
\ 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 ut Ruatan
aud went to pieces in less than an hours
time, and the lIarald 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 Mt Ruatan. The Of
ficcrs Of the steamer say it will be
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
househoat with 100 men was wrecked
and 1O1 lives lost Thursday near Long
Key.
The Russian steamer Jennie sighted
the wrcckagc and succeeded in resCuing
the furty-ninc men who were brought
here. There was another houseboat with
100 men on board at Ling Key, which
was also swept to sea. There were in
all ten bouts at Long Key, mortar mix
ers. drcdges, 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
ical attention.
The steam yacht Josie on which Gov
Terrell of Georgia, Mrs Terrell and
Mai. Williams the owner, were cruis-
ing, and for the safety, OF which some
fears were entertained put into st.
GATHERINGS island during the recent
tropical storm. She has now gone to
st Sim0us. All the party are safe and
well.
Hundreds Dead in Salvador.
San SALVADOR, Republic of Sal
yador, oct Photographic communi
cations with interior points has been re-
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.
thrown out of the Chulo volcano and in
undated the town of Panchinaico, kill
ing most of the inhabitants
More Quakes in New England
BOSTON, Mass, Oct. 22.-Earth-
auakes were on Saturday felt all along
the New England coast from MaSsachu-
sets TO Maine. At Portland, Me-, .
temporary bridge sunk several feet as
the result of two shocks. Other towns
report pcrccptblc trcmors, but no prop
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