The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-11-14
CYCLONE AND COLD WAVE.
Many Persons Killed in Middle
West and the Whole Country
Gets Some Hits-The South
The Latest Sufferer.

iOndaN 5 Charlotte Observer. ,
Nearly score OF deaths. sew
cral miliion dollars property loss
and much suffering and meon-
vcnience resulted from the vio-
lent change Of temperature, pre-
ceding storms and the succeed
ing cold and snow that beset the
central portion of the country
Saturday and Sunday.
After an unusually warm No
vember day Saturday, tornado
storms did much damage in Wis
consm and Illinois and killed a
dozen persons besides injuring
more than a score, several fatal
ly.
A cold wave, almost immediate
~ rolled over the wreckage of
the storm. extended in a few
hours to the Gulf coast and AT
lantr seaboard. Rain turned TO
sleet swapping telegraph and tel
ephone wires and snow followed.
The Temperature dropped IN sew
eral places mere than sixty de
grees in eighteen hours.
Several person, were frozen 10
death by the slddon cold. ship
ping on the great lakes was dam
aged and several boats We're east
adriit. In some places gas al
most failed. The poor IN large
cities and the homeless in stem
swept regions suffered severely.
The Official weather forecast
last night was for quick relief
from the severe cold in the mid
die West. the low teperatwc
moving rapidly eastward and
sCuthward. From "A point near
zero the Thermometer began Ia
rise Yesterday, with probability
of further rise by tomorrow in
the central States. Resume OF
deaths, injuries and damage con-
ditions:
GAINESVILLE. Wis. and vicinity
eight persons dead, two dying
dozen injured and 81 ,00O. 600 dam
age.
Chicago, two men frozen Il
death. seven fishermen missing
on Lake Michigan, many persons
hurt on the icy pavements, ship
ping damaged.
Central Illinois, three or NOR,
persons dead and score injW'
ed in storms at Easton, Virginia
Peoria and other places; 81 900,
600 property damage.
Iowa. one man frozen at Ottu
ma; much suffering from cold.
North Dakota, one man frozeI
at Grand Forks.
Omaha, one man dead in cold
Indiana, whole State swept by
blizzard; $1,000,000 damage b,
wind
| Ohio, much damage and suffer
ing caused by cold wind ant
snow.
| Michigan, storm damage at sew
eral places by wind and sleet.
Kentucky, widespread damag,
by wind; unusually cold.
| Alabama, one man killed by
wind near Montgomery.
Gulf coast, unusually severe
weather; much suffering.
The southwestern cotton bel
is in the grip of the coolest wea
ther experienced at TINS season
of the year in many years. Tn,
cold Northwestern which was fore
casted yesterday ploughed it!
way across Oklahoma. ARKANSAS
Texas and Louisiana last night
jolting temperatures in recor,
breaking fashion and giving un
mistakable touch of the real bliz
zard. Meager reports show tina
the wind blew at the rate of Il
to 10 miles an hour and brought
sudden drops of from 20 TO 81
degrees in temperature.
Still colder weather, with con
tinued strong winds is forecast
ed for tonight and early tomor
row. In a special bulletin issueo
by the local weather bureau to
day warming is given of the ap
preach of another cold wave EN-
bracing the territory between
| New Orleans and Houston an,
along the coast as far as Brown
Vile. In the sugar and truck
ing regions of Texas and Louisi
ana temperatures are scheduled
TO drop to from TO : degrees
below freezing.
Drop in cur store during oul
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