Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-11-15
New Series No. 0O8-VOlume IixIII--No. 40.
COLD WAVE STRIKES SOUTH.
Wind 20 Miles an HOul--Much Dam.
age at Some Points.


ago at Some Points.
New Orleans, Nov. 12-The South
western cotton belt is in the grip OF
the coolest weather experienced at
this season In many years Tho cold
northwester which was forecasted
yesterday, ploughed its way across
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Lou
isiana last night, jolting tempera-
lures in record-breaking fashion and
giving an unmistakable touch of the
real blizzard. Meager reports show
that the wind blew at the rate of 40
, to 70 miles an hour and brought sud-
| den drops Of from 20 to GO degrees
in temperature
Telegraph and telephone wires
were Frustrated In all directions this
morning and not great many we're
recovered during the day.
The local weather bureau reports
| that high winds were general over
the central and western Mississippi
valleys.
West Florida Swept.
Pensacola, Fla, Nov. 12.-Pensa-
cola and west Florida were visited
| by cold Northwestern between 7 and
| O'Clock this morning, and it Is be-
| lieved there has been considerable
| along the lower coast. The wind
blew at the rate of approximately 70
miles an hour and drop Of 20 de-
greeS In temperature was recorded
within few minutes.
The 70-mile gale continued for two
| hours here, causing no little havoc
| among the smaller craft in the har-
Dor. A number Of the larger vessels
| tugged away at tueir anchors during
the height Of the gale, and when the
wind had subsided it was seen that
some OF them had moved several hun
dred yards.
Seven Fishermen Missing.
Chicago, Nov. 12.-Seven men are
tonight reported missing as result
of last nights storm on Lake Michi-
gan. They left Chicago yesterday
morning for fishing trip in a gaso-
line launch and are believed to have
| lost their lives.
Much Damage in Kentucky.
louisville, Ky, Noy;;a12. Severe
dsgfses ioWsr preysss sssl hssS1g
out Kentucky tonight, following the
heavy storm Of the early morning.
A heavy wind storm began shortly
after midnight, unroofing barns and
smaller houses and wreaking de-
struction to trees. A widely extend
ed thunder storm, with heavy rain,
was succeeded by hail and sleet, and
snow fell lightly here through the
rest OF the day. There was drop
or 90 degrees in the temperature in
the last ID hours.
Some Rescued, Others Missing.
Mobile, Ala, Nov 12.-Sixteen
men clinging to beacons in Mobile
Bay, after being forced to desert the
Irail boats in which they were hunt
ing or fishing, were rescued by a tug
after hours of exposure in the storm
to-day Several others were seen in
perilous situations, but were too dis
tant, In shallow water, to make as.
sistance possible. One apDarentlv
disabled launch, with several women
on board, drifted past one of the bea-
cons, where several men were ma
rooned and no report has been made
Of it since.
The official maximum wind veloc-
ity at 7.40 a. M. was "A miles per
hour
Coolest In Forty Years.
Cleveland Ohio, Nov. ia drop
OF 80 degrees in temperature, to the
20 mark, made to-day the coldest
November 18th in Cleveland in forty
years.
Another Casualty.
Peoria, H., Nov. 12.-Dcath and
| destruction followed in the wake OF
the storm that swept Peoria and Vi
| entity last night. Benjamin NJ.
| Welch, a motorman on the city
street railway lines, was attempting
| to clear the tracks of q broken troll
| ley wire when he was electrocuted.
| The Illinois Traction Company suf-
fered loss which will amount to
| thousands. Miles of poles we're
| blown to the ground. The thermom-
| eter registered Z degrees above zero,
| drop since 2 p. m. Saturday Of 70
degrees
Nearly Zero in Indiana.
indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 12.-
| Heavy damages are reported from all
over Indiana to-day, as the result OF
the blizzard which swept over tho
| state last night and early to-day.
Sleet and snow cover the State, and
since yesterday the temperature
dropped 50 to 60 degrees.
Two Dead, Seven Hurt.
| Springfield, H., Nov. 1.-TWO
persons were killed and seven seri-
| ously injured in storm which
struck Easton, H., last night tear
ing away telegraph and telephone
wires, and leaving the city isolated
| and the tragedy OF tho storm untold
to the world until tonight. Mrs. AL
lie llenneger rs years old, died Of
| fright when her home collapsed.
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