Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-11
Storm Extends From East
Coast Clear Through
\ to Chicago
FIERCE WIND PLAYS
y HAVOC WITH WIRES
Many Cities Are Without
Means of Communication;
Trains Interrupted


Trains Interrupted
Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. 10.--A snow,
sleet and wind storm swept West Vir-
ginia, large portion of Ohio and west
ern and northern Pennsylvania yester-
day, crippling all means Of transporta-
ton and seriously retarding wire COM
munication. The storm which con-
tinues unabated this morning, Is said
to have been a contrary one as 1t
failed to follow the coast jumping over
mountain ranges and engulfing dis
turbance that had previously started
over the Lake Superior region.
Early today the storm is headed
north from here toward Lake Erie.
An extraordinary snow fall Is re-
corded from all points available in
Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
The fall is from 10 to 16 inches with
snow steadily continuing. Thousands
of miles Of wires are Frustrated, broke
by falling poles or trees; scores OF
towns were in darkness throughout
the night, train service was seriously
handicapped and trolley lines over
wide area were practically out of COM
mission.
Despite the suddenness and severity
Of the storm, but one fatality was re-
ported. Trains were from one to five
hours late, the telephone lines to the
suburbs were carried down under the
weight of the snow. Twice as much
snow fell yesterday as has ever been
recorded at the local weather bureau
for the entire month OF November.
Records which have held for thirty
four years were broken. The temper
ature dropped from 48 to % degrees In
less than. fifteen hours.
Lake Vessels in Distress.
Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. 1O.-The bliz-
zard that has gripped the middle west
for "a hours arrived here early today.
The city awoke to face a 70 mile an
hour gale that drive before it clouds
Of snow and sleet. Trains from the
storm center west Of here came in
covered with ice and from three to
seven hours late.
No boats we're sighted of the har-
bor today and the wireless has been
unable to pick up any steamers on
Lake Erie for "a hours so 1t was be-
lieved that ample warnings Of the
storm had sent all shipping to safe
anchorage. It was reported from Long
Point, Ontario, that the steamer
Elphicke which ran ashore three weeks
ago, was rapidly pounding to pieces.
Reports Of another vessel in distress
In that vicinity could not be confirmed.
Duluth, Mimi, Nov. 10.-Vessels are
arriving in the Duluth harbor today
from 10 to Is hours late due to storm
that is raging over upper Lake Super
ior. North winds of higher velocity
are expected today and temperature
Of about ten above zero.
Big Damage At Chicago.
Chicago, Nov. 1O.--Damage done by
tremendous surf along the lake
shore, driven in by the so mile gale
is estimated at hundreds of thousands
of dollars during the past twenty-four
hours, 1t was ascertained today. Two
hundred thousand dollars worth of
breaker waters and made land compris-
ing the new Lincoln park yacht harbor
were undermined. Piers, seal walls
and piling were washed away all along
the lake front.
During the day the surf subsidized
somewhat but a tremendous sea con-
tinued and few vessels left Chicago
llarbor At Milwaukee, Wis, $780,
Z, 1yrr, fay .1ff +, hor rIo
project was destroyed and more than
that amount of damage was done to
shipping.
Two deaths were reported here. An
tonion Supsuys and an unidentified
man were blown into the Chicago river
at different points and drowned.
The schooner G. ]. Buys, laden with
lumber, which was in distress late yes
terday off the harbor, rode out the gale
in safety and was towed in today by
tugs. Four men of the United States
life saving crew were aboard having
been put on last night by the motor
life boat to assist the exhausted crew
of the Buys.
Gale Sweeps Lakes.
Detroit, Mich, Nov 1O.-The dis
astrous blizzard which swept Michigan
and the great lakes all day yester-
day and last night, subsidized slightly
today. No serious vessel accidents
have been reported on the lakes but
the property damage on shore has
reached many thousands of dollars. /,
The telegraph, and telephone COM
panies suffered greatly Reports from
lake cities indicated that the gale was
the most severe November blow In
many years.
The United States lightship in Lake