The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-21

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The Frisco sent special trains from
this city and Thayer, Mo-, to aid the
sufferers at Hoxie and other towns in
the vicinity, which it is reported also
were affected by the wind.
South Storm Swept.
Memphis, Tenn, March 21.-Reports
from the North Mississippi, West Ten
nesSees and Southeast Kentucky and
North and East Arkansas. which were
swept by a severe wind and rain storm
last night and early today are delayed
because of an almost complete prostra-
ton of telegraph and telephone wires
entering this city. No loss of life had
been reported to an early hour to-
day. At Fulton, KY. considerable
damage was done to property.
In Mississippi the storm was severe
from Grenada to Watervalley. At
Senatodia the wind was unusually
been tossed about as if playthings. No
loss of life occurred there. Locally only
minor damage was done. Signs were
blown down, houses unroofed and win
dows blown out in the higher build
ings. A heavy downpour of rain, with
continuous flashes Of lightning and
crashing of thunder accompanied the
blow.
Heavy Rain and Snow.
Kansas CITY. Mo-, March 21.-snow
and Sleet and a drop in temperature
were general over the Missouri valley
and the southwest last night and early
today. In some sections the storm was
accompanied by a strong wind.
Heavy rains preceded snow in south
and east Missouri. At Oklahoma City
the wind rose to 46 miles an hour. The
mercury this morning dropped to -
here, in Omaha, IL in st. Joseph,
10 at Wichita and Concordia, Kan,
% at Springfield, Mo-, 16 at Oklahoma
City, ? at Denver and 10 at Amarillo.
According to the local forecast, the
cold will continue tomorrow, but a
rising temperature may be expected
for Easter Sunday.
No Loss of Life.
from points in the middle west.
swept by terrific windstorm last
night and early today, tell of consid-
cradle property damage, but loss of
life is not mentioned. Wires are
down throughout Kentucky and much
of Tennessee. A 60-mile wind blew at
Nashville and 1T was reported that
many buildings about the public
square at Murfreesboro, Tenn, had
blown away.
Daylight found communication cut
off from almost all points south of the
Ohio river. Trains from the south
behind their schedules. Washouts
were reported from many points along
railroads in Kentucky, southern In
diana and Tennessee. At Louisville
the weather bureau wind gauge re-
corded a velocity of rs miles an hour,
the highest on record at this station.
A farmer driving to Louisville from
Mount Washington with load of
marketing escaped with only slight
injuries when the wind seized his team
and wagon, blowing them into field
adjoining the road.
The few points with which COM
ton, @,h lit
ing reported that early crops had been
severely damaged.
The loss in Louisville amounted to
about S25, and in the several states
that suffered from the storm is vari-
ously estimated at from two to three
million dollars.
Usual wire routes south of Louisville
had to be abandoned and early COM
munication by the telephone and tele-
graph south of the Ohio river could be
established only by way of Washington.
The greatest difficulty has been ex-
perienced in reaching points in the Ohio
and Central Mississippi valleys.
Croaks Evil News.
Washington, March 21-The cruel
weather man, from his perch above
Washington, today, croaked evil proph-
estes that bodef ill for Madame's new
Easter bonnet and her new spring suit
after the various Balkan styles. After
chuckling over his little yellow kilograms
from all over the country, the weather.
man rubbed his hands in glee and pro-
nounced the likelihood of doom for
Easter finery as follows:
1.-THE terrific wind and rainstorm now
central over northern Indiana is COM
ing east 1t is followed by a cold wave
unprecedented at this time of the year.
The cold wave may not reach the east
in all it's severity and probably Sunday
will be marked by rain through
out the east with probably steady
falling temperature. While the rain
may be over before the time for the
Easter parade Sunday the day will be
comparatively cold and probably
WiDdy''