The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-05

crops damaged and floods threatening.
as a result of a freak blizzard which
swept midwestern states yesterday:
Chicago was wrapped in a forty
late last night. Every railroad report
ed trains several hours late. Because
of the switchmen's strike here. many
trains running westward were more
than twelve hours behind schedule.
Easter was featured in this section
of the country yesterday with blizz
zardy winds. The millions expended
on Easter finery were kept indoors.
Huge snow drifts. piled in streets
and on elevated roads and delayed
streetFc car service.
Today, lodging houses were secured
and every idle man put to work clean
ing streets. Normal traffic was ex-
pected to be resumed during the day.
Suburbanites Marooned.
The storm hit the Illinois Central
railroad hardest. Five thousand
suburbanites were marooned at the
station here early today because OF in
ability to get a train.
The storm caused many short cir
cults and several parts of the city and
many hundred homes were using can
delight.
Chicago suffered less than other sec
lions of the middlewest. according to
reports.
Dispatches from Kansas. Missouri.
Nebraska, northern Oklahoma and
Ohio stated heavy snow falls and near
zero temperatures Kansas City and
valleys and bottom lands, due to the
expected rapid rise in streams and
rivers when the temperature rises.
The blizzard originated in Texas and
spreading out over the central states
wrought havoc with all communica-
ton.
Four Feet Snow at Gary, Ind.
Gary, Ind, was buried under four
feet of snow today. Many trains
bound for Chicago were forced to halt
several miles from stations and dis
charge their passengers.
Fail of snow was reported at Spring
field, Ill More snow fell there. yes
terday than in the winter months.
While damage to crops in Kansas and
other states is reported, it is believed
not extensive. Michigan fruit growers
say their apples and peach trees were
untouched.
of the southwest dropped as low as 20
degrees, in the central west 81 was the
minimum, according to reports
Melting of the snow under the
warming sun threatened floods in
some streams it was reported.
Kansas CITY, April o---Ine z9-nouI
blizzard, ending early Sunday, today
had done extended damage to fruit
crops in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri
and Nebraska.
The storm left wires paralyzed and
train and street car service democrat
lied. Kansas perhaps was the hardest
hit. Junction City reporting a two
foot snowfall and Salina. 8 inches.
Motor cars were stalled turnout
Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas.
There was one accident reported. ]. f.
Ollinger, Salina. Kan. motor car
dealer, stalled on the Missouri Pacific
tracks in Salina, was struck by pas
senger train. Ollinger was injured.
The train was indiscernible fifty feet
away.
A strong biting wind, breaking all
recent records for Easter weather, sent
the mercury down in northern Okla
homa. all of Kansas and the greater
parts of Missouri and Nebraska.
1t was predicted today that a quick
thaw will cause a flood in the Smoky
Hill and Republican river valleys in
Kansas.
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