Arizona republican., 1921-12-19
SEVERE STORMS. SWEEP COUNTRY. CAUS|N | HEAVY. PROPERTY LOSS.
Zero Weather Forecast In Colorado Today; Snow In Northern Arizona and Rains In Southwest
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 BUFFALO. N. ', Dec. 1S.-A nine ty-rive mile an hour gale swept this city today, uprooting trees, tearing foWn chimreys. smashing plate glass windows and piling up the water in the harbcr 10 an unprecedented stage. One man was killed.
 The damage throughout the city vas great. but heaviest losses oc- cured along the water front, where a S0a foot wireless tower was de- E.1cliShed. boathouses and small docks were swept away and several hundred pleAslre craft were smashed or were carried down the river.
 The property loss will run ints hun Greds Of thousands of dollars.
 A window hatch torn from a busi- ness block fell on an automobile. kill Ing F. F. Kiefer, and .injuring the ether occupant seriously. The hatch pinned kiefer to the seat. The auto mobile. with both occupants .uncon- scscus. ran block before it sweryed and crashed into a store.
 Two women were caught under a falling tree. One sustained both legs broken The other was internally in s1red and firemen had to cut away part of the tree trunk before she could he released.
 The wind. blowing from the south west directly down Lake Erie, piled ap the water until Bird Island pier and Souaw Island were nearly sub merged Nearly one hundred squat sers' shanties were carried out into Niagars river. Their occupants were rescued
 Three ferry boats were piled up on the rocks between the river and the canal
 AT Tonawanda. the water rose eight feet above normal, flooding the large lumber yards there and carrying thousands of feet of timber into the rfve- and over Niagara Falls. Seldom has such a volume of water poured over the Niagara cataract as today. The waters of Lake Erie crowded into the Niagara river, caused Q swirling flood where usually there are only a few scant inches. Soch flood poured over the precipice 1iaAx the pier of the Maid of the Mist nss submerged.
 Great property damage was done on sf.,s upper river to riverside boat houses and motor boats.
 Half Of the 54 large lake steamers herthei behind the main breakwail dragged anchors when the wind was at its height. but it looked from shore al night fan as though all had kept of the beach.
 Snow For Arizona
 DENVER Colo, Dec. 1S.-Z raeatier is forecast in Wyoming anC r,ortheastern Colorado tomorrow night in warning by the distric weather bureau tonight against { sweeping cold wave that will envelol the Rocky Mountain region. Snow wtl fall in parts of Colorado, Arizona New Mexico. Wyoming and over tn eastern plateau.
 The cold wave will extend nortl from western Texas and Arizona, tn weather bureau reported Snow fel today in western Colorado. \ genera slump in temperatures throughout tn region was reported by the burea' following the warm weather that pre- vailed in the central and souther, sections last week.
 Rain was forecast for the south western part of Arizona and souther California tomorrow. while Montan was promised no relief from the col wave that gripped that state las week.
 Rain Tn New York
 NEW YORK. Dec. 1S.-Winds ( cyc3onic character, accompanied b heavy rains. visited New York earl today. causing slight damage in lowe Manhattan. then jumped to the Bron and wrought destruction over a wid area in the Unionport section. An UT Identified man. dead from exhaustion was found on a Bowery sidewall There were no other casualties
 Storm Sweeps Canada
 MONTREAL. Dec. 1S.-Wires bt tween Montreal and Quebec were ot of commission tonight as result the storm, which swept over Canat today
 Great Lakes Tn Storm Grip
 DETROIT. Dec. 1S.-All shippir cn Lakes Michigan and Superior feliered to have escaped damage the gale that swept the lakes la night