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Show JANUARY STORM CLOUDS. ftatn and Snow, Flood, end lllizzards and Terrllllc Onlei. PlTTSBl itii, Jan. 3. The river last night was twenty-two feet and rising slowly. Several ice gorges passed down. The Pittsburg & Western tracks are covered, but it is thought the cold snap stopped the flood in time to save damage here at least. Heavy washouts are reported on the Pan Handle, Wheeling Wheel-ing and Lake roads, in Knslern Ohio, no the Charleston (W. Ya.) division of the Baltimore A: Ohio. The Kanawha river is raging and tho people in the low grounds are leaving. At Johnstown serious alarm exists because of the large amount of ice upon the river several sev-eral miles from the city. A Blixzard In Nebraska. Dknvkr, Jan. 3 A blizzard has been raging in Nebraska and Kansas during the past twenty-four hours, and trains are nearly all blockaded by snow,. Last night trains yvere aban-doncd.in aban-doncd.in some insta 5i all but one or two eastbotuf s Bched-uled Bched-uled to leave this morn; Kf,ro abandoned. aban-doned. . . Hard Wlnfr In Jj London, Jan.. S.ii 5hes from the continent report a continuance of the intense cold weather. The formation forma-tion of ice is rapidly extending toward the mouth of the Danube. A family of five persons traveling through the country were found near Cambridge frozen to death. Tho Wind rlleir a dale. St. Lons. Jan. 2. A special from Abilene says a terrific wind blew thero last night, doing great damage to buildings build-ings and other property. No loss of life is reported. The Kivnil Now Falling. PiTTSBfitii, Jan. 3. All danger of a flood in this vicinity is passed and the rivers are now falling. |