New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1927, Page 25

BLIZZARDS, RAINS GAUSE HAVOC IN WESTERN SECTION (Continued from First Page) orado, Wyoming and Nebraska. Scores of motorists were stranded in huge drifts in central Colorado while snow plows attempted to clear railroad cuts where transcontinental trans were delayed. Stockmen Fear Loss Wyoming and Nebraska stockmen feared heavy losses to livestock be- cause of drifts from three to 10 feet In height that kept herds from feed lots. With western Nebraska in the grip of a blizzard, northern state points faced a flood. The Elkhorn river was out of its banks for 100 miles, Schools were closed at Cha- dron. Thousands of acres of valuable farm land were under water in -] nols and Missouri Silt and debris left on growing| crops throughout the flooded area ! ed to wipe out much small hema and Kan- ed as high as The Natlonal Red Cross super- | vised relief to thousands. | Omaha, Neb., Aprll 15 (P—Ma- rooned by huge drifts of snow, tow. | ering as high as 15 feet, resldents' of a scors of western and north- western Nebraska towns today were in the grip of the worst snow storm in years. Hundreds of miles east, their fellow Nebraskans, also vic- tims of the eccentricities of April, wero defending themsslves against a | flood that threatened to becoms seri- ous. A miid April shower starting Sun- | day In western Nebra developed heavy snow, w continued | until last night, with a to- tal of 30 inches at Chadron. Traffic 1s Hampered i c was almost completely! ard automobile nded | s were unabla to reach tinuel snow. All publie schools and tie Normal on were closed yes- 3 farming distriets indicated r considerable Live Stock Endangered by Colo.. April 15 (A—D | injured, {swath 100 yards in width, wrecking lag jand mins pumps kept the water 110 a new high. Employes were at. The forecast was for con- | southwestern Missour!. Hundreds of acres of fertile farm lands were in- undated, many city dwellers, as well as ranchers, were forced from their homes and live stock losses wera heavy. Highway traffic was demoralized. The heavicst loss of life resulted from Tuesday's tornado that virtu- ally wiped out Rocksprings, in southeastern Texas. Although casualty lists varied, the San Angelo | Standard last night placed the dead at Rocksprings at 47. Lack of fa- cilities for handling the bodies caused confusion in previous checks. Several of the 70 odd injured, taken to San Antonio hospitals, had little chance of recovery, doctors sald. With the red cross supervising ro. { lief for the injured and homeless at Rocksprings, tornadoes and high winds struck a scora of wlidely separated points in Texas. Several persons were killed and many were Hit By Two Storms i Two stormns struck Lufkin, Tex., within 48 hours. The second twister yesterday killed a woman and n- ured a dozen persons as it cut g houses and uprooting trecs. Snow awept into the Panhandls in north- ern Texas while wind drove rain in- land from Gulf ports, More rain in Oklahoma yesterday, tern ten days of heavy precipiti- tion, sent streams to record levels, weakened dikes and flooded mines. Nineteen min, ted from 2 old Wise mine near Henrfctta fter they were trapped when water entered an old shait. Fire engines down until the men wers removed. River is Rising The Neosho river was at the Lighest stage since 1904 at Miami, Okla. Stores were flooded and many fo from their homes. he Arkansas, Verdigris and Grand rivers were from ons to three miles wide. 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