Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-03-21
SNOWBOUND.
The Terrific Sweep of a Three
Days St0rm-Men Frozen 10
Death.

A dispatch from Sherman, Wyom.
ing Territory, 18th inst, says:
On Thursday about midnight storm
of snow and wind set in, covering the
entire country from Green river, Wy
oming, to North Platte, Nebraska, a
distance of $50 miles, and proved to be
by far the severest storm known since
the construction of the Union Pacific
rail road. The storm continued with
out abatement until Sunday morning,
making it impossible for perons to go
out without almost certain death.
Since the storm subsidized, the bod es of
number of persons haye been found
who died from exposure. Two soldiers
perished between Fort Russell and
Cheyenne, distance of three miles.
Four men with an OK team We're
caught fifteen miles northwest of Chey-
enne. Three of them reached the rail-
road Sunday, terribly frozen, and will
probably lose their feet. The fourth
man and cattle perished, Three ranch
men were found dead short distance
north of Cooper Lake. 1t is probable
this is only a small part of those that
have died from the effect of the storm.
One rsnchman lost 10000 sheep near
Egbert Station. Many other cases are
reported of loss of stock. The snow is
drifted in immense piles wherever
there is any place to form drift.
Every cut in the railroad track was
filled with snow and sand. The sheds
were all full. The railroad company
had their forces out before the storm
subsidized on Sunday, and have been
constantly at work with four snow
ploWs at differnt points, with all the
men they could work. Different forces
met at this point to night at 8 O'Clock,
baving cleared $50 miles in less than
three days. All trains will be i'm
mediately started, and no further de-
tention Is anticipated. Passengers
were all located where they could be
well fed and taken care OF; and those
who have been located where they
could see the progress Of the storm and
the efforts made to open the road ac-
cord the railroad officers aud men the
greatest praise for the result accomplish
ed.
A Cheyenne dispatch of the 18th inst.
adds: The snow blUckaded on the
Union Pacific is raised. Assistant
General Superintendent J. 7. Clark,
from the East, met Superintendent
Davis in the long cut east of this city
at noon, and cleared it, when two
trains, number three, which, in an
ticipation, had started from Sidney,
soon passed through, arriving here at
four and five O'Clock this evening.
Two more will arrive at eleven to-
night. The combined forces of these
two officers Immediately proceeded
westward, and notwithstanding the
immense drifts succeeded in clearing
every obstacle, some of the cuts being
thirtytive or forty feet deep; and to-
night they met the party from the
western division at Sherman, and leave
clear track from Omaha to Ogden. To
make assurance doubly sure, their re-
spective trains will pass over the ground
early in the morning, aud subsequent
| ly all the delayed trains will start from
Cheyenne and Laramie. Passengers
from the train which laid 80 long at
Antelope state they had an abundance
| of provisions, and we're well cared for
by the railroad people. whom they
give credit for sparing neither money
nor labor to get them to their destina'
ton. The others, at Laramie, of
course had plenty. The Colorado Cen.
tral and Denver Pacific are still snow
bound, the former with fair prospects
of clearing the track tomorrow, their
train having returned to Denver,
awaiting that event.
Telegraphic communication is open
nOrthward to Custer, which report.
four feet of snow between that point
and DeadwOod. The recent storm WAS
as severe at Forts Mckinney, Fetter'
man Larmie, and along the route tO
Deadwood, as in this vicinity, and
freight trains have lost many head OF
stock, frozen and cramped.
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