Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-13
DEATH IN THE SNOW.
DETAILS OFwYOayyG,.
Z BLIZZARD,
The Country for $50 Miles Buried in Snow
Entire Embargo on Travel and Outdoor
Operations Since Thursday Last--Loss of
Many Lives Already Reported and Many
Additional Casualties Anticipated--Many
Thousand Head of Stock Perish.

Lifting of the Union Pacific Snow Blockade.
CHEYENxE, w. T., March 12.-The snow
blockade on the Union Pacific is raised. As
sistant General Superintendent ]. T.. Clark,
from the east, and General superintendent
Davis, met in the long cut east of this city at
noon, and cleared it, when two trains, which
In anticipation had started from Sidney, soon
passed through, arriving here at 4 and p.
m. Two more will arrive at II tonight
The combined forces of these two officers
proceeded westward, and Notwithstanding
the immense drifts, succeeded in clearing
every obstacle, some of the cuts being 25 to
from the western division at Sherman, and
leave clear track from Omaha to Ogden. To
make assurance doubly sure their respective
trains will pass over the ground early in this
morning, and subsequently all the delayed
trains will start from Cheyenne to Laramie.
at Antelope, state that they had an abundance
of provisions, and were well cared for by the
railway people, whom they gave credit for spar
ing neither money nor labor to get them to
their destination. The others at Laramie of
course, had plenty.
still snow bound, the former with fair pros
poets of clearing the track tomorrow, their
train having returned to Denver awaiting that
event. Telegraphic communication is open
northward to Custer, which reports four feet of
snow between that point and Deadwood. The
Fetterman, Laramie, and along the route to
DeadwOod, in this vicinity, and freight
trains bave lost many head of stock frozen and
cramped.
The body of Jack Lindsay who persisted in
the storm on Pole Creek IL miles north, was
int %tro
many persons missing. and it is impossible to
conjecture as to their safety.
SHERMAN, Wy, March l2-On Thursday about
midnight storm of snow and wind set in
covering the entire country from Green River,
Wyoming, to North Platte, Nebraska, dis
| the severest storm known since the con-
structlon of the Union Pacific rail-
road The storm continued without
abatement until Sunday morning, making it
impossible for persons to go out without al
most certain death. Since the storm subsidized
! the bodies Of q number of persons have been
found who died from exposure. Two soldiers
persisted between Fort Russell and Cheyenne,
distance of three miles. Four men with OK
teams were caught 16 miles northwest of Chey-
enne. Three of them reached the railroad Sun
day, terribly frozen, and will probably lose
| their feet. The fourth man and cattle per-
| ished. Three ranchmen were found dead
short distance north Of Cooper lake. 1t
is probable this is only small
part of those that have died from the effects of
of the storm. One ranchman lost 10, 600 sheep
near Egbert station. Many other 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 railway track
was filled with snow, and the sand sheds were
also full. The railway company had their
forces out before the storm subsidized Sunday,
and have been constantly at word with four
snow plows at different parts
with all the they could
work. The different forces met at this point
tonight, at o clock, having cleared $50 miles
in less than three days. All the trains will be
| Immediately started, and no rurther detention
| is anticipated. The 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, accord the
railroad officers and men the greatest praise for
the results accomplished.