Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-18
CHAIN LIG4INING.

business OF the NORTHWESTERN IelegrSpn COM
pRny, for several hours, was completely pros
trated. An idea of the severity of the storm
northwest of this city may be had when it is
stated that about thirty five miles of poles
were torn up between Anoka and Sauk Rapids.
Towards evening, however, the lines were got
ten in order and last night they were working
almost the same as usual.
SNOW BOUND THIRTY-sIx HOURS.
The Fergus Falls express due in this city at
10 o'clock Saturday morning arrived at s
o'clock last night, thirty-six hours behind
time. The train was showed in at Melrose,
Stearns county, where the storm was felt with
unusual severity.
THE SPIRIT LAKE DISASTER.
In yesterdays GLOBE telegram appeared
announcing al accideni to a freight train at
Spirit Lake, twelve miles from Duluth on the
st. Paul j. Duluth railroad. The accident oc.
ourred about 5 O'Clock Saturday morning, and
q thrilling account of the disaster is given by
Me- Nicholas TObin. fireman of the engine
The train, which left Duluth at 4:30 o'clock
Saturday morning, was made up of twenty
one freight cars and the locomotive.
The train was well forward on the trestie >.ors
which spans the lake at this point wbeo n.
sinking sensation was felt, and the next mo-
ment the trestle gave way and the train was
precipitated into the lake. The fireman, en-
gineer and brskemen swan for their lives, and
reached the landing In safety Fortunately all
of the men escaped injury but Tobin, who was
badly scratched about the arms and shoulders.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
DULUTH, Oct. ia serious railroad accident
yesterday morning. Train No. was ditched
near Spuit Lake, by q washout. The engine
was turned over, and sixteen cars, mostly
loaded with railroad iron, was badly wrecked
No one Yves seriously hurt. Trains are run
Mug on time now.
AT DULUTH.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
DULUTH, Oct. 1.-THE heaviest storm, &C.
companied by snow, known in the history of
this region, struck US Friday night and lasted
until Sunday morning. The lake was running
mountains high, and when it struck the break
water spray would reach the height of 100 feet.
The damage to railroad and harbor property
will probably reach $4,000. The st. Paul &
Duluth yard was badly torn up. Cars were
broken and tracks washed away, and covered
to the depth of six to eight feet with
gravel. The damage to elevator
will be the severest, as it is badly needed at
this time of the year. The floor was covered
to the depth of three feet with water, and the
track running by the side of the elevator ON
the east side is covered ct least nine feet with
weighing half ton wero thrown over the
breakwater, alongside the elevator, and filled
In with gravel, SO as to make wheat shipping
impossible for a day or two. The dredges will
commence at once to dredge it out. Graf,
Little & Co. had some 25, 0OO feet of lumber
washed from the docks, which is strewn along
the shore for some distance, broken to spiint-
ers.
At MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 17.-The wind storm
which prevailed here yesterday and last night
was the most severe ever known in this sec
tion and the barometer was never known as
low. The wind from the south, blowing
between sixty and seventy miles an hour. A
large feet of vessels sought the harbor for SAT-
ETY. and rode out the gale in the bay.
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
dispatch from La Crosse says the storm
along the line of the Southern Minnesota rail-
way is the severest known in years. Passen-
ger and freight trains along the line are block
AIDED in snow drifts from ten to twelve feet
deep, and trains with provisions have been
dispatched to their relief from several points.
The train which left La Crosse Friday has not
been heard from since leaving Talda that
night ALI cuts west of Falrpont are filled
with snow, packed hard. Reports of cattle,
horses, etc., having perished are constantly re-
ceived, but no loss of human life is yet re-
ported. Ii is the worst storm ever known in
southern Minnesota and eastern Dakota, and is
still raging.
ON LAKE MICHIGAN.
During the day the steamer Sheboygan ar
rived here from Manitowoc and reports seeing
the steamer John A. Dix, which left here for
Ludington Friday night. whose safety was
feared, well over to the east shore, and thinks
she reached her destination. The steamer Me-
III La
Friday night, was forced down the lake and ar
rived at Msnitowoc safely. Nothing has been
heard from the steamer Depere, which left
Grand Haven Friday night for this port, and
all sorts of rumors are afoat concerning her
safety. Many vessels caugh outside were DAM
aged In canvas and rigging, and lost deckloads.
The SCHOONER Reciprocity water-logged and
drifted on the beach at Two Rivers. The barge
Florence Lester broke adrift from her tow, and
gravest fears are entertained for her and crew
six men. A seaman, Nels Hendrickson of this
city, was lost from the schooner Willard, al
Manitowoo, and another seaman, name un
known, from one of the barges, was lost in the
same vicinity. A long list of disasters is ex.
pected when reports are received from the east
shore ports.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-A terrific wind has beer
blowing from the west all day. taking the wat
er out of the river. causing vessels to''ground
blowing down scaffolds and frames of houses
and causing much damage of minor import
ance, including the disabling of telegraph wires
in all directions. The most disastrous acci
dent was on the West Side, where the stock
house of the rolling mill, building three hun
dred feet long, ninety seven wide and twenty
eight high, with slate roof, was partly blown
down, causing the roof TO fall and bury foul
persons. One of them, Jno. b. Jones, was
fatally hurt. Three escaped with serious bu
not fatal injuries. The roof fell about noon
The pecuniary damage is comparatively light
FURTHER FROM CHICAGO.
O6IcAao, Oct. 1.-THE wind continued
throughout the day with somewhat less fore
than yesterday. 1t was far less disastrous O,
the lakes than might have been expected, be
cause a warning sufficient had been given t.
all or most of the craft to seek harbor. Th
only accidents of a serious nature reported
are the loss of the schooner B. w. Wells, Capt
Thierkautf, with iron ore from Escanaba, will
a crew of eight persons, which foundered of
this port last night, and as none of the GREY
has reported, it is presumed all were lost. 1t
masts and spars were sighted thi
morning, but no trace of any of its crew
Many minor accidents incidental to the hig
wind, are coming to light, SO that the damag
will in the aggregate be heavy in this vicinity
The force of the wind seems to have been mos
marked about the space included in a radiu
of one hundred miles from Chicago but th
blow itself has, according to telege ans receiv
l.