Daily globe., 1881-02-06


taans and the Lakes-sample storm Re-
ports-Wind Forty to Fifty Miles an
Hour Threatened Fuel Famine in Iso-
Lated Frontier settlements.
The Florida zephyr which reached the
Southern counties Of this State thursday
and, proceeding northward, continued
to toy with the snow Friday, was an una
bated nuisance yesterday-worse than
anv Alaska breeze experienced this season
in blocking the railroads.
The Duluth passenger tram consisting
of two cars was sent out from St Paul at
7:45A. NJ. Yesterday with three locomotl-
YES. but at p NJ. had only reached Forest
Lake, twenty miles out. IN that distance,
however, it had passed through most of
the deep cuts on the road and the road
from there to Buluth the track was
thought TO he in fair working condition.
The Rush City train was held here few
hours, waiting for an engine to return
from bucking snow drifts between here
and White Bear The St. Paul train left
Duluth on time but was
DELAYED by broken wheel. 1t was
expectedi to arrive here at late hour
last night. All freight trains were sus-
pended and only one passenger trip was
made between White Bear and Stillwa
ter. The Taylors Falls branch was but
little Obstructed.
The Northern Pacific trains which lett
here Friday evening and yesterday morn
ing were stopped, the former at Anoka
and the latter at Fridley. Yesterday af-
ternOou team Of three locomotives was
sent out after them, and they were brought
back last evening. The train due here
Yesterday m0rling was, at p. NJ, stalled
between Waja5 and Sauk Rapids. At the
same hour the train which left Fargo in
the morning for st. Paul was approach
ing Brainerd and the trains from Fargo
west and Bismarck east were moving
along nearly on time.
The St. Paul s. Manitoba COM
pany suspended al It's trains yes
terday, except passenger trains between
ST. Paul and Minneapolis, and it was
not easy to open and keep open that short
line The first morning trains were sew
cral hours in making the run usually
made in thirty seven minutes, and it was
not till II A. NJ. that regular time could
be resumed. The management OF this
road, upon considering the discourag-
ing reports from all along It's roads re-
ceived Friday evening, concluded it best
not TO take passengers out into the prai-
ric country while the wind and snow
storm continued, and accordingly sus-
pended all through trains for the day.
What will be attempted to-day will de-
pend upon weather reports to be sent in
Mt IN oarlV hOuT this morning
The Minneapolis Sc st. Louis trains
were wholly suspended yesterday and the
road was said to be in many places almost
hopelessly buried under the drifting
SHOWS.
The Hastings g. Dakota division of the
Milwaukee & St. Paul railway was wholly
suspended with no intention of trying to
open it until the wind goes down.
The st. Paul. Sioux City and Omaha
divisions Of the the St Paul & Omaha
line were wholly suspended, and the
superintendents were agreed that it
would be useless to start out any train on
any part Of the line or it branches. On
the divisions named the wind was from
the northeast, blowing twenty TO fifty
miles an hour
The Winona 6 st. Peter, and its Fort
Pierre extension, and branches, were no
worse off than q week ago; but all that
had been gained in weeks hard work
was lost in night, and yesterday no at
tempt was made to combat the elements.
The Southern Minnesota division of
The Milwaukee & st Paul was reported
biockaded all along the line.
The Iowa & Minnesota division was
suspended for the first time this winter.
The Train which started out from here
yesterday morning was ordered back
from Manitoba Junction
The River. division of the
Milwaukee & ST Paul railway
was the only road on which any
trains were run with regularity yester-
day The morning and noon trains from
Chicago arrived here Oh. time, but the
former was delayed il its progress to
Minneapolis several hours by ten feet
drifts in the deep cuts on the Short line.
In the afternood the Short line local
trains were run with their usual regu-
iarity The east-b bound passenger trains
left here, noon and evening, on time, and
at last reports were keeping up the sched-
uc.
On the Eastern division of the st. Paul
81 Omaha line serious Obstructions were
encountered, mostly between st. Paul
and Eau Claire The train from Chicago
due in the morning came in at l2:15,
about six hours late, and the noon train
out met with fresh drifts and at last re-
ports was losing time The train due last
evening had not passed Elroy at p NJ,
which would indicate that there are snow
drifts IN central and southern Wiscon-
sin No trains were sent out last evening
and none is expected in this morning, but
the road can be opened in a few hours after
the storm has passed.
The North Wisconsin passenger train
was suspended at noon.
Passenger trains were got through to
Saltwater and River Falls, but irregu-
tarly.
Storm Reports From the Omaha Line.
The weather conditions yesterday were
substantially the same throughout Mime
sofa and the adjoining States and Terri
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