Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-17


of Trains-An the Railroads More or
Less Obstructed-Some of the Trains
withdrawn on Account of Snow and Ice
The Advices at Railway Headquarters
Here.
For several days little driblets of infor-
nation have sifted through the dispatches
from the west, to the effect that indications
of blizzard were visible in that section.
Yesterday morning the dispatches
from Grand Forks and that vicinity
were to the effect that the blizzard had ar
rived. From all the reports that could be
obtained from the railroad Offices yester-
day, it is safe to regard this is the worst
storm of the season. The temperature Of
the storm swept regions not as severe as it
was during the previous storms of the winter
but the wind is heavier and the snow
though not as abundant in quality is more
solid. The blizzard seems to have come
from the Rocky mountain region and ex-
tending across Wyoming, Colorado, Da-
kota and Nebraska, struck Iowa and Min
nesota yesterday. The effect seems to be
the same on the southern roads down as
far as Nebraska, as it is on the
Northwestern roads in the
northern part of Montana and Dakota, and
that is a suspension of business for the
time being.
THE UNION PACIFIC.
All trains on the Union. Pacific west of
North Platte have been abandoned. North
Platte is about three hundred miles west
of Omaha. There is no snow east of the
| former place. From North Platte
| this part of the storm swept
across Nebraska, and struck Iowa above
of it took turn up and along the western
| divisions of the
| CHICAGO, ST. PAUL & OMAHA
road. There is not much snow, that is,
rife blizzard, which picks up the old snow
as we'll as what little there is of the new
and packs it down on the road. The road
seems to be afflicted all the way through,
more or less, from Nebraska and Iowa to
Mankato, and everything was laid up, eveu
as far east as st. Paul, where the Sioux
City outgoing train that should have left
this city at $3.50 was abandoned. The
only train on this road
that attempted to move was
No. 4. This train at 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon was this side of Mankato trying
to get through to st. Paul, and it was
thought she might get through sometime
during the night. She had two engines at
work to drag her through. The
weather at that time growing
colder and all along around that
section the mercury showed from
5 to below. The telegraph lines
were loaded down with snow and ice and a
good deal out of order. The morning
train west on the Sioux City went
through snow drifts from five to six feet
deep. The following dispatch was sent at
II a. m, but did not get through to St.
Paul till about o'clock in the afternoon:
Nebraska division, IL a. M, Feb. 16,
| 18S3.-Blizzard north of Oakland and on
Norfolk branch. Not showing any south
of Tekomah, but blowing a gale. Above
| zero at Omaha. Storm reported very vio-
lent on the Union Pacific west of North
Platte and all trains abandoned. East of
there no trouble except from heavy wind.
Sioux City division, showing and blow
ing and drifting very bad.
ST. Paul division, showing, blowing and
drifting very bad.
Eastern and northern divisions, cloudy,
damp, windy. Showing west of Baldwin.
The above is the situation on the western
part of the Chicago, St. Paul & Omaha
road. The train that should have arrived
here at II 80 was stuck at Worthington.
There was no trouble on the eastern divis-
ion yesterday.
THE ALBERT LEA ROUTE.
This road was closed up by water on
some point of the Rock Island road, and
all passengers were sent by the Chicago,
st. Paul & Omaha.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
This road was more or less troubled all
day. The storm struck the road the
worst between Jamestown and Lake
Park. One train was stuck fast at the
latter place; west of jamestown, the storm
was not quite so bad, The managers were
running the trains all the time, feeling
confident of getting through, perhaps with
some delay. The report all along is that
the storm is the worst of the season except
that it is not quite SO cold. The train due
at st. Paul yesterday morning had not left
Fargo at p. m. The weather was not
very cold, it being above at Mandan.
| ST, PAUL s. MANITOBA.
Dispatches from the northwest on this
road represent the wind as coming from
the northwest and very severe, and con
tinualIy growing colder. The storm was
working down towards st. Paul. No new
snow is spoken of but there is plenty of
the old snow, and it is drifting badly. On
the Breckenridge extension the trains were
suspended between Fargo and Grand
Forks. The Winnipeg trains are all right
The night train left as usual last night and
went by the Fergus Falls division.
THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL.
This road is suffering from the blizzard
which is sweeping all along the Hastings
& Dakota road and blocking up everything.
The Owatonna train yesterday afternoon