Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-01-13


all along the line, and st. Paul people
may confidently look for pleasant day
to-day, with marked tumble in the
towards evening. There is
a warm belt Of air north Of Garry and
Vincent and if that happens to hit st.
Paul, OF course there will be rise in
stead of fail OF temperature this after
neon. The chances at present are best
for q rise. The amount of snowfall here
was .O4, and the local mean thermometer
six degrees above. The snow, while
fierce aud bloWy at times yesterday, was
not severe ut any point heard from.
The snow storm on the various railroad
lines did not pan out so handsomely
after all IN the matter of brockades, etc.
Snowfalls were reported IN the morning,
but they we're generally light and stop.
ped either at noon yestel day or early in
the afternoon. At l 40 p. M, the Omaha
line, Nebraska division, reported cloudy
and cold; Sioux City division the same,
west of Heron lake; east of Heron lake,
light snow and some drifting, but with
out detaining trains; slight snow at st..
James; light snow at 4 4p. m., between
Mankato and st. Paul. On the eastern
division, between st. Paul and Hudson,
there was some bother to freight trains
by the snow, and between Hudson and
Baldwin. There was drifting between
Lake Elmo and Saltwater and between
North Wisconsin Junction and Robert:
on tho northern division there was snow
at Gable and also at Shell Lake, but
freight trains made fair time. Passenger
trains we're on time. On the st. Paul and
Duluth there was snow all along
the line, and some drifting, but
without OBTAINING passenger trains.
It was heavy wheeling, how.
ever, for freight trains. At Duluth
the thermometer registered 20 deg. above
On the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
there was light snow on the Breckin.
ridge division and on the Fergus Falls
division, but the snow fall stopped at
p. m. On the northern division it was
cloudy and mild, without snow. On the
Northern Pacific there was considerable
snow on tho Minnesota division, and
some snow on the Dakota division. At
Little Falls the mercury was at zero al
s a. m. yesterday; Fargo, cold and
showing; Bismarck, clear and warm
Glendive and Miles City, both, 80 deg
above. On the Iowa & Minnesota divi.
sion of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Panl there was light snow, with trains
on time. According to the reports re-.
ceived from the Milwaukee & st. Paul
offices, the storm was pronounced severe
| without causing detentlons, but the off.
cials would not venture an opinion as to
the final effects.
Winona, Jan. 9-The Morning Tribune
has specials from points in southern
Minnesota stating that terrific blizzard
is raging throughout the entire section
contiguous to the Winona & st. Pete,
and Dakota Central railroads. Those
reports are also confirmed at the genera
Office of the lines in this city, and gen
eral suspension of business on account
of the storm has resulted. The passen
ger trains west from here this morning
were unable to proceed further than 81
Peter, and are now standing there o.
the track. It has showed heavily ant
the wind has filled all the cuts and passe
with drifts, making it impossible TO
trains to run. At point between Lew
iston and Utica, about twenty miles ives
of here, the east bound passenger trail
and accommodation freight are stuck ii
the snow. They are shovelling will
as big crew as obtainabl
and may yet get through by daybreal
Passengers arriving on the Chicago es
} press destined for points west of here ar
at the hotels, the train having been SUI
pended on this point. Another passer
ger train due here this morning has bee
suspended at Watertown, D. T. Tw
: engines with snow plows are stuck in
snow drift near Lake Benton, and oil
unable to go either way. Supt. Sanborl
who happened to be at Sleepy Ey
started east with two engines and sno
l plow, but could get no further than Ne
Ulm, although he had large crew
men. All freight trains are suspende
. The blizzard came on suddenly, and
! it was totally unexpected, it caugl
/. thousands of people unprepared, and
8 is feared will entail many disastrous :
;, suits, although it is not yet too early
7 state positively that such is the case.
b is. however. the worst storm of veal
o and seems to spread from the Miss
q sippi to the Missouri river, distance
- about $50 miles.