Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-01-11
45 DEGREES BELOW.
The Storm in Canada Accidents on tho
Grand Trunk.

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! PoRT ARTHUR, Man, Jan 3.-The tenn
perature thislmorning was 45 degrees below
zero.
TORONTO, Jan. 3.-Reports from all sources
in the vicinity tonight show that the storm
is still raging. The roads are BADLY drlfted
and trains on all the railways delayed The
east bound express on the Grand Trunk
was thrown from the track at Glencoe this
evening through a switch bar breaking.
Little damage was done. A Grand Trunk
express ran off the track just west of Clinton
tonight and the engine and baggage car
were dtched. A collision occurred on the
Grand Trunk near Norton Mills this morn
Ing between snow pillow and a special
freight. One car of the latter was wrecked
Two freight trains on the Grand Trunk col
lided near Stevensville this forenoon and
both engines Ewere badlywrecked. The en-
ineersand flremen of both trains were SER
iously injured.
Ehe ST. Lawrence Rising.
MONTREAL, Jan. 3.-The st. Lawrence
rose about three feet to-day and is now
causing great deal of Inconvenience in the
lower parts of the CITY. All the manufactor-
shops being flooded. Six hundred mechanics
are thrown out of employment until the
water subsidies. An unknown man dsap-
peared in crossing canal and it is feared he
has lost his life. A further rise will cause
alarm as the inhabitants of the lower quar-
tiers of the city are now driven up stairs.
Low Temperature aud strong winds.
MINNEAroIIs, Mimi, Jan. 3.-The Their
moneter at Brainard to-day was at 30 lbelow
zero. In Minneapolis it stayed from 10 to
25 below with brisk wind.
NEwPoRr, II. l., Jan. 3.-The wind blew
60 miles an hour tonight.
BUFFALO, Jan. 3.-The storm which be-
gan in this section yesterday afternoon con.
tinues with undated fury of wind. A mod
crate amount of snow has fallen. Railroad
traffic is little ntcrfered with. The weather
is getting intensely cold.
Live Stock Rescued After Three Days
Exposure.
CHICAGO Jan. 4.-The severe weather
yesterday and last night delayed all the trains.
Eleven miles southwest of the stock yards
on the Wabash road stands stock train of
20 cars of furnishing and freezing live stock.
The train was showed under and stalled on
Tuesday night, since which time it is believ-
ed the animals have been without food or
water. A rescuing party drove within three
miles of the belated train and then abandon
ed the slcighs and attempted to walk the re-
mainder of the distance. Although several
engines have been sent down the train could
not be reached. The party returned. Sew.
eral of them were badly frost bitten.
A M taTr .I,l Il.
the snow bound train late this afternoon.
OF the 20 cars of live stock all the cattle but
two or three cars were hogs. Some of the cattle
were fonnd frozen and others partly frozen
were Immediately killed The remainder of
the cattle were cared for by the railroad COM
pany-.
At o'clock this afternoon the thermom-
eter stood at Is degrees below.
MIENEAroLIs, Jan. 4-The weather is in
tenseIy cold. The thermometer at noon was
30 below
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4.-Ralroad traffic is i'm
peded and trains are two to six hours late.
The river Is full of heavy floating ice.
ROCKFORD, Ill, Jan. 4.-The temperature
at eight o'clock tonight is 80 below.
MINSEAPoLIs, Jan. AT Brainerd at six
thus morning it was AZ below; at Fon Du Lac,
30 below, In this city tonight it is 25 below
and going down.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 4.-The steamer Wis
consn which left for Grand Haven, Mich,
Wednesday evening, failed to reach there
and after terrible exposure of 40 hours to
terrific gale and severe cold made this port
again at noon to-day She was covered with
ice three inches thick. The captain says
that he never before experienced like gale
on the lakes. The thermometer was 90 be-
low zero at p. m.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Thc thermometer here
is "a below at Rock Island, 20 below
Keokuk, Iowa, 10 below at points on the
Wabash narrow gauge, 30 below; at Des
Moines, Iowa, 80 ; Dubuque, %.
TORONTO, Jan. 4.-Repcrs from all sec
tions of Ontario show that the country roads
and railways are badly blocked Traffic is
almost suspended. On several lines all the
trains are abandoned.
MONTREAL, Jan. 4.-Iu-ccming railroad
trains are greatly delayed owing to snow on
the tracks.
y man named Johnston of Bromptop Gore
went from home for medicine for sick
child and lost his life in the snow His body
has been found.