The Portland daily press., 1886-01-09
WESTERN BILLIARDS..
Trains Showed in and Business sus-
pended on Western Railroads.
Coolest Weather Ever Known in the
Louisiana Sugar Belt.
Thermometer Registers as Below
Zero in Minnesota.

CHICAGO, Jan. S.-The blizzard raging al
present throughout Illinois, Kansas, Nebras-
ka, Dakota and Minnesota, is believed to be
of wider extent and more fierce in character
than known before in years. II western
trains are behind time, and many have been
showed in and abandoned. Very little can
be learned concerning them or Of the effects
of the storm, owing to the stoppage OF tele-
graphic communication. The temperature
throughout Dakota is stated to be from ~ &c
400 below zero, with wild blizzard blowing
A telegram from Des Moines, Iowa, says
the cold wave continues there, With hish
wind and drifting snow. All through trains
west of there are blocked, and the branch
roads are showed under chicago ana bur. bur,
lington trains are stuck fast in drift about
10 miles south of Des Moines. The WaDasn
road south from that city, is badly drltted.
The Fort Dodge narrow gauge read mas
abandoned its service, and all the roads TO
Omaha are reported practically blockaded ID
Iowa.
COUNCIL GROVE, Oak, Jan. S,A AIissou-
ri-Pacific passenger train was wrecked by
snow in Downing cut, about eight miles
north of here last evening. Conductor
Brown and Mail Messenger Pullman started
to walk back to this place for assistance, but
in crossing bridge Pullman slipped and fell
breaking his leg. Conductor Brown carried
him to this city, Il distance OF several miles,
the wind blowing a blizzard and the ther-
mometer 23o below zero. The train buried
in the snow bank was all right, and was
brought back here this morning. The pas
sengers were comfortably cared for b. taa
train men.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. Slate this afternoon,
during q heavy snow storm, the front and
middle part of large four-story warehouse
occupied by H. p Forwood u CO., Trabue d
Co.. and j. b. Balforth & Co., all cotton and
commission merchants, fell suddenly, and
OVerturning stove started obstructive hre.
The building was filled with cotton, tobacco,
molasses and dry goods for storage, and was
burned to the ground. The third floor, stored
with cotton, gave way, falling to the second
floor. which in turn fell. and then, after tot
tering moment the whole front and middle
part of the building fell towards and block
AIDED half the street; Eleven persons We're
in the building when the third floor fell.
Seven men were ON the second floor, but
they escaped by jumping from window. 1t
is thought Charles Stamf0rth, cOlored pOr-
ter, was caught and killed by the falling
walls. Mr.. Wright, manager OF the place,
were in the offices on the first floor, and
started for the door, but it is believed they
are still in the wreck.
ST. PAUL, JAN S.-The lowest tempera-
ture reported is at st. Vincent, Minnesota,
4So below zero, with a wind velocity of 20
miles an hour. A slight moderation is re-
ported from Helena and the surrounding
country, showing that the force of the wave
has been broken in that section. Reports
from the Northern Pacific railroad show n
temperature of from 250 to 32o below in Da-
kota and Montana.
New ORLEANS, Jan. Especial dispatches
report the mercury above zero, as follows:
Shreveport, 10; Alexandria, 90; New Iberia.
14o; Franklin, 12o This is believed to be
the coldest weather ever experienced in the
sugar belt of Louisiana, and fears are that
the cane stubble will be killed. All points
report the mercury as falling tonight.
TORONTO, Jan. 8.-The weather through
out Canada is very cold, the thermometer
ranging from 4o to 30o below zero. At Win
nepeg this morning the temperature was 3So
below, with strong northwest winds Trains
from the east, via the north shore route are
reported to be from to - hours late.