St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-09
I'm the West.
AT DENVER.


cars crossing the brid5e.
I'm the West.
AT DENVER.
DENVER, Jan. S.-The blizzard in East
em Colorado. Kansas and Nebraska, which
subsidized Wednesday and allowed the snow
blockade to be raised, was renewed late
Wednesday night with great vigor, demol-
ishing telegraph wires for miles. reilling
the cuts of the Santa L e, Burlington, Union
and Kansas Pacific roads with snow and
sand to such an extent that all travel is
compelled to suspend, and not a single
train left Omaha or Kansas City for Den
yer yesterday. No trains have arrived
from the East or departed from here since
Wednesday night, when the temperature in
Colorado fell 140 between midnight and
o'clock. Very little snow fell during the
storm. Immense numbers of cattle have
been driven from the north by wind and
drifting snow towards the Arkansas river,
where they will have to STOP as the river is
not frozen 50 they can cross. No great loss
is expected. unless the cold continues two
or three weeks, Plenty OF grass is uncOy-
cred to keep them alive. To-day il has
been warm, the snow melting. andkthe
storm is thought to have reached its end.
AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. S.-The mer-
curry reached 15S below zero here to-day.
Through traffic here is entirely suspended
on the overland roads. though several local
trains are moving. The wind is still blow
ing steadily on the plains. rendering any
outdoor labor very difficult.
JUNCTION CITY. KAN.
JUNCTION CITY, Kan, Jan. S.-Thls
section was visited by the worst storm
Thursday and Thursday night known to
the oldest inhabitants. Thermometers at
Fort Riley registered 25 . below zero at Z
a. IN. to-day. Business of all kinds is al
most suspended. and railroad commun:ca-
tion has been cut off since Thursday morn
ing, not train arriving from any direction
since that time. The weather has moder-
ated somewhat this afternoon.
CLAY CENTRE, KAN.
CLAY CENTRE, Kan. Jan. S.-The
seyerest blizzard that has visited this part of
the country for several years is now raging.
Heavy snow fell the greater part of last
night and is now drifting badly.
In the south.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. S.-The signal
service office tonight reports the mercury
1879 above zero, being the lowest temper
ature recorded since the Office was estab-
lished here in 1872. Fears are entertained
that much damage will be done to orange
and other fruit trees by frost
New ORLEANS. Jan. Especial dis
patches to the Picayune report the mer-
curry above zero as follows, being the cold
est ever known at each place: Shreveport
l, Alexandria 9. New Iberia Il. Franklin
12. This is believed TO be the coldest
weather ever experienced throughout the
sugar belt of Louisiana. and fears are ex-
pressed that the cane stubble will be killed.
All points report the mercury as falling to-
night.
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. s.-The cold weather
which has been prevailing recently in the
West reached ST. Louis last night, and the
thermometer dropped rapidly from 500
above zero to So above. Snow began fall
ing about midnight and has been drifting
by fierce north wind. Advices from the
interior of the state are to the effect
that the cold weather is intense.
and many of the railroad lines have been
abandoned on account of the drifts of
snow.
The cold wave made its first appearance
about last night in the shape of a snow
storm. The thermometer this morning
to 80 below, according TO location, and the
wind sweeps through the streets at a veloc-
ity of from twenty-five to thirty miles per
hour. Reports from numerous interior
towns of Missouri and Central and Southern
Illinois are of uniform character, and note
winds and low temperature. but not much
snow. Railroad travel has been Obstructed
in all dire ctions, but so far as known at this
writing, there has been no serious detention
in this state or south of here. The Omaha
division of the Wabash is blocked. and
some of the branches of the Missouri, Kan
sas q Texas in Southeastern Kansas. are
seriously Obstructed, but the main line of
the road is in operation. Trains generally
are delayed from one TO three hours on The
Missouri roads, and Eastern trains are feel
ing the weather, but no serious detention
has yet been experienced. The full force of
the storm is said not to have been felt here
yet, and additional information may be OBJ
tanned later.
The blockade on the railroads extending
west from this point is almost complete.
Local passenger trains are being run to
Topeka on the Sante Fe and Union Pacific
roads, and to Atchison over the Missouri
Pacific and the Burlington g. Missouri
River roads. Otherwise Western traffic is
at a standstill. No trains are moving on
the Southern Kansas line. The Council
Bluffs & Omaha is still open, though labor
ing under difficulties. On the overland
roads several through trains are being snow
bound at way stations owing TO high
winds and intense cold. 1t is impossible at
present to clear the track and it is expected
the general blockade cannot be raised for
the next week. So far as known delayed
passengers are being well cared for and re-
ports of suffering are considered unfounded.
The Fort Scott a. Gulf road is in good con-
dition. Of a trainload of hogs that arrived
here to-day seven carloads were frozen to
death. A stock train is reported blockaded
between Atchson and this city on the Mis-
souri, Pacific. Telegraph wires TO Western