The river press., 1886-11-24
FREAKS OF THE BLIZZARD.
The Storm Very Severe and General
~""@ in the Northwest.
Railroad Trains Stuck in Snow Drifts in Da-
kota-~Twcaaty Degrees Below Zero
.Y .mM@ in Colorado
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suecial to the River Press.
CHICAGO, November 17.-Ever since
O'Clock last night steady drizzling rain
has been falling. Reports received at the
signal office have shown that from every
station east Of the Mississippi rain is re-
ported, while from all stations west colder
weather and snow is chronicled. Through
out Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota snow
storms are prevailing. Much colder tenn
perature and snow is predicted by the sig
nal service officer at Chicago and vicinity
within twenty-four hours. Telegraphic
communication is seriously delayed III all
directions. -@. .-.a...-....m.1
A TRAIN sNoW-BOUND.
SIOUX CITY, November ia train
with 100 passengers on board is snow
bound eleven miles west of Canton, OAK,
the passengers being fed from small sta
ton near by. The Milwaukee railroad is
lined with engines in drifts.
FOOT OF SNOW.
OMAHA. November 17.-The snow storm
which began yesterday morning continued
all day and night and is still in progress
this afternoon. About a. foot of snow has
fallen. 1t is blowing a blizzard since
early this morning and every railroad is
more or less blockaded. Travel is entirely
suspended. The storm is general through
out Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyo-
ming. - @0
TWENTY DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
DENVER, November 1.-THE light snow
which fell in Colorado Monday and Tues
day proves to be much heavier in western
Kansas and Nebraska. The west-bound
Kansas Pacific mail is snow-bound at
Brookville since Monday. The east
bound train, delayed at Hugo, is expected
through tomorrow. No Burlington train
has arrived since yesterday; it is expected
to get through tonight. The thermome-
ter here is Do below zero; other portions
of the state vary from this to 200 below.
A BLIZZARD AT ST. PAUL,
ST. PAUL, November 17.-SnoW began
falling yesterday morning and continued
the day through, though the fall was light.
After midnight last night, however, a gem
eral blizzard set in and this morning the
people found the streets and sidewalks
badly blockaded so that travel is next to
impossible. Reports indicate that the
blizzard began in the western part OF this
state and swept east and south through
Wisconsin and Iowa. Railroad travel is
greatly impeded and the street cars lind It
almost impossible to run. The wind is
blowing hard and drifting the snow. No
such storm has occurred SO early in the
season for years.
q STILL, WORSE AND MORE OF IT.
ST. PAM. November 17.-The snow
storm which began here Monday night
has now % p. n.y. been raging for nearly
forty-eight hours and shows no sign OF
abatement. Street cars have not been
running in either St. Paul or Minneapolis
to-day. and all transcontinental roads are
from three to six hours late. While the
storm seems to be general throughout the
northwest it is most violentin southern
4 Dakota.
4 A Sioux Falls special says: More sno"
has already fallen than during the entire
season Of last winter. The wind is blow.
ing a heavy gale from the north and drift
ing the snow very badly. Trains on near.
" all the roads are abandoned. The tenn.
perature is at zero and falling. There i
also strong electrical disturbance. a
Canton, Eagan and other points in tbs
I state the storm is no less severe.
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