Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-18
WINTERS RETURN.
Five Passengers in a Stage Coach
Fatally Injured by Snow Slide.


Fatally Injured by a Snow Slide.
DENVER, Col, Nov. 17.-Late last even
ing stage containing nine passengers.
that left Leadville yesterday morning for
Aspen, was caught in a snow slide on the
top of the mountain fifteen miles from
Aspen, and the entire outfit was carried
over precipice 300 feet high. A relief
party from the home stage station sue
ceeded in digging the passengers out OF
the avalanche. Four were unlnjured but
Robert Dwyer, Christopher Conn, Duncan
G. Robertson, |. A. Berkwell and Lille
Mcpherson are expected to die. AS the
telegraph wires to Aspen are down, on
account of the severe storm last night,
further particulars cannot be had for
some time.
ZERO AT SIOUX FALLS.
SIOUX FALLS, OAK, Nov. IA storm
is in progress here. Snow has been fall
ing steadily for eighteen hours and there
are no signs OF abatement. A strong
northwest gale is blowing. The tenn
perature is about zero.
SEVERE IN IOWA.
WATERLOO, IA, Nov. 1.-THE first
snow storm of the winter was reported
at points In the NOrthern and Western
parts of the State to-day. On the Illinois
Dodge and Sioux City are reported full Of
snow. Snow plows have been sent out to
clear the tracks. Trains are delayed and
the storm is very severe in the Western
part of the State.
BLIZZARD AT ST. PAUL.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Nov. l7.-Snow began
falling early yesterday morning and con-
tinued all day, though the fall was light.
Alter midnight last night, however, a
genuine blizzard set in, and this morning
people found the streets and sidewalks
badly blockaded so that travel was next
to impossible. REPORTS indicate that the
blizzard began In the western part OF this
State and swept east and south through
Wisconsin. Railroad travel is greatly
impeded and street cars find 1t almost
impossible to run. The wind is blowing
hard and drifting snow as fast as the
streets and walks are cleared. No such
storm has occurred so early in the season
for years.
NO SIGNS OF ABATEMENT.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Nov. II, p. M.-The
snow storm which begun here Monday
night has now 60 this EVENING" been rag
ing nearly 4S hours and shows no signs of
abatement. Street cars have not been
running in either st. Paul or Mnneapo-
lis to-day. While the storm seems to be
general throughout the Northwest it is
most violent in Southern Dakota. A Sioux
Falls special saws that more snow
has already fallen there than
during the entire season last winter. The
wind is blowing a heavy gale from the
north and the snow is drifting very badly.
Trains on nearly all the roads are aban-
doned. The temperature is at zero and
falling. There is also strong electrical
disturbance. Canton, Eagan and other
points state that the storm is no less Sc
we're there.
TRAIN SHOWED IN.
CANTON, OAK, Nov. ia train with
100 passengers on board is showed in
eleven miles west of here. The passen-
gers are being fed from small station
near by. The Milwaukee railway is lined
with disabled engines in snow drifts.
RAIN EAST AND SNOW WEST.
CHICAGO, Nov. IL Ever since O'Clock
last night a steady drizzling rain has been
falling. Reports received at the signal SER
vice Office show that from every station
east of the Mississippi rain Is reported,
while from all stations west colder
weather and snow Is chronicled.
Throughout Iowa, Wisconsin and Mime
sofa severe snow storms are prevailing.
Telegraphic communication is seriously
delayed In all directions.