The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-23
THE COOLEST OF THE SEASON
The West and Northwest Suffering from
a Storm of Unusual Severity.
The Temperature Ranges from Zero to Forty
Degrees Below-DiScomfor of Railway
Travel in Capitalization To-Day.
VERY COLD WEATHER.
Railway Travel Greatly Impeded in the West
and Northwest.

Railway Travel Greatly lmpeded In the west
and Northwest
ST. PAUL, Mimi, JAN 22-The blizzard which
has been raging since last night is the worst
known among the railroads for years. In every
direction it is very cold, and the wind is blowing
at a terrific rate, filling the cuts. and in some
parts of the country making it impossible to keep
them clear long enough to run trains. Trains on
the Southern Minnesota division of the Milwau-
kee road have been abandoned. and on the Iowa
& Minnesota none will arrive until about 10
o'clock this evening; none are going out on this
line. On the river division heavy freight
train is stuck in snowdrlft near
Lake City, and great trouble is being expert
enced in getting it out. This has delayed the
through train from the east until it is now about
nine hours late. To the north trains are prac-
tically on time. though experiencing rough
weather. It is fifty seven degrees below zero at
ST. Vincent. On the western divisions of the
Milwaukee s. ST. Louis everything is all right
though there is more or less drifting. The sec
ond division of the ST. Louis south of Albert
Lea is abandoned. and their $50 train for ST.
Louis will not run until the storm sbates. ST.
Louis passengers are going on the evening train
The Burlington & Northern is also badly
blocked The Omaha is on time from the east
and about an hour late from the west The
Northern Pacific and Manitoba trains are on
time The weather is intensely cold in the
north and west. but there is no blockade.
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Jan. 22.--For sudden
ness and severity. the present blizzard has no
superiors and few rivals within the memory of
the Oldest inhabitant. At sunrice this morning
the mercury stood 33a degrees lower than at 10
o'clock last night or % degrees; at A. NJ. it
reached its minimum 26 below. and at noon it
had returned, under the influence OF the sun. to
only % below, making al extreme range for the
twentyfou hours ending at noon to-day of IS
degrees. The protection afforded by the build
ings of the town reduced the sensible force Of
the blizzard considerably. A few farmers who
fought their way in from the country report the
storm one of terrible severity.
ELLENDALE, D. T., Jan. 22-Last night
brought the coolest weather this winter. Snow
fell all night, accompanied by a strong north
wind, drifting the snow badly. The thermome
ter this morning was 400 below. The storm has
passed. and it is now clear
ST. PETER. Mimi, Jan. 22.-Another storm
has been raging since last night, and all trains
on the Winona & st. Peter railway have been
abandoned. The Thermometer is 800 below
AUSTIN Mimi, Jan. 22.-The worst storm of
the season is raging here commencing early
this morning Travel is entirely cut off by
drifting snow, and trains are abandoned. The
mercury is 80 below zero.
Sioux FALLS. D. T.. Jan. 22-Last nights
blizzard let up day, though the temperature
has fallen from zero to 25 below. The snow has
drifted badly and packed hard. All roads are
blockaded.
BIRD ISLAND Mimi, Jan. pa big blizzard
has been raging here since last night The Their
mometer stood 81 degrees below zero this morn
ing. 1t is the coolest storm yet this winter. All
freight traffic on the Hastings & Dakota road
is suspended.
WINNIPEG, Jan. 22.-At Medicine Hat last
night, at o'clock the mercury registered al
degrees below zero. and at Fort Assniboine 40
below. It is cold and clear to-day. There is no
blockade.
DUBUQUE. Ia, Jan. 22-The mercury here is
twelve to fifteen degrees below zero, aud still
falling. The railroads are blockaded worse than
at any previous time this winter. Trains on the
Illinois Central, west of here to Sioux City, were
moving to day. The snow, blizzard and block
ade, particularly on the western half of the road,
beyond Fort Dodge. is the seyerest
ever experienced. The passenger train
which left Sioux City on Thursday evening
was caught near Remsen, in drift
three thousand feet long and twenty feet deep.
Its engines are dead and no provisions for
those on board train are obtainable The Their
mometer in that portion of the State is twenty
three to twenty-six degrees below zero. Super
intendent Gilleas says it will take from three to
four days to open the road. On the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul a north bound passenger
train and three freights are in snow near Winona.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 22-All through
trains west are again abandoned, and business is
at a stand-still on the Santa Fe, Kansas Pacific
Burlington & Missouri River roads, except for
local trains. The Missouri Pacific to Omaha is also
blockaded above Atchison. The present ex-
perienee is the worst the Western roads have
known in many years. The Santa Fe road has
been cleared five times during the month. and as
often blockaded again partly from additional
SHOWS, but chiefly by high winds, which fill up
the cuts after the snow has been cleared. The
mercury is falling here tonight.