Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-09
BIG BLIZZARDS BLOWING.
THE NORTHWEST IN AN OVER
COAT OF SNOW.

|
Mountain High.
CHICAGO, Jan. 8.--The blizzard now
raging throughout Illinois, Iowa, Kansas,
Nebraska, Dakota, and Minnesota, il
declared 10 be Of wider extent and fiercer
in character than has been known before
In years. All moving western trains are
behind time. Many other trains have
been showed in and abandoned. Very
little can be learned concerning the
| abandoned trains or OF the future effects
of the storm owing to thebiowing DOWN Of
telegraph poles and wires, and the stop
| page Of telegraphlc communication. The
! temperature throughout Dakota is stated
to be 20 to 40 deg. below, with a wild
blizzard blowing.
WAY BELOW ZERO.
A telegram from Fargo says the Their
| mometer registered p degs. below at
noon to-day. Yesterday is described as
the toughest day in the experience OF the
! city. Bismarck reports high wind with
| the Thermometer 80 degs. below.
A high wind Is prevailing at Sioux City
and the temperature is 20 degs. below
Omaha registered 20 degs. below.
| Telegraphie communication with Oma-
ha has been cut off nearly all day.
! California kilograms were being sent
via st. Paul and the Northern Pacific,
with only one wire working.
! THROUGH TRAINS BLOCKED.
A telegram from DesMoines, la, says
! the cold wave continues there, with a hig h
| wind aud drifting snow. All Through
! trains" west Of there are blocked, and
branch roads are showed up.
The Chicago and Burlington trains are
! stuck fast in a drift about fifteen miles
! south Of DesMOinos. The Wabash read
| south OF that city is badly drifted.
The Fort DO>ge narrOw-guage road has
! been abandoned.
A snow storm prevailed throughout
! Illinois all day, but the cold weather has
| not Deen severe so far. 1t is, however,
| growing colder tonight. All the roads to
| Omaha are reported practically blocked
! in central Iowa.
ATLANTA's FIRST FLAKES.
ATLANTA, Jan. S.-The first snow of the
| season fell in Atlanta to-day. The ther-
mometer has fallen % degs. to-day. The
weather has been unusually mild until
! now, overcoats being scarcely used be-
I fore.
COLD IN MACON.
MACON, GA, Jan. S.-One Of the heav-
| lest rains ever seen in Georgia fell here
] idSJ n&kub anu LuiS morning. swelling al
the streams. At 2 o'clock this evening it
| cleared up, when slight shower OF snow
| fell. At O'Clock tonight it is freezing
cold.
COLD IN NORTH GEORGIA.
MARIETTA, GA, Jan. S.--Intensely cold
weather prevails throughout North Geor-
| gia tonight. The thermometer registers
| 20 degs. Everything is frozen.
SIX INCHES DEEP AT CHATTANOOGA.
| CHATTANOOGA, Jan. S.-Six inches of
! snow fell throughout this section to-day.
| Tonight at 10 O'Clock the temperature
was Is deg-a fan Of "A deg. in hours. 1t
is growing colder rapidly.
TWO PERSONS FROZEN AT MOBILE.
MOBILE, Jan. S.-fhe weather IS very
cold here. IL is the cOidest night ever re-
corded at the signal office. Two persons
have been found In the streets badly
frozen, but they win probably be restored.
A TRAIN BURIED IN A DRIFT.
COUNCIL GROVE, KAN, Jan. S.-A
| Missouri Pacific passenger train was
wrecked by the snow in Downing cut
about eight miles north, after passing
| here last evening. Conductor john, A.
Brown and mail messenger John Pullman
started TO walk back TO this place FOR
assistance. In walking over a bridge
near here Pullman slipped and fell. break
ing a bone Of his lett leg between the knee
and ankle. Conductor Brown carried
| him TO this city, a distance Of several
miles. The wind was blowing blizzard,
and the thermometer was % deg. below
| zero. The train was buried in a enOw
bank all night, and was brought back TO
this place this morning. The passengers
were all comfortably cared Tor by the
tTainmen. Pullman is doing we'll.
HowLING OF THE WIND.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. S.--The mercury
reached 10 degs. below zero here this mora
ing. Through traffic is entirely suspended
on the overland roads, though several
local trains are kept moving. The wind
is still blowing steadily on the plains,
rendering any outdoor labor very difficult.
SHOWING AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Jan. S--A cold wave struck
Memphis about daylight this morning. II
has been showing since TO O'Clock last
night, and bleak wind from the north.
west adds 10 the disagreeabie condition OF
affairs.
FOUR INCHES Al CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, Jan. SIT has been Snow
ing in this vicinity since 2 O'Clock this
evening, and about inches Is the average
depth tonight, with the snow still fall
ing. fhe temperature is about 20 deg.
above zero this evening, but is falling.
A LULL FOLLOWED BY A sysEEwAL.
DENVER, COL., Jan. s, If p. M.-Ihe
blizzards which have prevailed recently
throughout Eastern Colorado, Kansas
and Nebraska, subsidized on Wednesday 80
that the snow blockade could be raised,
but we're renewed late on Wednesday
with great yigor. Telegraph lines were
demolished for miles. and cuts
on the AtchisOn, Topeka and
santa Fe. Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy, Union Pacific. and Kansas
Pacific railroads we're rehlled with snow
ana sand " such an extent aa 20 compel
suspension Of travel. Not a single train
left Omaha or Kansas City for Denver
yesterday. No trains have arrived here
from the East nor departed hence since
Wednesday night, when. between mid.
night and O'clock. .ho temperature fell
"A deg. throughout Colorado.
LOUISIANA sHfvERING.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. special dis
patches report the mercury above zero ~
follows, being the coolest ever known nc
each place: shreveport ], Alexandria o,
New iberia ", Franklin ~. This IL be-
loved TO be- the oOldest weather ever ex-
perienced throughout the sugar belt Of
louisiana, aud fears are expressed that
the cane stDbble will be killed. All points
reports the mercury failing tonight.
WIDESPREAD m rHE NORrnwKsT.
CHICAGO, dan. .. a.m.-- From all points
ftF a. II