The Indiana State sentinel., 1886-01-13
A HOWLING BLIZZARD,
The Worst for Many Years, Sweeps Over
the Entire Country
The Coldost Weather Ever Known in the
South and Southwest = Furious Snow
o Storms in the East-Much Damage
and Loss Anticipated.

the cold is not SO intense as that which has pre-
vailed west and north. At6 o'clock this morning
the murcury registered 10 degrees above zero in
the city and has since risen to 4 degrees. Omaha
is reported at % degrees below zero and clear 1t
is. still blowing hard in Central Iowa. with the
thermometer registering 23 degrees below zero
atIDes MOines. st. Paul is Is degrees below zero.
The embargo railroad travel in Central Iowa
has not yet been raised. The railroads have
ceased selling tickets to Omaha, and, unless the
situation improves during the day. no through
passenger trains expected to leave
for the West tonight. The lowest point reported
by the Signal Service this morning was at Min
nedoga, ON the Canadian Pacific Railway in Man
itoba, where the thermometer registered 81 de
grees below zero Winnipeg Is quoted A below
The receipts of live stock at the yards here this
morning were light No cases OF freezing are re,
ported. The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
and the Burlington have not had a train from
Council Bluffs since Thursday, and these trains
are abandoned for the present The st. Paul train
OF the former road was an hour and quarter late
this morning, as was the eastern train on the
Fort Wayne. The Illinois trains ON the Burling-
Island Road the far western trains all late but
the Lake Shore folks claim that the storm has not
interfered with them, The Northwestern officials
report their trains west of Marshalltown all aban
doned. Freigt trains on all divisions are delayed
except within a radius os 100 miles Of this city.
Suburban trains are not interfered with.
The telegraph officials state that the storm was
more destructive in Iowa than they have known
before in many years. A sleet storm on Tuesday
swept down poles and wires from Northern Iowa
to Southern Kansas, and before the lines could be
restored the present fierce storm broke, complet-
ing the work OF destruction. For q time yesterday
very few lines were available in Iowa. but the sit
uatiOn has since begun TO improve somewhat.
The cold has been so intense, in addition, that it
Four engines were sent out from Omaha this
morning with gangs OF repairing hnemen, and
the service west of Omaha is showing some signs
lmDrOYemRnt- There
railway companies being able to relieve their
snow-bound trains in Central Iowa.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 9.-The mercury early this
morning marked % degrees below zero; with the
wind blowing strong enough to make anything
but pleasant travelling At this hour the mercury
stands 10 below zero. The weather is clear. No
trouble is reported on the railroads running west
and north of here. All the trains on the Iowa
and Minnesota division OF the Milwaukee divi
sion of the Milwaukee Road has been abandoned
because of snow drifts. Trains on all roads south
and southeast are delayed. While the cold has
not been so intense as year ago, IL has been fel
more severely because of its bliZzardy character
The indications point to another very cold night
Signal Oflicerr Lyons says every indication
shows that the force of the cold wave is broken,
but matter of fact it will be some timo before
the weather will become very moderate. At
present the mercury registered above. which
shows that the has left this part OF the coun
try and Is travelling down the Mississippi Valley
The wave will probably strike Chicago tonight or
tomorrow morning, and travel thence eastward
The lowest point reached was at Minnedoso
Manitoba, where the mercury. registered 50 de
The rise in the temperature in the Norshwest will
be quite perceptible by tomorrow. The weather
reports from railroads differ but little from those
Of the Signal Office The Manitoba roads report
that the wind has gone down and the therm0me-
ter also; Hallock, 3S below; St. Vincent, 10 below
Fargo A; Portland. AZ; Morris, 40; Wilniar 81;
st. Cloud, %. The st. Paul and Duluth reports
show at Whiteheart. l9 below; Rock Greek, 15;
Hinckley, 81; Northern Pacific Junction, 20. The
Northern Pacific from Brainerd to Fargo shows
from p to 81, the latter from Wadena. In Dakota
ii averages 30 the Missouri division 25 to 49, Glen
dive, 80; Livingston, 10. The Omaha Road re-
ports to Is below on the Northern aud Eastern
Divisions. In Nebraska, 40 below, while at Bay
field, Wis, above is registered
MARsHAILTowN, Iowa, Jan. 9.-Last night
was the Severest experienced here in twenty five
years. The wind was blowing blizzard, and the
mercury was from q 10 81 degrees below zero.
All trains west and north OF here on all the lines
are showed in. The Northwestern has seven trains
in the snow west of this city, and will let no more
go out. The roads are open east and south, but
trains are demoralized. The wind has moderated
somewhat this morning but is still blowing Sc
verely, and the cold is intense. The thermometer
at noon marked % below zero.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 9-The sun shines
brightly to-day and the blizzard is ended East
ern trains arrived without serious delay, and the
Santa Fe and Union Pacific delayed trains are ex-
pected TO arrive tonight. The through trains on
those roads are also started West to-day The Bur
lington and Missouri River Road is expected to be
open by tomorrow. A train on the Southern Kan
sas road came in this morning The mercury here
was l50 below zero at O'Clock this morning, but
is not felt as it was yesterday, owing to the subsid
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-The furious Northwest
storm of wind and snow that broke on Staten
al II 0coSs s. tgs gh oTDng %ben 70 be M
wind moderated. The Staten Island ferry boat
Westfeld, Captain Catamour, on the midnight
trip from New York for the east shore landings
had terrible time. Nearly all the passengers
had to remain on board all night and were landed
at S o'clock this morning: After leaving New
vile at a. m, but the dock lights could not be
seen through the snow and the bell on the dock
could not be heard. When the boat finally
was made fast and only a few OF the gentlemen
passengers who made dangerous pier head
leaps got ashore. Captain Catamour went
assuring them that they could remain cOmforta-
bly, on the boat until morning. The water was
very rough and the ferry boat rolled heavily II
was attempted TO moor the steamer off the Ameri-
can docks but she Mould % not stay there o g3deI @
ton landing. As IL was impossible TO reach II
safely the boat starred up the stream towards
more passengers than usual, and about sixty gen.
tlemen and ladies were obliged TO remain on the
boat until this morning. The boats are running
regularly this morning. Telegraph ana tele-
phone wires are down. and railroad travel ismuch
impeded.
unabated Jury still continued during the day.
| Ii was accompanied by very high wind, which
caused drifts in sheltered places. 1t also had the
tent and the ferry boats took about double their
usual time to make trips. Travel on the Elevated
Railroad was slso attended with slight delays
The greatest delay, however, was met with in the
street car travel. Sweepers and snow plows were
brought into use, and the teams were
was general dinicuity in getting along
Blockades frequently occurred by cars becoming
derailed The storm seriously interfered with the
prompt arrival of the regular mails at the posi-
office in this city. The New York Central mails
due at 6:55, and the go from the North and
West arrived at S:l5a q. m. The Pittsburg mails
| due at 714 and $40 a. m, did not get in until
afler noon. The Erie mails were nearly three
hours late. The Southern mails, due at 40 and
6:1S, came in at IL O'Clock. The Boston mails
| were hour and As mnntes late, and the mail Wis
Providence due at 7:45 a. m, did not arrive till
| after noon. A number of vessels parted their
| hawsers and went floating at the mercy of the
/ wind and tide. At least two are missing, and
| have probably fiOated out TO sea.
BOsToN, Jan. 9.-The tug Confidence, OF the Bos
| ton TOwboat Company, left this port at o'clock
| last night, having tow lighter on which were
| forty men. On the tug In addition TO her regular
i crew of five men were Captain Duncan and his
corps of divers The tug and lighter were bound
/ for Woodshall to the relief of the wrecked BARI
| hex The lighter was fastened to the tug by 9
small hawser. Nothing has been heard from the
are felt for their safety as IL is not believed tina
the tug could have carried the lighter through
the terrible gale of last night All the wires are
| tained by telegraph. II is possible that the tua
| and lighter made harb0r somewhere between
| here and Woodshall.
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