The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-14
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on the railroads extending west from
this point is almost complete.
Local passenger trains are being run
to Topeka on the Santa Fe and Union
Pacific roads, and to Atchlson over the
Missouri Pacific and Burlington and
Missouri River roads. Otherwise the
western traffic is at standstill.
No trains are moving on the Southern
Kansas line.
The Council Bluffs road to Omaha is
still open. though laborIDg under diff
cultIes.
On the overland roads several through
trains are laying snoWbound at way sta
lions.
Owing to high winds and intense cold
1t is impossible at present to clear the
track and it Is expected that the general
blockade cannot be raised before ne Xt
week.
So tar as known delayed passengers
are being we'll cared for and reports OF
suffering are considered unfounded.
The lines running east from here have
not been seriously affected, through
trains are generally t-om one 10 three
hours late.
The Fort Scott & Gulf road is In good
condition.
Of 6 train load of hogs that arrived
here today, seven car loads were frozen
to death. A stock train is reported block.
AIDED between Atchison and this city on
the Missouri Pacific.
Telegraph wires to western points are
in q generally disabled condition snd IN
many cases communication is cut of en-.
tirely or maintained only by circuItous
routes.
The mecury in this city stands at II
below zero tonight, and q strong wind
blows from the plains. The full sever
Ity of the storm, however, has not been
felt here.
CLAY CENTER, Kas., Jan. S.-The Sc
verest blizzard that has visited this part
OF the country for several years is now
raging. Heavy snow fell the greater
part of last night and Il now drifting
badly.
THE NORTHWEST.
CHICAGO, Jan. S.-The blizzard raging
at present throughout Illinois, lows,
Kansas, Nebrasks, Dakota and MINES
ota Is declared TO be OF wider extent and
more fierce in character than has been
known for years, and all western trains
are behind time. Many have been
showed in aud abandoned. Very little
can be learned concerning them or OF
the effects of the storm owing TO the
blowing down of telegraph poles and
wires and the stOppsge OF telegraph
communication
The temperature throughout Dakota
is stated to be from 20 TO 40 degrees be-
low zero, with q wild blizzard blowing.
A telegram from Fargo says the ther-
mometer reglstered 81 below at noon
yesterday and was described a. the
toughest experience that city had yet
had in the way of boisterous weather.
Bismarck reported high wind with
the thermometer 35 degrees below zero.
4 high wind is prevailing at Sioux
City and the temperature is 20 degrees
below zero.
Omaha registered 20 degrees below
zero. Telegraph communication With
Omaha has been cut of nearly ali
day.
California kilograms were being sent
by way OF 81. Paul and the Northern Pa
cific, with only one wire working.
A telegram from Des Moines. Iowa,
says the cold wave continued there with
& nigh wind and drifting snow. Ali the
through trains west Of there are block
sded and the branch roads are showed
under. The Chicago and Burlington
trains are stuck fast IN the drifts about
fifteen miles south of Des Aoines. The
Wabash road south from that city Is
badly drlfted. The IT. Dodge and BaT-
row gauge roads have been abandon
ed.
The snow storm prevailed throughout
Illinois but the weather has not been
very severe SO far but has been growing
colder tonight.
All the roads 20 Omaha are reported
practically blockaded in central Iowa
IN LOUISIANA.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. Especial dis
patches TO the PSodylIne repor the mer-
curry above zero as follows. being the
coolest ever known at each place:
Shreveport / Alexandria 9; New Iberis
IA; Franklin IL.
This is believed 10 be the coolest
weather ever experienced throughout
tbs sugar belt Of Louisiana, and fears
ere expressed that the cane stubble will
be killed. All points reported the mer-
curry as falling tonight.
AT DREyER-
DKEvER, Jan. e.-Ihe blizzard in
eastern Colorado. Kansas and Nebrasks.
which subsided Wednesday and allowed
the Snow blockade 90 be raised, was re-
neWed Wednesday night with crest
v1ger, demollaaing telegraph wires foz
miles, rediIiBg the cuts Of the Santa Fe.
Burlington, Union end Kansas FeciGel