Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-01-06
THE STORM M,
Heavy Fall of Snow and strong
Wind Outside of Dal<0ta-Kaiiroad
xlnct.

Heavy Fall of Snow and a Strong
Wind Outside OF Dalxota-Raiiroad
Blockade.
Sioux City Journal, 9th: The storm
which began Saturday night continued
through the day Sunday and until late
yesterday afternoon. The snow, which
fell In large quantities, was accompanied
by high wind coming from the north
west, and by Sunday noon the streets,
on account of the huge drifts, were al.
most impossible. At that tune 1t was
found impossible to operate the street
cars, ana So they were sent to the barn,
where they have since renamed. While
the wind during the whole time was
very high, snow ceased to fall during
the night of Sunday, but what had al.
ready iallen was SO light that 1t was
carried before the wind i'll clouds, max
ing verltabie blizzard.
The Illinois Central road, in Iowa, is
completely blockaded. The tram that
should have arrived here from Dubuque
at 20 a. m. Sunday is still side-tracked
at Cherokee The train that started
east Sunday afternoon got no farther
than LIE Mars, where 1T still remains
a snow plow is reported as being ditch
| ed near Remsen. All trains on the Iowa
division were abandoned Yes
terday, and 1t was decided
not to make II move towards
opening the road until the storm sub.
sides. Agent Hallook said that he had
not been informed as to the extent of
| the storm IN the eastern part of the
state, but presumed from the fact that
all trains were ordered abandoned that
| the storm was as bad there as it was In
the vicinity OF Sioux City.
On the Chlcago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha road the tralp IRON the
north yesterday morning was about two
hours late on account of snow found be-
, tween LeMars and Sioux City. The
train Tor the north which leaves here at
8 II ~, lett about an hour and bali
late but got through all right, finding no
| trouble beyond LeMars. During the
day the hue was cleared and the trains
from the north were on time last night.
Train men yesterday morning reported
no snow IN Minnesota and that they only
run into 1t after leaving Worthlngton,
coming south. No train was sent out to
| Hawar ,ten yesterday. Some snow is re.
ported between Alton and Hawardeu
out NOT enough to interfere with the
running OF trains.
The Sioux Falls passenger train got
out yesterday morning abont on time.
More snow was encountered in the yards
IN this city than at any other portion on
the line. An engine with an accommo-
| datlon coach was run out ahead of the
regular passenger train as far as Elk
Point. fhe regular freight train also
left later in the day. The train from
| Yankton came in about on time and ex-
perienced no difficulty from snow, but
little having fallen at Yankton. The
Sioux Falls train arrived last night on
time, and trainmen report but little
snow at Sioux Falls, not enough to in
terfere at all with trains.
The main line of the Milwaukee road
is reported blocked. A passenger train
is stuck in the snow near Rock Valley,
having been there since early yesterday
morning. West of Canton the fall OF
snow has been very light, not enough to
stop trains. The weather is cold and
| clear.
The Sioux City end Pacific was not at
all affected by the storm, trains, both pas.
sepger end freight, arriving and depart
| ing as usual.
The trains from Nebraska all arrived
| on time yesterday, There has been a
considerable fall of snow along the line
but not enough to interfere with travel
Lincoln, Jan. 4-Snow has ceased in
| this vicinity but the winds continue
though with less velocity. The blockade
is the worst ever known, and extends
from the Missouri river to points 1SC
miles west. Snow fences have been nc
protection. The snow has drifted over
them and across cuts twenty feet deep
1t will all have 10 be shoveled out, as il
is too hard for plows. The Burlington
main line has trains moving at snail's
pace, but all branches are closed for ten
days or longer The temperature is mild
not going below Is degrees above zero
There is no danger of famine in coal OIL
other necessities at any point unless an
other storm follows close on this one.
| Kansas City, Jan. 4-Oyerland trains
are all delayed on account of snow wes
of here. Trans were made up on tht
Santa Fe and Union Pacific IN western
Kansas to bring in passengers from thu
blockaded through lines. The weathe
is growing colder here tonight.