The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-05
BORNIN \ BLIZZARD.


blizzard has been raging here the past
twenty-four hours. All freight tralaS
are abandoned and passenger trains are
working along with double engines and
snow-ploughs and are making very little
progress. The situation is worse than
during the recent storm. The present
one extends clear across the State, and
is more violent beyond Fort Dodge than
on this side. Southern trains are en-
pecteG to arrive without losing much
time. The mercury; however, Is above
zero.
A MAGNIFICENT TEMPLE DESTROYED.
MILwAUKEE, WIS, December 81
| Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, one OF
the finest edifices in the city, was totally
destroyed by fire at an early hour this
morning. Nothing but the bare stone
wall is left. Loss 100000. Insurance
| sSj, 1000. The building was erected in
1878 at a cost Of s200,000, The organ
was valued at SIS, 900. A fierce blizzard
was raging at the time and it was with
the greatest difficulty that the fire en-
oines reached the scene. No casualties
occurred.
church last evening before large audi
ence, and it is believed that the fire was
caused by over-taxing one Of the fur
naces in order to heat the great build
ing. A policeman discovered the flames
bursting from one of the windows,
shortly after $3.50 a. NJ, and gave the
alarm promptly, bat the fire had evl-
IDENTIFY been burning for hours, and the
building was soon a mass OF flames,
from the basement to the battlclnepts OF
the tall stone towers. The entire city
was brilliantly Illuminated, the north
ern portion being enveloped in shower
OF sparks and fire brands.
CHICAGO BLoCKADED.
CHICAGO. December 3l.-The biz
zard that howled in this Cit? yesterday
afternoon drove almost everybody off
the street and nearly blockaded traffic
throughout the city. The street cars
struggled along at long intervals. ln
the evening the mails were nearly all
from four to five hours behind time. The
streets were deserted at 10 O'Clock, and
a. that hour the intensity of the storm
was almost unprecedented in this loca-
tion. The wind shifted into the east
and was blowing at the rate OF thirty
miles an hour. Southern trains were
also greatly delayed, and at one time
were completely blocked by the snow
drifts.
DRIFTING SHOWS IN MINNESOTA.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, December 81.
The blizzard which set in yesterday
morning is still raging and is expected
to continue till tonight. The snow
falling, though continuous, is light, but
has drifted badly. Trains on all the
roads throughout the Northwest are
more or less delayed and on some roads
abandoned. Various points in Minnes-
ota and Dakota announce the worst
storm OF the season, accompanied by un-
usually low temperature.
WRECKED IN A SNOW STORM.
CHICAGO, December 3l.-The night
express for Milwaukee that left Chicago
at 1890 last night over the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railroad smashed
into freight train at SherRersville, III,
during ulinding snow storm. The en-
gne and mail car OF the passenger train
were derailed, with several freight cars;
making bad wreck and giving the pas
sengers severe shaking up. No lives
were lost. but Engineer Little was hurt
seriously and fireman unknown proba-
bly, fatally.
THE FREEZE IN VERMONT.
MONTPELIER, VT, December 3l.-
The cold wave reached this section early
last night. This morning the following
temperature is reported: At Barre, 80
below zero; Calias, go below; East
Calais, 800 below; Hardwick, 80 Eelow:
East Calais. go below; Hardwick, 80
below; MarShteld, 24o below; Montpelier,
32o below; Moretown, 800 degrees below;
Plaiutield, 80 below; West Randolph,
go below, and Stow, 800 below.
THE STORM IN IOWA.
DAVENPORT, IA. December 3l.-A
heavy snowstorm has been raging for
twelve hours. Over twelve inches Of
snow has fallen. Freight trains have
been generally abandoned and passenger
trains 60 forth with double locomotives.
THE SNOW IN VIRGINIA.
STANTON, VA, December Silt
has been showing heavily AL the morn
ing, and the indications are that it will
reach considerable depth, with heavy
drifting.
SNOW AND SLEET IN VIRGINIA.
LYNCHBURG. VA, December 81
Snow and Sleet have been falling i'll this
vicinity all day. Reports of the heayie>t
snow storm for years come from south
west Virginia.