St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
THE STATE AT LARGE.
Blizzard Bulletins from, Various
Points Throughout Minnesota.

BRAINERD, Minn., Jan. PA driving
snow storm set in at late hour last
night and has prevailed all day long
with no indications tonight of a letup.
No trains have arrived here since last
night, and it is understood the blockade
extends clear through to Montana.
Business in the city is practically sus-
pended ON account of the heavy snow
fall. The train leaving st. Paul at s
this morning is expected to arrive here
at about midnight to- night. -.
AT CRooKSToN.
Special to the Globe.
CRooKsToN, Minn., Jan. 12.-Yester-
day morning the thermometer regis
tered A deg. below. and the air was ex-
tremely clear. This made tue weather
signal display of higher. temperature
with SNOW appear ridiculous, but at 6 D.
m. the thermometer had risen to zero
and it was showing lightly. By 10 p.
m. it was blowing bIiskly from the
southeast and showing hard. This
morning and all day it has been aboat
10 deg. above, but the wind has changed
to the northwest and regular blizzard
is now upon us with all it's fury. 1t is
showing hard and piling up in high, i'm
passable drifts. Travel about the
streets is almost suspended. The rail-
road officials have posted bulletins that
all trains are abandoned and there is no
mail to-day.
AT ADA.
Special to the Globe.
ADA, Minn., Jan. 12.-The worst bliZ-
Zard OF the season began last night about
8 so'clock, the wind blowing from the
south. This morning about g. o'clock
the wind leSsened and it began showing
heavily and continued until q D.. m.,
when the wind swung into the north
and began blowing the worst blizzard
we have had for many years past.
Trains OH the Manitoba are all aban-
doned, something that has not occurred
on this line for three or four years. The
thermometer now stands at Is deg. be-
low, and the air is so filled with SNOW
that the lights in the store windows can
scarcely be seen 100 yards distant.
AT LAKE BENTON. -
Special to the Globe. .-,--.E.s
LAKE BENTON, Minn., Jan. IA
terrible blizzard commenced last night
with the air full of soft snow coming
from the south. The east-bound pas
senger was stuck in drift two miles
east of Kent, between here and Tracy.
-Four freight trains are blockaded here.
AT about 3 O'Clock this afternoon the
wind suddenly changed to the north
west and the mercury dropped twenty
degrees. 1t is the worst storm ever
known here, and the prospects are for
the most terrible night ever expert
enced. No person or beast could pOssi-
bly, live to travel mile in this storm.
AT FERGUS FALLS.
Special to the Globe.
FERGUS FALLS, Minn., Jan. 12.-The
storm tonight is worse than since it
began yesterday. The. wind has been
from the south most of the day, but
about p. m. it changed to the north,
since which time the mercury has grad
ually fallen, and it is still showing very
hard. All trains on the Minneapolis s&
Manitoba have been abandoned or tied
up, none having arrived since D. m.
yesterday. Business has been pretty
generally suspended and no schools
called. Old residents consider this TO
be the worst storm they have witnessed
in this section since 1878.
AT CALEDONIA. ....4
Special to the Globe. 49,.
CALEDONIA. Mimi, Jan. 12.-The
worst snow storm yet this season has
prevailed since 10 a. m. to-day. A high
wind is very badly drifting the light and
dry snow. The country will be worse
blockaded than ever. The temperature
is rising. For so early in the winter we
have now the deepest snow for MANY
years. Trains are several hours late to
day.
AT CHATFIELD.
Special to the Globe.
worst storm of the winter has been rag
ing here all day. Luckily the wind was
in the southeast and the thermometer
above zero. or the weather would have
been terrible. The railroads are COM
pletely blocked. No trains in or out of
here to-day, the first time this winter
that we have failed TO get mail.
AT IITCHFIELD.
Special TO the Globe.
LITCHFIELD, Minn., Jan. II Snow
has been falling in large quantities all
day. No trains came through, though
the morning passenger reached Darwin
and went back. The country roads are
entirely blOckaded and it is impossible
to get information from any direction.
The day was not very cold, but a strong
southeast wind prevailed.
AT TRACY.
Special to the Globe
TRACY, Minn., Jan. 12.-The most Sc
we're storm known for years struck here
at p. m. The barometer fell very rap
| idly during last night and the storm has
been raging west all day. 1t comes from
| the northwest and is regular Old-tiine
blizzard. 1t will probably cause the
heaviest blockade since the hard winter
six years ago. The thermometer fell S
deg. in ten minutes when the storm
struck.
AT ST. CLOUD.
Special to the Globe.
ST. CLOUD, Jan. IA terrible biiz-
yard has hppn raging hdrn all dav with
the mercury 10 deg. below. Yesterday
it was 81 deg. below, being the coldest
day here this winter. All the trains
ore dalauad more Or laSS and Snme of