New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-16
THE STORM MAKING ITS WAY EAST

COLDER WEATHER IN THE MOHAWK VALLEY
CLEARING UP THE w STERN RAILROADS.
CANAJoHARIE n Y, Jan. 15-rho Western blizzard
struck the Mohawk Valley tonight In the forenoon
rain fell and It thawiug this evening. Now now
ever the mercury is approaching zero.
ALBERT Lea MINI. JAN 15Last night was the csldsst
Of the season. the going low 42o below
Ole Aggs. OF Harland. this cousy was Irszsn 10
death last night
OMAHA, Neb, Jan. 15-The temperature Is rising
slswly here. Last night the thermometer registered
twenty and In parts Of the city thirty besw
zero Tonight II ranges between ten and twelve de-
greea Reports still coming In slowly that there
were q great many fatalities throughout tho state as
result Of .he The bodies of an old lady named
Mrs Chapman and grandchildren. who were lsstla
Thursday near Stuart, Neb. were found yesterday.
ST PAUL Minn Jan. 15.-Ths Manitoba and Northern
Pacific roads sent out their regular trains on their main
lines to- night Manitoba officials report their line clear
70 the boundary and the Northern Pacific is open to be-
ysnd tho Missouri River. The snow Is badly banked up
In the cuts however The Minnesota and Northwestern
train Chicago arrived to-day after ben. fsur days
OH the road The passengers report that their wants
were admirably provided for by the officials OF the road
ST. LOUIS, jan l5-Dispatches from dozen places In
Northern say the blizzard reached that part OF the
State yesterday afternoon and that the fell from
forty to sixtyave degrees high wind prevailed and
sleet and fell unprecedented manner. Ad-
vices Handle say the mercury fell to two
degrees above and that cattle drifting before
the storm and suffering much
NEBRASKA CITY. Nsb. Jan. 15.-Tne thermsmetsr reg
stered last the csldest in the history
sf the city. TIVE deaths from freezing are Reported
Emil (rOse,nan. "a farm laberer, Peru and child
OF a farmer In Hendricks Precinct
HELENA, Ment, Jan. 15.-rhis morning at O'Clock
the thermometer registered 45o bslew The high
point reached 25o below zero Al Belgrade east
OF here. 1t 500 below zero Friday night with stock
sufe Dispatches to The independent frsm Northern
Monta abatement IN the esd with westerly
winds and prospect Of chinook Railroad trahc Is stu
suspended.
COLD WAVE COMING To CHASE AWAY THE FOG.
heavy fog envelopod and rivers yesterday from
about o'clock and caused considerable delay 10 nav
CATION. thickeN fog the upper bay for loug
time prevailed yesterday. The Staten Island ferryboats
made their trips with deraDle difficulty number Of
out steamers compelled to
chor Island AMI ~ delay their until the
fog cleared away when they proceeded in saoy Tho other
ferries were however enabled TO with tolerabe
arty and as they had the pretty much 70 them
seiys. no accidents reported. The din OF dis
and whistles the ferry slips harshy broke
the Sabbath Stiffness but helped the ferry pilots To nd their
bertha
The slippery condition OF the sidewalks yesterday morning
responsible for accidents TO people more or less
Those seriously injured Christopher Paul. age
nifty. OF No l22 ksseIst broken leg Maggie heyhoi's
fortysix home unknown dslocaon aud fracture oil
thigh bsne Thomas Mooney sixty OF No 2l0 EAst
hve OF No 54O secondave broken and Internal inu
ries William Graham age nftytwo Of No. 800 East Twen
ty.seventhrt. fractured Thigh, John Cunningham, age
hirynye. OF No 1857 West Twenty sevenths injury TO
head, and Kate Mooney. forty 800 East Forty
ninhst Besides these there dozen persons
ceived minor INJURIES
The predicts a cold to-day which
will cause goo below point temper.
ature yesterday The weather wi bs fair and probably
warmer tomorrow