St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
ELSEWHERE.
ChicagO's Snow Storm Turns Into
Mild and Pleasant Rain.

MILO ana Pheasant Rain.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12-Sixteen hours Of
heavy and drifting snow, commencing
this afternoon, followed before tO-mOr-
row night by cold wave, averaging a
drop OF 20 deg, were the government
predictions for Chicago and immediate
vicinity early this evening. A big snow
storm that started about 2 d. III. gave
promise OF outdoing the prophecy, and
diSpatches from Dakota and Minnesota,
telling OF terrific blizzard in progress,
put railroad officials, telegraph people
and travellers here OH the lookout for
all sorts OF disastrous happenings. The
snow was dry and hard, whirling in
great clouds through the streets and
over the prairies, bringing to a stand
still all traffic that could by any posi-
blllty bear delay. Tonight about S
O'Clock, when the outlook was appar-
emily for blockade that would last
days and cost the railroads alone many
thousands, the snow suddenly ceased
ana the bowling wind became almost
Dalmy. BY 10 p. m. light sprinkle of
rain had fallen, and the snow was melt
ing somewhat. No serious DELAYS TO
trains were reported, but telegraph
communication has been made uncer-
tain and slow.
AT SIOUX CITY.
Special to the Globe
Sioux CITY, To-, Jan. 12.-About
O'Clock this morning a light snow from
the south set in, which developed this
afternoon into terrific blizzard, the
worst that has been witnessed here for
years. Up to this time it is not very
cold, but the snow blows so that at
times it is impossible to see two feet in
any direction. The city schools
were dismissed at 3 o'clock,
Just before the storm reached
It's height and many children, being I'M
able to reach their homes, were obliged
to stop where they could get shelter.
All trains are abandoned, and if the
storm continues during the night gen
eral blockade will be the result. The
wind is blowing about seventeen or
twenty miles an hour, and the mercury
is rapidly falling. No casualties have
been reported, but it will be almost a
miracle II there are none. for a person
cannot live in the terrible storm should
he lose his way.
AT MASON CITY.
Special to the Globe.
MASON CITY. To-, Jan. 12.-The Sc
YereSt blizzard of the season has been
raging here since a. III. Snow is piled
up III deep drifts so that the wagon
roads are almost impossible. A number
OF freightS have been abandoned and
all passenger trains are delayed SD badly
that they pay no attention to scheduled
time. Snow is piled deep in the cuts,
and still higher OH either side of the
road, so that trainmen will find railroad
ing difficult from now OIL should there
not be warm spell and melt the SHOW
away, and there is no likelihood of that
AT DUBUQUE.
Special to the Globe.
DUBUQUE, To-, Jan. IA snow
storm ragged all day and made a depth of
ten inches and has b!ockaded all lines
of railroad as bad as ever. The train
due this afternoon on the Minnesota 6S
Northwestern was abandoned. Trains
on the Minneapolis & st. Louis came i'll
three to five hours late. There is no
train tonight from Chicago or Sioux
City. All are snow-bOund and some
are abandoned altogether.
AT HENENA.
Special to the Globe
HELENA, Mont, Jan. 12.-The Their
mOmeter fell suddenly last night and
colder weather set in, with a driving
snow. 1t has been showing all day and
growing colder. At p. IN. to-day it
was Is below zero and getting colder.
The mild weather lasted only three
days. 1t seems Montana has caught the
Minnesota blizzard.
IN THE DOMINION.
OTTOwA, Ont, Jan. 12.-The mercury
early this morning stood as follows:
At OttOwa, Il deg. below zero; at North
Wakefield. Que, % below; at Mani
wakia, Que, 81 below; at Pembroke,
Ont. so below, and at Mattawa, Ont, So
below.