The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-17
THE BITTER COLD
Which Pierces the Bones of the
Northwest.
DROPPING DEAD ALONG THE WAY.

| There was a strong wind last night and the
| weather was the seVerest OF the season. Trans
| are much delayed. At Hallock yesterday
| the thermometer registered 81 : below zero,
the bottom of the register being REACHED.
| Other northwestern towns report 20 to 40 be-
| low.
BILLINGS, Mont, January IA local pas
senger train on the Northern Pacific railroad,
! bound east, while making regular time was
! derailed by snowdrifts near Grey Cllif, Mont.
| last evening, the entire train running on the
| prairie, where it stands, leaving the road I'M
| INSTRUCTED.
ST. PAUL, January 13.-Yesterday' storm
was without exception, and considering the
extent, worst that has ever been experienced
in the northwest. Snow to the depth of feet
on q level and from to Is feet in cuts, was
sufficient to almost suspend the running OF
trains. But, added to this, the severe wind
which blew in some parts and the blizzard
which ragged i'll others, it has suspended rail
way business entirely. Freight trains were
At six O'Clock this morning reports from
various points along tho several roads were
discouraging, and it was almost decided to
abandon everything, but snow plows, engines
and trains were sent out, and are now stuck
on some hill or laying up at some station along
the lines. The Northern Pacific, Manitoba
and Milwaukee on its Minnesota and Dakota
division made no effort to start, and will not
do SO until there is at least a possibility
of their getting through Branch
limo trains. were all abandoned
at functional points last night and
there is no predicting when they will be OPEN
ed. 1t is thought that some of them will be
closed for six weeks, and on top of this condi-
ton of things it is feared the worst is to come
The storm of yesterday is now raging in
Iowa. Besides that another storm, or a con-
tinuation of the present one is expected to
strike Minnesota Sunday, i'll which case there
is no telling what the result will be. 1t is
raging in Idaho today, and the thermometer at
various points along the Northern Pacific is
as low as ten degrees below zero.
nno pfcf Nnrtl,y i1i To
a cold wave with high wind coming from that
direction. In fact, things look SO dubious to-
day that railway men viii not venture an opin-
ion when traffic will again be resumed
HURON, Dakota, January 13.-The -7orst
blizzard that ever visited this section of the
country came sweeping down from the north
about half past eleven o'clock yesterday morn
ing. In less than fifteen minutes after its
commencement the air was so thick with fly
ing snow that it was impossible to see rod in
any direction. The wind which was very
heavy, at first, soon increased to terrific
gale, which soon picked up the snow from
the ground and mingled it with snow
that was falling. and dashed it through the air
with almost irresistible fury, and by one O'Clock
all business had to be suspended. Shortly after
one o'clock the city was thrown into the
widest excitement by report that number
of children, on their way home from school,
had lost their way and were wandering around
on the prairie in the binding storm Search
ing parties were soon organized, and with
long ropes. TO which Jney nelu,
they rent to search for the missing ones, and
while one party was engaged in getting chill
dren from the school house to their homes,
another was searching for children that had
left the Schoolhouse and lost their way, and it
was not until late in the afternoon that it was
definitely ascertained that all were safely
housed.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, January 13.-Itis twenty
degrees below zero tonight and reports from
other parts of the state are often to the effect
hat &c Cnll in IL
roads have had bad time of it and nearly
every train from the west and north was sew
eTal hours late and on tie Divi Chem and St.
Paul road, passengers as well as freight trains
were, suspended on account of big drifts
in the cuts. The engines that crawled i'll from
the north resembled heavy cakes of ice, and
snow plows have been at work all day and it is
not expected that passenger trains will DO
stalled on any of the roads in the division
OMAHA. Neb., January 13.-Fred Eler,
cgarmalser found frozen
to death within block of his boardinghOuse.
Two school children started for their houses,
about three O'Clock yesterday, and lave not
been heard from since. A large number of
people went over to Council Bluffs
| yesterday and last night, and
it was reported this morning
! thai number had been lost. All have been
! accounted for, however, except one young lady
| who has not been found. 1t is feared she has
/ persisted The Thermometer is sixteen de-
| grees below tonight, and is falling rapidly.
| At Faulkton, Dakota, storm lasted forty
| eight hours. Ten o'clock in morning yesterday
| until dark there was not ten minutes that
| buildings on opposite side of street could be
! seen.
The damage TO live stock will be great, while
| reports Of suffering and death are constantly
! coming in. Two sons OF VIM. Driver were fro
| zen to death within few feet Of their barn.
| Charles Heath is missing and j. II. Clapp has
| been discovered badly frozen, having been out
| all night wandering on the prairie. Tho ele-
/ of AvphPr and Howe has down
! with thirteen thousand bushels OF grain. Other
! minor casualties are reported.
Throughout the entire northwest the storm
| is the most severe for years. The thermom-
! eter is unusually low everywhere. Railroad
! travel is suspended at all points tonight.
| WASHINGTON. January li.-Dispatches from
! the northwest record a number of deaths by
| freezing in the recent blizzard. y school
! teacher named Miss Curtis was frozen to death
on the way home from school, at Delamoc,
| Dakota. Near Sioux falls Il man was found
! dead standing beside his barn, and another lay
| all night within half mile OF town. IN q snow
! bank, between his horses, thus saving his life.
| Three children Mt Garrison, Neb got lost
| going home from school, and remained out all
| night, One was dead when found; the other
! two may recover. w. b. Headly was frozen to
| death near Barkston, Oak. Two men
were frozen to death near Marys-
! VILE Montana. A farmer named
| Allen and his son, were caught near Mitchell,
| Dak and the son was frozen to death, and the
/ father VIII lose DOth his arms. Another man
| is lost in the same neighborhood and freight
train is blockaded nine miles from Mitchell and
the crew have had nothing to cat since Wednos-
day. In the neighborhood OF Aberdeen Da-
kota, ten men were caught by the storm at
| different points -Four have been found dead ;
the others are probably dead, but have not
been found. The loss OF live stock is immense.
Some are actually freezing to death in stalls
| in their stables. Two belated stock trains from
| Nebraska arrived at ST. Joseph, Mo, last
night with every head of cattle dead.
The list of persons frozen to death or missing
in the storm published in St. Paul footS up
| thirty-siX, but later dispatches from towns in
Dakota alone show the number to be much
greater and additions are constantly being
made The number of children lost is re-
| markahle, due 10 the fact that many of them
started from school after the storm began.
Many pathetic tales of SufcringS ~ children
and heroic efforts of parents TO save them.
One instance is where a father saved his son
by covering him up in snow drift, but lest
his own life. The wind has a6ated, but the
cold has not materially. Another blizzard is
reported coming from Manitoba.
MISNEAPoLrs, Mimi, January 1.-THE
storms back is broken and the railroads have
gone patiently to work TO hurrow their way