The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-14

trains were abandoned, but the officials in
tend to start out through train tonight
unless reports show this TO be inexpedient.
ON THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
On tho Northern Pacific road the storm is
the most severe that has ever been felt, and
to-day there was "A regular blizzard raging
in Idaho, with the thermometer at an un-
usually low point. The last overland train
which reached st. Paul came in Wednesday
afternoon, and the officials will not offer an
opinion as to when the next one will reach
here.
The storm was severe all through Mon
tana, Dakota and Minnesota.
a Duluth (Nlinn.) special to the Dispatch
reports that yesterday afternoons st. Paul
trains got in this morning. The Omaha
trains due this morning have not been heard
from. No Northern Pacific trains have ar
rived or reported
A Crookston Mimi special says; mo
trains have arrived for two days. 1t began
blowing yesterday and piled snow in heaps
eighteen feet high 1t is bitterly colo"
TRAINS ABANDONED.
ST PAUL, Jan. 13-A Winnipeg special
to the Pioneer Press says the storm which
began yesterday morning extends through
out the Territories. Nearly all the Canadian
Pacific trains have been abandoned.
COMPLETELY BLOCKED.
BRAINERD, MINI, Jan. 13-The entire
line of the Northern Pacific railway from
Lake Superior to Dakota, as well as the
Brainerd and St Paul divisions, are entire
ly blocked by the storm. Both st. Paul
trains were blocked shortly after getting
out of the Minneapolis yard.
FROZEN TO DEATH.
OMAHA, NEB., Jan. l3-Fred Eller, a
cigarmaker, was found this morning frozen
to death within block of his boarding
house Two school children started for
their homes about 3 o'clock yesterday, and
have not been heard from since. A large
number of people went over to Council
Bluffs yesterday and last night. 1t was
reported this morning that number were
lost. All have been accounted for, how
ever, except one young lady, who has not
been found 1t is feared she has perished.
The thermometer is 16' below zero tonight
and falling rapidly.
TWENTY BELOW ZERO.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. l3-It is 90 below
zero tonight, and advices from other parts
of the State are to the effect that it is even
colder in some sections. The railroads have
had q bad time of 1t. Nearly every train
from the West and North was several
hours late and on the Prairie du Chen
division of the st. Paul road, passenger as
well as freight trains were suspended on
account Of big drifts in cuts. Engines that
crawled in from the North resembled huge
cakes of ice. Snow plows have been at
work all day, and it is not expected that
passenger trains will be stalled on any OF
the Wisconsin divisions.
TWO CHILDREN PERISH.
CANTON. OAK, Jan. I3-Two children OF
Mr.. Fitzgerald, at Inwood, H., were caught
in the blizzard while going home from
school and perished.
SKIRMISH TRAINS.
BRAINERD, MINI, JAN 13.-A procession
of Northern Pacific trains, headed by O
snow plow and snow-bucklng force, left
here tonight to open the road southwark tc
ST. Paul, and at the last report was proceed
ing slowly. II includes eight locomotives
nearly thirty passenger coaches, three din
ing cars and about 100 passengers.
HURoN's BLIZZARD.
HURON, OAK, Jan. 3.--The worst bliz-
zard that ever visited this section of the
country came sweeping down from the
North about II 80 o'clock yesterday morn.
ing. In less than fifteen minutes after its com
mencement the air was so thick with flying
snow tnat it was impossible to see a rod in
any direction. The wind, which was very
heavy at first soon increased to terrific
gale. which picked up the snow from the
ground and mingled it with the snow that
was falling, dashed it through the air with
almost Irresistible fury and carried
it blocks. All business had
to be suspended. Shortly after
| o'clock the city was thrown into the wild
est excitement by aeport that a number Of
children on their way home from cchool had
lost their way and were wandering around
the prairie in the blowing storm. Searching
parties were soon organized, and with long
ropes, to which they held, they
went to search for the missing ones.
While one party was engaged in
getting children from the school
houses to their homes, another was search
ing for children that had left the school
house, and lost their way, and it was not
until late in the afternoon that it was
definitely ascertained that all were safely
housed.
FATALLY FROZEN.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, Jan. 13-William
n. Jewell a local Republican politician,
and an extensive farmer, was found in the
court house yard at Hastings yesterday
with his arms and legs frozen solid, and
died soon afterward. He was commander
of Cox Post of the Grand Army of the
Republic.
RUN DOWN BY A SNOW PLow
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 13-A special from
Palmyra says an engine and snow plow run
ming at the rate Of 20 miles an hour, dashed
into the rear coach of the Jaynesvile ex-
press, telescoping the car ahead and throw
ing the mail, express and baggage
cars from the track. The wreck was
a bad one, but fortunately nobody was
hurt. The Jaynesville express was stand
ing in n snow bank all night and had just
backed into the depot to give the passengers
their breakfast. Fortunately all were at
the hotel at the time OF the collision. The