St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-14
THE STATE AT LARGE.
Fierce Winds Drifting the Snow.
The Cold Intense.

Special to the Globe.
LITCHFIELD, Mimi, Jan. 13.-The
wind has blown thirty miles per hour
all day, drifting yesterdays snow al
most beyond belief. Temperature was
20 to 2S deg. below zero throughout the
day. No trains have been through since
Wednesday night. A sufficient amount
of fuel is on hand so that the storm has
OccasiOned no especial suffering.
AT DULUTH.
Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Minn., Jan. 13.-The storms
which have been raging furiously west
and south of Duluth for dayS seem to
have reached this city. All last night
and this morning the wind blew and
filled the railroad cuts, streets and
every available nook and Granny with
clOse-packed snow. Business in the
city was almost at standstill. Street
cars were able to run only after con-
slant clearingS of the tracks, and trains
on all roads into the city have been
stalled helplessly. On the st. Paul &
Duluth there were early this morning
three nOrth-bOund passenger trains in
limbo. The limited, which left st. Paul
at 2:10 yesterday, and was due here at
7:3O last night, arrived about 9 this
morning. 1t reached OneOta at 5
o'clock, where the engine was de-
tached and sent to Duluth for
aid. The passengers Oh the train which
left St. Paul at yesterday morning
were shifted to the limited and arrived
here after twenty-ive-hOur trip. One
man On the train had his feet badly
frozen. On the Omaha road the Chi
cagO express due here at 5:45 yesterday
afternoon arrived at midnight, while
the train due here early to-day is not i'm.
The Northern Pacific has had the same
difficulty. Trains leaving here have
started about OH time, but with not
very cheering prospects of getting
through in decent season. The unprec-
edented amount of snow that has
fallen thus far during the winter and
the high winds of the past day or two
have combined to make this the worse
snow blockade known to railroad men
in the histo ry of Duluth.
AT wiNONA.
Special to the Glope.
WINONA, Minn., Jan. 13.-WinOna eX-
perienced the severest weather of the
winter to-day. A strong west wind with
the thermometer ranging ID deg. below
all day has practically suspended every
thing but necessary business. All the
railroads entering this city have had
great trouble, and no freights have been
moving OH any of the roads. The Wi
mona & ST. Peter has suspended all
trains, and not wheel has been mov-
ing from WinOna to the Missouri river.
The Green Bay, WinOna & st. Paul
train from the north due at D. m. was
expected six hours late. and north-bound
trains had the same trouble in getting
through. The Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul day trains from the east were
four to seven hours late, and the Dutch
man, ,south-bound, due here at II o'clock
this morning, did not arrive until late
this evening. The River division cuts
have been drifted full. and the move
ment Of trains Is only made with the
greatest difficulty. The Burlington &
Northern has also been badly delayed.
The thermometer is falling rapidly to-
night, and strong wind prevails.
AT BRAINERD.
Special to the Globe.
BRAINERD, Minn., Jan. 13.-James
Mccarthy, employed as cook in G. f.
Kindred'S cord wood camp, left the
camp Wednesday to come to town, and