Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-13
BINDING BLIZZARD
THE WORST STORM yvFR KEowN IN
IHE NORTHWEST.
All Railroad Traffic Seriously interrupted
Schoolgirl dren Loot In the snow
Mercury Far Below Zero.
lBr telegraph 70 the plspssch.l


ST. PAUL. MINI, January 12.-Rail-
road.men agree that the storm OF to-day
is the worst ever known in the North
west for their business II extends from
the Rocky Mountains TO Lake Michigan,
but its worst effects are felt in Dakota
and Minnesota Everywhereit has been
accompanied by high winds. which drifts
the snow badly, and in Northern Dakota
with belOw-zero temperature 1t assumes
the charact of genuine blizzard.
The railroads had hardly finished clearing
their tracks from the previous storm, and
that of to-day has absolutely blocked
all the small roads. though through lines
are battling bravely with the elements 70
keep trains moving Trains on the
roads to chi ago are one to nine hours
late, but ali the main lines are still open
aud eastern trains left as usual tonight:
All freignts on the Northern Pacific and
Manitoba lines have been abandoned,
and no passenger trains we're sent out on
these roads tonight. The Kansas City
train on the Omaha line was also
abandoned. Superintendent Egan, OF
the Manitoba. says its passenger trains
are laid up at stations where there IS
plenty TO eat. It. Paul and Duluth is
trying to keep its main line open, but
has abandoned the branches.
Aspecial from Huron, OAK, says: The
wind is blowing fifty miles an hour. The
air is so full of snow that one il unable
to see filty feet at any time. Some I'M
/ thinking teachers dismissed their young
school-children, some of whom have TO
20 four or five blocks across the open
/ land. Five or six children got lost.
Whistles were blown, bells rnng, and the
people turned ont and took long ropes
and walked fifteen or twenty abreast
back and forth over the ground. They
have found two, but the others have not
vet been discovered. The mercury is A
below zero and has fallen 2So since 10
o'clock.
Bismarck reports that the children who
started for school were forced to turn
back 10y the fury of the storm. ,
Pierre Dakota specials say the wind
is blowing sixty miles an hour and it IS
impossible to STE fifteen feet. Three
trains are snow-bound at Rec Heights,
and there is reported a collision between
two freiQhts at the same point.
Minot, Oak reports a storm raging
there for twenty four hours and the tenn
perature 10 below. All railway travel
is suspended
jamestown, Oak, reports no trains
moving on the main line OF the Northern
Pacific
Groton, Oak, reports the wind blow
ing a gale mercury 20 below, and i'm
possible to see more than two rods.
In ST. Paul the parade and other cere-
monies attending the laying OF the cor
ner-stoue of the third ice palace were
/ postponed 81 Saturday.
HEAVY SNOW Is CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. January IA heavy and
drifting snow fell this afternoon, aud
will be followed before tomorrow night
7 by cold wave avera2Ing drop OF 2U'.
/ The snow was dry and hard, whIrlng in
great clouds through the streets and over
the prairins. bringing to a stondotill all
/ traffic. Ionieht about o'clock, when
the outlook was apparently for block
AIDE that would last days and cost the
/ railroads alone many thousands, the snow
suddenly ceased and the howhug wind
became almost halmy. A slight sprinkle
Of rain had fallen and the snow was
melting somewhat 40 serious delays
to trains were reported.
AT WINCHESTER. VA.
WINCHESTER, VA, January 12.-The
weather was intensely cold last night.
/ The Thermometer registered Il above
zero this moruing-tne lowest this win
ter. Moierating now.