St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-20
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THE BLIZZARD.
1t Seems to Have Got a New Grip
on the Northwest.

1t Seems to Have Got New Grip
on the Northwest.
Special to the Globe
RAPID CITY, Oak. Jan. ia third
section of the cold wave reached here
this morning, the temperature falling
from 40 deg. above to s deg. below in
twenty-fOur hours. The cold wave flag
is flying from the signal station. This
storm will be very hard OH stock. The
snow is deep on the ranges, and the
warm days Of the early week melted
this enough TO allow a heavy crust to
form. The cold now will freeze this too
hard to break, and unless warm weather
comes soon thousands of cattle and
horses will Starve. The grass is long
on the range and lots Of water. but
everything it frozen tight.
AT DES MONIES.
Special to the Globe.
Dies MONIES, To-, Jan. 19.-The ther-
mOmeter took sudden downward turn
at about o'clock this evening. and at
10 O'Clock had reached 10 deg. below
zero. Reports from Northwestern Iowa
state that a very severe storm prevails.
It's showing and blowing badly and
Central road is taking off all trains be-
tween Dubuque and Sioux CITY. The
Minneapolis q st. Louis has also aban-
doned its trains for the night, and
doubtless other roads will follow.
AT Iowa Falls and other points
a large number of farmers
were caught in town by the storm, hav-
ing come in to do trading for the first
time since the last big storm, but wisely
refrained from attempting to reach
home. Fears of a coal famine are ex-
pressed at many small stations along
the weaker lines of road. Some Of the
smaller roads have just got their tracks
open, and the prospect that they will be
closed before supply of fuel can be
sent along their lines, is not an encour-
aging one.
AT MILBANK.
Special TO the Globe.
MILBANK, Dak., Jan. 19.-As far as
heard from the deaths in Grant and
Roberts counties from the late storm
will not exceed half a dozen. Only four
are positively known. though there are
several persons, including John Walsh.
the mail stage driver from Big Stone
City to Wilmot, who have not been
heard from. Several farmers in the
vicinity were caught out over night and
took refuge in strawstacks. DR.. Wit
ford, of WilmOt, was forced to take ref
uge in vacant Shanty all night and
was badly frozen. He will probably
lose one foot. The railroad is open be-
tween here and Aberdeen and one train
reached here from the east Yesterday.
Last night the cuts filled again and will
not probably be open before Friday.
There is plenty of coal in Milbank.
TWO GIRLS FROZEN.
Special to the Globe.
DEs MONIES, To-, Jan. 19.-The fol-
lowing story of the blizzard comes from
O'Brien county: Two young ladies
about seventeen years of age had driven
out from Primghar into the country to
attend law suit. On their return near
town the snow Overhauled them. They,
with young man. embarrassed the
horses and let them lead, following close
behind. The ladies soon gave out and
the young man made a hole in snow
drift as best he could, when they went
in and were covered up with his buffalo
robe. He walked to town and froZe
both feet before arriving. Next morn
ing the ladies were found in their snow
cave dead.
WATERFOWL BLoCKADED.
Special to the Globe.
WATERFOWL, Dak., Jan. 19.-The
mild weather of yesterday was sue
ceeded last night by a snow storm, with
considerable wind. The railroads had
Juob SOt III CODulJlOIl IOI DuSlIlcSS, anu
the cuts are filled again. There is not
train in or out of WatertOwn to-day,
except the local to Brookings, which
pulled through after an all days effort.
Thomas Murphy, tue Webster stage
driver, who left here the day of the
blizzard and was not heard of for sew
eral days, has turned up all right.
AT HURON.
Special to the Globe.
HURON, Dak., Jan. 19.--It has been
blowing from the north since midnight.
The snow filed the railroad cuts and
trains are again blockaded. No trains
moved to-day except on the North
branch. A train from the east is at
I.amberton, fifteen miles east of Tracy,
and the south train at Salem. Thirteen
cars of coal arrived last night. 1t is Is
deg. below, and getting colder; storm
ing to the north and east.
AT TRACY.
Special to the Globe.
TRACY, Minn., Jan. 19.-Thc wind
has been blowing from the northwest
all day and the SNOW drifting quite
badly again. Passenger Train No. l,
due here this morning, is showed in at
LambertOn. A short blockade will
probably ensue. The barometer is fall