St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-13
THE STATE AT LARGE.
Blizzard Bulletins frsm Various
Points Throughout Minnesota.

BRAINERD, Mimi, Jan. IA driving
snow storm set in at late hour last
night and has prevailed all day long
with no indications tonight of a let up.
No trains have arrived here since last
night, and it is understood the blockade
extends clear through to Montana.
Business in the city is practically sus-
pended on account of the heavy snow
fall. The train leaving St. Paul at
this morning is expected to arrive here
at about midnight tonight
AT CRoOKSTON.
Special to the Globe
CRoOKSTON, Mimi, Jan. 12-YeSter-
day morning the thermometer regis
tered A deg. below. and the air was eX-
tremely clear. This made the weather
signal display of higher temperature
with snow appear ridiculous, but at & D.
IN. the thermometer had risen to zero
m. it was blowing bIiSkly from the
southeast and showing hard. This
morning and all day it has been about
10 deg. above. but the wind has changed
to the northwest and regular blizzard
is now upon US with all its fury. 1t is
showing hard and piling up in high, i'm
pasSable drifts. Travel about the
streets is almost suspended. The rail-
road officials have posted bulletins that
all trains are abandoned and there is no
mail to-day.
AT ADA.
Special to the Globe.
ADA, Mimi, Jan. 12.-The worst biz
gard OF the season began last night about
O'Clock. the wind blowing from the
south. This morning about 8 O'Clock
tho wind laccnnad hn.
heavily and continued until 2 D. m,
when the wind swung into the north
and began blowing the worst blizzard
we have had for many years past.
Trains Oh the Manitoba are all aban-
dOned, something that has not occurred
on this line for three or four years. The
thermometer now stands at Is deg. be-
low, and the air is so filled with snow
that the lights in the store windows can
scarcely be seen 100 yards distant.
AT LAKE BENTON.
Special to the Globe.
LAKE BENTON, Mimi, Jan. IA
terrible blizzard commenced last night
with the air full of soft snow coming
from the south. The east-bound mas
senger was stuck in a drift two miles
east of Kent, between here and Tracy.
Four freight trains are blOckaded here
AT about O'Clock this afternoon the
wind Suddenly changed to the north
west and the mercury dropped twenty
degrees. 1t is the worst storm ever
known here, and the prospects are for
the most terrible night ever experi-
enced. No person or beast could posi-
bly, live to travel mile in this storm.
AT FERGUS FALLS.
Special to the Globe.
FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, Jan. 12.-The
OF fn- Itrhf igs -
began yesterday. The wind has been
from the south most of the day. but
about p. m. it changed to the north,
since which time the mercury has grad
ually fallen, and it is still showing very
hard. All trains on the MINNEAPOLIS 81
Manitoba have been abandoned or tied
up, none having arrived since D. m.
yesterday. Business has been pretty
generally suspended. and no schools
called. Old residents consider this TO
be the worst storm they have witnessed
i'll this section since 1873. az
AT CALEDONIA. #t.t
Special 10 the Globe. -
CALEDONIA, Mimi, Jan. 12.-The
worst snow storm yet this season has
prevailed since 10 q. III. to-day. A high
wind is very badly drifting the light and
dry SHOW. The country will be worse
blOckaded than ever. TIE temperature
is rising. For so early i'll the winter we
have now the deepest snow for many
years. Trains are several hours late to-
day.
AT CHATFJELD.
Special to the Globe. 49,. .
CHATFIELD, Mimi, Jan. 1.-THE
worst storm of the winter has been rag
ing here all day. Luckily the wind was
in the southeast and the thermometer
nj, hn
been terrible. The railroads are COM
pletely blocked. No trains in or out of
here to-day, the first time this winter
that we have failed to get mail.
AT LITCHFIELD.
Special to the Globe.
LITCHFIELD, Mimi, Jan. 12l-Snow
has been falling i'll large quantities all
day. No trains came through, though
the morning passenger reached Darwin
and went back. The country roads are
entirely blockaded ami it is impossible
to get information from any direction.
The day was not very cold, but strong
southeast wind prevailed.
AT TRACY.
Special to the Globe.
TRACY, Minn., Jan. 12.-The most Sc
we're storm known for years struck here
at p. NJ. The barometer fell very rap
idly during last night and the storm has
been raging west all day. 1t comes from
the northwest and is a regular old-time
blizzard. 1t will probably cause the
heaviest blockade since the hard winter
six years ago. The thermometer fell
deg. in ten minutes when the, storm
struck.
AT ST. CLOUD. -
Special ~ the Globe.
ST. CLoUD, Jan. IA terrible Ejliz-
zard has been raging here all day, with
the mercury 10 deg. below. Yesterday
it was 81 deg. below, being the coolest
day here this winter. All the trains
are delayed more or less. and some of