The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-14
TERRIBLE WEATHER.
A GREAT NORTHWEST BLIZZARD
Causing Much Suffering and Hardship.
Tho Worst Storm Ever KuOwn-A Stage
LOst-FArmsrS Separated from Their
FamilieS-NoWS from Other Points.


from Bismarck, OAK, says: A stage lei
Wsshburn, fifty miles northwest Of here
yesterday morning, for this city, anS
should have arrived last evening, bu
nothing has yet been heard Of it. 1t il
supposed to be lost in the blizzard. 4
stage left Winona this morning. Grea
lears are entertained for its safe arrival.
The great blizzard evidently spent III
fury hero. The wind lsst night wss abou
forty miles per hour, and the mercury 25
below zero. This morning 1t was 80 be
low and wind intensely cold. FarmeIl
in town dare not venture out and theil
families are hoping and praying they will
not attempt to come home.
The section gangs are working at snow
drifts on the Northern Pacific. The snow
is very hsrd.pscked and the snow ploWa
will not 20 through and work is slow, hay
ing to cut and shovel the snow away. II
Is thought many cases OF hardship and
suffering will come TO light when the
storm clears. One OF the early Dakota
pioneers said to-day: ~ have been here a
great number Of years and Been many
furious storms, but this one eclipses any
Of them" Trains will not reach here till
next week. The city schools arc closed
for several days.
A Winons, Mimi, special reports the
mercury l6' below and that the wind
blew heavy gale all night. The railroads
are blown full and trains are running
only as they work their wsy through great
drifts.
A Fergus Falls, Minn., special reports
that no trains are expected until Sunday.
All the schools are closed. The mercury
is 3O0 bsIow and there wss heavy wind
all night, causing mammoth drifts Of snow.
The following specials to the Pioneer
Pres tonight show something OF tho ex'
tent and effects Of the great storm: 49,.
From jamestown, Dak.-The storm still
continues, although much absted. The
thermometer at noon marked q below.
The old snow drifts have blown away and
new and larger ones have formed.
From FarguB Falls, MINI The blizzard
has subBided and ia succeeded by intense
cold. The roads arc drifted full, and bu-
siness is at a stsnd.still. There has been
no train from either direction on the Msn-
iLobs road since "Wednesday night. No
trains are expected for twenty-four hours.
From Minot, Dak.-There are fourteen
inches OF snow on level and badly
driited; thermometer 3S below. James
Smith and two song, aged 10 and II, started
for load OF hay Six miles from town on
the 18th, and have not since been heard
from. Several other persona are missing,
bat are supposed to have taken refuge in
claim shsntieB.
From Faulkton, Dak.-The most terrific
storm ever witnessed in this latitude has
been upon ua for the last torty-eight
hours. The mercury gradually dropped
from about 10 above to Ii below at dark
last night. Tho teachers and most OF the
scholars OF the two lower departments OF
our schools were compelled to remain in
one OF the school.Tooms all night, proVi-
sions being carried to them. Ropes were
stretched across Main street to the school
house to enable those carrying provisions
to 90 and come with safety. No definite
reports OF loss Of lie have been received,
though 1t Is believed come must have per-
ished.
From Raymond, Dakots.-Damsge to
live stock will be great, while reports Of
suffering and death are constantly COM
ing in.
From Adrian, NIinn.-several fsrmera
living twelve to fifteen miles north, started
home about 8 o'clock yesterday and
have not yet been heard from. John D.
Camper, a farmer living q mile north oi
here, was at q neighbor's quarter Of
mile away, and starting home was lost.
Some fifty villagers started to find him to-
day but 30 far have not done 80. The
storm is still raging,