The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-14


came In W ednesday afternoon, and the officials
will not offer an opinion as TO when the next one
will reach here.
The storm severe all through Montana,
Dakota and Minnesota. A Duluth, Mimi, tele-
gram reports that yesterday afternoons Sc.
Paul trains got in this morning. The Omaha
trains due this morning have not been heard
from. No Northern Pacific trains have arrived
or departed.
Clear Lake, Mimi. special says: ..The north
and south-bound Northern acific trains ara
showed in here nose to nose.n
A Crooksson,r Mimi, special says: "No trains
for two days. 1t began blowing yesterday. and
piled snow in heaps ten feet high"
The following specials to the Pioneer-Press
tonight show something of the extent and efecu
of the great storm
AT jamestown. D. t., the storm still continues.
although much abated. The thermometer at
noon marked 27o below. The old snow-drifrs
have blown away and new and larger ones have
formed The extreme cold forms a crust on tho
drifts which almost proves too much for the
assaults of the snow-plows. Yesterdays west
bound limited. showed up at Wheatland all day,
arrived this evening about forty hours late.
The Northern Pacific main line and branches
are all blocked, and all trains delayed from
twelve TO thirty-six hours.
At Fergus Falls, Mimi, the blizzard has sub
sided and is succeeded by intense cold. The
roads are drifted full and business is at stand
rection on the Manitoba road since Wednesday
night, the first time in six years that the road
has not been open. The Northern Pacific pas
senger train got in yesterday, at noon, and got
through to Wahpetop. but got stuck the
turn Journey. No reports of suffering have been
received. No trains expected for at Least
twenty four hours.
At Minol no trains are moving yet The
storm has abated. but the wind is still blowing.
1t was $50 below zero this morning. An attempt
viii be made tomorrow to open the cuts and
move passengers. There is fourteen inches OF
snow a level, badly drifted. James Smith
and two sons, aged fifteen and seventeen. started
for load of hay, six miles from town, on the
11th, and have not since been heard from.
Search parties are out to-day. Several other
persons are missing but supposed to have
taken refuge in claims shanties.
The most terrific storm ever witnessed In that
latitude has been prevailing at Faulkson, d. T..
for the last forty-eight hours. It reached its
there was not ten minutes that buildings on the
opposite side of the street could be seen. The
air was full of snow and the wind blowing
gale from the northwest, the mercury gradually
dropping from about ten to sixteen below at
dark last night The teachers and most of the
scholars of the two lower departments OF the
schools were compelled to remain in one Of the
school rooms all night, provisions being carried
to them. Ropes were stretched from the cor
of Main street to the school-house to enable
those carrying provisions to 60 and come with
safety. 1t was impossible to reach the railroad
station after o'clock. and the agent and sew
eral others were com pelled TO remain over night
without dinner or supper. No definite reports
of loss of life have been received, though 1t is
believed some must have perished.
Damage to live stock will be great, while re-
ports of suffering and death are constantly COM
ing In. Two sons of William Driver, residing
near Raymond, OAK, were frozen TO death with
in q few feet OF their barn. Charles Heath is
missing and J. III. Clapp has been discovered
badly frozen. he having been out all night wan
dering about the prairie. The elevator of Archer
& Howe, at Raymond, has gone down, with
13, 600 bushels of grain. Other minor casuatiea
reported.
No trains have reached Litchfeld. Mimi,
since Wednesday night
The last train reached st. Peter, Mimi, on
Wednesday night. and none are expected before
Sunday. There is scarcity of wood.
At Mankato Mimi, all trains have been aban-
doned. The snow is packed solid, aud much
difficulty in opening the roads is experienced.
Several farmers living twelve to fifteen miles
north of Adrian, Mimi, started home from that
yet been heard FROM John Doring Campera,
farmer living mile north OF Adrian. was at
neighbors. a quarter of a mile away, started
home, and was lost. Some fifty vilagers
started out to find him to-day but so far have
failed. The storm is still raging.
At Pilot Mound. Manitoba. early this morn
caught fire and was entirely consumed. Mrs.
Preston, Miss Preston. aud servantboy were
badly frozen through being exposed to- she bliz-
zard. and wore found helpless in the stable.
The Chicago trains on the Burlington aud
Milwaukee roads due here this morning arrived
tonight
At Canton, D. IT,, two children of Mr.. Fitz-
gerald we're caught in the blizzard while going
home from school aud perished.
A procession OF Northern Pacific trains
headed by snow-plow and snow w-Ducking force,
left Brainerd tonight to open the road sonth-
ward to St Paul and at last reports pro-
ceeding slowly. 1t includes eight engines, nearly
thirty passenger coaches, three dningcars ard
about one hundred passengers. Tho admirabls
dining-car system of the Northern Pacific has
reduced the inevitable discomforts of the block
ade to minimum.
all over the Northwest indicate that the prevail-
ing blizzard is the worst and most extended Of
the season. Its area of operations is from thS
Rockies to Lake Michigan but Minnesota and
Dakota are the worst sufferers Between Mins
neapos and Chicago trains are moving very
slowly and way behind time. On the roads run
ming west from here all freights are abandoned
and passenger trains are run at long intervals
though every effort is making to keep them
moving. In Dakota the air is full of sand and
snow which makes it dangerous to venture OUT
of doors. The sky is clear this morning, but
strong westerly wind is blowing. increasing the
discomforts of the low Temperature Even the
Short-line trains between Minneapolis aud St.
Paul running with few and at Irregu-
lar intervals.
This mornings weather report says that ali
trains tied and roads blockaded. The
condition of affairs throughout Dakota and Min
nesota is improving, however. There must have
been considerable suffering from the cold in ths
country, but no bad cases have yet been re-
ported. AT 10 o'clock this morning the tempera
lures were follows, all below zero: Grand
Forks. Da, 35o. q & rise OF IL; Graston; 90;
more, 28o; Devils Lake, 32o; Miuot 36o; Fergm
Falls, Mimi, 26o; Brainerd, 23o; Duluth, 12o.
At A N it was from 10 to 20 degrees colder
than the above. The wind Is prevailingly stronA
and northwesterly, with clear sky at moss
places. Manitoba is all frozen up
A stage left Washburn OAK. yesterday morn
ing for Bismarck. aud should have arrived last
evening but nothing has yet been heard of it
1t is supposed it is lost in the blizzard stage
left Bismarck for Winona this morning. and
great fears are entertained for its safe arrival
The great blizzard has evidently snent its fury.
The wind last night was about forty miles al
hour and the mercury twenty-five below. This
morning it is thirty below and the wind
intensely cold. It is thought the storm
wreaked its worst vengeance in thf
section Farmers in Bismarck dare not venture
out their families hoping and praying they will
not attempt to come home. The section gangs
are working at snow-9rlfts on the Northern Pa.
cific. The snow is very hardly packed, the snow.
plows will 60 through and work is slow,
having to cut and shovel the snow away. 1t il
thought many tales OF hardship and suffering
will come to light when the storm clears. One
of the early Dakota pioneers said: II have beer