Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-20

which almost proves too much for assaults
OF snow plows. Yesterday the weas-
cound limited Tss sGowed M s. whsst-
lsE1 all day srd arrived his evening
90, u forty hours late. The Northern
PScldc nsin l,Le srd all 5rsDebes ere
oIoekec, and ell ir.IEs STE de!.ted from
twelve 70 Ihirty-s.x AorTs.
! TRAIN STUCK.
FERGUS Falls, Minu.-The bI.zzsrd h.s
subsidized and is succeeded by intense
cold. The roads sye drif.ed fuu and
| business Is ct 8 scsud Sill. Thera hss
oeen nc train from either direction On
the Mslitoos read since Nedrssd.v
night, the first time il SIX yesrs th.t a.
read has not been OPEN. The Northern
Pacific passenger train .or in vsSfar5sv
81 noon, snd get through 10 W.hnatoD
! ouVSot stuck on TIE return journey. M
reports Of suffering has been received
NO lFalns are expected for ct least ts.an-
ty-four hours.
BAD DRIFTS.
Mupeoit, D. I No lrsirs moving ve+
The storm hss sbsteE, but the 7Vird -
still blowiuE yet. 7, was IS below zero
this morning. An Gt;t mpt will De INSIDE
to morrow 70 open the cuts sGd move
passengers There j. fourteen iaches Of
snow CT the Level, badly Crifted. James
Smith and t@o sons sged fifteen ard sew
enteeG, started fer load Of hay six
miles from town on the lith srd have
not since been heard from. Search DAT
ties are Cut to-day. Several other peg
sons are missing, out are supposed o
have taken refuge in claims suanties.
WORST EVER WITNESSED.
FaulktOp, D. T.-Tne most terrible
storm ever witnessed in this latitude has
been upon US for the last fortv hours.
l. rescued its worst yesterday, snd from
10 O'Clock until dark there WAS rot ten
minutes that buildings on the opposite
side OF tie street could be seen. The ar
was full or snow aEd the wind blowing
gale from the northwest, the marcuy,5
gradually dropping from about 10 above
to IL below az dark LAST night. The
teachers and mos. Of the scholars
OF the two lower departments OF
our school were compelled 20 remain
in one OF The school rOOms al night, pro-
visions 6eirg carried TO them. Rlpes
were stretched from the corner Ct Main
street TO the schCO house 10 enSble the
carrying CT provisions TO go and come
with safety. II wss impossible to reach
the railroad station after O'Clock and
the agent and several Others were COM
PEELED TO remsin in over night without
dinner or supper. No definite reports Of
loss Of life have been received, though il
IS believed some must have perisned.
FURTHER REPORTS.
MINNSAPOLIs, MINI jan. I3 Re
ports from all over the north west iuCti-
cate that the prevailing blizzard il the
worst OF the season, extending from the
X 'ckies TO Like Michigan, but Minnesota
and D3kots are the worst sufferers. in
Dakota the air Il full Of sand aGd snow,
which mASeS II dangerous to venture out
cooTs. 4 strong westerly wind is blow
ing, increasing the discCmiortS OF the low
Temperature.
II Huron, D. T the blizzard alled tie
air WI binding snow so tnat bust
ness men lCat there way OF d trip from
home TO their Ctiices. An inexperienced
tescher dismissed her L>Ck of little ones
III the storm at noon yesterday and they
were Only rescued by extraordinary
forts. Men organized themselveV
parties OF ten, each armed with & lN
rope and marching il line gatheH,
ali the lost children in gu. one chDa OF
ten who is doubtless fro zen 20 death. The
railroad and shop whistles were kept
blowing to give the people cut in tha
storm their bearings.
At Fargo the stern was the werss in
years, With the mercury al As below zero
and hurricane blowing.
At Pierre, Dakota, the wind blew sixty
miles an hour and the roads were block
AIDED terribly.
At Nache, Dskoie, So below zero WAS
At midnight the storm center
bad reached Dubuque, Iowa, and tins
the blizzaro's force is mostly
spent.