St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-15
AT FERGUS FALLS,
IN DAKOTA.
There Is Some Hope That the
Worst Is Now Over.

There Is Some Hope That the
Worst Is Now Over.
Special to the Globe.
PIERRE, OAK, Jan. 1.-THE blizzard
ceased this morning. 1t was the worst
ever known in this country. No trains
have reached this place since the 10th.
the mercury falling rapidly to 80 below
tonight. Cattle men anticipate heavy
losses on the range. There are no re-
ports of any loss of life in this vicinity.
y snow plOw is expected tomorrow.
AT ABERDEEN.
ABERDEEN, Oak, Jan. 14.-Thus far
no deaths from Thursdays blizzard
though many thrilling experiences are
related. Lady teachers and school
children seem to have suffered more
than any other class. AS the schools
were all in session when the storm arose
they had to remain in the houses Or
fight the elements in an attempt to reach
home, or secure lodging in families.
Snow pioWS were sent in all
directions upon the Milwaukee system
this morning. The one south reached
Letcher, north of Edgerly, the terminus,
while the one west did not reach Nina,
the first station out from here. The one
east is reported at Webster tonight.
All trains will leave on time on the
James River division tomorrow morn
ing and one will 90 east tomorrow
evening if the road is cleared to Mil
bank. No attempt is yet made to open
the Northwestern south.
AT WATERFOWL.
Special TO the Globe.
WATERFOWL, OAK, Jan. 14.--The
very cold weather and snow blockade of
the past three days continues. The
| mercury dropped to below the forty
point at an early hour this morning and
has been among the thirties all day.
Railroad transportation unchanged. An
effort was made on the local or Brook
ings branch of the Chicago & North
western system to send a double header,
train through to Brookings to-day. 1t
reached DempSter, when the pilot on
the front engine dropped. catching on
tie, tearing 1t out, crippling the engine
| ana rendering it necessary to return te
this point. About noon word reached
this city that the dead bodies of four
| men, members OF the party OF seven who
left here Thursday morning for their
homes, twenty-five miles to the north
west. had been found imbedded IN q
huge snowdrift, and it was thought the
other three men must have shared the
| fate Oh their companions. A searching
party was being organized to ScOur the
country when the whole party returned
to this city alive and well. They were
caught in the worst of the storm, but
possessed sufficient presence of mind to
retrace their steps to place of refuge
and safety at the Outl of Lake Kam-
! peska. Numerous cases of persons
being lost and wandering about the city
for hours in trying to reach their homes
are verified, but no cases of extreme
| suffering are known to have occurred
here.
AT FARGO.
Special to the Globe.
FARGO, Dak., Jan. 14.-One train has
come through from st. Paul on the
Northern Pacific and one is promised on
| the Manitoba tomorrow morning. Three
engines are reported overturned at
Hawley, and one or two at other points
are off. The signal service at MoOrhead
| promises tomorrow morning the coldest
weather since the station was estab-
| lished. The coldest this winter has
been A deg. below. Last winter it
| touched 4712 deg. below. No GLOBES
| since Wednesday.
AT BLUNT.
| Special to the Globe.
BLUNT, Dak., Jan. 14.-After a forty
hours storm the sky is clear once more.
| No trains from the East have arrived
since Tuesday and none are expected
for several days. The storm was the
worst we ever had. No suffering is
| heard of