The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-01
WINTERS WHIsTLING WINDS.
The Weather Still Very Cold and the
Snow Very Deep.

ST. PAUL. Dec. 31.-Only points north of
the international boundary and in Montana
reported below zero temperature last night.
1t was still showing at ST. Paul at mid
night, but the fury of the storm had abated.
All trains into st. Paul were from one to
four hours late.
Sioux Falls, Oak, reports trains badly
DELAYED.
Huron, Oak, reports the sending out of
relief train to meet the Chicago mail, stuck
at Arlington.
At Banners, Mimi, snow was drifting
badly,
Rotary snow machines have done capital
service on the Northern Pacific.
Shoopee, Mimi, says all north and south
roads are blOckaded. All the Northern Pa
cific freight trains east of the Missouri
river were abandoned yesterday.
FOOT OF SNOW.
DAVENPORT, IA, Dec. 31.--A heavy snow
storm has ragged for twelve hours. Over II
inches of snow has fallen. Freight trains
have been generally abandoned, and passen-
ger trains go forward with double locomo-
tives.
ANOTHER BLIZZARD
DUBUQUE, Dec 31.-Another blizzard has
been raging here for the past twenty-four
hours All freight trains are abandoned,
and passenger trains are working along with
uOuDl6 engines. CnOW plOWS StTe HldhlHR
very little pro- ress. The situation is worse
than during the recent storm. The present
one extends clear across the State, and is
more violent beyond Fort Dodge than on
this side. Southern trains are expected to
arrive without losing much time. The mer-
curry is above zero.
STILL RAGING AT MINNEAPOLIS.
MrNNEAPoLIs, MINI, Dec. 31.-The
blizzard, which set IN yesterday morning is
still raging and is expected to continue till
night The snowfall, although continuous,
is light, but it has drifted badly. Trains
on all roads throughout the Northwest are
more orr ess delayed and on some roads
travel has been abandoned Various points
in Minnesota and Dakota announce the
worst storm of the season, accompanied by
unusually low temperature.
THE BLIZZARD AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Dec 31.-The blizzard that
howed in this city yesterday afternoon
drove everybody off the street and nearly
blockaded traffic throughout the city.
Street cars struggled along at intervals
early in the evening. The mails were
nearly all from four to five hours behind
time The streets were deserted at 10
O'clock. AT that hour the intensity of the
storm was almost unprecedented in this
locality. The wind shifted into the east,
and was blowing at the rate of thirty miles
delayed, and at one time completely blocked
by drifts at Thirty-fifth street.
SHOWING AT sTAUNToN.
STAUNToN, VA, Dec. Silt has been
showing heavily all the morning, and the
indications are that it will reach a consider
able depth.
COLD IN VERMONT.
MONTPELIER, W., Dec. 3l--The cold
wave reached this section early last night.
This morning the following temperature
was reported At Barre, 30' below zero: at
Calais, % below; at East Calais, 30 be-
low; at Hardwick 81 below; at Marsh
field. ~ below; at Montpelier, 32' below;
at Moretown, so below; at Plainfeld, 30o
below; at West Randolph, 2S' below. and
at Stowe, 30' below.
SEVERE AT MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 31.-The snow and
wind storm of last night and to-day has
been the most extensive that has occurred
in this section in two years. At daylight
many of the streets we're almost impassa-
bic and traffic was conducted with great
difficulty. Trains on all roads were from
two to three hours late Freight
trains were generally side tracked during
the night and the crew were directed to
keep the tracks open for the regular pas
senger trains. Six inches of snow fell all
over the Southern part of Wisconsin, and as
far North as Green bay ana stevens FOlnt.
In the extreme northern part of the State,
the fall was somewhat heavier. The wind
drifted the snow badly During the storm
the o'clock st. Paul fast mail train from
Chicago collided with a standing train at
the New Union depot, demolishing the
engine, and wrecking two sleepers some
what. Nobody was hurt.
SNOW AND SLEET.
LYNCHBUkG, VA, Dec. 31.--Snow and
sleet have been falling in this vicinity all
day. Reports of the heaviest snowstorm
for years come from Southwest Virginia