The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-14
SNOW BLOCKS THE RAILS.
TRAFFIC ENTIRELY ABANDONED
ON MANY ROADS.

OF there rs far as the Rocky Mountains, has
been practically suspend ID since noon yes
terday. A few belated passenger trains
managed to reach their destination many
hours late, but great many are showed IN
at intermediate points. Several branch
lines are reported so badly blocked by drifts
that they may be closed for six weeks No
attempt was made to-day to send out trains
ON trunk lines from great railroad centres
such as st. Paul, Minneapolis or Duluth.
The extreme cold and high wind with
heavy snow brought about this state of
affairs.
EXTENT AND EFFECT OF THE STORM.
ST.. PAUL, MINI, Jan. 13,-The following
specials to the Pioneer Press tonight shows
something of the extent and effect of the
great storm:
JAMESTOWN, OAK, Jan. 13.-The
storm still continues, although much
abated. The thermometer at noon marked
81 below zero. The old snow drifts have
blown away and now larger ones have
formed The extreme cold forms crust
on the drifts, which almost proves too much
for the assaults of the snow plows. Yesterday
the west bound limited which was showed
up at Wheatland all day, arrived tonight
forty hours late The Northern Pacific
and all trains are delayed from twelve to
thirty-six hours.n
AT FERGUS FALLS.
"FERGUs FALLS, MINI, Jan. 3.-The
blizzard has subsided and is succeeded by
intense cold The roads are drifted full and
business is at standstill. There has been
no train from either direction on the Mani
toba Road since Wednesday night. This is
the first time in six years that road has
not been open. The Northern Pacific pas
senger train got in yesterday at noon and
got through to Wahpeton but got stuck on
the return journey. Noreports of suffering
have been received
SEVERAL PERSONS MISSING.
"MINoT, OAK, Jan. 13-It was 49,
below zero here this morning. Several
persons are missing"
SHOWED TEN HOURS.
"FAULKToN OAK, Jan. 13.-The storm
lasted forty-eght hours. From 10 O'Clock
in the morning yesterday until dark there
was not ten minutes that buildings on the
opposite side of the street could be SEEM"
SEVERAL FROZEN TO DEATH.
"RAYMoND, OAK, Jan. 13.-The damage
to live stock will be great, while reports Of
suffering and death are constantly coming
in. Two sons of William Driver
were frozen to death within
few feet of their barn.
Charles Heath is missing, and j. II. Clapp
has been discovered badly frozen having
beeen out all night wandering on the prairie.
The elevator of Archer 6E Howe has gone
down with 5000 bushels of grain. Other
minor casualties are reported"
MISSING FARMERS
"ADRIAN, MINI, Jan. 13.-Several
farmers living twelve and fifteen miles
oh
o'clock yesterday, and have not yet been
heard from. The storm is still raging"
The storm cleared up early this morning,
| but up to this evening the only trains ar
irving or departing were suburban, with
the sole exception of the Wisconsin Central
| from Chicago, which came in shortly after
noon behind four engines. Tonight the
| Burlington and Wisconsin Central roads
| started their Chicago trains out on time,
| and the Northwestern road a little later.
| Neither the Milwaukee nor Minnesota and
Northwestern started their Chicago trains
| tonight. The last train on the Minnesota
| and Northwestern road left here night be-
fore last. The Milwaukee express, from
| Chicago, due here at 9 o'clock this morning,
had not arrived at o'clock tonight.
THE WORST OF THE SEASON.
Yesterdays storm was, without excep-
ton, and considering its extent, the worst
that has been experienced in the Northwest,
The snow. to a depth of two feet on the
level. and from five to fifteen feet in cuts,
was sufficient TO almost suspend the running
of trains but, added TO this, the severe
wind which blew in some parts and the
blizzard which ragged in others, it has sus-
pended railway business entirely. Freight
trains were showed up early yesterday,
and not wheel was moving
iE tho afternoon. Passenger trains,
fzlI. i
by O'Clock last night there was no attempt
at running a train at any point west of st.
Paul. The Eastern lines, however, tried
hard TO keep their tracks open, but without
success At 8 o'clock This morning reports
from various points along several roads were
discouraging, and it was almost decided to
abandon everything With snow plows
and engines trains were sent out, and are
stuck on some hill, or laying up at some
station along the lines The Northern Pa
chc and Manitoba and Milwaukee, on its
Minnesota and Dakota division, made no
effort to start trains, and will not do so
until there is at least possibility OF their
getting through.
BRANCH LINES ABANDONED.
Branch line trains were all abandoned at
functional points last night. and there is no
prediction when they will be opened. 1t is
thought that some Of them will be closed
for six weeks, and on Top or Jhls cOndlGlOn
of thugs il was feared the worst had not
vet come" The wind was blowing hard on
almost all the lines to-day, and they were
being filed in as fast as they were cleared
out. The storm of yesterday is
now raging in Iowa. Besides
that, another storm, or continuation
of the present one, is expected to strike
Minnesota Sunday, in which case there is
no telling what the result will be- 1t is
raging in Idaho to-day and the thermome-
ter ut various points along the Northern
Pacific is as low a. TO- below zero Manitoba
reports from the Northwest indicate cold
wave, with high wind coming from that
direction. In fact, things look so dubious
to-day that railway mon will not
venture an opinion when traffic will
again be resumed. Each line is put
ting forth every effort to keep its
Chicago line open, but even that is almost
an impossibility. At noon to-day not a
train had come in, the Omaha limited being
reported nearer than any other one.
NO THROUGH TRAINS.
With the exception of suburban trains
and the Sioux City express over the Omaha
road, which came in at 2 o'clock this morn
ing seven hours late, not train has come
into ST. Paul since last nght All trains,
however, are at points where the passengers
can well be cared for. All trains over the