The Portland daily press., 1888-03-23

hausted. Relief teams have started for tue
train. 1t is growing colder and fears are en-
tertained for the safety of the passengers and
the relief force.
Not a Wheel Moving.
MILWAUKEE, March 22.-Last nights bliz-
zard was very severe. The mercury ranged
from 10O to 150 below zero, and not a wheel
was moving on the upper Michigan penin-
sular roads, except those propelling snow
piows, and those were nearly helpless. 1t is
the most complete blockade Of the winter in
that section. The storm came SO suddenly
and fercely that trains were unable to reach
the next station. A foot of snow fell, the
wind blowing a hurricane and the weather
being intensely cold. 1t Is now clearing. The
pay cal, with the general officers on board,
has been stuck within 100 rods OF the depot
since last evening, and no communication
between the officers and the station can be
had.
Stuck In Wisconsin Drifts.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, March 22.-An
Arctic blast struck this vicinity yesterday
and filled the railroad cuts with snow. A
train ON the Omaha road is stalled near Eau
Claire. Scattering reports from other parts
of the State are that heavy snow storms in
Northern Wisconsin Tuesday are followed
by an Arctic wave. The mercury averages
from 10o to 15o below zero.
Some Low Records.
CHICAGO, March 22.-The following tenn
peratures were recorded in western cities
this morning.
chicago. ...'-.......-..---.'.-.....' 2,
Milwaukee,. .................-..-...... q
St. raul. -..................'-A7~
In Chicago the mercury dropped 38o in II
hours. Various other cities In the West re-
port similar fall Id the temperature.
A Right Smart Furry
DANvILLE. Va, March 22-The weather
here is intensely cold with high wind. There
was right smart fall of snow this morning.
Frozen to Death.
CARSON, Col, March 22.-Three men left
Carson, Colorado, Sunday evening during
the blizzard and it is feared that they, with
a rescuing party, were frozen to death.
a Glance at the Trains.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, March 22.-The storm
Tuesday night, Wednesday and Wednesday
night throughout portions of Dakota, Mime
severest of the winter. ltconsisted Of a cold
wave of unusual severity, accompanied by a
heavy, cutting wind, and in many places by
binding snow. In Minnesota, north Of
Crookstone and in Northeastern Dakota,
most of the roads are badly 0lockaded. The
Duluth and Manitoba, Little Falls and Da-
kota, and the jamestown branches Of the
Northern Pacific are most affected. All the
Manitoba lines in the Red river valley are
more or less troubled On the jamestown
q Northern there is complete cessation
of business. On the Hasting IL Dakota,
Omaha, Minneapolis ds st. Louis, and st.
Paul q Kansas City roads the worst storm
of the season was experienced. The new
snow is badly drifted and the railroad
tracks in numerous instances are covered
nine feet. The Wisconsin Central train due
here at s a. m. is reported indefinitely late.
The Omaha train for Chicago left st. Paul
yesterday afternoon, but got no farther than
Elroy. Trains on the Hastings u Dakota
road were abandoned, and also those Of the
Fergus Falls & Breckenridge. A blockade
is reported ON the Elemo branch of the
Chicago ~ Northwestern, and several trains
are snowbound.
A special from 0watonna says that teams
were sent out yesterday with provisions to
passengers snowbound between Havana and
Claremont. They got to Havana last night,
but could not then proceed further, reaching
the passengers this morning. A load of fuel
wrs sent last night from Havana. Three
snow plows succeeded in bringing the train
to Owatonna this afternoon