The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-13
LOST IN A SNOW STORM.
TERRIBLE FATE OF SCHOOL CHILL
DREN AT HURON, DAKOTA.I

Residents of the Town Bind Them
selves Together by Ropes and Insti-
tute Search-Only Two of the
Youngsters Found-The Storm the
Worst of the Winter.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Jan. 12.--Railroad men
agree that the storm Of to-day is the worst
every known in the Northwest for their
business. 1t extends from the Rocky
Mountains to Lake Michigan, but its worst
effects are felt in Dakota and Mime
sofa. Everywhere it has been ac-
companied by high winds, which drift
the snow badly, and in Northern Dakota,
with below zero temperature, it assumes
the character of a genuine blizzard The
railroads had hardly finished clearing their
tracks from the previous storm, and that of
to-day has absolutely blocked all small
roads, though through lines are battling
bravely with the elements to keep trains
moving. Trains on the roads to Chicago
are from one to nine hours late, but all the
main lines are still open and eastern trains
left as usual tonight.
FREIGHT TRAINS ABANDONED.
All the freight trains on the Northern
Pacific and Manitoba lines have been aban-
dOned, and no passenger trains were sent
out tonight The Kansas City train on the
Omaha line was also abandoned. Superin-
tendent Egan, of the Manitoba road, says
its passenger trains are laid up at stations
where there is plenty to eat. The st. Paul
and Duluth road is trying to keep its main
line opened, but has abandoned its branches.
A special from Huron, Oak, says: "The
wind is blowing fifty miles an hour. The
al * cO fin Df tbat is fO
see fifty feet at any time. The teachers
dismissed young school children, some of
whom have to go four or five blocks across
open land. Five or six children got lost.
Whistles were blown bells rung and people
turned out and took long ropes, and walked
fifteen or twenty abreast back and forth over
the ground. They have found two, but the
others have not yet been discovered. The
mercury is 4 below zero and has fallen 2S'
since 10 o'clock"
DRIVEN BACK.
Bismarck reports that children started for
school, and were forced to turn back by the
fury of the storm.
A Pierre, Oak, special says the wind is
blowing sixty miles an hour, and it is i'm
possible to see fifteen feet Three trains are
snow bound at Rec Heights, and there is re-
ported a collision between two freights at
the same point.
been raging there for twenty-four hours
and the temperature is l5' below zero All
railway travel is suspended
Jamestown, Oak, reports that no trains
are moving on the main line of the Northern
Pacifiec road.
Morton DaE., reports that the wind is
blowing a gale. The mercury was 20' be-
low zero, and it was impossible to see more
than two rod.
In ST. Paul, a parade and other cere-
monies attending the laying of the corner
stone of the third ice palace were postponed
to Saturday.
SHOWING AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Jan. IA heavy and drifting
snow fell this afternoon, and will be fol-
lowed before tomorrow night by a cold
wave averaging a drop of 20'. The snow
was dry and hard, whirling in great clouds
through the streets and over the prairies,
bringing to a standstill all traffic. To-
night about s o'clock, when the outlook
was apparently for blockade that would
last days, and cost the railroads alone many
thousands of dollars, the snow suddenly
ceased, and the bowling wind became al
most Dalmy. A slight sprinkle of rain had
fallen, and the snow was melting somewhat
No serious delays of trains were reported.
VERY COLD AT WINCHESTER.
WINCHESTER, VA, Jan. 12.--rhe weather
was intensely cold last night. The ther-
mometer registered 4 above zero this morn
ing. This is the lowest it has been this win
ter. 1t is moderating now.