Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-12
A CONTINENTAL BLIZZARD.
Again the Great storm Rallies TO its
Deadly Work.

RAILROADS BLocKADED ALL ALONG THE ROCK
MOUNTAIN sLoPE-DKsPrRArIoS OF SNOW
BOUND MEN-NISk HUMAN LIVES LOST AND car
TIE AND SHEEP PERISH by TENS OF THousASps.
CLAYTON n NJ, Nov. l2.-Tdings from small
towns and ranches of the railroad confirm the
reported loss Of life and property during the
late storm. The total loss OF life far reported
numbers nine souls. Several more are missing.
The loss of sheep in and around this place alone
Is 5000. Several large herds on the creek are
not yet heard Of. The loss in cattle will not
be as heavy at first supposed. Trains got
through Monday, but were all showed up again
last night
DENVER, Col, Nov. l2-Another blizzard Is
raging from the range country in this state
south 10 the Texas line. The Fort Worth off,
cials sent out orders to start all trains Monday
morning. but last night the road was COM
pietely blocked again. The Rock Island morn
ing passenger arrived one hour late from the
south and only got through with snow plows
preceding il. Since then no trains have arrived
on the Santa Fe, Midland and Fort Worth or
Rio Grande. The Fort Worth passengers who
were on the snow-bound trains at Texline and
Clayton got as far as Trinidad, where they
again detained. The loss TO cattle and
sheep men in Colfax county cannot be esti-
mated yet but IL is known that at least 1000
head of fattened cattle, ready for market, have
perished or scattered SO that they are as good
as lost to their owners. and not less than !, 900
head Of sheep have died of exposure.
LOSS HUMAN LIFE.
Six bodies OF cowboys have been recovered
to date and there are twelve or fifteen COW
boys, herders and stock men missing, among
them .. NJ. McQuinlan, prominent citizen OF
Ration, who was cutting out beef steers from
the ). W. Dorsey herd when the first blizzard
struck the range ten days ago. Scventy-fve
men shoyeling snow at Mount Dova were cut
of from food for two days and nights. They
got some sheep out OF the drifts and
roasted and ate them. delayed passenger
train was cut of from eating stations three
days. They drew on an express for food.
The laborers who shoyeled snow, when hungry,
tapped freight cars containing canned goods
with an iron chsel or other tools. Two live
goats were being transported in a caboose. but
the hungry men cut their throats and ate them
raw. The report says a sick man, travelling
with two children, lay on his back two days
helpless. He had only crackers for nourish-
ment.
IN KANSAS AND THE NATION"
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. l2-Dispatches from
southern and western Kansas state that q
blizzard is sweeping over that country. The
wind turned to the north early last evening and
is drifting badly. At Arkansas City near the
Indian territory line a regular ''norther" is
reported. At Michsels the snow is hylng and
at Syracuse the blizzard is at it's height.
Abilene, IN the center of the state. reports
severe wind and thick snow. No hindrance TO
railway travel has been reported as yet
SOUTHERN COLORADO.
TRINIDAD, Col, Nov. l2.-Late reports from
New Mexico last night confirm the previous ac-
counts of loss of life and increase in the number
of bodies found in Colfax county. From Tram
peras came the news of the Mexican sheep
herders perishing on the second day of the
storm. Lugan Bros, on the Seneca, lost one
herder. One man, name unknown. was aban-
doned by his two companions, who assisted him
as long as they could in safety to themselves.
His horse was found afterward frozen. Snow
had been falling at Clayton since morning and
high wind was reported from there at 10
O'Clock last night Ii was then l6 degrees
above zero and the mercury was falling rap
idly.
FURTHER NORTH.
Sioux CRY, Iowa, Nov. IA heavy bliz-
zard has been blowing since IL O'Clock yester-
day forenoon. The snow is deep and drifted
by the high winds.