Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-01-25
THE. WORST FOR YEARS.

travel stopped on All RhiiWhyH ~
West by Heavy Fall of snow-Somo
Drifts Are Thirty Feet in Depth-snow-
bound Passengers Suffering in Somo
Instances - Deaths In the Blizzard In
Washington.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 21.-The snow
blockade on the Central Pacific railroad
in the vicinity of Truclsee and Emil
grant Gap hes become very serious.
Since Tuesday last no eastern over
land train has been able to reach
point furtheS west than Colfax.
At present east-bounl trains are
at Sacramento ColfaX and Shady
Run, while those coming wost are at
Emigrant Gap, Truckce and Reno. At
Truckee the depth of the snow ranges
from eight feet to drifts of twenty feet
The railroad company has several hun
dred men at work shoveling east c.
town. The plow was enabled to
go but ono mile out, when 1T
stuck with ten engines. Shovelers
were called to the rescue, who after
several hours work dug the engines
cut so they could return. On the west
the road is filed with drifts of fifteen to
thirty feet in large cuts. A plow with
five engines was on the road thirty
six hours trying to reach the
tunnel eight miles from town.
The whole crew returned on foot,
having abandoned the train, as they
became ravenous with hunger. Another
plow with twelve locomotives started
out to clear the road to Summit, but be-
fore they had run two miles they were
securely blocked, and, the snow falling
back on them, they were fast in both di-
rections. Passengers are quartered at
hotels by the railroad company.
Railroad officials declare that tho
present blockade is the heaviest and
longest they nave experienced for over
ten years. The delay seriously affects
mail facilities No Eastern mail has
reached this city since last Tuesday
evening. The Western Union Telegraph
Company has large force of men in
the mountains clearing the wires or
snow Telegraph lines in some places
are entirely buried under drifts, not
withstanding the fact that the wires arc
strung on poles thirty feet high. Tho
report that snow-bound passengers are
suffering for want of food is denied by
the railroad officials. Abundance of food
is supplied them. and trains are
at no point where it would be
| impossible to reach them. Experienced
men on snow-shoes are constantly on
the road between Colfax and delayed
trains packing fresh beef and other nee
| essaries, and at no time during the
blockade has any difficulty been expert
eRced in giving passengers comforts
AMI food. Passengers are suffering from
colds, and q large number of cases of in
| fuenza are reported, but the sufferers
are kept warm and receive medical aid
promptly. The situation is equally as
( serious on the California & Oregon road
| in the northern part OF this State. 4
train which left here Tuesday evening
for Portland is still at Redding.
PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 21.-For some
days past there has been a heavy snow
blockade on the Union Pacific trunk
and branch lines between Huntington
and Portland. There have been no
through trains for nearly week past
and consequently no Eastern mails.
Bitter cold weather has prevailed most
of the time, accompanied by heavy
winds and binding snow-storms. Five
or six trains, both east and west bound,
are blocliaded somewhere between the
Dalles and Baker City.
The same condition of affairs has pre-
vailed over the Southern Pacific, and in
Northern California trains are blockaded
in the Siskyon mountains so that COM
munication has been entirely cut off.
No through trains have arrived at Port
or loft hnra for
that point for nearly week. No trains
are expected to reach here before the
middle of this week.
TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 21.-The Okana-
gan country is covered over with two
feet of snow, and the blizzard which be-
gan with the year and lasted five days
caused large amount of damage tc
| property, killed much live stock and
caused the death of at least ten men.
William Jewett, who keeps stage
station about twelve miles from Alma
on the Colyille reservation, started out
to cross the prairie and was frozen te
} death. The mail-carrier from WILDER
went out the same day to go to WILD
Goose Hill Ferry and was lost. Cattle
} are dying by hundreds on the reserva
tion. The ranchmen calculate that they
{ will loose one-half their stock this sea
son, but rs per cent. would be neare
I the true estimate.
AUSTIN, New, Jan. 21.-More SNOW
has fallen in this vicinity since Decem
Der than was ever known before. Thu
snow lies three feet deep, and the tow
9 is cut off from outside communicated
l except by telegraph. Tho loss to stool
is expected to be very great, and on
rancher has already lost 1000 sheep
0 Several houses have been crushed fron