New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-27
HEAVY SNO OVF4LL ~ THE VEST.
RAILWAY TRAINS sTALLED-IIGH WATER IN
THE DES MONIES RIVER.

'f'N'
omaha Neb. March 2G.-DlSpatchcs from all over
the state Indicate that the snowfall covers the largest
area Of any storm of the winter In the rcFionS visited
bv the drouth last summer the snow was especially
heavy IIolllpdgc tclecapls that the snow Is from
two 10 four feet deep. while McCooh, Broken Bow,
Chadron. NonpapH and other points send similar re-
portS. The storm has done little If any DAMAGE.
Train movements are only slightly intcrfcced WITH
owing 10 the fact that the came almost without
wind and was Wet drift II Is IN the nature OF
a blessing to portions Of the state. The weather Is
not cold barely freezing. and the indications are that
no Inconvenience Will result from the storm. The
wcathec Is ,tin cloudy and the prospect Is for more
rain or SNOW
Ksn,a, CITY. Mo-. March 2G.-tdvices received last
night and this morning f!om many points throughout
E,n,a. indicate that the most severe storm ever
known there ragged over the greater part Of the
state Yesterday. Railway cuts are full Of snow
and railroad traffic is at ,and>till Evc'y avallslic
snow pl,ugn ha, been called into rcqu>ition. lut
they have made little EclGWay. several trains have
been caught between stations among them the Missouri
Pacific pay train. The company manages TO keep
thc passengers and trainm"n supplied with food bus
il the storm should prevail much longer they VIII
be in a serious predicamcnt. Reports from all Ill
rcctions Indicate great suffering 10 live stock from
lax Of food and shelter Dispatches received at
Spta Fc hcadquartcr, 10 the cNect that all trains
are blocked west Of Newton. At Garien C% 30
mail has been received for three days. ana no trans
either East or West are expected TO arrive before
saturd,y At Council Grove II has raincd continually
for fortveiglt hours The NcoSho River. which began
rising Tuesday Is ont Of it, banks in many places
and /, hirhcr than 1t has been for many years. ON
the Contra. branch Of uAc Missouri Pacific great many
poor people are cpored suffering for Lack OF food
| aud fuel
so far as heard from the storm In Missouri TOOK
The folm OF heavy rains. The northern haf OF INC
state reports continuous rain since Tuesday morllhS
greatly improving the crop outlook.
Denver March 26-Th" SNOW. particularly along INC
lines Of the Kansas Pacific and santa Fe roate, mas
fallen heavily, and. according to lat1 REPORTS =
drifting badly The santa Fe train due in Denver at
: :o Yesterday morning was abandoned altogether ana
tLe II 30 train on the same road was reported iour
hours late with possibility Of that time being IN
creased On the Kansas Pacific trlIhc Is considerably
lutcrfered with. \ rnicn Pacific south tram Is
showed under AT CLAYTON, New Mexico, with no pros
pc,ts Of Getting through tonight snow throughout
the state is from six 20 twelve inches Deep Out Is
not drifting. - .., +, T.,
Boonc Iowa March 26.-.A heavy snowStorm Is IN
nrorrcs, here and three inches have already ialen
Des Mones; Iowa, Matcn daUooc pcIrc 'IIn' done
The Belt Line bridge has been HWepi away anu @ tnu
eixthst bridge I, 80 badly shaken thai II haS been
cordemned All the extra props OF the WABASH
hridre haze been swept out An ice gorge a, formed
The ice has gOrged north and the wrecked bridge Wcn
wa. swept away near Boone mas s,rhck hiEh briuSe
and threatens 10 force II down IhS Is the nlgnc>I
and longest structure IN the state, bchE lOo i'rs
above tile bed of the river and 200 feet long 10
- located twentv-,lv miles north OF Here on the
De, Mones and Northern Railway.