The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07
A VERlTABLE BLIZZARD.
Kansas Buried in s~now-Other Weather
News.
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News,
KANSAS CITY, Jan. IA blizzard set in
last night and continued with great sever
ity during today over northern Missouri
and Kansas. Kansas is covered with a
blanket Of snow from four inches 10 a foot
thick, which in many places is drif,ed to
such extent as to seriously cripple railway
traffic. All the incoming trains from the
West were more or less delayed, some for
four or five hours. Some of the regular
freight trains were abandoned yesterday
entirely. The snow ceased falling late
this afternoon, but a high wind Is still
blowing and the snow is drifting badly.
Dispatches from different parts Of
Kansas indicate the almost entire cessa-
tion of all but local railway traffic as a re-
suit of the storm. The Burlington east
bound passenger is blockaded on the
prairie eighteen miles north of Atchison,
and the Missouri Pacific ~east-bound
train is stalled north OF Hia-
watha. Relief trains with provisions
and fuel have been sent from Atchison
to the blockaded trains but they, too. may
be unable TO plough through the huge
drifts. The east-bOund Rock Island pas
senger train Is tied up at Salina, Kas., and
the west-bound Union Pacific train has
been unable to get beyond BrOOkville. No
freight trains have been sent out from
here since noon and the passenger trains
have all been equipped with two engines
and snow-plows.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Jan. 1.-The drouth which
threatened TO produce disasterous results
IN this vicinity for two months past was
terminated last night by a heavy rainfall
which has now continued INCREASINGLY for
twenty-four hours. 4 heavy wet snow is
falling tonight and the telegraph and tele-
phone service Is badly hampered.
When the storm began a wide area Of
country was on the verge Of a water fam
inc. Wells which had never failed before
were dry, and ~cisterns have been empty
for weeks. The continued drouth was
seriously affecting winter wheat, and coun-
try roads were so dusty that travel was a
torture.
MARsHALLTowN, Ia, Jan. IA heavy
snow storm has prevailed here since 10
o'clock this morning with n very high
north wind. About eight inches of snow
has fallen and it is considerably drifted.
Late tonight the wind and storm had
somewhat subsidized and the threatened
blizzard may not m~ateriaiize. The rail
ways are considerably demOr3llZed and
Geographic communication badly inter
rupted.
PIrrSBURG, Pa. Jan. AL river re
ports say the water Is rising fast and rain
still continues and the recent heavy SHOWS
arc disappearing fast. Some alarm is eX-
pressed in several quarters, but ii is
thought 10 serious floods will follow. The
river here is 90 and rising at the rate of
eight inches per hour. 4 fifteen to eight
een-foot stage is expected here tomorrow.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Jan. 1.-The rain of
this morning has turned into a binding
snow storm and one OF the greatest biz
yards ever known here Is raging. The
weather is growing much colder. High
winds prevail and serious ~blockades on all
the railways are inevitable. Reports from
other parts of the state show the storm TO
be general.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia an.l.-Ther rain of this
morning has turned into a binding snow
storm. One of the worst billiards. ever
known here is raging and the weather is
growing much colder. High winds pre-
vail and serious blockades ON all the rail
roads are inevitable. Reports from other
parts of the state show the storm to be
general