Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-09
SNOW IN THE WEST.

Heavy Falls in Several States-Bliz- gard fin South Dak akota-WorstS Storm of the SeasOn-Violent Storm in New York State - Many Wires Down.
 ST. PAUL, Minn. Feb. S.-At noon to-day snow began to fall in this city and there has been the promise of a blizzard during the afternoon. The storm is pretty general in the northwest except in North Dakato. In South Dakota the storm that was raging at Rapid City has extended over the entire state. Aberden, Huron, Pierre and other points report very severe blizzard. At Pierre the worst blizzard since 1888 has been raging since last night. The ther- mometer went as low as 20 below this morning. The trains will start out in the morning, but it is doubtful if they will get through. At Huron the storm which set in at midnight has developed into gigan- | tic blizzard, almost equal in fury to that of January, 1888. It has ragged all day, the | wind blowing at velocity of from 35 to 40 miles an hour.
 AUBURN, NY, Feb. S.-A violent snow storm set in about 8 o'clock yesterday and i continued without abatement until mid night. The snow was wet and soon tele- graph and telephone wires began going down in all directions and large numbers of fruit and shade trees were broken down | and ruined. The snow is now frozen sol idly to the large orchards. Falling tele- graph, telephone and fire alarm wires com | ing in contact with electric light and cleo | tric railroad wires caused much alarm l among pedestrians. The mayor ordered | the electric light and electric railroad sys- | ha itx- | in darkness and without railroad facili- ties. A broken Western Union wire came in contact with with live light wire early in the evening, setting the switch board in the Western Union office on fire, the flames, however, being extinguished with but little damage. The buildings of the old Sheldon Axle works which were being fitted up forge works took fire about ten o'clock and ow | ing to the demoralization of the fire alarm circuits was burned, together with | the forge company. Lose S10,000.
 SARATOGA STRINGS, N. Y., Feb; 9.-A foot and a half of snow fell here during Saturday night and Sunday morning and | the storm continues.
 TRIBES HILL, N. Y., Feb. S.-More than foot of snow has fallen in the Mohawk valley since six o'clock last night. The l SHOW IS very WSI elcCo anu shI bery have been breaking down under it's weight.
 ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. S.-The effects of the storm in this city can be summed uI
 briefly by saying that the present con- ditions here, on a smaller scale, are exact.
 ly what they were in New York city, two
 weeks ago. The telephone service is sus
 pended, the streets are in darkness, be-
 cause it would be dangerous to turn or
 the current along the tangled and broken
 wires, the electric cars have ceased run
 ming for like reason, the fire alarm cir
 cults are down and many telegraph wires
 are useless. The damage to the telephone l company is estimated at $10,O ,O00.
 OMAHA, Neb., Feb. S.-A heavy snow
 storm has been raging here since morning
 Reports from all portions of the stat,
 show that the storm is very severe. II
 the northwestern part of the state tn,
 blizzard has been raging for twelve hours and the people dare not venture away iron
 their homes. In the southern part of tn,
 state snow is reported very heavy ant has drifted ten feet deep.
 LAKE CITY, Minn., Feb. S.-A heav,
 snow is falling, accompanied by ferc
 northeast winds.
 NEW HAMPTON, Ia., Feb. S.-The heav
 jest snow fall of the year came to-day l The wind is in the east and fierce storn is raging. A universal blockade is antici
 patsd.
 ASHLAND, Wis, Feb. S.-A heavy snow
 storm has ragged ll-day. The temperatur | is not low