Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-10
THEINCLEMRNT EAST
Gales, Blizzards and N0rthers
Prevailing.
A Number Of People Frozen to
Death.
The Inhabitants of Texas Experienc-
The Inhabitants of Texas Experience
ing Zero Weather.
Heards and Flocks Scattered and Much
4 Livestock Lost = The Railroads
Blockaded. 4ast
! Associated Press Dispatches.

4 y Associated Press Dispatches.
- WASHINGTON, Feb. 0.-The storm las
night over the Mississippi valley, frou
Iowa southwark, developed into de
cided storm center near Lake Michigan
Gales on the lakes, blizzards in the north
west, and northers on the plains, reach
ing Texas, are now prevailing, Gale
may be expected on the Atlantic coast
and cold wave over the states east o
the mississippi river. On the gulf coas
the norther is likely to be severe. Heavy
SHOWS are causing blockades in the LAKE
region and Atlantic states north Of Mary
land. VI
LIVES LOST IN NEBRASKA.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 9.--The storm
ceased in Nebraska last night, and has
been succeeded by severe cold. Specials
to the Bee indicate that number oi
lives were lost in Nebraska during the
blizzard. The wife OF Milton Cummings
farmer near Rushville, who started
from town for home ON Saturday, was
found dead in her buggy within forty
rods OF a neighbor's house. Eddie Chi
chester and Steven st. Peters, fourteen
year-old Kearney boys, who had fbeen
out hunting, were found frozen to death
in corn field. M. T.. Lissent, residing
three miles north OF Chadron, is sup-
posed to be buried under big snow
drift, and searching parties are looking
for his body.
MORE SEVERE THAN SUPPOSED.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 9.-Reports from
northern and western parts OF the state
indicate that the storm Of Saturday and
Sunday was much more severe that at
first supposed. A special to the Jour
nal from Rushville tells OF the death of
Mrs. Milton Cummings, who lost her
way and perished while endeavoring to
reach her home. Stock suffered severely,
the loss of cattle and horses
All the railroad lines have been seriously
hampered, being from four to twenty
four hours late. General Manager Hold
redge, OF the Darlington road, who is
snowbound at Alliance, telegraphs that
in that section the snow storm was more
severe than the memorable blizzard Of
January, 1888.
THE BLfzZARD IN DAKOTA.
RAPID CRY, S. d., Feb. 9.-The biz
zard wore itself out during the night,
and with fine weather and the ar
rival OF ranchers from outlying points,
the extent OF its severity is becoming
known. So far, no loss Of stock is re-
ported. A young man named Grant
who left town with a team during the
1,l.u,orI xuora fonpl Irv ho o0ubo.vc
some distance from the road. They had
die.
HURON, s. D.. Feb. 9.-Reports from
various parts OF the state concerning the
snow storm indicate that the heaviest
portion OF the storm was in the Jim river
valley, Huron being nearly the center.
The wind attained a velocity of fifty
miles per hour, and the thermometer
this morning was IA below. The heavy
snowfall in the Jim river valley is hailed
with delight, because of the moisture it
will afford.
THE NORTHER IN TEXAS.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. 9.-The cold
est blizzard of the past two years,
reached here last night, and before mid
night the mercury had fallen forty-four
degrees, with the wind blowing thirty
miles an hour. West Of here the zero
point was reached, and q high wind
scattered the fiocks and herds. 70
TRAINS sNowBoUND.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. "a terrible
blizzard has been raging throughout this
vicinity the last twenty-four hours.
Etocklnen. are apprehensive of severe
losses Of cattle. No weStbound trains
reached Cheyenne yesterday over the
Union Pacific or Burlington. A relief
train with provisions has been sent out.
The fast mail and overland flyer are
stuck in the snow forty miles east of
here.
DENVER, Feb. 9.-No Rock Island nor
Burlington trains have entered Denver
for twenty-tour hours. The outgoing
Union Pacific train is held here.