Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-03-12
STOPPED By THE SNOW.
Worst Blockade of The Year in The
West.

| West.
ST. CLOUD, MINI, March cit has
| been showing furiously here for sixteen
hours and a thirty-mile wind has blown it
| into drifts from five to twenty feet deep.
| T1avel on wagon roads has been wholly
! suspended, and railway trains are running
to cover over as fast as possible. There is
no probability that passenger trains will
be ALE to move on time for many hours.
! KAssoN, Mimi, March 9.-The severest
! snowstorm of the season commenced last
night and continued steadily all day to-
day 1t Is still ing, with the Wind
| blowing regular blizzard and the tenn
| perature rapidly falling.
! BRAINERD, Mimi, March "a terrific
snow storm, covering the whoe north
half OF the State, has ragged all day.
! There is nearly two feet of snow now cd
| the level
WoRTHINGToy, Mimi, March 9.-There
is scarcely wheel moving in southwest
ern Minnesota. Not an hour has passed
IN the last twenty-four that it has not
| showed, and it fell 50 fast that it was i'm
possible for men and horses to face it. No
trains are arriving here, and it is supposed
they are hung up in the drifts
MOORHEAD, Mimi, March 9.-For the
first time this winter reat Northern and
Northern Pacific trains are experiencing
| difficulty. No trains are running on time
The snow is from three to five feet deep
on the prairies, and in many localities the
drifts are tea feet deep.
| SALTWATER, Mimi, March 9.-The Sc
| verest snow storm of the winter is raging
here. The Omaha passenger train from
! the east was hung here several hours and
trains on all other lines are greatly de
layed.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 9,-On the
railways trains from the south arrived
nearly on time, but those from the
north, west and southwest came strag-
Cling in in most irregular fashion All
roads sent their late trains out on schedule,
but at the general Office Of the lines it was
learned that probably none of them would
rea their destinati IN except with great
delay.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb, March g.
Eighteen inches of snow on a level fell
here yesterday and last night. Trains are
from one to six hours late. The snow
drifted badly and roads leading into the
city are blockaded
OTTUMwA, Iowa. March "a howiing
blizzard and snow storm, the worst of the
season, set in yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock and has continued ever since. A
twelveinch snow fall blockaded the street.
car lines during the night. The trains
have all been late to day the worst delays
being on the north and south roads.
BOONE, Iowa, March 9.-The worst
snoWstorm of this winter set in Yesterday
morning. 1t is now, thirty-six hours,
after, slowing and blowing harder than
ever. The roads are drifted full, street
cars are com gletely blockaded, and bust
ne is generally suspended. All trains
are late.
WINTERsET, Iowa, March 9.-Twelve
inches of snow fell here last night. I'm
mense drifts fl the roads and travel is
almost impossible.
GALENA, IL, March "a second
heavy snow storm, the most severe OF the
winter, prev ale in this section, adding
eight inches to the already deep layer Of
STOW on the ground. Damaging floods
are predicted for April.
CARTHAGE, H., March "a heavy
storm Of snow and sleet has been raging
since last night, Traffic thus far is not
delayel.
BARABoo Wis, March 9.-Almost a
foot of snow fell last night and most of
the passenger trains arrived here behind
time. The snow is heavy and impedes
travel.