Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-03
TRAINS BLOCKED.
Huge Drifts Of snow Interfere
with Wastsra Roads.
a Blizzard Sweeps Over Nest If tho!
Northeastern States Welcome
Rains in Illinois.
a rAsfs 81 KEAI NlkrEk.


Kansas CITY. Ne, Jan 2--Specials
FROM number Of points in Central aud
Eastern Kansas Indicate that a severe
snew-stern Ia raging over those dis
trleiS Ia many places attempts u
aoye freight trales have Deea aban-
doned. A strong northwest ~iad
- blowing. snow j. falling
here. The blizzard continued
with great severity during the
day over Northern Missouri and
Kansas kansAs is covered with q
blaaket 81 Snow from four inches 10 .
foot thick, which Ia many places aslftei
10 such an extent As 10 seriously cripple
railway traffic. All the incaning trains
from the West were more or less de-
layed, some for four hours. Some of
the regular freight trains were aban-
doned entirely.
HorcnKIss, Kan, Jan. s.-Adviees
received from twenty counties in
Southwestern Kansas show that there
has been heavy rain. Reports con-
corning the wheat prospects arc of the
most hattefing character The area is
the largest in the history of these
counties and the average condition on
the lSt day of January IS the best ever
known. Up 10 this time the weather
had been mild and pleasant and there
nad been no suffering.
WICHITA, Kan, Jan. 2.-The mer-
curry has been lowering around zero.
The railroads are practically ciogged
owing 10 snowdrifts in cuts There are
over 100, 600 head of cattle belonging 10
the Cherokee Livestock Association in
the southwestern counties, moved
there from the strip. They are pre-
pared for mild winter only. and the
owners say only few days like this
viii bring about an almost total loss
Many Of the ranchnen have been trust
ing TO mild winter, and the loss OF cat
tie threatened is great
MONTICELLO. H., Jan. 1.-The first
rain that has fallen here for months IN
Piatt County and throughout Central
Illinois came Wednesday night and
Thursday morning, doing great good to
the wheat crop and breaking the long
drought. The water supply was small
cr than was ever known at this time of
the year.
PEORIA. Ill, Jan. .. - The drought
which threatened TO produce disastrous
results in this vicinity for two months
past was terminated Wednesday night
by a heavy rainfall, which continued
increasingly for twentyfour hours. A
heavy wet snow is falling and telegraph
and telephone service is badly hampered.
People in this section of the coun-
try hail the rainfall as blessing, for
they were on the verge of a water fam
inc. Wells which never failed before
were dry, and cisterns have been empty
for weeks. The continued drought was
seriously affecting winter wheat, and
country roads were so dusty that travel |
was torture.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia, Jan. 1.-The rain |
Of Wednesday morning has turned into |
binding snow-storn and one of the |
worst billiards ever known here is rag
ing. The we.ther is growing much /
colder. High winds prevail and seri- |
Gus bloc.adcs on all the railways are |
inevitable. Reports from other parts of /
the State show the storm 20 be general. |
DAVENPORT. La. Jan. I'm fourteen l
hours ending at noon Thursday an inch /
and half of water fell, which is more 4
than twice the rainfall during the /
month of December. Many cisterns had /
given out and in the country the creeks |
had dried up. A binding snow-stolm 1
driven by north wind set in in the aft
ernoon, with indications of a blizzard. /
MILWAUKEE. Jan. "A big blizzard |
reached Milwaukee Thursday night. 1t
followed heavy rain-storm which set /
in early in the morning and continued
throughout the day, accompanied by
high northerly winds. which during the
afternoon attained a velocity of be-
tween forty and fifty miles an hour. At
night the rain turned TO snow, with the
heavy wind still prevailing.