St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-10
Oh, BLOW The SNOW /!
Boreas Getting in a Little of
His Fine Work in the
Northwest.
Vhe Worst Storm Known in
Years Raging Over a
Wide Area.
Railway and Telegraph Serv-
ice in a State Of General
Paralysis.
Buildings, Plate Glass, CHM
neys and Smoke Stacks
Suffer.

Specials to the GLOBE.
LITTLE FALLS, Mimi, March ga
gentle rain began falling last night
about 9:3O, which lasted until a. IN. to-
day, when wind storm began raging,
accompanied by snow and sleet. increas-
ing in violence, and now there is a ter
rible wind ana snow storm in progress,
and which shows no signs of abatement
nj all. 1t is next to impossible for a per-
son to get around. The like of the storm
has never been known in this part of
the country. Telegraphic cOmmunica-
ton to points on the Little Falls IL Du-
luth railroad is entirely broken off, and
trains are run with difficulty on that
branch and the main line Of the North
ern Pacific. Late in the day there were
no signs of the storm having spent its
fury as yet. The wind has been blow
ing gale all day, piling the snow in
great driftS.s Not much additional snow
falls. No loss of life or property has as
yet been re ported, although people eX-
pect to hear of some when the storm
blows over. The thermometer registers
below zero.
CARLTON, Mimi, March o. The
worst storm within the recollection of
the oldest settlers is now raging through
this region. Snow is falling, and the
wind is blowing at the rate of fifty or
sixty miles an hour, with the thermom-
eter down to zero and falling fast.
Owing TO the past warm weather many
logging camps had broken up, and
the men are going to Western
farms for summer work. Some few
who remain to finish contracts are hope
lessly snow bound ana fears are enter
tanned that loss of life will be the re-
suit. The highways are impossible. and
railroads run trains to disadvantage
and behind schedule time in every in
stance.
FERGUS FALLS, March 9.-The storm
continues to increase. The mercury
has fallen to 10 below. 1t is worth
mans life to cross the street. Great
damage was done in the night by the
wind. Roofs were blown off and adoztn
large lights Of plate glass broken. Sev-
eral stores were filled with snow. There
are no reports from the country. but
there must be great damage and suffer
Ing, as every one thought that spring
had come, and was totally unprepared.
Trains have been abandoned.
OLIVIA. March 9.-Last evening at 9
O'Clock it began to rain. with the wind
from the southeast. AT about 10 O'Clock
the wind shifted to the northwest and
began to blow gale at about fifty
miles an hour. Partially erected build
ings were raZed to the ground, chin
neyS blown from hOusetOps. and store
fronts smashed in. The thermometer
10, Gin
and the wind has changed and is now
rapidly growing colder. Some seeding
was done yesterday.
SALTWATER, Mimi. March 9.-Early
this morning heavy snow began fall
ing, and later in the day it terminated
in the most severe blizzard of the win
ter. The electric street cars left the
power house, but were unable TO go very
far. and were left standing in the street,
unable to return. Many of the incOm-
ing trains were delayed from five to fiji
teen minutes, and business was almost
at standstill. The temperature has
also changed, and bids fair to fall below
zero.
GRAND RAPIDS, March 9.-There is
most surprising change in the weather,
altering the numbering outlook. Under
the great thaw of the past week snow
was fast disappearing and camps began
TO break up, sending men out by the
hundreds. Last night snow began fall
ing, and by noon today the heaviest con-
tinuouS fall of the whole winter is down
and more is coming. If it turns cold,
operators can continue for two or three
weeks yet.
PRINCETON. Mimi, March 9.-One of
the. worst storms in the memory of the
NJ hoc m, eli
midnight last night. 1T is still snow
Ing and blowing great guns. All trains
are delayed. All other traffic is Sus
pended. The wind is blowing seventy
miles an hour. 1t is 10 deg below zero
and getting colder. Operations i'll the
pineries have ceased for the present.
Winter roads are lined with men and
teams from the woods.
GRAND RAPIDS, March 9.-Unques-
tionably the worst storm ever known in
this region has prevailed all day, par
RliZing every species of business on
traffic and possibly endangering loss of
life in the lumber regions. The storms
sudden change from every promise of
spring began in terrific snow storm
Rt first almost warm enough to melt,
then grew suddenly cold and the wind
came on in a hurricane.
ELBOW LAKE, Mimi, March o. The
hardest blizzard known for years is rag
ing at this point The storm COM
menced at l a. m. with terrific north
west wind, accompanied by heavy snow.
The limit of vision is not over 100 feet.
The thermometer stands at zero. 1t is
expected there will be much loss of life
among stock. Olson IL Hendricks sa-
loon and hall building were badly
wrecked.
SAUK RAPIDS. Mimi, March 9.-The
most terrific wind storm ever known in
this vicinity since the cyclone of 1888
set in about o'clock this morning and
still continues. The streets are bare
and people are confined to their homes.
Small buildings have been laid fiat and
rail traffic is almost entirely suspended.
The prospects are that it will continue
for at least fifteen hours.
MANKATo, Mimi, March 9.-The
fiercest storm known for years has been
raging here since early this morning.
A number of roofs have been torn off
and hurled into buildings on the oppo-
site sides of the streets. A large
number of plate glass fronts have been
crushed in, doing much damage. At
noon the storm was Increasing. The
air is filed with snow.
HASTINGS, Mimi, March 9.-The
worst storm in several years struck this
city last night aud hurricane blizzard
has been raging since, with the air full
of snow and the wind blowing at a
furious rate. Windmills and several
outhouses have been blown over and
tin roofs of a number of stables and
dwellings razed. The blizzard simply
paralyzed business.
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, March 9. - The
worst blizzard OF the season is raging