St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-08
SWEPT BY A BLIZZARD.
BaImy Weather in Kansas and
Nebraska Succeeded by
Snow Storm.
Trains Blockaded in All Direc-
tons and Many Slight Acct
dents Have Occurred.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 1.-THE first reai
blizzard of the winter in Kansas has
been sweeping over that state for the
past twenty-four hours. For two or
three days previous to Tuesday balmy,
sprIngllke weather had prevail
ed. Tuesday night the temper
ature began to fall, and the rain
which had been falling for twelve hours
turned first to sleet and then to snow.
| Then came strong northwest wind,
amounting almost to a gale, and all the
conditions OF a blizzard were complete.
! Those conditions prevailed all OF last
night and continued today. The high
winds have blown the snow into huge
drifts in the northern part of the state
and all the railroads traversing that
section are either completely blockaded
or suffer from severe impeding of
their traffic. So far as learned there has
been no loss of life of either man or
beast caused by the storm. 1t IS ex-
pected. however, that as later reports
come in there will be accounts OF loss
to unprotected heardS Of cattle.
AT Saiina. Kan. it began showing
until noon today. The storm was. ac-
roads are impossible. The passenger
trains on most of the railroads, are
greatly delayed. A dispatch from
Abiline, Kan, says that the blizzard,
which had been raging since midnight,
cleared at noon. Nearly two feet of
snow fell and drifted badly. All trains
are delayed, but there is no serious
damage. Snow in the cuts between
Nebraska Citysand Union is three feet
deep, and freight trains are abandoned.
The wires on The Central branch road
are down, and nothing can be heard
from trains west of Wetmore. Snow
pows have been sent out. The street
car company in Atchison has not turned
a wheel today, and the streets are de
serted.
OMAHA. Neb., Dec. THE storm of
last night and today has subsidized Suffi-
GENTLY TO enable some idea OF its extent
being gained. Within radius of 100
miles of Omaha 1t partOok of the nature
of blizzard, although the temperature
was moderate. For fourteen hours the
snow fell in driving clouds, carried
along by stiff gale from the north.
Reports received here tonight from
points touched Indicate general block
AIDE. In this city traffic was generally
suspended, and the electric street car
lines are so thoroughly blockaded that
it will be at least two days before they
can run again.
engine four miles west of South Omaha.
and both engines were badly wrecked.
The engineer and fireman escaped in
jury, but William E. Booth, of Troy,
N. Y, was stealing ride
on the mail car and had both
legs so badly mangled as to necessitate
amputation. He may die. The Chicago
& Northwestern west-bound flyer was
derailed near Council Bluffs and de-
layed several hours. but no one was in
| jured. The storm has abated, but the
/ temperature is falling.
CHICAGO, Dec. THE Chicago
weather bureau this evening reported a
great snow storm and wind storm pass
| ing over the country. 10 the east and
extending to the Atlantic there is rain,
while between here and the Missouri
| river snow storm is raging.
| MARSHALLTowN, To-, Dec. IA
driving snow storm with high north
wind has prevailed here since midnight,
and this afternoon it is showing heavily
and drifting badly.
| DUBUQUE, To-, Dec. 7.-Snow. has
been falling here nearly all day. The
storm is general throughout the North
west, and the snow is SO deep in places
as to delay trains.