The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-30
A RAGING BLIZZARD.
Many States Experience the
Worst Storm in Years.
Great Destruction to Life and
Property Reported.

A dispatch from st. Paul, Mimi, says:
The late storm was one Of the most severe
experienced in the Northwest for many
years. Advices from Northern Wisconsin
the Dakotas, Minnesota and Iowa, show that
it was far reaching and of the same degree
of severity in all localities.
Alter raging with terrific fury for thirty
hours the blizzard passed on to the North
west leaving in its wake intense colo, tne
mercury early in the morning reaching ten
below, and at nine o'clock being one below
Damage to property from the severity OF
the gale is reported at Fargo, Crookston and
other places in South Dakota. Crookston's
buildings suffered greatly from the breaking
Of plate glass, as we'll as being nearly blown
down by the force of the storm, and many
small buildings were demolished. Many
buildings at Fergus Falls were unroofed and
other damage done.
Ellendale North Dakota, reports the
county buildings damaged, and the farmers
in that neighborhooj hare been compelled
to postpone their seeding wheat, which was
underway. Similar reports of damage to
building are coming in from all over Min
nesota AMI the Dakotas.
So far as the railroads were concerned the
gale and blizzard got in their deadly work
when it blew and drifted badly. Snow plows
were out on every division.
One Of the more serious results Of the bllz-
zard was wreck on the Northern Pacific at
Lake Park. A snow plow carrying two en-
gines and running as the first section OF the
regular train had head end collision at
that point at half-past four A. N. with the
first section of the passenger train. George
Carr. engineer of the passenger train,
was thrown with terrible force against the
air brake valve In his caboose, one leg beng
frightfully torn and bot3 badly scalded,
while his head suffered severe contusions.
sieveral other trainmen were badly shaken
u.
The storm in Duluth was the worst known
in Minnesota for years. Duluth was the
storm centre Of the Northwest. The wind
blew sixty miles an hour. The thermometer
was six degrees below zero, and nearly if
teen inches of snow fell. Business was en-
tirely prostrated, the street car lines were
abandoned, and the suburban trains made
no effort to complete their trips after three
O'Clock in the afternoon. The damage done
was great at West Duluth.
The smokestack of the Merrill & Ring saw.
mill was blown down. F. Cullen, an en-
ploye, was instantly killed and the two other
men were injured, In nearly all the Su-
perior street buildings plate glass was broken
and several roofs were stripped or their
tin, while on the Metropolitan block the
cornice was blown into the street. An ele-
vator on the roof was blown Off and the false
work badly damaged. =,
An elderly gentleman named Nugent per-
ished in the storm that night three miles
from Manze North Dakota.
William NJ. Griffin. farmer, was found
frozen to death the other day half mile
from Devils Lake, North Dakota. griffin
was returning from his farm and was caught
in the blizzard. When mile from town he
abandoned his team and started to walk to
the city. One OK was found dead near the
wagon The deceased man leaves wife
and three small children. Other abandoned
teams are reported.
A man and his team was frozen between
Grafton, North Dakota, and the depot. They
were found by the stationman. The man
was lying in the wagon-box. A couple mar
ried there came near suffering the same fate.
They were overtaken by the storm two miles
south Of the town. Their team fortunately
wandered into 9 warm corner. In the clty
considerable damage was done.
During the blizzard In Chicago, three
story building in course Of erection on North
avenue and Mead street was blown down,
and two workmen, N. Nobes and Willis
Vallierre, were fatally injured.
4 severe rainstorm, accompanied by a
cold wind that attained tremendous velocity.
passed over Washington shortly after noon.
Many people were taken of their feet by the
wind and some Of them sustained injuries.
The wife of Senator Palmer Of Illinois was ap-
preaching the Capitol on foot when the
storm broke. She was taken OF her feet
and thrown against some steps, suffering
deep cut in her head.