Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-17


Years.
ST. PAUL, MINI, March 0.-Yesterday
the weather in this state and throughout
the northwest was balmy and spring-lke
to-day there has been raging The worst
blizzard for years. 1t was reported late
last night in North Dakota and extended
from that state westward this morning.
To-day bowling gale with heavy, drift |
Ing snow was reported from Wisconsin,
Minnesota and the Dakotas, and tonight
the blizzard continues with undated fury,
while the mercury is away down.
Business has been practically suspended
throughout the northwest; schools street
car service in the city and elsewhere
closed trains are delayed or abandoned,
and general paralysis of everything has
resulted.
TRAINS ABAHDosEp.
Several trains were abandoned or held in
unprotected localities because the officials
feared they would be thrown from the
track il started out in the blizzard.
Communication has been cut off TO o
large extent by the weather.
The weather bureau announces that the
storm will probably continue until to-
morrow night.
TERRIFIC STORM,
KANSAS CRY, March "a terrific wind
storm has been raging here for the last "a
hours and still continues. The storm began
et3 O'Clock this morning and was accom-
panied by a rapid fail in the thermometer,
the mercury dropping from 500 to 800
The weather has been clear with no
g snow or rain, but the wind has blown at
the rate Of AZ miles an hour. The storm
prevails with equal force throughout Kan
sas and Geographic service is seriously in
terrupted
The Postal reports its service badly
crippled in the north and west, The West
ern Union has few workable wires in
Kansas and all service over its lines be-
tween here and Omaha is abandoned. No
other damage from the storm has been
reported.
ST. PAUL. MINI, March 10.-After rag
ing with terrific fury for 80 hours the biz
.-- card passed on to the northeast, leaving
in its wake intense cold the mercury early
this morning reaching 10o below and at 0
o'clock being 10 below. AS the fuller de-
- tails of the storm are received it grows in
n er.ya magnitude and intensity, and fears are cx-
ssssed that there may be great loss of life
soe' .sis, however, will not be go great as would
ave occurred had the storm commenced
= during the daytime when more people
were out. Still, many we're out, and their
friends are anxiously awhiting news from
them. The temperaturel being milder at
the beginning of the stofm, a number of
cases are reported where people started for
their homes in the country whileth storm
was still raging, If theyI were lost rs is
more than probable, the following intense
cold would prove fatal. On account of the
condition OF the wires and the drift-covered
country roads the full details of the loss
of life will be slow in coming in but that
there have been serious results of the
storm is undoubtedly TRUE.
Damage to property from the severity of
the gale is reported very great at Fargo,
Crookston and other places. Crookstons
buildings suffered greatly from the break
ing of plate-glass as well as being nearly
blown down by the force of the storm,
and many small buildings were de-
htti1 limos I'LL.
were unroofed and other damage done.
rh Glendale, N. D., reports county buildings
nitIaamsaged and the farmers in that neighbour
as psalocd have been compelled to postpone their
repea hing wheat, which was under way SINH
ht. M. reports of damage to buildings are
mn andling in from all over Minnesota and
,;yaa W. Dakotas while communication with
~ I. 3ntana is cut off.
IT, corne, ON THE RAILROADS.
$500 s'IcAeo, March 10-So far as the rail
!, ~ ~ were concerned, the gale and biz
:. essr, got in their disastrous work last
US istian J, when it blew and drifted badly.
ldee DIR. iSt. Paul Duluth had several hard
Stey was les, with heavy drifts, but the line is
i'd 4 voun clear. The Maple Leaf encountered
m ,soi1h weather in all directions, with a
u IN po;ny wind to delay trains, and snow at
,lsis,e isoints except on the Kansas City dvi-
Rhlch en-. The north western bore the brnt of
self to nc tempest in the southwest, and the
AllsouE City train was four hours late. The
Chur Ihicbgo train was one hour late at Elroy.
All; hut De time was made up The wires Oh
nra al VISIONS continue 70 act badly: The
plas Mort hern Pacific had its hands full in
ceedeo soiesota The snow drifted badly and
n the cyires are still down. Snow pluws
e,lgust, out on every divisions while
onurch Gil trains have been annulled,
Roracted gehers are coming in slowly rs the
itzsilms weresctions of snow plows. The Great
most from 7 was in much thc same shape, the
,rribla -, eing heavy atld the wind high,
pSs,n ApIue thermometer recording from u
no..'a'results 15o below zero, The wind has gone
iouth, ,ers adtnsiderably to day and no further
e lannRcond is anticipated One Of the more
voided at Nesults of the blizzard was d wreck
Iaher Ii, P. Northern Pacific ut Lake Park this
OF the s frat. A snow pltPw earring two Ell.
,ora la,. y I'D running af the first section of
II 800, ~ y ar train had Ia head end collision
~ nSun, WONT at 4.30 a. pm. with the first sec
lght OF earlthe passenger train. George Carr,
vas all The Rr of the passenger train, was thrown
ROun therrlble force against the air brake
leavy ewegn his caboose, One leg being fright.
nomey ly torn and both badly sealded while
n his head suffered severe COMMISSIONS. Several
pn,n her trainmen were badly shaken up
Int Cars injuries are the more serious
tnohese wreck has been cleared to-day.
ansctive THE WORST sroa " s.
,elNry n)ULUTH, MINI, March l0.-1'hc storm
ltgnlose Duluth yesterday was the worst known
lily lives Minnesota for years. Duluth was thu
luersrely m centre of the northwest. The wine
40 miles an hour. The thermometer
peretsroci 60 below zero and nearly 10 inches ol
5n tfs ~ fell. Business was entirely pros
III 49, We % d, the street car lines were aban
tts;nm.llngd and the suburban trains mad,
slmm'us. effort to complete their trim
lett tn 8 O'Clock IN the afternoon. Iii,
.ge done was great at West Duluth
N Roua q smokestack of the Merrill q Ring saw
cent,s i was blown down. +. Cullen, an en-
str,,,N sc, was instantly killed and two othel
" ,i1l were injured. A number of schuo
on llne ldren are missing but it is thought tina
Hgn,oint were lost and that they have beei
simncietd for by families living near til
himsArisbols. Charles Callahan, a painter, wa.
the Inn. led up by the police at II O'Clock las
Iattehthe 1t when nearly dead. His face hand
hio,v.sS feet and breast were badly frozen ii
niowu W taken to the hospital, but is not ex
nen'h Sed to recover. in nearly all the Sii
and 'udiior street buildings plate glass wa
Gorniom ken and several roofs were stripped @
Z re Thr tin, while ON the Metropolitan bocl
for deti, cornice was blown into the street A
MONS, vator b the roof was blown off and til,
.,,n,, II. ,e work badly damaged The convene
Isi'' aiween elevators - and G was blown of
risNsohH hardly billboard is standing in til
lnto nafn. The storm ceased this mornin
knoc Al everybody is busy opening sidewalk
nose'rei streets. There are reports OF loss .
TO hworl that have not ydt been confirmed.
Rtion pFRs1Hp af igRM,
out AusfRASp FORKS. N. l., March 10.-An 81
upp y gentleman named Nugent perishe
,.4t,,n the storm Tuesday night three mi II.