New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-11
A HOWLING MARCH STORM.
WORK OF A BLIZZARD IN THE NORTHWEST.
DESTRUCTION TO LIFE AND PROPERTY RE
PoRTED-TRAINs DELAYED BY SNOWDRlFTs
FEARS THAT MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN
LOST IN THE COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

PORTED-IRAlNS HtbAlfD B1 SNONDhlfIS
-FEARs THAT MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN
LOST IN THE COUNTRY DISTRICTS.
St Paul. March lO.-Aftcr raging with ter
riblc fury for thirty hours the blizzard passed on
10 the Northeast leaving in its wake intense cold,
the mercury early this morning reachlus ten heloW
and at o o'clock being one below. As the fuller
details Of the storm are received 1t grows in mag
nitudc and intensity, and fears arc expressed that
there may he great loss Of life. This, however,
will not nc so great rs would have occurred had
thc storm begun during the daytime, when more
people we're ont. Still, many were out, and their
friends are anxiously awaiting news from them.
The temperature being milder at the beginning
of the Storm n number of cascs are reported where
people started for homes in the country while the
storm was still raging. If they were lost, as s
more than probable, the following intense cold
would prove fatal. On account of the condition
of the wires and the drft-covcred country roads
the full details of the loss of life will be slow IN
coming in, but that there have been serious re-
suits Of tho storm is undoubtedly true.
Damage to property from The severity of the
gale is reported to be great at Fargo, Cr)obston
and other places Croollston's buildines suffered
greatly from the breaking of plate glass. well
~ being nearly Blown down by tie force Of the
storm indeed, many small buildings were dcmol-
ishcd. Many buildings at Fergus Falls un-
rooted and other damage done Eilcndalc, y. D.,
reports county buildings damaged. and the farm
ers in that ncighborhood have been compelled 10
postpone their wheat seeding. which was under
way Similar reports of damage arc coming in
from all over Minnesota and the Dakotas, while
communication with Montana is cut of
SO far as the railroads were concerned the gale
and blizzard got in their worl last night when
it blew and drifed badly Trains delayed by
snow are reported on ell thr roads Snow-r loughs
are ont every road, while several trains have
been annucd. One Of the mo-" serious results
Of the blizzard was wreck on the Northern
P1cidc AT Lake Park this morning A snow
plough carrying two engines and running the
first section Of the rccular train had head
end collision NJ that point al 80 a. m. with
the first section Of the passenger train.
George Carr engineer of the passenger train. was
thrown with great force AGAINST the airbralc
valve in his cahoosc, one lcE being frightfully
torn and both badly scaldcd. while his head suf-
fcrcd severe contu.ions Several other tr,inmcn
were badly shaken up.
Duluth. March l0.-11e storm in Duluth ycS:cr-
day was the worst known in Minnesota for years.
Duluth was the storm centre OF the Northwest.
The wind blew sixty miles an hour. The thcr
momctcr was siN dc1ncs below zero AMI ncarl;
pro-trated. the strrctcar lines were abandoned and
the suburban trains made 10 cfort - complete
their trips after o'clock in toe afternoon The
damage done was great at West Huuth. The
-'nn kcSfoc', II tho N"ril' n Ring >lwmll ws
lown down. /. Cullen. IN cWployc. W., in-
SANITY killed and two other men wcrr inIIrcd.
\ number OF school children are missing. but il
is thought that uouc lost. and that theS have
been card for BY families living near The schools
Charles Callahan. a painter. was picked rp by
the police at II O'Clock las night. when nearly
dead His face. hands and feet and breast were
badly frozen. lie was taken to the hospital but
is not expected 70 recover. In nearly all th'
>uprror-st. buildings plate glass was brolen and
several rooi- were stripped of their tn while
on the Metropolitan hloc, the cornI'c WIS blown
into the street st Elevator tie roof va.
blown on aud the false work badly damaged
The conVcycr hctNccn Elevators - and was
blown down. ana hirJt a billboard j.. stanlln-
iu t.wu. The stow, ceased tli.- monln-, rnd
every ody is hu.g opnr1 s'cwalk, and ,tic"t-.
There ar, report, Of los Of lr that have not yet
tcrn confirmed
Grand Forks. y -. Mar lG.-in elderly man
named Nu,rut pcri,hcI in tie storm Tue, las
nigh' three miles lrp'n Alanlc
Northfc.d MINI. March 1o.-Thc blizzard died
away last night. and the streets this morning arc
,crripl with lure hills Of snow. Trains here aye
olIs and -. IouI- road ha, been stuck ia u Snow
drlft between here and Faribault since II o'clock
last nsht
st. Peter Mimi, March 1o.-Scyrra school
Children who started TO school yesterday morn
ing. and TWO tcansters who drove into the country
are missing. and 1t Is feared they were victims ol
the blizzard
Nar~inltovn. Iowa. March 10" The Tim 3
Hcpuhlcan" ii patel ~ Irom var ou' points n Iowa
indicate that tnc great storm oi lcoicidnN caused
much Gaina.e The trans are delayed.
Devils Lake. - d.. March l0.-Willrm VI.
t;riiin "a farmer, was found frozen To- death to
dny half a mile rron town. t'iifn was returning
from his farm and was caught in the blizzard.
When g mile from town he abandoned hi, team
nnd started walk 10 tie city. one oN was found
dead near The wagon. The deceased man lrNcs
y wife and thrrc small children. either abandoned
teams reported.
Grafton. N D.. March l0.-A man and his team
was frozen between here and the depot They
were found by the staticnman. lie man
was living i'm the wagon-bON. couple married
here Tuesday came near suffering the same fate.
They were ovcrtakcn by the storm two miles
south of the town. Their team fortunately wan
dercd into IL warm ccrncr In Tie city con
siderable danrgc done.
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