St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-27
Very Frigid Weather Follows
in the Wake Of the Kan
SaS BLIZZARD.
Portions Of the Sunny South
~ Get a Taste OF Wintry
Weather.
fasteners Feeling the Fife cts
Of the Wave From the
Arctic.
Many Firemen Put in the Day
Fighting Their Natural
Enemy.

KANSAS CITY. Dee. 26.-A typical
blizzard began its formation III this To-
callty last night. and at O'Clock this
morning it had fully materialiZed, tie
mercury at that time having fallen to q
below zero. The blizzard was preceded
by considerable Show and accompanied
by the usual biting north wind. lie
storm is far-reac hing, extending over
the entire Southwest, and is partIcu-
larly severe in Kansas. In this city the
thermometer marked 1 deg below zero
at 10 O'Clock q. IN.
There was only from one to two
inches OF snow, but the stiff gale caused
1t to drift badly. and railroads are sui
fering considerably. Most Of their
trains from the west are from one TO SIX
hours late, while the arrival of others is
Indefinite. The Santa Fe is blocked i'll
drifts between Edge City ami
Cimmaron. At Salina all rail
way traffic is reported suspended.
At Emporia the thermometer registered
Is deg. below. Enough snow fell 10
cause several blockades. In Southern
Kansas the snow fall was much heavier.
All the trains are abandoned, and wires
all down, thus cutting off all COM
municatiOn with the outside world
since Sunday afternoon. Tue blizzard
has found farmers ill-preDared. and the
loss to stock, it is feared, will be very
heavy. Loss Of life may be added i'll
the country districts, for so sudden was
the onslaught of the heavens that many
were caught some distance from home.
The Western Union is having trouble
with its wires in all directions.
Bad in the West.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 26.-Rpports re
ceived at the railroad Offices here are
that the storm of yesterday was gen.
eral all over the state. extending into
Colorado and the Indian territory.
About the same quantity of snow fell
West as East, but liz the West the wind
amounted to gale, and in consequence
the SHOW driftcd badly, causing a great
deal of trouble in the movement of
trains. The Santa Fe had two trains in
drifts near Newton yesterday, but got
them out last night. Today the same
road had four trains in drifts be-
tween Dodge City and near Marion
The company has two snow plows at
work, and it is expected to open the line
in brief time. The Rock Island has
two trains in the drifts Oh its south
western line, and has also its SNOW
plows at work. No reports of suffering
on account of the storm have been re-
ceived, but there is no doubt that stock
has suffered. Al 5 O'Clock this morning
the thermometers here registered 10
deg below. At Arkansas City all trains
were delayed today, and there is much
suffering among the home seekers
| camped upon the border of the Cler0-
Zee strip.
| CAMDEN, Ark. Dec. 26. "A storm of
sleet and snow of unusual severity
came down of this section of the sunny
| South last night. The mercury as con-
sequence dropped 10 deg in two hours.
A strong wind is blowing from the
north and the weather is decidedly the
coluest of the year.
| WILMINGTON, n. c., Dec. 26.-ChriSt-
mas is winding up here with a young
, blizzard. A heavy Sleet storm prevails
tonight and snow covers the ground to
depth OF two inches. beating Whining
toms snow record for several years.