St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-28
BLIZZARD IN THE SOUTH
For the First Time in Fifteen
Years Charleston HousetOps
Are Covered With Snow.
Kansas Experiencing Her Third
Blizzard Of the Season
Rivers Frozen.

CHARLESTON. S. c., Dec. pa bliZ-
zard struck Charleston this morning,
ana for the first time within the past
fifteen years h0usetopS were covered
with thin coating OF snow and sleet.
The mercury averaged about three OF
four degrees below freezing point dur
ing the day. and pedestrians,
not being accustomed to ice,
had a hard time getting along
the sidewalks. The orange trees in the
city are injured somewhat and will
probably bear only one crop this season.
They usually bear two crops. Planting
and truck farm crops are not far
enough advanced to suffer any damage.
Strawberries are well protected, and
the plants will escape without severe
trouble.
FORTRESS MONROE, Va, Dec. 81
The worst blizzard in twenty years
struck this vicinity about midnight aud
the snow has been falling ever since.
The electric car line to Hampton is
blocked and navigation is suspended.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Dec. 27.-The heaviest
snow III five years fell today. 1t was
preceded last night by a big sleet storm.
The weather. is now moderating.
STAUNToN, Va, Dec. 27-At9 o'clock
this morning the mercury stood 10 deg
above zero. For seven days past 1t has
varied from II to 70 deg above. This is
the coldeSt continuous spell here for
years. Ice formed eight inches thick,
an unusual occurrence IN this vicinity.
WILMINGTON, n. c., Dec. 27.--The
storm reported last evening has not yet
abated. ana has now reached the proper
tionS OF iirot-claSS snowfall Tor this
climate. Many SleIghS OF rude and hur-
ried construction are now OH the streets,
Il sight very rarely witnessed here.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.- Ihe Mississippi
river at this place is covered with ice
from shore to shore. Navigation is
suspended and boats are tied up, with
no prospect of reSuming traffic Ill the
near future.
PITrsBURG, Dec. 27.-The Allegheny,
Monongahela and Ohio rivers are frozen
over and river traffic is entirely suspend
ed for the first time in many years.
TOPEKA. Dec. 27.-All the rigorS of a
northern winter are being experienced
by the residents of Kansas. The third
blizzard of the season set in yesterday,
accompanied by the most intense cold
thus far experienced this winter, the
thermometer here at 10 o'clock showing
as many degrees below zero. Long
delays to railroad traffic and heavy
loss of stock are the chief results.
Snow plows are kept busy on the Rock
Island and Santa Fe roads. Four trains
Oh the latter line are blocked in by the
snow drifts between Dodge City and
CimarrOn, and the Rock Island has two
trains i'll its northwestern district i'll
the SHOW.
WICHITA, Kan, Dec. 27.-SnOw fell
again last night, and, after brief in
termission, resumed operations about
10 O'clock today. Railroad men say that
traffic in Kansas is badly denoralIZed.
Trains are all pulled by two locomo-
tiyes, and still many are so far be-
hind time that they have been al
most lost sight Of. Last night
for the first time iii ten days a train got
iii over the Wichita d Western, but
today the road is again DlOckaded, and
Comanche ami Clark counties are shut
off from the world. Arrivals from En-
gewood last night report terrible losses
among stock in thai section, and OH tile
ranges of No Mans Land thousands OF
cattle, they say, have died.