Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-16
in the West
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{, CITY, Mo-, Feb. 11.-One Of
gsrcest snow storms ever known Of
+ his section began at noon today and
Btill raging. The local signal service
Officers say it will coBtlnde throughout
the night Traffic yn all street-car lines
was blocked by 6 o'clock this afternoon,
but tonight soma of the companies have
partly CLEARED their tracks, Evening
trains from all directions centering in this
city were ftou one to four hours late,
with the condition rapidly growing worse.
Reports from many points in the West
indicate a very general storm.
LINCOLN, NEB. Feb. 1l.-Snow has
been falling here and within radius of
many miles since early morning. A
strong wind accompanied it, and the
strom at times reached the severity of a
blizzard. All trains are from one to six
hours late and street car traffic is greatly
hindered.
EMPoRIA, KAN, Feb, 1.-THE worst
storm had here in the experience of old
inhabitants now prevails. Over two feet
of snow has fallen, with no signs Of
abatement. A terrific northeast wind
blows and drifts are forming. All trains
in every direction are blockadeG, many eff
them between stations. Stockmen say
cattle will suffer terribly.
SAUNA, KAN, Feb. 1.-THE blizzard
that set in at an early hour last evening
has ragged with great fairy throughout the
day, and tonight the snow is SIX inches
deep on the level. A strong wind is
forming il into huge drift, and country
roads are badly blockaded. No suffering
has been reported.
St. Louis. Feb. l3. At IL o'c'ock last
night snow gan falling here and con-
tinued throughout the night and today.
1t looks as If the heaviest snow OF the
! season would be recorded. Reports re-
ceiyed this morning show that the storm
is general throughout missouri and sur
rounding States. Railroad traffic is badly
DELAYED. nearly all trains being from one
to four hours late. Tonight the mercury
registers 10 below zero.
Fort Scott, Kan, Feb 12.-The heaviest
snow that has fallen in Southern Kansas
for many years lay uDoh the ground
today. The trains are delaye,. and many
are bound in by snowbanks. Many pas
senger trains are snow-bound and the
street-cars are tied up.
Harrisburg, Pa. Feb. 12-Snow has
been falling steady all day and the cleo
trio street railroads have found consider
able difficulty in running cara.
Kansas City, Mo- Deb. y After con-
tinuing for twenty. -four hours and break
ing all records recorded by the local
weather bureau the blizzard suspended
operat ions at 10 o'clock this morning, so
far as the snow accompaniment is con-
cerned. A brisk wind still blows from
the north. The temperature growing
colder tonight. The snow lies sixteen
inches on the level and is badly dIifted.
Benton Harbor, Mich, Feb. 1.-THE
severest storm of the season has been
raging for the past ten hours. a genuine
Dakota blizzard is on, with a torty-mile
northwest wind. All trains are delayed
from two to three hours.
st. Joseph, Mo-, Feb. l2.-The snow IS
almost foot and half on the level. No
street cars have run since yesterday after
noon az 3 o'clock, and on the principal
streets the snow is drifted so badly that
they are almost impossible. Trains are
delayed and some that were due this
morning are not in yet
Bloomington, H., Feb. PA violent
snow storm ragged throughout Central ILL.,
all day today. The snow is ten inches on
level and is badly drifted. Many trains
are delayed and one passenger on the Big
Four is stuck liz a DRIFT near fremont.
Omaho, Neb. Feb. 12-For the last "a
hours a terrific blizzard has prevailed
throughout Nebraska, piliug the snow ID
enormous drifts. The fall has been about
- inches. and following tie eight inch
fall of sDow Tuesday last makes the depth
at least 20 inches. The cold is extremely
severe. With few exceptions, Omaha
traffic of every description IS suspended
Trans in every direction last night were
abandoned.
persisted N THE STORM,
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. l3.-Kepolt'
received here today from Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory make it almost GER
tain that at least thirty lives we're LOST
during the great storm of Sunday. Many
isolated homes.eads where the families
were poorly prepared FOR the winter can
rot be heard from for days and possibly
weeks, and there is reason to believe
that thirty will not represent the totaI
number OF the dead. In Western and
Southwestern Kansas there was great
suffering. and it is probable that in more
than one so ihouse dead bodies will some
day be found.
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