The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-13

Haven- The vessel should hsve ~s.e
teeFe early this morning. Same fear "a
( expressed sor her safety. aS the ssorr. mas
been enc OF the worst of the wear Beside
/ heF cres the eaiy passengers known 10 he
aboard are ten menters Of f.eors, Bros
fheatsiesi company. No word had been
received up 20 midnight az Grand Haven.
ST Loels. Feb. IA speciss 10 ths
keraaaas from Guthrie. q. T.. xavs. The
snow IS two teet deep. Reports af Suffer
ine and death come in from all narts of
the territory Mrs. Faaaie c. Speneer
homssteades near Cross, was found
froren stia. Many are living in
tents, and their condition is awful. James
Malligau, near Perry. was found frozen
10 death. and his partner, Harvey New
comb. died from exposure. At Banca
M Cramer and two children were
found frexen stiff in coyote's
hurrow ten yards FROM their abode.
eel. Henry Melton, a cowboy who Was
with buffalo Bill at the Worlds fair, was
discovered hy party of hunters early this
morning dead under his horse. AZ Ana
darko two Indian pupils we're found yes;er~
dsy buried rnder = snoNhank. Upon being
taken TO house, one OF the children inn
mediaseiy expired. The other shows
-
report reached here that fam
iiy named Sears. near Woodward.
were found frozen 20 death. but no
particulars were obtained. Word comes
from Cross that Sherman Stone and fam.
lily, consisting of wife and FIVE children.
were found sitting about stove
with their throats cut from ear TO ear.
The following note found in
table near Stone gave a horrible story
OF murder and saicide in connection with
the storm: Wood aIl gone. Mollis
frozen 70 death. the rest of US freex.
Ing. l have killed my family. and
now kill myself 10 prevent further
suffering. God have mercy on US"
stone was homesteader and lived in q
tent IL is thought that after the snow
melts hundreds of dead settlers win he
found. along with ths remains Of thous-
ands of cattle
BrFFsLo. \. Y. Feb. ia cold wave
has swooped down upon Buffalo and
Western New York. followed bv heavy
fall OF snow. A water famine was threat
ened. though men have been kept at work
removing slush ice which drifted into the
inlet tunnel that supplies the city from
the river. Dispatches from Niagara Falls
announce that an ice bridge has formed
and soiidihed. In the passage Of leo foes
down the river great amount Of timber
was brought down and is frozen tight in
the bridge. lt Is unusual to have q bridge
form In February. AdvIces from other
nearby towns indicate that this end OF
the state Is being bianketsd with snow,
and the cold wave is extensive.
Buffalo is practically without water sup
ply tonight. heavy northeast wind
blowing forces tho water In the Niagara
river below the inlsts at the pumping sta-
tton. and there 10 little water in the Dodge
street. reservoir. In hotels and private
houses no water can be obtained above the
first story, and but little there. The vater
has been blown completely out Of the
Hamburg canal. and but foot or % 10 lefs
In the Erie canal. slush ice n filling tho
engine wheels at the pumping sta
ton. and II the storm does not
soon absts grave eonsequencss are
feared. Should . big frs occur the fire.
men would bs powssisss. II has been
showing since O'Clock, and the streets
are badly drifted. Street car traffic In Inn
peded. Trains from the east are i've hours
late.
OMAHA, Feb. 1.-THE blizzard in Me-
braska ended this morning. The Missouri
Pacific, owing to the great fall Of snow,
had much trouble in getting trains
through, bat the worst II over and six
trains viii be run regularly tomorrow.
Train No. I, which should havs arrived
early this morning. was held az Leaven-
worth over night aud left that city at
a. M. arriving in Omaha tonight. Train
No. 2, which left ~ 10 o'clock last night,
was held at Baker. Kan, ON account OF q
freight train engulfed in the snow south
Of that point The Nebraska local, held at
Weeping Water. did not get into Omaha
until O'Clock. four hours after scheduls
time. Passenger train No. left for the
south at noon with two engines. which
will probably pull 1t through on time.
Freight trains that should have gone out
last night were heid over, but sent out this
morning TO break way. Gangs of men
are ut work opening up the track for .
train standing near Superior. Neb. Tho
Belt limo was not affected by the blizzard.
The burlington, Elkhori and Union Pa
cihc were iittls hamperei by the snow and
their trains were generally on time.
GulnRIE. o. T., Feb. i2--Last night the
mercury registered degrees below. This
morning thaw set in. but this afternoon
another cold wave swooped down on the
territory. sending the mercury down TO
throughout Oklahoma aud indian Terri
tory must be great. Nothing can be
learned. owing 70 severe weather and ths
condition of the roads. Trains due Sunday
have not yet arrived. Three are showed
IN between Redrock and Cross, and a. the
country is not well wat.red or tirnbered.
to say nothing of provisions. the passsn.
gers are certainly in prscarious condi-
tion. Reports come from the strip Of
great suffering among honestea aders.
Several persons have perished in the
storm. among them two families residing
near Cross. No particulars can be oh
tanned. Hundreds Of head Of stock have
been frozen TO death.
NEW YoRK, Feb. i2-The blizzard
scheduled By the weather pro3hsss to
reach here tonight has arrived on time.
In fact. IL struck the city several hours In
advance of the time predicted by expert
photographers. Tonight the streets are
covered with snow several inches decp:
ali traffic is inpeded, railroad trains are
behind time and mails from all parts Of
the country are delayed. Street railways
are operated With difficulty. aud traflsc on
the river has been greatly impeded. Tao
snosstorm commenced early thm after
noon and has continued many hours A
high wind accompanies the blizzard. and
Weather Prophet Dunn says 1t will reach
velocity Of sixty miles sn hour before
midnight He predicts that severe cold
weather viii follow the storm.
ToLEBo, Feb IA blizzard struck this
city At $40 this morning, aud at 30 every