The herald., 1894-03-23
THE MARCH BLIZZARD.
ONEUF THE WORST EXPERIENCED
IN YEARS.
Great Loss of Stock on the Ranges In
the North hwest-RaiIroad Traffic
Greatly Delayed by the
snow Drifts.

SALT LAKE, March pa special
from Cheyenne to the Tribune SAYS the
storm OF the past two days has been the
wsrst experienced in this section since
1892. The first mail and passenger
train sent east since the storm began
left here at 10 O'Clock today. The road
is now open and trains are being dis
patched as rapidly as possible, Trains
on all roads In Northeastern Wyoming
and Northwestern Nebraska we're aban-
doned for two days, and no attempt will
be made to get them through till tomor-
row. Snow in many places is drifted 20
or 80 feet high. The loss to stockmen
will undoubtedly be heavy as feed has
been scarce on the ranges during the
winter, and cattle were in no condition
TO stand the blizzard. There are rumors
from Buffalo and Lander that several
men who were caught in the storm while
in charge of cattle were frozen to death.
OMAHA, Neb., March 22.-The blizzard
that has been raging over the north
west for 48 hours continued today in
Western and Central Nebraska, Eastern
Wyoming and the Black Hills. All
trains on the Union Pacific between
North Platte and Cheyenne are tied up,
but snow plows are out and great effort
will be made to clear the tracks, and
trains will leave for the west this even
ing. Snow has ceased falling west
of Cheyenne, but fierce gale
is blowing. The Elkhorn road is snowed
up west of O'Neill, and the Burlington q
Wyoming line is entirely blocked. The
snow reached the Missouri river today,
but only in light hurries. The real
storm had only advanced as far eaet as
Columbus at noon. The snow varies in
depth from one foot on the level at sgd
ney to four feet at Spesrfish. The effect
ON cattle will be disastrous, as all the
big ranches of the state are in the dis
trict covered by the deep snow.
The railroads in the Dlockaded dis
tricts are making all haste to take ad-
vantage of the cessation OF the snow fall
to clear their tracks. They have out
snow plows and shoveling gangs and
hope to get the tracks clear within "A
hours. The worst blockade reported is
from Chadron. whore several trains are
showed in from six to 10 miles from
town. The track has not been used
since Monday. One train reached
Chadron after being held in snow
bank 30 hours.
GIs 1AUL, mhTCu 6S.-DU lAI Ab Uul6
city was concerned there was scarcely
such thing as blizzard, less than an
inch of snow falling, although there was
a decided drop in the temperature.
However, other parts of the northwest
got snow to make up for the lack of it
hero. All over both Dakotas, across the
northern part of Minnesota and along
the shores of Lake Superior the storm
ragged with great fury, drifting the snow
badly and delaying business all over the
territory named.
DEADwooD, S. D., March 22.-The
great snowstorm ceased today. The
day was warm and the snow is melting
rapidly away. and if warm RAIN does
not set in, which is not likely, as the
barometer indicates fair weather, the
danger of a food ia passed. The loss OF
cattle between Edgemont and Sheridan
will exceed so per cent. The storm was
terrific in all directions.
KANSAS Cry. Mo-, March 21.-At
noon yesterday the thermometer regis
tered 73, at 7 this morning 27. lea
formed half an inch thick. 1t is feared
peaches and plums in bloom are killed.
MooRHEAD, Mimi. March 22.-Two
feet of snow has fallen since last night.
A high wind is blowing. All trains are
delayed.