St. Paul daily globe., 1894-02-13
out, and the wind was abatng some-
MILWAUKEE.

MLwAUKEE, Wis, Feb. IA wild
northeast gale is sweeping over the city
from Lake Michigan, and the air is full
OF fine, penetrating and drifting snow.
There is an immense sea on the lake
fully as vicious as that which engulfed
about dozen men on the waterwOrkS
crib last spring. Previous to the storm
last night City Engineer Benzenberg
consulted United States Weather Fore
caster Moore in regard to the adyiSa-
bility OF bringing i'll the men now at
work upon the crib. and it was finally
decided that they were in no danger.
There are twenty men in the crib house
at present, but it is thought that they
are all right. Should the worst come
and the crib house be swept away, they
can enter the air lock, which is above
the water level.
MILWAUKEE. Wis. Feb. 12.-The
steamer Roanoke, of the Detroit. Grand
Haven & Milwaukee Railroad company,
which left here at II O'Clock Sunday
night, is reported overdue at Grand
Haven. The vessel should have got
there early this morning. Some fear is
expressed for her safety. as the storm
has been one of the worst Of the year.
Besides her crew the only passengers
known to be aboard are ten members of
the LeonZo Brothers theatrical COM
pany.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 12.-The storm which
began yesterday ended about II O'Clock
today, after having run varied course,
including ram, sleet, driZZle and snow.
Telegraph, telephone and electric wires
are down, and several deaths OF animals
from these live currents have been re-
ported, but so far no human beings have
been injured. Reports received here
from points in Southern Illinois. South
ern and Central Indiana. Missouri in
| general and Arkansas give the same
story, the heaviest snow of the season,
with wind i'll majority of eases drift
ing the deposit badly. Fort Smith re-
ports rising streams, with rail and
wagon roads suffering badly
thereby. Incoming trains are very
seriously delayed, some being
four or five hours, and even more late.
The promise now is very sharp drop
in the temperature, which will turn the
present SluSh TO ice and make the situa-
ton even worse than it is now. Indeed,
the situation locally, as well as through
out the territory within reach of this
city, is summed up in the words-tratfic
at standstill. No wires are working
south from this city, and very few in
any other direction.
TOPEKA.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 12.-Today found
the big blizzard in full blast. 1t is still
showing, with fierce west wind blow
ing. The snow is about twelve inches
deep on a level, but badly drifted. The
| mercury is 10 deg above zero. The
STORM is reported very severe in the
western part of the state. No passen-
ger trains from the West on the Santa
Fe have arrived since Sunday after
noon.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 12.-This MORN
ing the snow lies sixteen inches on the
level. and is badly drlfted. All street
ate possessors of carriages aud sIeighs
of every description gathered silver
harvest in quarters and half dollars
by conveying persons of both sexes
from their homes to their places of
business. Not one street car line in
town is running. All traffic both from
the east and west is greatly delayed.
FORT WAYNE.
FORT WAYNE, Ind,, Feb. IA gen.
uine blizzard with all its varieties broke
loose here at 10 o'clock last night. and
still RACES with unabated fury. Street
railway traffic is entirely suspended, all
interrupted and pedestrianism can only
be accomplished with the greatest diff
ticulty. The wind is blowing a gale,
and the mercury is falling rapidly.
COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS, o., Feb. IA severe
Sleet storm prevailed here this morning.
Wires covered with ice. giving con-
siderable trouble and causing street
caIs to run slower than usual. Business
Is delayed accordingly.
CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 12.-The bliz-
zard which ragged with such severity
throughout the West last night reached
this city at Z o'clock this morning. A
fierce gale. accompanied by heavy
fall of fine, cutting snow, is in progress,
and the storm promises to be a most
severe one. At noon the street car
service was demOraliZed, only an oc-
casiOnal car managing to get through
the heavy snow drifts. On The Lake
Shore road trains were reported as more
| OF less delayed from the West, with a
prospect of serious blockades before
nightfall.
INDIANAPOLIS.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. IA sleet and
wind storm of unusual severity struck
the city shortly after last midnight. and
has continued without cessation up to
| late this afternoon. Several inches of
snow covers the ground, and is still
| falling at a very heavy rate. ParalyZed
| traffic has resulted, and the street cars
| are running only at irregular intervals.
| Incoming trains are badly delayed, and
trainmen report stormy times along the
| various routes.
CINCINNATI.
| CINCINNATI. Feb. IA sleet storm
reached this locality after midnight
with high northeast wind, but by noon
today the temperature had risen until
| the ice was nearly melted and rain was
| falling.
| DETROIT.
| DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 12.-This morn
| ing opened cold and clear, but the bliZ-
zard arrived about 9 O'Clock, bringing
| its accompaniment OF fine, dry snow,
which is being Whirled about by wind
| which varies from twepty.SiX to thirty
two miles an hour. By noon street car
| travel became very tedious, and by
| o'clock there was little progress on the
| horse car lines, and none On the electric
| roads.
| OMAHA.
| OMAHA. Neb., Feb. 12.-The Mis-.
souri, Pacific. owing to the great fall OF
snow, has been having no end of trouble
in getting trains through, but the worst
is over and trains will be running reg.
ularly tomorrow. Train No. l, which
should have arrived early this morning,
was held at LeavenwOrth over night,
and left that city at 9 O'Clock a. M, ar
irving in Omaha tonight. Train No 2
which left at 10 o'clock last night, was
held at Baker. Kan, on account of a
freight train which was engulfed in
snow south of that point. The Nebraska
local, held at Weeping Water. did not
get into Omaha until 1 o'clock, foul
hours after its scheduled time.
Passenger Train No. left for the
south at noon with two engines, which
will probably pull it through on time.
Freight trains that should have gone
out last night were held over, but were
sent out this morning to break the way.
A gang of men are at work opening W
| fhn fronE for train or Mi G,