The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-03-30
HIGH as THE HOUSES
SOUTH DAKoTA,s sronH Tap
WORST FoR MANY YEARS.
rAe Drifts At Pierre - nisA a. the
Houses ana the streets Are Dlsok.
aasA-Cattls win Net suRer, ~ the
weather IL Very MIA.

Deadwood, q d., March 22.-Ths worst
snow storm Of the season commenced hero
Monday night and has kept mp continu-
ouslly ever since. The snow IL about
four feet on the level and still coming
down. Telephone communication from
Sun Dance and Bellfourche states that
the blizzard Ii raging In both places and
extends to all the cattle ranges. The loss
to cattlemen 1t Is believed will be heavy,
as the animals are weak, and will drift
with the storm to their death. Neither
the Elkhorn or the b. u n. arrived to-
day, the former being snowbound at Hay
Springs and the latter east Of Alliance.
All trains on the b. Il NJ. are abandoned
west Of Edgmont. The present indica-
tions are that the snow will rival In
depth the memcfable storm of March q,
= and y, 1878, when it fell to depth
of six feet. 70
ID, luth, March pa March blizzard
set In to-day with wind of forty miles
velocity, and rain, which has turned to
q drifting, binding snow TINT will make
serious trouble for the transportation
companies II It continues many hours.
Electric wires which were icc-coated by
the curly rain, have given way before
the wind. The city is practically with
out telephone, police or fire alarm sys-
ten. and the majority oft he electric
lights will not work. Damage to the
extent Of several thousand dollars has al
ready been done.
Omaha, March 22.-Thc blizzard which
developed in the northwestern part of the
state last night Is moving slowly but
steadily toward the Missouri river. Its
progress is marked by drifts from six
inches to two feet deep and general
blockade of business. Dispatches that
were received from points in the in
terror of the state indicate that the
storm has Travelled eastward about l6O
miles in twenty-four hours. At North
Platte, Neb., the drifts are now two to
four feet deep. The Union Pacific line
is completely blockaded. All trains are
abandoned and number are reported
blockaded between stations. Snow plows
arc out and efforts are being made to
clear the tracks.
Pierre, 8. D., March 23.-The storm
which has been raging for the past twer,'
ty-four hours has abated and it is now
warm and pleasant. Passenger and
freight trains did not 60 out this MORN
ing, and will not 60 out until tomorrow
morning. An engine last night was stuck
in snow drift in front of the depot and
it was not until to-day that 1t could be
dug out and taken to the round house.
Snow was piled in drifts as high as
houses. The fronts of stores along one
side of the principal business street were
c. mpletely buried in snow and drifts run
across the street ten and fifteen feet
high. Street cars and all traffic was sus-
pended. It was the worst drifting snow
storm ever known In this section. Stock
will not suffer, as the Thermometer did
not 70 low and the storm only lasted
twenty-f0ur hours.
West Superior, Wis, March 23.-The
storm Of yesterday and to-day has been
the worst of the winter, except that the
temperature has not been very cold. The
wind, combined with the rain, snow and
sleet has broken the telephone wires and
most Of the telegraph lines out of the
city. No telephone or fire system In In
operation this morning aud all trains are
delayed. The wind is in the wrong di-
rection to blow the ice out of the lake,
and it Is banked In immense blocks upon
the shore. Street cars ore not running
and business is nearly suspended.
Miller, 8. d., March 23-The hardest
snow storm this winter has ragged since
yesterday. It was preceded by heavy
rain. Drifts several feet deep are seen
everywhere. A good deal Of wheat has
been soWn.