The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-03-31
The Storm King on a Tear.

St. PAUL, March 24.-Specials to the
west tell of another storm nearly approach
ing the blizzard in its proportions Duluth
calls it the worst blizzard of the winter,
and fears much damage unless the storm
subsidies quickly. The storm RACES fiercely
all along the lake, and business is intertered
with.
Washburn, Kansas, reports fall of one
foot of snow and still falling Throughout
the Dak0tas the storm RACES, and extends
all over Minnesota There is no snow in
this vicinity, but enough wind to satisfy
all who like wiutry blasts. The weather
bureau promises below zero weather before
morning. One week ago the mercury was
at seventy-fve, being about the warmest
March day ever experienced
OMAHA, NEB., March 24-The second
edition of the blizzard of Wednesday, which
started in last night. made itself felt along
the lines of the Burlington in the North
west, completely blocking traffic at Sheri-
dan and forcing the road to suspend oper-
ations, except at division points. Tele-
grams received at headquarters indicate
that the storm is abating in the Northwest,
although it is intensely cold.
The Union Pacific is operating its trains,
but to considerable disadvantage, owing to
the high winds prevailing along the Ne
braska division.
1t showed last night at North Platte,
hut not enough to Inconvenience the run
ming of trains
The storm has abated in the Black Hills,
butthe Elkhorn road is still blockaded.
DENVER. Col, March PA light
snow began falling here today, and from
reports received the storm extends over
Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Western
Kansas and Nebraska. The weather is
very warm, causing the snow to melt as
rapidly as it falls and preventing any in-
terruption of railway traffic.
la PRAIRIE, MANITOBA, March "a
Last night Peter ST Godore and Prof.
Jones were caught in the blizzard while
trying TO get to the home of a farmer fif-
teen miles north of this place. They had
TO abandon their rig, and the professor be-
coming exhausted the younger man left
him to seek assistance. When relief ar
rived they found the old gentleman frozen
to death. He was an English scholar, who
gave lessons to citizens.
ST.. PAUL, March 24.-One week ago,
when the mercury was fifteen degrees above
zero, the highest reached in March, it was
hoped that the worst of the winter was
passed, but this weeks weather has proved
otherwise During the earlier part of the
week there was a severe storm at the head
Of the lakes, and South Dakota suffered
from the same blizzard that did so much
damage in Nebraska and Colorado. Last
night and tonight the Dakotas and MINES
ota have been enduring another storm, that
in many sections far surpasses anything
that has been experienced during the pres
ent winter, while all parts of the northwest
have had good share of the rigorous
breath.
BUFFALO. WYOMING, March 25.--Last
weeks blizzard, continuing seventy hours
has never been approached in severity BY
any other storm in this locality. Traffic is
entirely suspended, and communication by
wire with the outside world has only just
been restored. Snow is drifted from ten
10 twenty feet deep in every direction
The mail coach took five days making
one trip from rlearnont, thirty miles. The
loss Of stock i terrible. Inone herd, near