The diamond drill., 1895-02-09

One of tho Worst storms Ever Known In
the Northwest

the Northwest.
OMAHA, Neb.. Feb. 7.-One OF the
most severe storms known In this state,
amounting 10 blizzard, now RACES all
over this section. The storm began in
the west, reaching Kearney, Neb..
about daybreak and striking Omaha
at 10 o'clock. business was almost
suspended; trains are all very late and
the drifting snow may make them still
later to-day. In some places there il
snow and sleet. Thermometers mark
from IA TO 20 degrees below zero. The
storm extends far into Kansas. even
20 the southern boundary. The wind
has been blowingat the rate of 60 miles
AN hour. The public schools were dis
missed at / o'clock. The snow and
dust are mixed and flying i'm all direc-
tions but street cars are running easi-
ly. kilograms to the World-lIerald
from various portions of the state indi-
cate the worst storm in the state for
ten years. IL is feared that lives have
been lost by this blizzard in the drouth
district. The snow has covered up the
stunted grasses and has undoubtedly
caused much suffering among the
animals who subsist on that food
alone.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. Feb. Most dis
couraging weather reports come from
the west and northwest. The mercury
has been dropping degrees an hour
since o'clock Wednesday afternoon
and at 10 o'clock p. IN. the temperature
varied from 10 below zero at 81. Paul "a
- below at Qu'Appelle, n. w. 4. 1t is
excessively frigid all the way west to
Missoula, Mont The wind reaches the
proportions OF blizzard at most points
in the DalIotas and western Minnesota.
Special dispatches indicate that there
is much suffering among live stock and
considerable among human beings.
Pierre, ). ID. reports wind 50 great that
people are driven from the streets. A
Redfeld s. d., dispatch says it showed
till noon, when 50-mile wind sprang
up and driftcd the snow in frightful
manner. All Redheld business houses
have closed and trains on the North.
western roads at that point are aban.
doned.
MARQUETTE, Mich, Feb. Gold OF
unexampled severity prevails through
out the entire upper peninsula and
great suffering is reported from the
homestead country, where inhabitants
are isolated and live in scantily fur.
nished cabins exposed 10 winds Sew
eral fatal eases of freezing have been
reported. At Sault Ste. Marie Wednes
day the mercury reached "a below
The general range is from 10 10 a..
CLEARFELD, Pa, Feb. 7.--Wednes
! day morning was the coldest here foI
1 fourteen years. Thermometers in and
around Clearfeld varied from 20 u
30 below zero. Twenty-Five was faii
average in exposed places. On Janu'
airy %, 1881, the mercury here dropped
to 3s below zero.
NEW YORK, Feb. THE weather bu.
rcau records show that Wednesday was
the coldest day since December 81 1850
when the mercury dropped down To
below zero. At If o'clock Wednesday
/ night IL stood at below. At White
River, Can, the thermometer at !
\ o'clock Wednesday morning registered
GO degrees below zero The Hudson
! was frozen from shore 10 shore al
| Ninety-sixth street and ice was very
thick at points above.
WHITE RIVER, VT, Teb. THE ner
curry here is lower than usual. Wedncs
\ day morning IL registered 90 degrees
/ below.
RUTLAND, Vt, Feb. 7-For the first
time in sevcnty-five years Lake Cham
! plain Is frozen over its entire length.