River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-01-03
THURSDAYS BLIZZARD.
The Rigors of Winter Felt Throughout
the EinnnfrY.


the Country.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 29.--Thursday
was the coolest day of the winter in
Minnesota Out 10 the state the range
was from 20 below at Grand Rapids, to
20 below at Saltwater. Not over ?
inches of snow has fallen at any point
and loggers are having serious trouble
in moving logs from the woods.
WEST SUPERIOR. Wis. Dec. 90 The
cold snap has not moderated, and a
cold, sharp wind has made travelling
disagreeable. The thermometer stood
at o. degrees below zero at o O'Clock p.
m. Thursday.
MoRESCI, Mich, Dec 29.-The storm
in this neighborhood was responsible
for the death of one man. AL
bert Neehaus. who resided about 2
miles from Morenci. was found dead
in fence corner on the public high
way about quarter of mile from
his home early Thursday morning
having evidently succumbed to the ex-
cessive cold.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30 -The blizzard
which ragged all pf Thursday badly
affected transportation lines of all
kinds. Horse cars. cable and electric
lines were utterly unable to follow
schedule time at any period of the day.
Trains on all lines of railway were
greatly DELAYED, and the passenger
stations wsre filed with travellers who
had missed connections.
MARTINS FERRY, o., Dec. 29.-John
Moreland was found frozen Thursday
morning at GlieIa's Run, near his
home. lie was an old soldier, and
worked in the Elson glass factory.
lie started to walk home from here
Wednesday night, and was caught in
the storm.
New YORK. Dec. %. -Reports from
all sections of this state and New Jer-
sey tell of the severe northwest snow
storm of Wednesday night which was
so general in its extent. From one to
two feet fell. But few casualties are
reported, ana railroads as rule, suf-
fered only slight delays.
At Corning. n. y. as Excise Commiss
sioner Harrison Howe was shoveling
snow Thursday morning he dropped
dead of apoplexy. lie Was a leading
citizen and was prominent in q. A. L.
and masonic circles.
Clearfield, Lock Haven and Hazel
ton, Pa, report snow having fallen to
"a depth of from 20 - 30 inches. Rail-
way traffic was badly hampered
trough the coal regions, and street
car traffic was abandoned.
OMAHA, Neb., Dee. 20 veritable
blizzard came upon this state Wednes-
day night and Thursday. At various
places In the state the temperature
marked 12 to q degrees below zero.
The mercury dropped "a degrees in
twenty-four hours.
AUBURN, n. Y, Dec. % The storm
has caused great Inconvenience to
railway travellers One train from the
west pushed through the drifts at
noon Thursday. but could only get as
far as Skaneateles Junction.
CAMDEN, n. j., Dec. 29.-The storm
in this vicinity WIS the most severe
since the cyclone of 1926 Electrical
wires of all kinds we're torn from their
fastenings and poles were blown down
by the high winds. Market street, one
of the principal thoroughfares, was
literally blocked with the debris un-
til late in the day. At Seventh and
Birch streets seven two-story houses
were unrooted and several of the in
mates injured by falling bricks and
plaster. Trees by the score were up
rooted in different sections of the city.
BosroN, Dec. 20. The worst storm in
three years--a veritable blizzard
burst upon New England at 9:20 o clock
Wednesday night and it howled till
day break, when the snow turned to
rain, and all day there was a delnge.
Many ships have been wrecked, caus-
ing great loss of life. The storm came
from the gulf, and established a
worlds record for speed, travelling 500
miles in twelve hours.
The wind played large part, I'M
roofing the South Boston Baptist
church. the Bigelow school and numer-
GUS dwellings at City Point. In the
harbor hundreds of craft dragged
anchor, andthere were numerous col
lisiOns.
Reports from all along the coast
bring tidings of wrecks, and so thick
has been the weather that life-saving
crews could not see more than 100
yards from shore. At least dozen
vessels were driven ashore and their
crews rescued with difficulty.