The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-07
Snow Drifts Seriously De-
range Railroad Time.
Not a Wheel Moving on the Union
Pacific Road.
The Storm Continues-Snow Banks 10
Feet High.


badly delayed in this vicinity, many of
the Western trains being from three to
four hours late. The North Shore limited,
the fastest train on the Michigan Gen.
tra', was stopped at Detroit and the
passengers sent on other trains.
The Northwestern, Burlington, Rock
Island, Milwaukee q st. Paul all reported
trains hours behind time. The Grand
Trunk trainmen reported snow banks Is
feet high at many places along their line.
The storm continues with unabated vio-
lence.
Broken legs i'm Memphis.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Feb. THE streets Of
this city are almost impossible. A ;sght
rain fell all night and freezing as 1t fell,
rendered travel extremely danger
Gus. Several broken legs were
reported and one life lost. James Moore,
fiagman on the Little & Memphis Rail-
road, slipped as he was crossing the street
in front OF a moving train and his right leg
was severed from the body. He died at
the hospital two hours later.
Union Pacific StandstilI.
ST. JOSEPH, No., Feb. THE thermo-
meter lowered from 3 above to 1 below
zero last night and high gale drove
what snow fell into drifts. Busi-
ness was almost entirely suspended
here. The railroads were great sufferers.
all trains being from one to eight hours
late AID some abandoned. Not wheel Is
moving on the Union Pacific. The west
bound passenger is showed in at Fairbury
and the east bound between Marysvillc
and Hanover.
Stalled In Drift.
INDEPENDENCE, Kas., Feb. 1.-The
Missouri Pacific passenger train from
Kansas City, due here at $50 .. m, is
stalled in snow drift between Vernon
and Yates Center, 30 miles north Of
here, with prospects of sticking there for
the next "a hours. All Missouri Pacific
through freights on this division have
been abandoned because of heavy snow
drifts.
The Worst Blizzard.
GUTHRIE, o. T., Feb. T. The worst
blizzard for years is raging with great
fury. TIE wind is blowing hurricane,
intense cold prevails throughout the ter
ritory and much suffering to seftlers and
stock will result to farmers. A sevute
blizzard prevails in Nebraska.
Race Postponed.
Hot SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. flowing to
the inclement weather and the fact that
the street railway company has not got
cars running tc the race track, Manager
Cunningham has decided to postpone the
opening day of the races until Saturday.
Short Of Food.
AKRON, Colo., Feb. IA great blizzard
has been raging for the last IS hours
and the thermometer registered most
of the time and 8 degrees be-
low zero. Such storm as
this has not been witnessed since 1881,
when several persons and a number OF
cattle pershed. stock will suffer II the
storm continues long, as many ranchmen
are running short of food.
In Texas, Too.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. IA special to The
Republic from Dallas, Texas, says: North
Texas has had two weeks Of severe
winter weather, with the ground covered
with snow. The mercury is down
to zero with prospects Of going lower.
Reports OF the blizzard como from Hills
boro, ,Denison and other points. A number
of Leading cattle men of the Indian Terri
tory report that the unprecedented
snow storm and continued cold weather
has resulted in the death of thousands of
yearlings. The Pan Handle reports .
snow fall, though the snow OF Sunday
week is yet on the ground and some
reports from the Pan Handle give n zero
temperature. The mercury at midnight
at Fort Worth is above zero, the coldest
OF the winter, and as cold as any weather