New-York tribune., 1896-11-28
WORST IN NINE YEARS.
THE NORTHWEST IN THE GRIP OF a
TERRIFIC BLIZZARD.
BLOWING AND THE MERCURY BELOW ZERO


TRAINS STALLED IN HUGE DRIFTS. A HIGH WIND
BLOWING AND THE MERCURY BELOW ZERO
A GALE on LAKE SUPERIOR
St Paul. Nov. 27.-Thc storm which has been
raging throughout the Northwest for the last
forty-eight hours is the greatest that has visited
this section since the blizzard Of January l..
1SSS, in which 101 lives were lost. No lives are
reported lost In this storm. but there is COM
plete blockade of traffic in Northern Minnesota,
North Dakota and portions of South Dakota.
Trains into st. Paul from the West are from
five to ten hours late or abandoned altogether
1t Is four degrees below zero here Tonight. Win
a terrific north wind blowing.
At Moorehead. Mimi. the blizzard has been
on for twenty-four hours. and there Is no pros
pect of abatement Traffic In the streets and
all business is suspended. Nearly all passen-
ger and freigh. trains are showed in. but the
Northern Pacific managed to move one passen-
ger train tonight. NorthbOund passengers OF
the Great Northern reached Moorehead an hour
late this morning The train stalled In big drift
right at the depot and had 20 be dug out. IL
took four powerful engir es to take the four pas
senger coaches across the river TO Fargo The
trains are unprovid.d with snow ploughs which
renders the engines almost helpless. the snow
in some places is five feet deep.
Grafton ~ D.. reports the worst storm that
ever visited that section. and 1t is driving the
binding snow at terrific rate across the praries.
II began "Wednesday evening The Great Northern
southbound train due here at $50 last night Is
now at ST. Thomas fourteen miles north of
Grafton one of the engines reached here this
afternoon. coming down for coal.
The northbound Northern Pacific train got as
far as Pembina last night. and the southbound
TO Meckinoh
A trainloal Of cattle Is reported stuck In
drift nesr Church's Ferry, and the cattle froze
to death.
Argyle. Mimi reports drifts in the streets
there as high the buildings alongside. Mail
and freight tran tied up The storm shows
signs OF abatine.
The mercury at Fergus Falls Mimi. Is at
zero and business is suspended
Reports received here from Winnipeg. Man.
state thai the worst blizzard in years is now
raging throughout tho Canadian province. At
Winnipeg snowdrifts eight to ten feet high
common The wind Is blowing az the rate OF
fifty miles an hou,. All telephone ana telegraph
wires are down. and railroad trafl,c will DC seTi
ously DELAYED.
Portland. Ore Nov. 81 The weather through
on. Oregon is very cold. the thermometer regis
tcring u degrees above zero last night which is
colder than T. has been i'm Portland for twenty
four years. At K'-oa In the Blue Mountains,
the thermometer registered IL below zero 1t Is
feared that much damage To grain will result.
Bloomer Wis. Nov ~ The rain that has
been falling fo- fortv-cight hours has overfowej
Duncan Creek. The water - running over the
dam and is washing out the West End. The
bridge n~ar the dam Is in critical condition.
The water has reached the streets In many places
ara buildings between the street and creek are
standing In water. In the cigar factory or o. J..
Johnson the water Is nearly to the floor. In
dwelling houses near the bridC. the water Is
above the first floors. All train are delayed.
Ashland. WIS. Nov. 2I.-Th' steamer Ericsson
and schooner Corliss. OF the Rockefele" fleet.
which cleared Wednesday night, returned to
the harbor yesterday afternoon. after vain
battle with the terrific gale which has prevailed
on Lake Superior all day
The steamer Cumberland left n short time be
fore the Eric and Corliss. She has not yet
returned The captail of the Ericsson says he
saw the Cumberland endeavOr to turn back. but
could not do ~" is certain the Cumberland
was not able To breast the gale. and fears she
has gone down or ash )re one of the islands
AT the entrance to Chequamegon Bay The
storm is from the northeast and nothing like
II has been seen this 50 son. IL shows signs
Of ahating.