The record-union., 1896-12-01

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ports of the late storm show it to have
been far more serious than was at first
supposed The drifts in cuts are six to
fourteen feet deep and are frozen like
ice mixed with sand. Dynamite is
being used to loosen up the snow. The
southwestern branch of the Northern
Pacific to Lisbon and Edgely is still
frozen up, and dpeople in the towns along
the line are out of wood and coal, and
there seems no prospect of opening the
roads for three or four days. Small
towns along the main line of the North
ern Pacific are out of fuel In wreck
of a snow plow this morning John Tall
man, fireman, had leg broken, his
head scalded and received serious in
ternal INJURIES.
MUCH SUFFERING WILL FOLLOW.
BISMARCK On. d., Nov 30-The
Northern Pacific is still blockaded. Its
coast train, which should have reached
Minneapolis on Thursday, is stuck in a
snow drift at New Salem. forty miles
west of here, and cannot move until a
snow plow clears the track. In some
deep cuts snow is drifted on the track to
depth of fifty feet. A coal famine
prevails here, and there will be much
suffering unless relief is afforded at
once.
TRAINMEN SUFFER GREATLY.
STEPHEN (Minn.), Nov. 30.-Passen-
ger trains have been stuck in snow
drifts in the recent storms. Engineers
and firemen have had to shovel snow all
night in the worst blizzard we have had
for years, in order to keep the engines
alive. Although but a short distance
from the water tank they are unable to
reach it. Engineer Winne's engine ran
down to the tank for water and fuel
with the cars only 900 feet away. The
storm filled the track behind them. and
engineer and firemen were compelled to
stay at the tank. No one dares trust
himself in the weather, and during the
entire night the two men shOveled snow
into the tender in the hope of getting
back In ten hours they succeeded in
getting back. They suffered greatly
from the cold.
GREAT DISASTER FEARED.
CHIPPEWA FALLS (Wis.), Nov. 30.
The Chippewa River is backing up
onto the streets in the lower section Of
the city. It's rise is due to a large ice
gorge formed eight miles below, near
Eau Claire. All easements on River
and Spring streets are filled with water.
and residents and occupants of busi-
ness places on River street are moving
out The ice gorge is four miles long
and twenty feet high. Five hundred
men are at work with dynamite endeav-
oring to break it. The intense cold re-
tards the work, and new ice is forming
rapidly. Unless the gorge is broken in
side of twenty-four hours great disaster
is feared.
TRAFFIC COMPLETELY STOPPED
GAINESVILLE (Mich), Nov. 30
Traffic west of here has been completely
stopped for two days. An engine and
snowplow left here Sunday to open the
line to Grand Forks. A large number
of freight and passenger trains are
stalled here, and in consequence the no.
tells are reaping quite harvest.
STOCK WILL SUFFER.
HELENA (Mont.), Nov. 30.-There is
much apprehension in regard to the
cattle industry this winter. The sever
ity of the weather for the past four
days, and the fact that there is con-
siderable snow on the ranges, are om-
inous for future losses
PEOPLE DRIVEN FROM THEIR
HOMES.
EAU CLAIRE (Wis.), Nov. 3O-The
following report of the ice gorge was
brought from Durand last night by wit
nesses: Ice formed a gorge at the
mouth of the Chippewa, which COM
PEELED the water to back rapidly on Sat
urday night and Sunday. On the low
lands below Durand the rise was so
rapid that many families had to flee in
their night robes to places of safety, and
leave their all behind them.
The suffering among the women and
children was intense, and many are re-
ported as having frozen feet and limbs
AS a rule those who could flee to the
railroad track built a fire there and
tried to protect themselves from the
frosty winds until relief arrived. An
engine and coach sent from Durand yes
terday morning gathered UP fifty of
these unfortunate people. but so fast
was the water rising that the train had
to go back to Durand 1t is thought
some of the people were not reached by
the rescuing party, and possibly may
have perished.
The bottoms are all under water. and
the stock and produce are a complete
loss. Dead animals could be seen all
about the neighborhood frozen stiff in
the ice. In number of the homes were
stored winter supplies, which were lost
PAPER MILL TRUST COMBINE.
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