The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-01

Et. Paul tomorrow. A train from Devils
Lake arrived on the Great Northern
Soad at O'clock this morning and one
hom Seattle on the same line reached
here at O'Clock this morning Other
trains are on the way and viii arrive
beveral hours late. Northern Pacific Of
6cials say that the road is having a
hard fight with the elements. For sew
eral days it was impracticable TO do
anything toward clearing the track be-
cause OF the continued fall of snow ana
The strong wind that kept up the drift
Ing. The wind has not entirely abated
but the rotaries have been steadily at
Eork for three days. 1t has been neces-
sary 10 use axes and picks to remove the
Ice and sand accumulated in the cuts.
This made the work progress slowly. The
track is now clear of obstructions and
The snow plows can be used with good
effect. 1t is claimed that tomorrow viii
bee trains running to the coast, al
though they may not follow scehule for
3 day or two. All transcontinentai lines
are now accepting passengers and
freight for through business.
ST. Paul. Mimi, Nov. 3o.-A Fargo, n.
D., special to- the Dispatch says: Full
reports of the late storm show 1t TO nave
been far more serious than was at first
working out of Fargo on the Northern
Poetic since Saturday morning, No. 4,
snowed in five miles east of Valley City,
vas just reached at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing. Only half a mile was cleared yes
terday. Drift in the cuts are six to four
teen feet deep and frozen like ice mixed
with sand. Dynamite is used TO loosen
Il. up. The Southwest branch, to Lisbon,
and Edgely, is still frozen up and people
t - IS rr.4
end coal and there seems no prospects
Of opening up the road for three or four
Gays. Small towns along the main line
are also out Of fuel
a serious accident is reported beyond
Oriska today. The snow plow, crews got
their orders and there was terrible col
fsion, in which one hand, a snow shovel
er named Hans Hanson of,Mapleton, was
Instantly killed. A fireman and two Sec
alon men were seriously, if not fatally,
wounded.
Ada, Mimi, Nov. 30.-Elmer Holte.
hged II, was frozen to death in the ter
rible blizzard of last week. On Thanks
giving he and his father started with
team for the poplar woods, fifteen miles
distant, to get a load of wood. On re-
turning they lost their way in the blind
ing snow and started afoot to look for
shelter. They became separated, but the
elder Holte succeeded in finding farm
house, after wandering about all night.
Searching parties started out early next
morning to look for tiie boy, but it was
not until Saturday that he was found.
frozen stiff. The father was also badly
frozen.
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 3o-Final details
of the great storm that has enveluped
Nebraska for six DAYS we're received To-
day Much stock has perished OF the
extreme western range where thare were
few ravines which afforded sneirer 10
the animals. The aggregate is not so
0arge as anticipated however. Though
the zero weather continues. it is bright
and the snow is rapidly disappearing. A
peculiar feature of the great storm is the
efficient manner in which delay has been
avoided by railroads centering here.
Though great quantities of snow fell be-
tween Omaha and the mountains. the
service was uninterrupted. The Union
Pacific's Overland limited was not de-
1ayed at any point between here and San
francisco. The officials are confident
they have solved the problem of hand
ling fast trains, regardless of heavy
SHOWS, which in former times impeded
traffic.