The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-28
THE WESTERN BLIZZARD
Fears That Thousands of Cattle
, Will be Lost.
NEBRASKA IN A COATING OF ICE.

The Worst Storm in Years Swept Over
Several Western and Northwestern
states-snow Drifts Ten Feet High in
North Dakota.
OMAHA, Nov. photographic advices
from many points in Nebraska and South
Dakota report heavy snow and slcet
storm accompanied by high wind. In
some places the loss of live stock will DO
heavy. About 1000 sheep, besides many
hogs and CATTLE are being fattened in Buff
fGlo county, Nebraska. Three inches of
rain fell there Thursday night. Yesterday
II turned to snow and continued to fall
heavily all day. Much of the corn is not
yet huskcd, and the farmers will have to
leave 1t out until spring. Winter wheat
is in excellent shape. The greater portion
of Nebraska is covered with coating of
Ice, and in most places snow has fallen on
top of this In Omaha the streets are
slippery and walking is difficult. No ac-
cidents have been reported. The temper
ature has fallen 40 degs. in about twenty
four hours, and it is still growing colder
Wires are down all over Nebraska, and
trains arc running without the telegraph.
At Chamberlain, S. D., the thermometer
was below zero and II blizzard was raging.
Langdon, N. D-The worst blizzard
ever known in this colsatry ragged in this
city yesterday The snow is piled in drifts
rs high as the houses. All trains and
traffic of every description Is abandoned
There are rumors of loss of life, but moth
ing defiuite is yet known. AT Williston,
n hn
Tuesday evoniug. The wind Is blowing
at f.. " miles an hour, and the tempora-
ture is at zero and falling, Ali trains arc
tied up.
Dubuque Ia.-In tko last twenty four
hours tho Temperatures has fallen II dogs,
the thermometers registering above zero
at Q o'clock last night.
st. Paul, Minn.-The wires continue to
bring reports Of the great blizzard which
has been raging in the Dakotas and north
ern Minnesota for the past three days.
The storm Is the worst known for many
years.
Red Lake Falls, MINI Worst blizzard
this section ever saw The snow which
has fallen at intervals for several weeks
has been piled into huge drifts by high
wind and all traffic is suspended At
Fergus Falls the mercury is at zero, and
business is suspended. The same reports
come from Moorehead MINI
Fargo, N. D.-The storm still continues
with even greater intensity. All wires
west and north are down. The northern
Pacific train due here Thursday morning
is still stuck Mt jamestown, and train is
stuck in drift four miles east of Valley
b.,,
Paul yesterday, but could not DO sent
west. All Great Northern trains are
abandoned. The snow drifts in the
streets here are ten feot high. 1t is the
worst storm for five years. At Kuhn, N.
D., it has showed almost continuously
since Oct. 81.
Stephen Minn.-The worst storm ever
seen here has been raging since Thursday
morning. About two feet Of snow has
fallen this season and the storm has
drfted snow banks in some places ten
feet high. The travelling and business of
all kinds is at "a standstill. Yesterdays
south bound train Is stuck here in the
snow drifts
Denver, Colo.-With the exception of
1877, 1880 and 1887, yesterday was the cold
est day ever known in Denver in Novcm-
Der since 1871, prior to which year there is
no official record Passengers on the in
coming trains tell of severe blizzard in
eastern Colorado and the neighboring
state Of Nebraska. The snow has fallen
steadily for two days, and the wind has
piled drifts as high us ten to twenty feet,
Kansas City-The temperature In Kan
sas ranged from to 10 degs. above zero.
In Oklahomait averaged about lS degs.
above. The thermometer in Kansas City
fell 48 degs between Thursday noon and
z o'clock yesterday morning. Colder
weather Is predicted. The cold wave ex-
tended over the whole southwest