Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-11-27

/ two inches OF rain q : last night, frces-
ing to everything fell, making over
/ fOrty-cight hours slceting, TClC-
| graph poles and W re breaking down,
trees are splitting with the heavy
weight of ice and rife wind, accom-
| panied with snow rom the northwest Is
| blowing now. This is the worst storm in
good many years There was heavy thun-
der and lightning last night
| LYONS, Neb., Nov. 26,-(Special)-A
heavy rain fell here all last night and
| tho ground is covered with ice nearly an
inch thick. Cornhusking has been delayed.
\ heavy snow is falling,
SHELTON, Neb., Nov, 26.-(Specal)-
| Rain and sleet set in at . O'Clock yesterday
and for two hours fell in torrents, with fire.
qucnt lightning and heavy thunder Three
! inches of water fell, Everything has a coat
! of ice an inch thick, and many fine shade
trees are ruined being broken down from
! the weight on them. Roads are almost inn
passable This storm will be especially
severe on stockmen, feeders and stock as
| this station is one OF the NEST extensive
! feeding places in the country. About 100 900
head of sheep are now here, with many to
come within the next few weeks Many hogs
and cattle are also being fattened here.
Snow has been falling hard all the forenoon,
with no prospect of letting up.
SCHUYLER. Neb., Nov. 26--(Special)-
Yesterday was a drizzly, dsagreeable day,
a mist of the night before having frozen
and made walking unpleasant as well as
unsafe During the day the atmosphere grew
warmer and toward night 1t began raining
which 1t continued to do most of the night
with the result that this morning rain gauges
registered Il fall of nearly three inches of
rain This morning the wind was changed
from northeast to northwest and 1t has
since grown steadily colder, at o'clock
the wind driving fierce gale from the
northwest and blowing heavy snow, with
indications that "a blizzard soon may follow.
JEFFERSON, Ia. Nov. 26.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-lt rained steadily here from o'clock
last night until this afternoon. The wind
has changed to the northwest and II is rapidly
growing colder with some snow. Prospects
are for wild time tonight.
CHAMBERLAIN, s. D., Nov 26.-(Special
Telegram.)-The storm which commenced
yesterday with sleet developed during last
night into serious blizzard, and
Is raging tonight with undated fury. A
strong northwest wind is blowing, causing
snow to drift very badly. Uneasinesa pre-
walls as to the effect on stock on the range
west of the Missouri river, which may not
have been placed in shelter. The thermom
eter registered but slightly above zero.
SIOUX FALLS, Nov. 26.-(Special Tele-
gram)-Much damage has been done by the
sleet storm of last night and today. Tele-
phone service is demoralized aud hundreds
of trees are ruined by breaking from the
load of ice. This morning many sidewalks
are impossible because of broken trees. At
o'clock this evening only one telegraph
wire is working.
ST. PAUL Mimi, Nov. 26.-Specials to
the Pioneer Press from various points in
Northwestern Minnesota and the Dakotas re-
port the worst blizzard for many years. At
jamestown, n. D., it has been showing for
the past sixty hours and n blizzard has
now developed that makes it extremely dan
gerous for anyone to venture out on the
prairie. In West Superior, Wis, the biz
zard turned into sleet storm and all traffic
in the city is suspended. Street cars are
not running. A Chamberlain, s. D., report
says the storm is of a decidedly blizzardly
character and it IS feared there will be CON
siderable loss of stock on the ranges The
wind is very high The thermometer stands
at about zero.