Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-03
ESEvERE SNOWSTORM
RACES FOR THREE DAYS IN THE
NORTHWEST.
A CYCLONE IN MISSISSIPPI
Negro Church is Blown Down and
Sarah Clay. Colored, Instantly
Killed-Kansas Visited by Storm
and Some Fear is Expressed that
Stock will Suffer.


st. Paul, Nov. 2S.-Dispatches re-
ceived here continue TO bring reports
of the great blizzard which has been
raging in the Dakotas and Minnesota
the past three days. The storm is the
worst known in many years. The fol-
lowing dispatches give some idea of
its extent.
Red Lake Falls, MINI: This is the
worst blizzard this section ever saw
The snow which has fallen at intervals
for several weeks has been piled into
hugh drifts by the high wind and all
traffic is suspended.
Fergus Falls. Mimi. The heavy
storm is stiI raging, mercury is at
zero and business is suspended.
"Moorhead, Mimi. The streets are
blockaded, no trains are running and
business Is at a standstill.
Fargo N. D.: The storm continues
with greater intensity. All wires west
ard north are down. The Northern
Pacific train due here Thursday morn
ing is still stuck at jamestown. An
other train is stuck in a drift four
miles east of Valley City. All Great
Northern trains are abandoned. Snow
drifts in street here are ten feet high.
Stephen, Mimi: About two feet of
snow has fallen. Travelling and bus
mess of all kinds is at standstill.
Thursdays south-bound train is stuck
here in snow drifts.
Hamburg, Ark, Nov 2S.-One of the
worst rain and thunder and lightning
storms in the history of this part of
the state occurred Thursday night and
Friday morning. For twelve hours
rain fell in torrents. The damage is
heavy.
Omaha, Nov. 2S. Dispatches from
many points in Nebraska and South
Dakota report heavy snow and sleet
storms accompanied by high wind
In some places the loss of livestock
will be heavy. About 100000 sheep
besides many hogs and cattle being
fattened in Buffalo county, Neb., are
dead. Three inches of rain fell there
Thursday night Friday morning it
turned to snow and continued to fall
heavily all day Much corn is not yet
husked and farmers fear that they will
have to leave it out until spring. Win
ter wheat is in excellent shape A
greater portion of Nebraska is covered
with a coating of ice and in most
places snow has fallen on top of tnis.
The temperature has fallen 40 degrees
in about "a hours and it is still grow
ing colder. Wires are down all over
the state. AT Chamberlain. S. d., the
thermometer Is below zero and bliz-
zard is raging.
Denver, Nov. 28.- With the excep-
ton of 1877, 1880 and 1887, Friday was
the coolest day ever known in Denver
in November since 1871, prior to which
year there is no official record. The
weather bureau thermometer REGISTERED
90 below zero at a. m. Passengers
on incoming trains tell of a severe
blizzard in eastern Colorado and neigh
boring state Of Nebraska. Snow has
fallen steadily for two days.
Kuhn, n. D., Nov. 2S.-lt has
showed here almost continually since
Oct. 81.
Yankton, S. D., Nov. 2S- Cattlemen
who have herds on ranches west of the
Missouri river declare that the weather
IL past few days has greatly depleted
their herds and their loss will be very
heavy.
Langdon, NJ D., Nov. 2S.-l'he
worst blizzard ever known in this
country ragged Thursday and Friday.
The snow is piled in huge drifts. All
trains and traffic of every description
have been abandt ned There are
rumors If loss Of life, but nothing
definite Is yet known.
WiIliston, n. D., Nov. est has
showed necessarily since Tuesday.
The wind is blowing forty miles an
hour and the temperature is at zero
and falling All trains are tied up.
Tumca, Miss, Nov. PA cyclone
passed through the northwest corner
of this town Thursday night. A negro
church was destroyed, Sarah Clay,
colored, was killed and Sam. Clay Sc
rioualy injured. Their three children
we're wounded. Correct news of the
damage and loss of life is not definite
~ known. A heavy rain has been
falling for ten hours.
Kansas City, Nov. 2s.--The frst
heavy storm of the season prevailed
in Kansas last might. The ground is
frozen and fear is expressed that stock
will suffer. Wheat all over central
Kansas was never finer at this season.