The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-28
THE WESTERN BLIZZARD.
Tremendous Snow and the Msr-
curry at Zero.

st. Paul, MIMI, Nov. 27.-The wires
continue to bring reports of the great
blizzard which has been raging in the
Dakotas and northern Minnesota for the
past three days. The storm is the worst
known for many years The following
reports give an idea of it's extent:
Red Lake Falls, Mimi, Nov. 27.-The
worst blizzard this section ever saw. The
snow which has fallen ut intervals for
several weeks, has been piled into huge
drifts by Il high wind and all the traffic
is suspended.
Fergus Falls, MIMI, Nov. 27.-IIeavy
storm still raging. Mercury ut zero
Business suspended.
Moorhead, MINI, Nov. 27.-Raging
blizzard since yesterday morning. Streets
blocked. No trains and business at n
standstill.
Fargo, n. D, Nov 81 Storm still con-
tlnues with even greater intensity. All
wires west and north down. Northern
Pacific due here yesterday morning still
stuck ut jamestown and train is stuck in
drift four miles east OF Valley City.
The coast train arrived from St Paul this
morning but could not be sent west All
Great Northern trains arc abandoned,
The snow drifts in the streets here are
ten feet high. 1t is the worst storm for
five years.
stephen, Mimi, Nov. 21.-The worst
storm ever seen here has been raging since
yesterday morning. About two feet of
SHOW has fallen this season and the storm
'has drfted snow banks in some places
ten feet high. The travelling and bust
ness of ali kinds is at IL staldstill. Yes
ter,lay's south hound train is stuck here
in the drifts.
a special from Kulmf, y. d., says it
has showed there almost continuously
since October 81.
st. Paul, Mimi, Nov 27.-A Special to
the Pioneer Press from Lan9don. y. d.,
says: The worst blizzard ever known in
this country ragged yesterday and to-day
The snow is piled in drifts rs high as
the houses. All trains and traffic of every
description is abandoned. There are rll-
mors of loss of life, but nothing definite
is yet known.
y special from Williston, y. D., says
1t has showed necessarily since Tuesday
evening. The wind is blowing at forty
miles an hour and the temperature is at
zero and falling. All trains are tied up
Dubuque, Ia, Nov. Gin the last
twenty-four hours the temperature has
fallen forty. seven degrees, the thermom-
eter registering eight above zero Mt
O'Clock tonight.
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 1.-Telecraphic
advices from many points in Nebraska
ami South Dakota report a heavy snow
anu sleet storm accompanied by Il high
wind. In some places the loss to live
stock will be heavy. About 100, 600 sheen,
besides many hogs and cattle, are being
fattened in Buffalo county, Neb. Three
inches of rain fell there last night. This
morning it turned to snow and continued
to fall heavily all day. The greater por-
ton of Nebraska to. night is covered with
II coating of ice and in most places snow
has fallen OH tcr of this, The tempern.
turc here has fallen forty degrees in about
twenty -four hours and it is still growing
colder. Wires are down all over Nebraska
and trains axe running without the tele
graph. At Chamberlain, S. D.. the ther
mometer was below zero and u blizzard
was raging,
Denver Col, Nov 27.--With the ex
ception of 1914 1880 and 1887. to-day
was the coolest day ever known in Den
yer in November since 1871, prior To
which year there is no official record.
The weather bureau thermometer regis.
tered ~ below zero at q Il. III. Passen-
gers on the incoming trains tell of Sc
we're blizzard in eastern Colorado and the
neighboring State of Nebraska The
oio" ms ltiieli Sue;ltllly Tor tWO days and
the wind rioting at will over the rolling
land, meeting with no obstruction, has
piled drifts rs high as ten to twenty feet
AS soon as Il track has been cleared the
rains freeze the snow fallen upon them
and trains of n necessity proceed cauti
ously.
St. Paul, Mimi, Nov GA special
to the Pioneer Press from Huron, s d..
says: The worst blizzard experienced in
this section since the great storm of Jan
uary II, 1888, has prevailed since mid
night Wednesday. Fears are entertained
OF suffering among settlers in remote dis
tricts where fuel is scarce. Stock .losses
on the ranges will be very heavy.
WATERFOWL, S D., reports that it is
still showing there, ann the drifts are
eight feet high.
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