Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-05
BLIZZARD OUT WEST.
syow-DRIFTs IMPEDE THE MOVE
MENr or TRAINS.
STOCKMEN FROZEN TO DEATH.
Three of Them said TO Have Per-
isbcd Near Nelson, Ncbraskn--rcie-
All Directions.

OMAHA. NEB., January 4-The bliz-
zard which visited the city Sunday con-
tinues. and while Comparatively iIttle
snow has fallen, the wind drifts what
has fallen and impedes traffic Snow
plows and road-scrapers have been con-
stantly IN use. The thermometer has
ranged from zero 10 degrees above. Tho
weather reports TO the railroads show
heavy wind and snow at every station in
the State.
The snow-storm and the wind have
played havoc with trains. The Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis. and omaha Ia
blocked north Of Blair apd no trains
came I'm from Sioux City or Vent up there
to-day over that road. The Sioux City
trains came down on the Iowa side OF
the river. over the Sioux city and Pacific
road. The Union Pacific branch trains
were running. but all mainline trains
were late this afternoon. Eastern west
ern, and southern trains afri.ed from ten
to forty-ilye minutes late Rock Island
trains from Denver were laid out by the
snow. and q stub-tfain went east mis-
afternoon from Omaha
Telegraph wires are working poorly
throughout The West and East az well as
North. each road doing nearly all iis
business over one wire.
The Union Pacific snow-plows ara
breaking "a way over ths Columbus and
Grand Island branches.
Reports from Huron and other points
in South Dakota show thirteen inches OK
snow. A special from Nermillion. S. D..
states that the wind has drifted the snow
from ten TO twenty feet IN places. Three
stockmcn are reported 20 have been
frozen 90 death gsyen miles northeast OF
Nelson. Neb
Freight trains are stalled on the Elk
horn. west Of Norfolk. Neb. and on the
Chicago. 81. Paul. Minneapolis. and
Omaha between Norfolk and Winside,
Neb.
RAPID RISE OF MISSISSIPPI
ST. LOUIS. January i-The official mea-
surement Of the rivers depth was given
as feet and 6 inches yesterday at y
O'Clock This evening il was q feet, being
rise Of 10 ~ feet in thrty-six hours.
This phenomenal rise Is accounted for by
the dispatches from every quarter record
ing heavy and continuous rains begin
ming Saturday noon. The danger-line for
high water Is 32 feet. But the worst Is
believed 10 be over. as a freezing blizzard
began with sunrise to-day and cut off tho
volume of water from small streams.
The most serious reports come from
Western Missouri, Kansas. and the In
dian Territory. All the streams In West
ern Missouri We're swelling the Missouri
up TO midnight last night. when the cold
wave set i'm. At 81. Joseph the thermome-
ter dropped from 6S above 10 Il above. At
Great Bend and vicinity. IN Kansas tho
blizzard followed numerous washouts on
the railroads. and business Is impeded. A
dispatch from Purcell. 1. T. says
"The South Canadian river is now high
er than IT has been for a number Of years.
The Blue Goose saloon. which was situ-
ated I'm the middle OF the river, was turn
ed over in the night Six men were In tho
house at the time. and they had all lodged
on log which had become fastened IN
the river. and aid could not be furnished
from this side Of the river. They were
rescued about noon by parties IN Okla
homa The men were in the cold and wet
for over twelve hours before being res
cuo1 "