The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-05
- BLIZZIRD ~ me VEST.
Heavy Winds and Snow Block Railroad
Traffic.


Traffic.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA, Jan 4-The
worst blizzard known here for years
has been raging here for thirty-six
hours. In this town street-railway
traffic is practically blocked. Many
trains have been abandoned. and all are
late. The conditions are steadily grow
ing worse. and general blockade Is
feared. Deaths are reported from the
outlying districts. but until after the
storm nothing definite can be learned.
RAILROADS SUFFER.
TOPEKA. KAN, Jan. THE rail-
roads of Kansas are suffering badly
from the shOw-storm All trains ere
late. and in some places traffic Is en-
tircly biockaded No more snow is fall
ing to-day. but the high winds are drft-
ing yesterdays snow 50 much as TO make
It still harder for the roads. In some
places the drifts are six and ten feet
high. At Larned, the snow Is four
feet deep on the level.
-Four Santa Fe passenger trains were
stalled over ten hours between Dodge
City and Nickerson yesterday. An en-
CINE with a snow plow was sent out
there. and IT also was stalled. Traffic
on the Pan Handle. south OF Woodward.
Oklahoma. is entirely blocked, as was
the case on the Liberal branch OF tie
Rock Island. Trains on the main line
of the Rock Island are very late to-day.
HEAVY DRIFTS.
OMAHA Neo.. Jan. 4.-The blizzard,
which visited the city Sunday continues,
and while comparatively little snow has
fallen the wind drifts what has fallen,
and impcdes traffic. Snow plows and road
scrapArs have been constantly in use.
The thermometer has ranged from zero
to FIVE degrees above.
The weather reports TO the railroads
show heavy winds. and snow in every di-
rcction in IN State. The snow storm and
the wind have played havoc with trains.
The Union Pacific snow plows are
breaking away over the ColomDus and
Grand Island branches.
Reports from Huron and other points in
South Dakota show thirteen inches OF
snow. a special from NermilliOn ;. D..
states that the wind has driftcd the snow
from ten TO twenty feet In places. Three
stOckmen are reported 10 have been
frozen TO death seven miles northeast Of
Nelson Neb.
Freight trains are stalled on the Elk
horn west of Norfolk. Neb., and ON the
Chicago. ST Paul, MINNEAPOLIS and )ma-
IA between Nolloik anu NlllNlh'f -N''s
HIGH WATER.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. THE official meas
urement Of the rivers depth was given
as : feet inches Yesterday at o'clock.
This evening It was q feet, being rise
of Is u feet in thirtv-siX hours. The
worst is believed "a be over. as n freezing
blizzard began with sunrise to-day. and
cut off the volume of water from small
streams
At st. joseph the Thermometer dropped
from GS above TO ~ above. At Great Bead
ard vicinity, in Kansas. the blizzard was
followed by numerous washouts on the
railroads. and business is impeded. y
disnatch from Purcell. /. r.. says
"The South Canadian. river IS now
higher than it has been for number or
wears. The 'Plue Goose saloon which
was situated In the middle Of the river.
was turned over in the night. Six me1
were I'm the house at the time. and they
had all lodged on a log which had he
come fastened I'm the river and could
not he aided from this side Of the river.
They were rescued about noon by parties
I'm Oklahoma. The men We're in the cold
andwct forever twelve hours before res
clCd."