The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-04-01
WIND AIDS WATER
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| to Professor CARROT, were safe, on ac-
count Of the cold wind blowing from the
lake. In the southern part Of Illinois.
| however where the lake winds are not
| felt, there was considerable danger of
destruction of property by storms.
| WASHOUT FOLLOWS BLOCKADE.
Aberdeen, S. D., March 31.-The wash
| out has succeeded the snow blockade in
all this section. Fully one-third OF the
| surface of the ground seems to be under
| water. and the end is not yet. Eeastern
trains on the Milwaukee and North
western systems could not get within
fifty miles of this city last night and
two hours before its departing time the
regular Hastings and Dakota passenger
| was abandoned. Twenty washouts are
reported on the Northwestern. The Mil
waukee track south IS submerged for
long distance. Immense bodies Of water
are tributary to streams on the Hast
ings and Dakota east and the Harlem
line north of Andover and in many
places the tracks are covered two or
three feet deep. Interruption TO traffic
will continue for a week or more. Rain
is now falling.
JIM RIVER ON THE BOOM.
Huron, s. D., March 31.-The Jim riv-
er is over half a mile wide here and is
rising nearly an inch an hour Ice be-
gan moving last night, gorging heavily.
and was broken with dynamite. The
cemetery bridge and one six miles be-
low have gone out. The high water
mark Of 1881 is likely to be passed. Re
ports from the north say heavy rains
are falling and all streams are rising.
indicating that the worst of the flood he's
not yet been reached. 1t rained here all
the forenoon.
SNOW PLOWS SHOWED UP.
Cheyennes Wyo., March 31.-The bliz-
zard continued all night. The streets of
the city are piled full Of snow. All I'm
ion Pacific freight trains have been
abandoned and passenger trains are in
a bad plight. The train which left
Denver al o'clock last night became
stalled in big drifts half mile east OF
the Cheyenne depot. The overland flyer
got stuck in the snow at Hillsdale, twen-
ty miles cas-: OF this city, and No. 3. the
eas:bound flyer, was tied UP at Red
Sherman mountain. The westbound fy-
er from here was abandoned The big
rotary plows worked all day yesterday
and up until midnight, but even these
were finally showed up and unable TO
keep the road open. 1t is growing cold
er and unless the storm lets up the loss
Of property and stock will be awful
SHOWS IN THE BLACK HILLS.
Lead, S. D., March 31.-Two and a half
feet OF snow has fallen all over the
Black Hills ard more is coming Trains
are all delayed. The storm is the same
that ragged last night in Wyoming. II
is the worst in years.
FOOT DEEP IN COLORADO.
Denver, March S1.-All Colorado is
buried under about foot of snow. The
storm abated this morning. but the tenn
perature has dropped below freezing
point and stock on the ranges will SUI
fer severely. Trains on Colorado line.
are running pretty nearly on schedule
time.
TRAINS GETTING THROUGH
Denver. Colo, March 31.-All the east
ern railroads have been tied UP today
but they hope 10 get trains through to-
night. The hig wind packed every cut
full OF snow. sand and sage brush which
make a ba barrier hard 70 '@ouck" On
the Colorado lines to the west very little
trouble has been experienced on account
Of Tho storm