Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1897-01-05

has prevailed here for tue last thirty
hours. II Is not extremely cod.
DUNCAN, Neb., Jan. Special THE
worst blizzard since 1855 Is in full blast
here. Perhaps a foot Of light snow has
fallen and with a terrific wind blowing 1t
Is piling up badly and the air is full Of
flying snow making 1t almost impossible to
get around $50
ORD, Neb, Jan. Especial 1.-The cold
wave struck this section early this morning,
accompanied by a high wind and a slight
fall OF snow. While not a severe storm. its
contrast to the fine weather that has pre-
vailed here for some days is kesnly felt
SHELBY, Neb., Jan. L-(Specal Telc-
gram)-A strong blizzard has been raging
since Saturday night Drifts near some
fences are higher than q mans head. In
some instances storm doors on the south
side of dwelling could not be pushed open
from the inside The eastgolng passenger is
snowbound. Farmers cannot come to town
to relate how stock is faring.
DIES MONIES, Jan. Especial Tele-
gram)-A blizzard has been in progress all
day and night; the mercury ia below zero
and falling fast. A high wind has pre-
vailed and the snowfall is about six inches.
Telegraph wires are down In several direc-
items and railroads have suffered consider
able delay 1t is the first snow of the sea-
son.
FORT DODGE, Ia, Jan, 4-(Special Tele-
gram)-This evening finds snow still fall
ing after forty-eight hours OF steady storm.
1t is fine snow and drifting badly with a
strong wind. Railroads, as yet have not
been seriously interfered with.
HASTINGS, Ia. Jan. Especial 1T has
been bowling blizzard here for forty-eight
hours, all kinds OF stock is suffering and
business is at standstiil
JEFFERSON, Ia, Jan. 4.-(Specal Tele-
gram)-A blizzard, straight from the west,
has had undisputed possession of central
Iowa today. The storm has abated tonight.
The temperature has been about zero.
oTTUMWA, Ia, Jan. 4.-The city was in
darkness last night. The telephone and tele-
graph systems were completely demoralized
on account of the storm The damage was
heavy to electric light and street car COM
panies The thermometer was 10 above this
morning. M
SIOUX FALLS, Jan. 4.-(special Tele-
gram) mo trains left here today owing to
the blizzard which began yesterday morn
ing and is still raging. The cuts are full
of snow to depth of ten or fifteen feet and
drifts six to ten feet deep are in the streets
here. A high wind is blowing, but the
temperature is moderate
HURON, S. D., jan. 4.-(Special Tee-
gram There are no indications tonight of
a cessation of the great storm that set in
here yesterday morning, The wind con-
tinues blowing from the north at sixty miles
an hour the temperature being below zero
Railroad cuts are filled and the snow is
piled in drifts ten and twelve feet high. The
Chicago G. Northwestern tied up all its trains
and not wheel turned on this division of
The road today. All trains on the Great
Northern are abandoned and the telegraph
is interrupted. Fears are entertained for
settlers, as fuel is known to be limited The
storm is the worst since the great blizzard
cg 1888.
YANKToN, s. D., Jan 4.-(special Tele-
gram)-The great storm is raging tonight
with no signs of abatement. Only one train.
that operating between Yankton and Sioux
City, was moved in this state today. Orders
We're given to abandon this train by Su-
perintendent Beardsley; but the general
superintendent wired from Chicago to start
the train at all hazardsy Occasional snow
drifts were encountered, but little delay
was experienced till the cuts were reached
near Sioux City, where the train was aban-
doned. There are no rotary snow plows in
this stat and the work of clearing the
tracks is by the old methods of bucking and
shoveling and it will require 4 week to
get trains running. At mo time since
the storm began has the temperature fall
len below degrees abeye zero. Some losses
of stock are reported, but the aggregate
loss will not be serious.
MITCHELL, S. D., Jan. 4.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-A terrible blizzard has been rag
ing here since early yesterday, period of
thirty-six hours. No trains have left this
city and none have come In. Snow is
drifted all over town in high banks and
the streets are deserted 1t is the worst
storm in years.
VERMILLION, S. D., Jan. 4-(Special
Telegram.)-A terrible blizzard has been
raging since yesterday morning. Cold is
intense and the snowdrlfts are ten feet
deep All business in the city is suspended
and trains are abandoned. The morning
passenger train going east ran into herd of
cattle near Meckling and the engine was
derailed Several cattle were killed. The